May 28, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
E-news 5/28/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
In order to make the Regional Center Library more accessible, we will have extended hours on Tuesdays until 7 PM on a trial basis throughout the summer. Please visit us during our regular hours Monday through Friday 9-5 and our new hours Tuesdays until 7 PM.
Community News
The Boston Workers’ Alliance is holding a CORI Reform Speak Out and Rally on June 3 from 10-12:30 on the State House Steps. For more information or to endorse the campaign, contact Aaron at Boston Workers' Alliance, 617 606 3580 or email atanaka@bostonworkersalliance.org.
South Shore Hospital will hold a Car Seat Safety Checkpoint Day on June 13 from 10-1 at South Shore Hospital’s Outpatient Services building, 780 Main St in South Weymouth.
AIDS Action Committee will hold a Town Hall Meeting on HIV testing on June 24 from 12:30-2:30 at 294 Washington St in Boston. For more information or to RSVP contact Christine Jones at cjones@aac.org or at 617-450-1241.
Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) is beginning to organize its annual National Night Out which will be held August 4 from 5-8PM at Foss Park. If you would like to be involved in planning, please contact Cory Mashburn at cmashburn@somervillema.gov. For more information on National Night Out, visit http://www.natw.org/nno/about.html.
Conferences/Trainings
The Department of Public Health will hold the Statewide Youth Violence Prevention Conference on Safety in Numbers: The Power of Prevention and Partnerships for at-risk youth on June 12 from 8:00-4:30 at the Crowne Plaza in Worcester. For more information and to register contact Sylvia.Jackson@state.ma.us.
Planning for the Ounce of Prevention Conference is well underway and conference organizers are seeking proposals for workshops. For complete information, see the attached document called <Call for Workshop Proposals>.
Registration for the Healthy Communities Conference on June 17 from 10-2:30 at the Hoagland-Pincus conference center is now open. Please use the attached form called <Healthy Communities Registration>.
The Access Project is co-hosting a forum on Addressing Medical Debt: Developing Best Practices for Providers and Patients that will address the new Attorney General’s Community Benefits Guidelines on June 18 from 8:00-12:00 at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury. For more information, contact marcy.ravech@bcbsma.com.
The Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts are offering a one-day training on Alcohol and Other Drug Advocacy Leadership. There will be three held throughout the state and in Metrowest, it will be held on June 19 from 9-4 at Brandeis University in Waltham. For more information and to register, please see the attached document called <Advocacy Training>.
North Shore Community College is now offering a Youth Worker Certificate Program. For more information, visit http://www.northshore.edu/.
Funding Opportunities
The National Park Service is currently seeking applicants for its Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program (due August 1). For more information, visit www.nps.gov/rtca.
Job Opportunities
Father Bills and MainSpring are looking for two VISTA volunteers, one for their Brockton office and one for Quincy (deadline to apply is tomorrow!). For more information, see the attached description called <VISTA positions>.
Centro Latino (formerly Concilio Hispano) is seeking a full-time case manager/counselor tester in their Health Programs department. For more information, see the attached description called <Case Manager>.
Resources
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has new fact sheets on caring for people with flu at home. You may order these resources by using the attached order form called <Flu Care>.