25th Nov2014

For free turkeys and warm shelter and other fantastic opportunities, check out some resources for the holiday season.

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Community Partnerships Program 2014 Holiday Resources

Almost Home

231 N. Main Street

Brighton, CO 80601

303-659-6199

Almost Home offers food assistance in Thanksgiving Baskets for Brighton residents. Registration will remain open until it fills. Starts October 27^st, 2014

How to register: Walk in to register. Registration is also available to His Hands food bank located at 99 N. 1^st (behind La Estrelita) during food bank hours.

Eligibility: Brighton Residents only. Colorado ID (preferably with Brighton address, but a 2^nd form of address verification will be accepted such as a current piece of mail)

For more information: www.almosthomeonline.org

Operation Free Bird

W 64^th Ave & Federal Blvd (N.E. corner)

Denver, CO 80221

720-985-1414

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office, along with local businesses, is once again hosting, “Operation Free Bird” on Saturday, November 22^nd, 2014 12-4pm.

The event provides: * A gift certificate good towards the purchase of a turkey. * Free child ID kit with child’s photo and fingerprints

*Smoke House fire safety demos * Food and entertainment for kids and families. * Resource agencies and career and life skills information * Health and Dental screenings

Parking & Shuttles nearby at 64^th & Beach

How to register: Walk in for services. All are welcome.

For more information visit: www.operationfreebird.com

Rosa Linda’s Mexican Café- Thanksgiving Dinner

2005 W. 33^rd Ave.

Denver, CO 80211

303-455-0608

Thanksgiving dinner will be served at the restaurant on Thursday, November 27, 2014, 11am-3pm.

How to register: Walk-in for service. All are welcome.

The Salvation Army: Thanksgiving Dinner

Colorado Convention Center

700 14th St Denver, CO 80202

303-228-8000

The Salvation Army continues its annual tradition of providing a Thanksgiving meal to those in need on Thursday November 27, 2014, 10am-1pm.

How to register: Walk-in for service. All are welcome.

For more information: http://denverconvention.com/events/details/the-salvation-army-thanksgiving-dinner3

Denver Inner City Parish- Thanksgiving Dinner

College View Location

2525 S Decatur St Denver, CO 80219

When: Monday November 24^th, 2014 6pm-8pm

How to register: Everyone is welcome. RSVP is encouraged and participants are encouraged to arrive as early as possible. Dinner will begin being served at 6pm and is provided on a first come, first serve basis. Please RSVP to 303-350-5565 if possible.

For more information visit: http://dicp.org/upcoming-events/

Denver Inner City Parish- Thanksgiving Dinner

Galapago Location

910 Galapago St. Denver, CO

When: Tuesday, November 25^th, 2014 6pm-8pm

For more information visit: http://dicp.org/upcoming-events/

Denver Rescue Mission- Thanksgiving Banquet-in-a-Box

Online registration will be open from October 20 through October 31 only, or until registration for 1,200 meals meets maximum capacity. Registration for the Thanksgiving Banquet-in-a-Box program will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Each family will receive a complete Thanksgiving meal in a box; including a turkey (limit one per family). Each box will feed approximately 8-10 people.
The distribution of Thanksgiving meal boxes will take place on Tuesday, November 25 at Sports Authority Field.

To register visit: http://www.denverrescuemission.org/page.aspx?pid=1026

Denver Rescue Mission- Thanksgiving Banquet

1130 Park Ave West

Denver, CO 80205

303-313-2456 (Holiday Information Hotline)

Join Denver Rescue Mission as we serve to those in need this holiday season, and celebrate Thanksgiving. A Thanksgiving meal will be served.

When: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11am-1pm

How to register: Walk in for service. All are welcome

Christmas Resources

Denver Inner City Parish- Christmas Gift Distribution

1212 Mariposa St.

Denver, CO

When: Friday, December 19^th, 2014 starting at 8:00am

Rules and requirements:

Gifts distributed for newborns – 18 years old
Photo ID required for every parent/guardian
Birth certificate required for all children
One gift per birth certificate
First come, first serve basis, lines form around 6am or before
Tickets will be distributed throughout the morning and tickets will determine time of entry
Please no children at the distribution

Denver Inner City Parish- Santa’s Workshop

2525 S. Decatur St. Denver, CO

303-350-5565

When: Saturday, December 13^th, 2014 10:00am

Santa’s workshop and brunch at College View Center is a chance for children to make a gift for their parents. The brunch is open to the community.

Denver Rescue Mission- Christmas Banquet

1130 Park Ave West

Denver, CO 80205

303-313-2456 (Holiday Information Hotline)

Join Denver Rescue Mission as we serve those in need this holiday season. A Christmas meal will be served.

