June 8, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
E-news 6/8/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
The Cambridge Public Health Department will be holding focus groups to get input on how to keep people informed during a flu pandemic on June 9 from 2-6 PM and on June 27 from (9:30-1:30). Participants will be paid $50. For more information and to register, contact Regan Checchio at 617-357-5772 X 14 or rchecchio@reginavilla.com.
True Colors: Out Youth Theater will hold a free community performance on June 9 at 7 PM at Cloud Place, 647 Boylston St, 3rd floor in Boston (across the street from the Boston Public Library). If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to magda@thetheateroffensive.org, or call 617-661-1600.
Centro Latino, Inc. will hold its 2nd Annual Family Health Fair including free HIV counseling and testing and other health screenings on Wednesday, June 24 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at 267 Broadway in Chelsea. For more information, contact 617-884-3283 or visit www.centrolatino.org.
Conferences/Trainings
Boston Cares will hold a community conversation on using communication campaigns as an advocacy tool focusing on the Watch Your Mouth campaign on June 25 from 6-8 PM at 225 Franklin St, 25th floor in Boston. For more information and to register, visit http://www.bostoncares.org/projects/viewProject.php?_mode=occurrenceView&_action=load&sFrom=monthlyCalendar&ixActivity=2495&ixAffiliateRegion=&sZipcode=&bAvailable=&dtBegin=2009-6-25&dtEnd=2009-6-25&_setFlag=&_clearFlag=course,specialevent.
The Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest) and the Interaction Institute for Social Change are offering a free training on networks and how understanding them can help us do better work on July 9 from 9:30-12:30 at the Regional Center office in Central Square, 552 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge. For more information and to register, please visit http://www.healthier-communities.org/info/networks-101-0.
The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center is holding an audio-conference on Using Volunteers for Underage Drinking Enforcement Operations on July 23 from 3:00-4:15 PM. For more information and to register, visit http://www.udetc.org/audioconfregistration.asp.
Funding Opportunities
The National Gardening Association is offering awards of up to $1000 in supplies and materials for youth garden programs. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp.
Job Opportunities
The Metro West/South Regional Employment Board is hiring income eligible youth between 14 and 21 for work 4 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 5 weeks at $8 per hour. For more information on eligibility and application contact Robin Miller at rmiller@bluehills.org.
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is looking for a summer intern to work 20-30 hours per week (unpaid) on outreach and publicity. For more information or to apply send a resume and cover letter to ccfc@jbcc.harvard.edu.
Resources
M&R Strategic Services has prepared a phone script for talking to legislators (especially those on the Conference Committee) about the repeal on alcohol sales tax exemption. These conversations are especially critical now that the budget is being finalized in the Committee. The information is attached in a document called <Action Alert>.