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Cedric Jackson knows firsthand the impact that regular exposure to a positive black man can have on impressionable students — especially young black boys...
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Source: The Undefeated
Take a look at The #History of #Reproductive #Justice #BHM #NewHaven#HealthyStart #blackchamptions4health
The United States ranks 47th globally for its maternal mortality rate and the maternal death rate continues to rise despite major advancements in medical technology and treatments. The statistics on #maternal death are staggering. Each year in the United States, about 700 to 1,200 women die from pregnancy or childbirth complications, and black women are about three to four times more likely to die of #pregnancy or delivery complications than white women. Many are working to address the crisis with #Black mothers.
Read articles here: https://nyti.ms/2GOKeCf and https://cnn.it/2HcPjZG
Watch the video: https://binged.it/2MUEvyG
Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound is currently hiring for six positions and an intern. If one of these sounds like someone you know, please pass the listing along.
Chief Legal Director (full-time, New Haven)
Direct CFE/Save the Sound’s legal department as part of a wider organizational team that employs legal action, community engagement, legislative advocacy and policy development, science and engineering, and public relations to protect critical lands, fight climate change, and restore and protect Long Island Sound and its rivers.
Green Infrastructure Project Manager (full-time, New Haven)
Design and install on-the-ground projects that improve water quality and watershed resilience of Long Island Sound, steward watershed planning efforts in partnership with local communities, and interact with experts in the field.
Philanthropy Writing and Research Associate (full-time, New Haven)
Grow the capabilities of CFE/Save the Sound’s individual giving team with your excellent writing skills, research acumen, and attention to detail, focused on researching potential major donors and writing acknowledgements, appeals, updates, and other compelling correspondence.
We're expanding our capacity to inspire action through effective, exciting communications with our members, volunteers, activists, and the public. Three varied roles provide opportunities for candidates with expertise in member engagement, design, or science communications:
Member Communications Specialist (full-time, New Haven)
Deepen CFE/Save the Sound’s relationship with its members—and reach new ones—through engaging direct donor appeals, newsletters, and social media, and events that are creative and well-run.
Ecological Communications Specialist (part-time, New Haven)
Communicate compelling visual and verbal stories about our ecological restoration and water protection projects to our supporters and the public, and implement targeted outreach for on-the-ground projects around the Sound.
Communications Design Specialist (full-time, Mamaroneck)
Put your design expertise and writing skills to work on behalf of clean water, working in a collaborative and nimble team to address challenges facing the Long Island Sound estuary.
Development Intern (New Haven)
Gain real-world experience in nonprofit development, event management, and marketing/communications this winter and spring.
Addresses and deadlines for each position are noted in the detailed job descriptions. If you are applying for more than one position, please submit individual cover letters and résumés for each position, and note in the cover letters all the positions you have applied for. No phone calls or replies to this email, please.
CFE/Save the Sound is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from demographics underrepresented in the environmental and nonprofit sectors.
New Haven, CT (January 29, 2019) The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has welcomed Terry H. Jones, of Shelton, to its board of directors, and the board has voted Khalilah Brown-Dean to serve as chair and Flemming “Nick” Norcott Jr. as vice chair.
Jones was appointed by The Foundation Trustees Committee for a seven-year term beginning January 1, 2019. Jones has run the seven-generation Jones Family Farms for 50 years. He is also the vice president of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Control, a member of the Shelton Economic Development Commission, and chairman of CT Working Land's Alliance, a wide coalition advocating for farmland preservation and healthy food.
Brown-Dean will serve as chair of the board of directors. An associate professor of political science at Quinnipiac University, Brown-Dean is an expert on the political dynamics surrounding the American criminal justice system and a frequent contributor to the Washington Post, CNN, Ebony.com and other media outlets. She was appointed to the board in 2015.
Norcott, the vice chair, is a retired state judge who served on the Connecticut Supreme Court for 22 years. He was appointed to the board in 2016.
Dr. Mindy Fullilove is a clinical psychiatrist who focuses on the ways social and environmental factors affect the mental health of communities. She is currently a professor of Urban Policy and Health at The New School. Her research examines the mental health effects of environmental processes such as violence, segregation, and urban renewal. She is one of the organizers of “400 Years of Inequality”.
