May 5, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
e-News 5/5/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
Cambridge Prevention Coalition’s OPEN (Overdose Prevention and Education Network) project will hold their first community drop-in including discussion, resources and refreshments on May 11 from 5-7 PM at 119 Windsor Street in Cambridge. Future meetings will be held the same time and location the second Monday of every month. For more information, contact Mary Amato at 617.349.6346.
Cambridge Cares About AIDS is hosting a dinner and discussion on Honoring the Syringe Exchange Movement with subject leaders including Allan Clear of the National Harm Reduction Coalition on May 20 from 6-9 PM at the Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge. For more information, contact Lee Thornhill at lthornhill@ccaa.org or (617) 599-0216.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the MassPartnership for Healthy Communities are seeking nominations for Healthy Communities Principles Awards for communities that exemplify one of the nine healthy communities principles. Nominations are due May 22 and winners will be announced at the Healthy Community Annual meeting on June 17 in Shrewsbury. For complete nomination information, contact Peter Lee at plee@tmfnet.org.
Somerville Public Schools are looking for community participation on two advisory groups one for Strategic Communications which will meet the last Friday of the month, every other month at 1:00 PM beginning May 29 and one for After School Programming which will meet the first Thursday of the month, every month until September at 4:00 PM. All meetings will be held at the Central Offices located in the Boys and Girls Club, 181 Washington St and there will be opportunities for “virtual” input for those who cannot attend the meetings. For more information, contact Gretchen Kinder at 617-625-6600 x6013 or Email gkinder@k12.somerville.ma.us.
The Waltham Partnership for Youth and Children’s Hospital at Waltham are holding a Family Fiesta to benefit the Waltham Family School on June 11 from 5:30-8:30 at Children’s Hospital, 9 Hope Ave in Waltham. For more information, please contact Marina Bartley at mpbartley@city.waltham.ma.us.
The Department of Public Health is sponsoring the fourth round of Regional Health Dialogues with Commissioner John Auerbach at locations across the state. For specific dates and locations, visit http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Newsroom&L3=Department+of+Public+Health+News+and+Publications&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_g_commissioner_health_dialogues&csid=Eeohhs2.
The Tobacco Free Mass coalition will hold a community forum on using your personal experience to make a difference in tobacco control and oral health on May 27 from 6-8PM at the Watertown Public Library. For more information and other locations, visit
http://www.hcfama.org/_data/n_0001/resources/live/Community%20Forums%2005.04%20flyer.pdf
Conferences/Trainings
The Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (NECAPT) is offering an on-line training on Linking Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention to Academic Success from May 26-May 29. Registration opens at 10 AM on May 6. For more information and to register, visit http://www.northeastcapt.org/registration/.
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities will hold a free training on Legislative Advocacy with experts Maryanne Frangules of MOAR and Anna Benyo of Harbor Health on May 14 from 9:30-12:30 at our office in Central Square, Cambridge. For more information and to sign-up, please visit http://www.healthier-communities.org/info/legislative-advocacy-workshop.
Deaf, Inc is offering a course on American Sign Language for First Responders on Wednesdays from 6-8 PM beginning June 3 and ending July 22. The fee is $250 and the deadline to register is May 22. For more information and to register, contact Jill Hatcher at jhatcher@deafinconline.org.
The MassPartnership for Healthy Communities will hold its Third Annual Healthy Communities Meeting on June 17 from 10:00-2:30 at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, 222 Maple Ave in Shrewsbury.
MassHealth and the Office of Community Programs at UMass Medical School are sponsoring a conference on Paving the Way to Health Care Access for interpreters and the health care team on June 24 from 8:30-4:30 at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, 222 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury. For more information contact Janet Culpepper at 508-856-4311 or janet.culpepper@umassmed.edu.
MADD will hold its Youth in Action Training Academy on July 30 in Boston and registration is now open for youth, adults, and others working to reduce underage drinking in their community. The deadline to register is May 29. For more information, see the attached registration form called <YIA Academy>.
Funding Opportunities
A few leads for foundations that provide funding to non-profit organizations with focuses in health, community development, and youth: (All of the foundations have rolling deadlines for applications, except for Best Buy)
Hearst: http://www.hearstfdn.org/fp_home.html
JPMorgan Chase: http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants
Charles Lafitte: http://www.charleslafitte.org/applications.html.
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/local_donations_rfp.htm (deadline June 15).
Job Opportunities
The Medical Foundation is hiring a Project Director and Assistant Project Director for its Substance Abuse Information and Referral Helpline. For more information, visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/335024-19.
Resources
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities Library has great new resources available including a cyber-bullying prevention curriculum and a book of advice for teens by teens. Also the complete print version of CesarFAX from 2008 is now available for borrowing. Visit our library Monday through Friday, 9AM-5PM.