July 27, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
E-news 7/27/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Resources
Community News
The New England Aquarium will hold several free community open houses throughout August starting with Latino night on August 2 from 6:30-9:00. For more information and to register online, visit http://support.neaq.org/site/PageNavigator/CommunityOpenHouse.
Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) will host a community conversation on Bullying on August 27 from 6-7 PM at the City Hall Annex, 50 Evergreen Ave in Somerville. For more information, contact Cory Mashburn at cmashburn@somervillema.gov.
The Ounce of Prevention Conference planners are seeking nominations for the Commissioner’s Leadership Award and the Outstanding Contribution to Local Community Health Award. The deadline for nominations is September 18. For complete information, see the attached document called <Oz of Prev Awards>.
Healthy Waltham and Waltham Fields Community Farm will hold a farm day for community residents to visit their local farm on September 26 from 2-5 PM. This will be a culmination of events celebrating Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week. For more information, contact Judy Fallows at jfallows@healthy-waltham.org.
The Watertown Youth Coalition gave 14 members of the Watertown community Spirit Awards for their passion, dedication, and time supporting Watertown youth. Honorees this year included youth, parents, and members of Watertown school administration, law enforcement and civic organizations.
Communities for Restorative Justice has launched a new website to help participants – both victims and offenders - and communities understand the Restorative Justice process. Visit www.c4rj.com.
Conferences/Trainings
The New England Recovery Conference will be held August 29 and 30 at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, New Hampshire. For more information, see the attached flyer called <RecoveryConference>.
The JP/Roxbury No Drug Coalition is offering free training to become Certified Overdose Prevention Volunteers on October 15 from 9AM-3PM at the Hampton Inn & Suites. For more information and to register, contact MOAR at 617-423-6627.
Funding Opportunities
CVS Caremark is offering grants of up to $5000 for nonprofits that target children with disabilities. For more information, visit http://info.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/community-grants.
The Social Innovation Forum is accepting nominations for nonprofits in the Greater Boston area seeking to address Employment and Education, Healthy Eating and Fitness, Housing and Homelessness, Healthy Aging, and Women and Girls in innovative and sustainable ways. Awards are for $15000 and come with individualized coaching and consulting services. For more information, visit http://www.socialinnovationforum.org/index.shtml.
Job Opportunities
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the Education Development Center is seeking a training and technical assistance specialist. For more information, visit http://www.candidatemanager.net/cm/Micro/JobDetails.aspx?&mid=YEVYF&sid=UEVD&jid=FAZWUBCX&site=Education.
YouthBuild is searching for two VISTA volunteers – one to help with updating and making their database more useful and one for organizing special projects like recruitment, sponsor nights, etc. For more information including complete descriptions, please contact me (lcody@healthier-communities.org).
Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a Manager of its Community Health Initiative for Healthy Living in Chelsea. For more information, visit www.mghcareers.org and search for keyword “Chelsea”.
Community Catalyst is hiring a Field Director for its Integrated Care Advocacy Project. For more information, visit http://www.communitycatalyst.org/about_us/employment_opportunities?id=0004.
Health Awareness Services in Framingham is seeking an HIV case manager. For complete information, see the attached description called <HIV CM>.
Resources
David Jernigan, executive director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, has published an article examining the impact of alcohol advertising on youth and underage drinking available at http://www.multinationalmonitor.org/mm2008/072008/jernigan.html. It might make a great basis for a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
The Leadership for Healthy Communities group has released a toolkit on Action Strategies for reducing obesity among youth available at www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/actionstrategies.