The New Haven Promise Scholarship Program is unique to New Haven Public School Students. The program has certain specific criteria that all qualifying students must meet. Students start getting benefits from the first grade until the 12th grade, and must graduate from a NH Public High School.
On Sun 6/30/13, 7-8pm, on Comcast Channel 26, a 1-hr program explaining the details of and the criteria for NH Promise will air. For those without cable, you…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 27, 2013 at 7:30pm —
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Come join Junta at the 1st Summer Youth Leadership Bootcamp!
Develop leadership skills, learn how to speak your mind, begin to imagine and enact change, and see how your strengths can be an asset to the community. This week will feature food, games and fun activities, and campers will meet with inspiring speakers who are leaders in…
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Added by Ana María Rivera-Forastieri on June 26, 2013 at 4:13am —
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The experts have spoken: the percent of charity expenses that goes to administrative costs—commonly referred to as “overhead”—is a poor measure of a charity’s performance.
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Added by Lee Cruz on June 21, 2013 at 4:46am —
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Having a range of information allows us to ask questions and exercise options. The articles linked below provide such information. Remember - an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We are more likely to prevent than to repair damage to the human body.
N'Zinga Shani, OneWorld, Inc…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 19, 2013 at 1:57am —
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Seeking energetic, enthusiastic person to manage Farmers Market on Saturdays beginning June 22
This is a paid position and training and ongoing assistance is available. Contact Fred at 203-782-6767
Added by Lee Cruz on June 14, 2013 at 4:03am —
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This is our eighth consecutive year for the Youth Initiative. It's a program wherein we bring in High School students in for leadership development training in the morning and then bring them out as volunteers to various job sites around the city. The students receive a stipend but there is NO COST to the host volunteer site.
We had a couple of last minute cancellations and now we're faced with placing 5 kids. We need spots from 1-5, Monday through Friday, basically for the month of…
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Added by Todd Foster on June 11, 2013 at 10:13am —
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- OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc
- A 501(c)3 Community Organization
- P. O. Box 8662 New Haven, CT 06531
- Phone (203) 407-0250
Email:…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 9, 2013 at 6:33pm —
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Keitazulu Blazes His Own Campaign Trail. He Brings Something Special to The Political Table
The entire article in the New Haven Independent is worth reading. We encourage you to do so. The link is at the end of this short blog.
New Haven NEEDS an effective collaborative government.
This is a form of governance in which leaders…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 8, 2013 at 7:45am —
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Charter School Suspension Rate Prompts Call To Action
This Is An Opportunity for Meaningful Examination of Suspension/Disciplinary Policies!
While this situation is alarming, it is also an opportunity for the State Dept of Education (SDE), CT’s public school districts, the Charter Schools, parents and community leaders to take a god analytical look at school suspension and disciplinary policies and their implementation across the…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 6, 2013 at 9:42am —
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Bending the Curve: Person-Centered Health Care Reform
Curbing Costs, Improving Quality of Health Care
Framework for Improving Care and Slowing Health Care Cost Growth…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 3, 2013 at 11:47am —
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Cheerios Advertisement with Interracial Couple Brings Out America’s Underbelly.
The hopeful belief expressed by many that we are living in a post-racial America is challenged daily by the experience of many people of color. Of course, the dismissive comments of some public commentators that racism in America is largely in the past and therefore needs no serious attention are challenged every day by the experience of…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 3, 2013 at 4:37am —
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Did you miss United Way's Women's Initiative's recent showing of "A Place at the Table?" After the great response it received, there will be a second opportunity to see the film, which examines the issue of hunger in America.
Join us at 6 pm on Tuesday, June 11 at James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St. in Branford for a free screening of the film, followed by a discussion with local food policy leaders on hunger in Greater New Haven.
To reserve your…
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Added by Cara Rosner on June 3, 2013 at 4:00am —
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IMPORTANT! Reversing Course, New Insurance Market Might Negotiate Rates
YOUR PHONE CALL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH ACCESS CT
The CT House of Representatives can act NOW to give Access Health CT the power to actively bargain on behalf of consumers to bring down insurance costs. Bill 596 was approved by the Senate this…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on May 31, 2013 at 4:42pm —
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May 31, 2013 - It is the End of Women's Health Month - But NOT of Caring for Ourselves; That Is A Daily Responsibility. Let Us Encourage Each Other in Health.
- Black Women Are Dying Younger from Heart Attacks.
- Black Women Are Diagnosed With Diabetes Younger Because of Obesity.
- According…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on May 31, 2013 at 11:30am —
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When It Comes to What We Consume into Our Bodies, We NEED to Be Alert and Informed.
New Rules for Labeling Meat Go Into Effect in U.S.…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on May 28, 2013 at 9:36am —
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Job%20Description.pdfChildcare Provider
Job Description
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Child Care Providers will provide childcare as needed (on average two hours at a time once every other week) for TOC meetings and events.
With our support, providers will maintain a safe and…
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Added by Camelle Scott on May 22, 2013 at 7:59am —
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A CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE - MITCHELL LIBRARY THIS EVENING - WAS A GOOD THING. KUDOS TO ALL WHO MADE IT HAPPEN AND TO THE PERFORMERS OF CLYBOURNE PARK.
THE LESSONS OF THE EVENING (in my humble opinion) were:
1) Don't judge a book by its cover. We need to read the contents. Listen to the stories of the lives of others; learn from them.
2) Spend time with our children and the…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on May 20, 2013 at 6:42pm —
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PARENT UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN OFFERS FREE WORKSHOPS
http://punh.org/
for New Haven Public School Families
Neighborhood Workshop Schedule
Soft Skills Job Training…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on May 20, 2013 at 6:43am —
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“Montessori School OK’d For 2014 Start” This is Great News!
Kudos to Elm City Montessori School co-founders Eliza Halsey and Dave Low for their persistence and determination. Kudos also to Kaye Harvey, director of the Montessori School in Fair Haven
The Montessori model has been “universally accepted” around the world as a method that “can serve all kids, and…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on May 15, 2013 at 3:54pm —
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What good are GED classes if you can’t afford the glasses you need to study? How would it feel to search for work for a year and lose the job when your car breaks down during the first week? Cities and states across America have some form of job training and housing assistance programs, but they lack the infrastructure to address quickly, without onerous bureaucratic requirements, more…
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Added by Lee Cruz on May 11, 2013 at 4:36pm —
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