Affordable daycare. Better relationships with recreation and parks and schools. Summer job for teens. Mental health and first aid training. These are some of the recommendations offered by approximately 60 community residents, government officials and representatives of non-profit organizations who came together Feb. 24 in a call to action to stem the tide of gun […]
SYDNEY [Australia]March 1, 2022 – American Express, lead partner of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG), today announces the first American Express community program My First Mardi Gras, in partnership with LGBTQIA+ community organizations Minus18 and Rainbow Families. Designed to connect the most isolated members of the LGBTQIA+ community and provide them with a […]
JEFFERSONVILLE — Kyndia Motley, a senior at Jeffersonville High School, stays busy whether she’s doing community service, staying on top of her studies or participating in extracurricular activities. Motley is the 2022 Youth Achiever of the Year recipient of the YMCA’s Black Achievers Program in Louisville. She was also named a regional finalist for the […]
As presenting sponsor of Get Fit for No Kid Hungry, Dole championed influencers hosting live workouts, nutrition and mindfulness sessions all month to raise awareness of the rise in child hunger since COVID. -19, with the ultimate goal of raising funds to support No Kid Hungry’s. working to ensure that every child in America has […]
History links KNOXVILLE, TN – Prior to the opening of the 2022 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships, Georgia senior Keegan Walsh and junior Zoie Hartmann have been named to the 2022 SEC Community Service Squad, as announced by the league office in Birmingham on Tuesday morning. Walsh serves as co-chair of the […]
Valerie Lynne Shaw (Courtesy Image) Essential services for our community are in danger, and it is up to us to save them. When times get tough or when our neighbors need a helping hand, Los Angeles County residents can dial 2-1-1 to connect to essential community services like emergency housing assistance, meal delivery or transportation. […]
You won’t find Larry Beasley or Mike Harcourt on the Power 50 list this year. The former was a top 10 player when he was co-director of city planning in the mid-2000s, while the latter was premier in the ’90s and probably would have made the top 5 if the list had exist. at the […]
The Crisis Response Team (CIRT) is a collaborative effort between the Fredericksburg Police Department and the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB). The CIRT will follow up with individuals, family members and caregivers after a crisis to see if additional services are needed. “I am delighted to partner with the RACSB to provide this important […]
Building community, professional development and empowerment are just a few of the goals of a club run by women of color. Queen In You is a national organization whose goal is to advance women of color through mentorship, social events, fundraising and community service. It was based in 2016 by Noyah King, a criminal justice […]
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DULUTH, MN — Myers-Wilkins Elementary School is one of 13 schools in the state to receive a $486,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. The school is called a full-service community school, which means the school partners with the community to provide additional resources and programs for students. “It’s really about this partnership between […]
A major supporter of saving the former Whittemore Primary School was upbeat Monday night after Conway City Council voted to work to save the school which was built to serve African Americans. “We will rise to the challenge,” Reverend Cheryl Moore Adamson said after a special two-hour meeting with the council. At one point, city […]
GRAY – Each year, the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations recognizes organizations and individuals for their work and contributions to the promotion and improvement of mental health services throughout Tennessee. At its annual conference, held December 9-10 in Franklin, Johnson City Housing Authority Director Richard McClain was honored as the recipient of TAMHO’s 2021 […]
Emily Baldwin remembers the morning she realized the COVID-19 pandemic was going to make her job more difficult. It was spring 2020, and the new coronavirus was raging on the east coast but had not yet passed West Virginia. A man rushed into the Milan Puskar Health Right clinic in Morgantown and said he believed […]
COLLIN SPILINEK Fremont Tribune With its co-sponsor program and new community service officers, Fremont Police Chief Jeff Elliott said the department has been helped tremendously. “It is evident that while many people call the police in situations because they don’t know who else to call, the police are not, in their traditional role, always in […]
