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| Announcement:
Help Save Community Studies at UCSC |
Those who are familiar with the University of California Santa Cruz Community Studies Program should know that it is being threatened with elimination (by July 1, 2009). Over its 40-year history it has played an important role in helping prepare students to be community organizers, urban planners, food policy advocates, public health workers, and policy makers. Many organizations in Santa Cruz County have benefited from the labor and ideas of Community Studies interns (six month internships at 40 hours/week), not to mention statewide, national and international organizations. In fact, some important and lasting projects were created by Community Studies students.
If you would like to support the 40-year old UCSC Community Studies program in its fight for survival, send an email to UC administrators before the decision to de-fund the program is made final.
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| Opportunity:
Apply for the LEAD Program |
| Applications are now being accepted for LEAD (Leadership Education and Development), a new professional development program to guide and enhance future nonprofit leaders in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. LEAD will strengthen existing nonprofit managers' effectiveness and leadership in their present positions, as well as prepare them for greater leadership roles as the need increases. LEAD places a special emphasis on reaching individuals who represent our many diverse communities. Information and applications are available online here or by visiting the Community Foundation for Monterey County's website at www.cfmco.org (click on Management Assistance).
Deadline to apply is May 29, 2009. |
| Employment Opportunity:
Community Foundation of Monterey is looking for a new Vice President |
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After 12 years, Judy Sulsona is retiring and they really want to get the right person to take on this exciting, newly-defined position. The position reports directly to the Executive Director and will have major responsibility for developing and sustaining community initiatives and overseeing all program aspects of the Foundation. Although the position has four general areas of responsibility, the most important areas will be Organizational Management and Grantmaking/ Programs.
Interested applicants should direct their inquiries to hr@cfmco.org. |
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Check out all the great work the
youth group is doing in the news articles below... |
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Members of Jovenes SANOS |
In the News:
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Watsonville youth organizing community bike ride
Ramona Turner, Santa Cruz Sentinel - April 1, 2009
WATSONVILLE -- A group of Watsonville teens hopes to make the streets of their city a little more bicycle-friendly.
Teen leadership and advocacy group Jovenes SANOS, which promotes healthy eating habits for youth, is working with the city to install more bike lanes. Lanes already exist on main streets, the group said. Now, it's time to focus on neighborhoods, especially those with schools.
"We spent three weeks earlier this year studying streets that may need bike lanes," said Angela Rocchio, the community organizer for the Go for Health project of the United Way of Santa Cruz.
The group has its eyes set on several streets, including East Lake Avenue and Bridge Street.
"I'd like to see bike lanes on Madison Street," said Javier Vargas, 17. "There were a lot of bikes observed there."
On April 22, Jovenes SANOS is inviting community members to join them in a bike ride around the city to pinpoint spots for transportation improvements, including bike lanes. Read More
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Markets honored for promoting healthy eating
Donna Jones, Santa Cruz Sentinel - March 5, 2009
WATSONVILLE --" Maria Pena stood behind the counter at Fruteria Quetzal on Wednesday, cutting the stems from strawberries.
The owner of the small Union Street market just a couple blocks away from Watsonville High School, Pena specializes in produce, including ready-to-eat fruit snacks designed to appeal to young customers on the run.
Along with El Primo Produce and Santa Rosa Market, Fruteria Quetzal is being honored by Jovenes Sanos, a youth health advocacy group that's been tackling obesity, for helping Watsonville youth stay healthy. Read More
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Give- Donate your bike! |
Do you have an old bike that is just sitting in your garage and not being used? Please consider donating it to a great program.
The Bike Shack is a free program that teaches the community of Watsonville how to fix bikes and provides free and low cost bikes to those in need. Below is just one example of the great work they are doing in the community.
The city planning group of Jovenes SANOS is planning and hosting a community ride and meeting in Watsonville on April 22nd with the City of Watsonville Public Works, Watsonville Bike Shack, People Power, and Ecology Action. We hope this event will help launch a plan for adding more bike lanes in Watsonville that the city public works department has been working towards.
The Bike Shack's collaboration in this event is invaluable. They are giving their volunteer time, space and bicycles to our youth for this event. The youth will be going to the Bike Shack to pick out a bike and with the help of a mechanic, learn how to fix it up. With a small donation the youth will even be able to keep the bike, which is exciting as none of them have their own.
If you have a donation, please contact the bike shack directly at 831.238.5290 or by email. |
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Advocate for 52-10!
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Go for Health! has adopted the Maine Youth Overweight Collabrative's (MYOC) social marketing campaign, 52-10.
Find out what these numbers stand for here.
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| Volunteer - Do you have free time on your hands? |
United Way and Volunteer Centers work with volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best opportunities for youth, busy working adults and seniors.
Contact the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County today at 831.427.5070.
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