400 Years of Inequality is a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals calling on everyone - families, friends, communities, institutions - to plan their own solemn observance of 1619, learn about their own stories and local places, and organize for a more just and equal future. We are dedicated to dismantling structural inequality and building strong, healthy communities. We call on everyone to prepare observances for the 400th Anniversary of the arrival in 1619 at Jamestown of the first Africans to be sold into bondage. #blackchampions4health
Check out: http://www.400yearsofinequality.org/
This is a must read for parents and school staff. Includes a news video clip that is also worth watching.
Roland School can also squat, do pushups or crawl down the main corridor to stay active...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/physical-activity-guidelines-children-1.4932070
Discover and develop world-class materials with a community of educators committed to diversity, equity and justice.
https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/2018-01/Teaching-Tolerance-magazine-58.pdf
The Organic Role of Libraries as Centers of Inclusiveness and Support
January 22, 2019; Source: Next City
People may check out fewer books from libraries than they used to, but libraries have continued to grow as their role as community hubs deepens. Here at NPQ, we have profiled libraries that have become maker spaces, supported gardening, and rented out musical instruments. In some cities, librarians have been trained to administer Narcan to interrupt opioid overdoses. In Ferguson and in Baltimore, as those cities were in a state of unrest after the killings of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, respectively, the libraries served as sanctuaries, remaining open to the community. They have, in some cases, even been affordable housing partners...
In New Haven:
Now in its sixth year, NHFPL continues its successful partnership with Liberty Community Services (LCS), offering one-on-one consultations for those with basic needs (jobs, food, shelter, and health and wellness issues). In 2018, LCS had 976 appointments and served 563 individuals (with 268 waitlisted). In the fall of 2018 the LCS and NHFPL forged a new partnership with SCSU’s graduate Social Work program, whereby trained graduate interns, (whose academic clinical experience is overseen by Community Services Administrator, Dr. Muley), carry out their field credit work at Ives Main Library. LCS’s library case managers are trained to use the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and are credentialed to conduct emergency Coordinated Access Network (CAN) assessments. NHFPL also received a National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) grant that allows it to expand LCS services to the Fair Haven and Wilson library branches, effective January 2019. The grant includes monies earmarked for books on health and wellness in English and Spanish. The NNLM recognizes public libraries as trusted sources of health and wellness information, such as the freely available MedlinePlus.gov web site among other quality resources. For more information contact John Jessen: jjessen@nhfpl.org
Source: City Librarian Martha Brogan.
Barbara’s reporting got us thinking about the importance of urban trees, so we called up Colleen Murphy-Dunning to learn more. She is the Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Ecology and the Urban Resources Initiative at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Hear the interview hear: https://nenc.news/podcast/episode-130-bobcats-on-the-prowl-in-new-england-small-colleges-battle-to-survive/
East Boston neighbors walk by a tree recently planted on Trenton Street. Photo by Jesse Costa for WBUR
The CT Community Nonprofit Alliance (The Alliance) and the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) are working together to better understand how the new tax law and state budget crisis are affecting nonprofits in Connecticut, what nonprofits and grantmakers are doing to address these challenges, and what more could be done to support the health of Connecticut's nonprofit sector. Analysis of this survey will be shared with all participants and the public later this winter.
We hope you will add your organization's perspective.
Here is the Nonprofit Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FBV8MVF
All responses will be confidential and reported in aggregate. Please participate by Friday, February 8.
Many thanks for sharing your time and information!
Late last month, published a piece with the somewhat incendiary title “How placemaking is tearing apart social housing communities.” The article tells a distressing story of a local east London council forcing the relocation of social housing residents so the estate could be refurbished, and how years later, hundreds of units remain empty as displaced residents have yet been able to return. The details as described are a little murky — or perhaps I just got lost in the British English — but the author, Nye Jones, was crystal clear on one point: placemaking was to blame...
Project, general operating and capacity building support for nonprofits working in Greater New Haven.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s annual responsive grants process is open. The responsive grants process is the largest source of competitive grant funding from The Foundation and is offered in conjunction with its partner in philanthropy serving the Valley, the Valley Community Foundation.