When: Tuesday December 23rd, 2014 11am-1pm

How to register: Walk in for service. All are welcome.

Marine Toys For Tots

Aurora/Denver, CO

Toys for Tots seek to provide gifts to children in need during the Christmas season.

Toys for Tots does not fill individual requests this year. To apply to receive toys for your children you will need to contact your casework who can submit a toy request for you. All requests must be submitted by November 30^th, 2014.

The following items MUST be presented when arriving to pick-up toys: 1. A valid ID, (a current state issued Drivers License or ID card/Government Issued ID ).

For more information: http://aurora-co.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/default.aspx

The Angel Tree Program

This is a prison fellowship program that offers gifts and the word of Christ to children whose parent(s) are incarcerated in prison or jail. Call 1-800-55-ANGEL(26435) to get information about local representatives.

The Salvation Army- Christmas Angel Tree

Christmas Angel Tree program for low income families. They offer gifts to underprivileged kids and families. They help about 1000 families each year.

How to register: Call the family services department at 303-295-3366 to find the center nearest you.

Registration times at all the locations are:

November 3^rd, November 5^th, December 3^rd: 9:00 am- 11:30am

November 4^th, December 4^th: 5:00pm-7:00pm

*Must bring a photo ID, proof of address for the last 30 days, and birth certificates for each child

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25th Nov2014

Join GLSEN Research for our second free, live webinar in the 2014-2015 GLSEN Research Learning Series! Make sure to register!

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We will discuss the school policies and practices that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, such as limiting expression of LGBT identities and relationships, as detailed in a newly-expanded section of the 2013 National School Climate Survey. Our policy experts will also discuss strategies for ensuring discrimination-free schools for LGBT youth.

A Different Set of Rules: Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Discrimination in U.S. Schools

Date: Wednesday, December 10th at 4pm ET (45 minutes)

Click here to register for this free webinar.

To learn more about this and other upcoming webinars, please visit: glsen.org/research-learning-series.

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24th Nov2014

Street Fraternity is HIRING, and if you know anything about this great organization, you know that you want to be part of it!

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Street Fraternitty Youth Specialist (1)

The African Community Center was recently awarded a 3 year grant through the state of Colorado’s Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program. As part of this new youth initiative, ACC is accepting applications for a Youth Specialist to work with Street Fraternity ( http://streetfraternity.org/ ) staff and volunteers to support young men ages 14 - 25 through creative and engaging programming.

Below is a bit more about Street Fraternity.

Street Fraternity

The Street Fraternity is a brotherhood of men who welcome and are committed to a diversity of experiences, ages, ethnicities, histories, national origins, citizenship statuses, opinions, marital statuses, sexual orientations, disabilities, arrest records, religions, political affiliations, and other protected classes as required by law. All participants, employees, and volunteers will actively support this Inclusiveness & Diversity Statement. We have chosen to include only males as participants in order to focus our learning, resources and achievements on the unique needs and attributes of young men. We welcome women’s involvement as parents, on our Advisory Team and Board, and within our partner agencies.

Over 90% of our participants are former refugees from Bhutan/Nepal, Burma/Thailand, and countries of East, Central and West Africa. Many languages are spoken here.
Participation averages 30 – 50 young men each night.
Our young men live in the East Colfax Avenue area near the Aurora/Denver border.
Many are high school aged and mostly attend either Aurora Central HS or the New America School in the Aurora Public Schools, or George Washington HS or South HS in the Denver Public Schools. Others have either completed or dropped out of high school.

Mission: a place of brotherhood and personal growth for urban young men.
*see hours and location details below

Goals:
Attract urban young men’s consistent voluntary participation.
Gain an understanding of our participants and their backgrounds.
Help participants identify their opportunities, challenges, and goals.
Build our brotherhood & leadership.
Develop positive warriors who understand how to balance aggression with respect, integrity, and ethics.
Our Current Participants

Open Mondays – Thursdays, 4 pm – 9 pm (winter), and 5 pm – 10 pm Spring, Summer, & Fall.
Located in the 3,000 s.f. refurbished basement of the Disabled American Veterans’ building, 1 ½ blocks west of Yosemite St. (Aurora / Denver border) on E. Colfax Ave. Our entrance and parking is in the rear of the DAV building.
Opened for business on April 1, 2013.
Our “drop-in” environment allows participants to freely enter and leave as they wish, and choose to move from one activity area to the other as they wish. Over time we build our relationships and our brotherhood.
Inclusiveness & Diversity Statement

Contact Info:
Street Fraternity
8720 E. Colfax Ave., #100
Denver, CO 80220
Office: 720-389-6381

(Located 1 ½ blocks west of Yosemite Street, the Aurora/Denver border; our entrance & parking is in rear of Disabled American Vet’s building)

The job description is attached. Candidates with refugee language capacities are a high priority, but all qualified candidates will be considered.