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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Local Mission November 24, 2021 Ajmal Amani may have been suffering from a mental health crisis when he was shot by two officers on November 19 at the Covered Wagon Hotel in SoMa. During a virtual community meeting held on Wednesday afternoon, the SFPD confirmed that Officer John Quinlan fired the weapon […]
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 3:44 p.m. Join AFP’s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Buy an AFP subscription Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: [email protected] Advertising requests: [email protected] (© cbies – stock.adobe.com) Governor Ralph Northam announced the winners of the 2021 Governor’s Awards for Volunteerism […]
Nov. 10 – JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Impact and community service were cited throughout the Johnstown Branch’s inaugural NAACP Image Awards on Tuesday. The awards honoring members of the black community and organizations that support the community as a whole were handed out virtually. The winners included a well-known Johnstown nonprofit, a new business, a grassroots […]
JOHNSTOWN, PA – Impact and community service were cited throughout the Johnstown Branch’s inaugural NAACP Image Awards on Tuesday. The awards honoring members of the black community and organizations that support the community as a whole were handed out virtually. The winners included a well-known Johnstown nonprofit, a new business, a grassroots group, a community […]
20 October 2021 The Upper Grand District School Board, in partnership with our regional partners, is inviting members of the Wellington Center community to the first in a series of community engagement meetings aimed at reducing violence and preventing suicide. The Wellington Center community has seen a lot of loss and tragedy over the past […]
Kevin Hendrix, SPD Community Service Officer and Hosea Crumpton, Sworn Officer; image via SPD Facebook. By Paul Kiefer The relaunch of the Seattle Police Department’s Community Service Officer (CSO) unit in late 2019 was quickly overshadowed by a global pandemic. For the next two years, the unarmed civilian team remained mostly under the radar, handling […]
There was no standing room until Wednesday evening, September 15, as displaced residents of Greenville, Canyon Dam, and Indian Falls gathered in the Greenville Elementary School cafeteria to hear what federal agency officials said. , state and local had to say about the next steps to clean up and rebuild since the Dixie fire destroyed […]
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham Police Advisory Committee will host a community meeting this week focused on a special court that helps veterans recover after arrest or conviction. Here are more excerpts from a press release from the Police Advisory Board: The Framingham Police Advisory Committee will host a Framingham Police Department community presentation on […]
Weekly list of community meetings and events, usually free and always open to the public. tuesday july 13 State Senator Bill Dodd will host a virtual town hall on schools, reopening and the role of innovation during the pandemic, with California Superintendent Tony Thurmond and other panelists. It starts at 6 p.m. and is available […]
County executive Marc Elrich held a press conference on June 30 to release recommendations for a preliminary audit of the police department. Montgomery County Director Marc Elrich will discuss a preliminary audit report from the County Police Department (MCPD) in a virtual community forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Elrich will discuss the recommendations of the […]
WINCHESTER – The prom of 1997 was the first time Carl Rush, then aged of Handley High School, had been arrested by a police officer. Rush, who is black, was nervous when the white officer approached his car. Then he admitted it was Constable Craig Smith, who was Handley’s School Resources Officer at the time. […]
Craig Gullion, executive director of Compass Point Housing, was the featured guest at the September 10 community meeting. (Photo by Ashley McCarty) By Ashley McCarty – The third local community meeting was held on September 10 with General Manager Craig Gullion of Compass Point Housing to discuss the issue of homelessness.Those in attendance were Gullion, […]
St. Vrain Valley students will have the option to return to school in person two days a week starting Oct. 5 under a hybrid learning model announced at a virtual town hall on Monday. The meeting was led by Superintendent Don Haddad and included Boulder County health officials, a representative from the St. Vrain Valley […]
There is a brand new program for the residents of Eastern New York and Brownsville that addresses the deprivation of civil rights caused by the pandemic. ICL Connects, running out of Institute for Community Living’s Eastern New York Health Center, provides people with housing support, nutritious meals, health care and mental health services. ICL is […]