November 15 Region announcement

Please see the great opportunities offered in our region!

Reminders

• YRC3 Monthly Meeting- Nov. 17 PLEASE RSVP TODAY
• Thurs., Nov. 17 ~ 10am ~ BBF 1512 S Pulaski Road ~ Second floor
  
• Special guest speaker Representative LaShawn K. Ford-8th District
• Review 2010 Community Plan
• 11th annual Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair- Nov. 19 see attached flier
  
• Free Mental Health 101 training- Dec 8 (deadline to rsvp is Nov. 30)
• Street Law in Schools (See attached)

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The following message is for CDBG funded agencies only. It's extremely short.

Beginning in 2012, FMA workshops will be a requirement for delegate agencies receiving funding from DFSS. In order to provide useful resources to the delegate agencies, a survey has been created. All delegate agencies should complete the survey as soon as possible. The results of the survey will determine the workshops they will be required to attend.

Please click the link if you are a CDBG funded agency:

https://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_73wpuYsOM31Od2k

Also...

As you know, we are still waiting for the final city budget approval, but we wanted to ensure everyone had a copy of DFSS's Youth CDBG timeline. Below this email, you will find the technical assistance sessions discussing the work plans that pertain to your program type. You'll notice OST has 3 days due to the volume of agencies. I highly recommend that you attend a TA session. The people that should attend the TA session should be the Program Coordinator and/or a staff person that works on the program. At that time, we will go through the work plan and answer questions that you may have. A DFSS representative from finance will be there to mention key points to the budget. Your award letter will be sent to you with a link with all the important documents that need to be completed and submitted to DFSS. I will be emailing all of you the work plan that pertains to your program type as soon as it is available. Agency Roundtables will be November 28th through December 9th. Your work plans are due December 16th. The sooner we have them, the quicker we can streamline the contracting process.

Technical Assistance Dates

Program Type	Time	Room	Date(s)
OST	9:00am to 11:00pm	Map Room-11/30/11 (Limited space) 249A-12/1/11 and 12/2/11	Nov.30th, Dec.1st, Dec.2nd
Counseling	1:00pm to 2:30pm	Map Room	Nov.28th
Mentoring	9:30am to 11:00am	Map Room	Nov.28th
Gang Intervention/Prevention	9:30am to 11:00am	Map Room	Nov.29th
Career Exploration	1:00pm to 2:30pm	Map Room	Nov.29th

Take care everyone and we look forward to a great 2012!

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Scan with your Android, Blackberry and smart phones to view the YRC REGION 3 community Council blog:

11th Annual Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair,

sponsored by Teachers for Social Justice& Rethinking Schools

SATURDAY, NOV 19, 2011
10 AM - 5 PM
Orozco School
1940 W. 18th Street (Corner of Damen Ave.)
CHICAGO, IL 60608

Online registration is now open:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpqRUFpU25MQUJ2TmdMOFd1a3Nacmc6MA
[if the link isn't live, PLZ paste into your browser and try...it does
work]

http://teachersforjustice.org/
teachersforjustice@hotmail.com

Keynote program
Mercedes Martinez, leader of Federación de Maestros de Puerto
Rico/Teachers Federatuion of Puerto Rico.

Norma Yanina Parada leader in the Tegucigalpa teachers’ movement, member
of two of the most active national teachers’ organizations in Honduras,
and active the National Front of Popular Resistance.

Jitu Brown, Education Organizer for the Kenwood Oakland Community
Organization.

Kuumba Lynx, a female-founded hip hop arts and education organization

Sound of Soul, is the musical voice of Kenwood Oakland Community Organzation.

Workshops for and by K-5 teachers, middle/HS teachers, counselors, popular
educators, artists, parents, youth, union organizers, adult educators,
bilingual educators, queer activists, anti-PIC activists,
anti-school-militarization activists, youth workers, and MORE! (a full
list of workshops is attached)

Curriculum exhibits by teachers and resources for educators, and more.

PLEASE PREREGISTER TO AVOID A HUGE JAM AT THE DOOR!!!
I'm also attaching a poster. Please take time to put it up in a coffee
shop, library, school, or any space you visit. We need your help in
getting the word out. And please announce in your classes.

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Monthly Food Drive At Family Focus on Thursday, Nov. 17 3P to 5:30p

We have our monthly food drive this Thursday, Nov 17th from 3pm til 530pm .

-Volunteers also needed!!! Contact Justen Boyd to volunteer 773-722-5057

Family Focus - Lawndale
3517 W. Arthington St.
Chicago IL 60624
Ph: 773.722.5057
www.family-focus.org

Promoting the well-being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their communities.

Visit The FMA Institute, where NonprofitLeaders Go for their Financial Management Development Needs

For a complete list of FMA services, please visit the FMA website and for nonprofit finance jobs go to www.fma.jobs

Please join us for the following two events that will discuss the topics of building reserves and interpreting financial statements for nonprofit organizations. We hope to see you soon. Complimentary Event: Maintaining and Building Reserves - November 16, 2011 FMA and Bernstein Global Wealth Management will explore different types of reserves, strategies for managing and investing different types of funds, and frameworks to assist with the decision making process. We will examine the critical questions that nonprofits face in maintaining reserves - How much is enough? How should we invest? What criteria should we use to make these decisions? Click here to learn more or register. FMA Institute Course: Interpreting Financial Statements - November 15, 2011 As funds and budgets are dramatically changing, nonprofit leaders have the unique opportunity to use their financial reports to identify new possibilities and financial strategies and present them to potential funders, their leadership team, and the board. This course will help those staff responsible for preparing financials and telling their organization’s financial story to become confident in translating the numbers and reports. Course fee is only $99 with the promotion code: FMACH99 Click here to learn more or register. Both events will be held here: Fiscal Management Associates, LLC The FMA Institute 29 South LaSalle Street Suite 1130 Chicago, IL 60603 Map www.fmainstitute.net

Gilda's Club Chicago Presents...

All entries must be postmarked by December 12, 2011. Essays may be written in English or Spanish.

To submit your essay online, please click here: Submit Essay Online For a printable entry form and contest guidelines in English, please click here: Printable Entry Form in English For a printable entry form and contest guidelines in Spanish, please click here: Forma de Registracion en Espanol

This contest is offered free of charge at Gilda's Club Chicago, a free cancer support community. If you have questions about the contest or to learn more about Gilda's Club, please contact Jamie Mazer Wiener at (312) 464-9900.