Street Fraternitty Youth Specialist (1)

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to jobs@acc-den.org by close of business Monday, November 24th.

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24th Nov2014

Funding oportunities to make your day, and to create change in your community and state!

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Community Science is seeking organizations to partner with to identify effective methods for communication and outreach to racial and ethnic minority populations, and other underserved populations about health insurance access and utilization under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This work is being conducted to support the mission of the Office of Minority Health within the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the ACA education and outreach priority area of the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA).

We are seeking approximately 12 to 15 organizations to partner with on these projects. Funding is available to support related activities in the amount of up to $8,000 per organization for outreach to at least 700 individuals eligible for insurance coverage through Medicaid Expansion or marketplace options, and/or new enrollees. The available funding will support the design and implementation of culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach and education strategies.

Full information on the opportunity is provided in the attached Solicitation for Partners. We encourage you to forward information about this opportunity through your networks. Note that a very brief statement of interest, utilizing the form in the attached, is due by November 26 at 11:59 p.m. by email at aca@communityscience.com. A link to the full, online application will be made available on December 4th to those who submit the LOI form by the deadline. The full application is due December 10^th.

Please feel free to contact us at aca@communityscience.com with any questions.

Sincerely,

The ACA Enrollment and Education Strategy Project Team at Community Science

ACA Solicitation for Partners_FINAL

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21st Nov2014

Here is a resource that is a must have for all those working with Adolescents: A Guide To Evidence Based Programs For Adolescent Health

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The past decade has witnessed a tremendous expansion of research and resources on “what works” to improve adolescent health. Despite the greater selection of effective programs and practical tools, this valuable implementation information is difficult to locate in one place. This resource has two aims:

To serve as a guide to communities and practitioners for locating effective adolescent health interventions and
To identify selected “implementing tools” designed to help communities implement evidence-based programs.

The resources listed in the guide include programs that cover the following areas in adolescent health:

Healthy Development
Unintentional Injury
Violence
Mental Health
Substance Use
Sexual Health
Obesity
Physical Activity
Tobacco Use

This resource is available in two formats.

1. A PDF file is available here. The file has three sections:

A brief background that introduces the concept of “evidence-based” programs and considerations for communities to consider in using these programs;
A matrix listing web-based resources with evidence-based practices, showing the area(s) of adolescent health addressed by each resource (e.g., substance use, violence);
An annotated list of each resource in the matrix.

2. Visitors can access this information on-line without downloading the PDF. The information is available in two parts:

The background information the PDF can be read on-line by clicking here.
The matrix and annotated list, with direct links to the web-based resource, can be viewed by clicking here.

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21st Nov2014

Saturday, November 22 which is tomorrow is officially Family Volunteer Day so go out asnd serve your community and neighborhood!

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Family Volunteer Dayis a day of service that demonstrates and celebrates the power of families who volunteer together, supporting their neighborhoods, communities and the world. Family Volunteer Day is held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to kick-off the holiday season with giving and service.

To get your family ready, read a three-part “Families and Volunteering” blog series filled with tips and tricks for families who want to get involved together in their communities. Parents from across the country offered advice and stories about how they help their kids make a difference in the world. Also check out “Tips for Parents of Young Children” for ideas how to get kids involved early in life. www.YSA.org/tags/families

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19th Nov2014

If you want to make a change in your community, or just make a difference, make sure you check out this opportunity!

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I am excited to announce the launch of our Youth Leadership Development curriculum! This science based curriculum, developed by experts at CSU in partnership with the authors of the award-winning Dare To Be You leadership curriculum , is built on adolescent brain development science and is designed to complement the Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) curriculum. The entire FLTI network/team is thrilled to build on all the Two-Generational and Positive Youth Development work that has established Colorado as a national leader.

There are two locations in Colorado who will be offering this specialized curriculum: Denver Five Points and Fort Collins. These two pilot locations will offer parallel training on the same night - the adults growing through the FLTI curriculum, while in another room the young people will be growing through the youth curriculum. Both groups will share learnings at the beginning and end of class so as to develop and promote Two-Generational Learning!

The class in Adams County, will continue to offer the FLTI curriculum in Spanish. While this location will not be using the newly designed youth curriculum, they historically have had the largest enrollment of young people participate in class with great success. We encourage young people who prefer to receive a leadership development class in mono-linguqal Spanish, to participate in the Adams County FLTI class.

As always, the Y/FLTI experience is FREE, held once a week in a community location and has proven outcomes leading to better health, increased community engagement and self-empowerment!