Nonprofits serving The Foundation’s twenty-town region are encouraged to apply. Three types of responsive grants are available: general operating support; programmatic support; and capacity building support. Amounts vary from $7,500 and higher. Applications are subject to eligibility restrictions, including adherence to The Community Foundation’s anti-discrimination policy.
The deadline for responsive grants is March 28 at 5 p.m.
Informational webinars introducing grantseekers to The Foundation's grant processes and responsive grant applications will be available in February. Check here for the updated schedule.
Other Grant Opportunities
The Community Fund for Women & Girls is accepting applications for the 2019 grants cycle through Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Grants from this fund whose purpose is to advance women and girls are awarded to gender-specific initiatives that are intentional, equitable and well-informed. Learn more here.
The Community Foundation has several other competitive grant processes including: Year-round Small Grants, Sponsorships, Scholarships, and the Konopacke Fund for nonprofit animal shelters.
Click here for a complete list of our available grant programs and upcoming deadlines.
Common Ground, a New Haven gem, is seeking people for multiple positions, including for Executive Director. Turnover is rare, this is a unique moment in time to apply to work at a beautiful place with wonderful people!
Common Ground is seeking a Green Jobs Corps Manager. Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.
Common Ground is seeking a Development Associate for Special Events and Communications. Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.
Common Ground is seeking someone part-time and seasonally as an Event Coordinator for the Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride. Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.
Common Ground is seeking a Food Justice Education Coordinator. Click on this link for a full description, including how to apply.
Common Ground is hiring Summer Camp Counselors/Environmental Educators!
Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose is seeking a full time Family Center Director. Candidates must
- Possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Social Work, or Related Field.
- Be bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Possess supervisory experience in programs serving young children and families
Please see the attached job description and/or email LPawlik@ccaoh.org for more information or to apply.
Tax Prep Season is almost here and Junta for Progressive Action need volunteers! We need dedicated folks to become certified volunteer tax preparers at our VITA site in Fair Haven. We are asking you to serve as a volunteer one day a week during tax season: Mondays or Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. (Bilingual preferred but not necessary) Please contact us at info@juntainc.org for more details.
Project, General Operating and Capacity Building Grants Available to Nonprofits
New Haven, CT (January 11, 2019) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s annual responsive grants process is open. The responsive grants process is the largest source of competitive grant funding from The Foundation and is offered in conjunction with its partner in philanthropy serving the Valley, the Valley Community Foundation.
Nonprofits serving The Foundation’s twenty-town region are encouraged to apply. Three types of responsive grants are available: general operating support; programmatic support; and capacity building support. Amounts vary from $7,500 and higher. Applications are subject to eligibility restrictions, including adherence to The Community Foundation’s anti-discrimination policy.
The deadline for responsive grants is March 28 at 5 p.m.
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Black and Latino youth are over represented in the juvenile justice system and disproportionately expelled or suspended from school. Recent work by the Center for Children’s Advocacy is tackling these disparities by successfully pushing reforms through the schools and courts.
In New Haven, the CCA used a recent grant from The Community Foundation to work with city and public school officials to standardize a support network for youths discharged from incarceration. The funding is part of The Foundation's reentry strategy to create opportunities for and improve the lives of people released from incarceration.
CCA helped craft a new youth reentry protocol for New Haven Public Schools that establishes a pre-release team that engages youth prior to reentry, beginning 90 days before discharge. The protocol also requires that discharged youth receive an orientation with the pre-release team, a risk assessment with a clinician to determine community services needed, one-on-one engagement with a case manager, and development of a transition plan that addresses educational reentry, housing, safety and basic needs.
CCA’s work on the reentry protocol is part of its Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Project. In other work, the project helped the New Haven Juvenile Probation and the Juvenile Review Board (JRB) collaborate to ensure that New Haven youth who are arrested for minor offenses in neighboring towns are diverted to the JRB as an alternative to court involvement.
In another success, CCA advocated for the passage of Public Act No. 17-25, AN ACT CONCERNING "SEXTING" BY A CHILD, which ensures that all children under eighteen years of age are not charged with a felony for sexting behavior and are instead charged with a misdemeanor.
Did you know?
More than half of the men released from Connecticut Department of Corrections facilities (DOC) had been incarcerated before age 22. OPM - Criminal Justice Policy & Planning Division CT recidivism rates
This story is part of the Inspiration Monday story series produced by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