Please join me in getting the word out - we are actively recruiting for class participants in all FLTI locations, but specifically for the Youth Leadership locations! See the flyer below and refer to our website for more information and for the online application - www.ColoradoFamilyLeadership.com

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19th Nov2014

Georgetown University and RHEC VIII Will be holding a webinar on cultural competency. Don’t we all need a bit more helpo in that area. Make sure to register! #GeorgeTownUniversity

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The Mountain States Regional Health Equity Council (Mountain States RHEC) is hosting the webinar ‘CLAS in Session’ in partnership with the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence. The webinar will help organizations and businesses in the region gain a better understanding about the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards); including their purpose, themes, and implications for health equity work in the region.

Join Us for the Webinar!

DATE: November 21, 2014

TIME: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time

SPEAKER: Tawara D. Goode, Assistant Professor and Director, National Center for Cultural Competence, Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University Medical Center

Register Here:¹ http://tinyurl.com/maf4w52

The Mountain States RHEC is one of ten regional health equity councils formed in 2011 as a part of the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA). The NPA is a national movement with the mission to improve the effectiveness of programs that target the elimination of health disparities through coordination of leaders, partners, and stakeholders that are committed to action. The Mountain States RHEC is a coalition of leaders and health disparities experts representing several sectors and the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The Mountain States RHEC envisions a region free of disparities in health and healthcare, where all people attain the highest level of health.

¹If the registration link does not work, please copy the entire link and paste it into your web browser. For webinar-specific questions, contact the moderator at csantos@explorepsa.com. For technical questions, contact support at csr@conferencegroup.com

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18th Nov2014

Here’s a really cool website where you can ask a doctor any question you want, and Imean any question! #realdoctor #realproblems #realanswers

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Visit Doctor Offutt’s webist called Real Talk with Dr. offutt @ http://realtalkwithdroffutt.com/

Welcome to Real Talk with Dr. Offutt, an interactive teen health website and social network.

The mission: To provide a safe, ad-free, accurate, non-judgmental, no embarrassment, no-question-is-too-dumb, feel-free-to-disagree kind of online teen health community where honest, accurate, complete and unbiased teen health information can be found.

Real Talk with Dr. Offutt doesn’t replace a conversation with your doctor, your parent, or another supportive adult in your life, but Real Talk with Dr. Offutt can be a place to get involved in your own health!

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17th Nov2014

Today is World Prematurity Day and we’re on a mission to raise awareness - we hope you’ll join us! Premature birth is now the single biggest killer of young children, globally… In the US 1 in 9 babies are born preterm.

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Help decrease preterm birth.

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Preterm Birth Prevention Resource Collection
7,600 newborns die daily(1). That’s more than 1 million deaths per year(2). Read and share the collected resources below to help improve survival rates nationally and beyond.Preterm Birth Guide from the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/PretermBirth.htm

The Guide to a Fit and Healthy Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/

The Guide to Swimming and Healthy Pregnancy
http://blog.intheswim.com/health-aging-pregnancy-swimming/

The March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign
http://www.marchofdimes.org/mission/prematurity-campaign.aspx

Guide to Safe Air Travel While Pregnant
http://www.cheapflights.com/travel-tips/air-travel-and-pregnancy/

NLM’s News and Research on Preterm Birth
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prematurebabies.html

The Diabetes Guide
https://www.acls.net/health-library-diabetes.htm

Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/diabetes-gestational.html

1) http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30053111
2) http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61698-6/abstract

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For free turkeys and warm shelter and other fantastic opportunities, check out some resources for the holiday season.

Community Partnerships Program 2014 Holiday Resources

Christmas Resources

Join GLSEN Research for our second free, live webinar in the 2014-2015 GLSEN Research Learning Series! Make sure to register!

Street Fraternity is HIRING, and if you know anything about this great organization, you know that you want to be part of it!

Funding oportunities to make your day, and to create change in your community and state!

Here is a resource that is a must have for all those working with Adolescents: A Guide To Evidence Based Programs For Adolescent Health

Saturday, November 22 which is tomorrow is officially Family Volunteer Day so go out asnd serve your community and neighborhood!

If you want to make a change in your community, or just make a difference, make sure you check out this opportunity!

Georgetown University and RHEC VIII Will be holding a webinar on cultural competency. Don’t we all need a bit more helpo in that area. Make sure to register! #GeorgeTownUniversity

Here’s a really cool website where you can ask a doctor any question you want, and Imean any question! #realdoctor #realproblems #realanswers

Today is World Prematurity Day and we’re on a mission to raise awareness - we hope you’ll join us! Premature birth is now the single biggest killer of young children, globally… In the US 1 in 9 babies are born preterm.

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