There were a few milestones that took place this year,
so it is with congratulations to the following staff that celebrated
special employment anniversaries in the 2009 year:
One Year Tracy Camden (October) Fiscal Director
Ten Years Lana Bryan (October) DAPP/LIFT Facilitator
Terry Amenell (November) Data Client Intake Specialist
Fifteen Years Karen Culver (August) Fiscal Clerk
Twenty-Five Years Teresa Cadle (November) Clothing Center Manager/ Clerical Support
Thirty Years Suzan Nash (December) Executive Director
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FLOOD RELIEF APPLICATIONS Illinois
has been allocated $17,341,000 in supplemental Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for disaster recovery. The
federal disaster declaration that is relevant to this supplemental
appropriation is number 1771. The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008,
approved June 30, 2008, appropriates CDBG funds for necessary expenses
related to disaster relief, long term recovery, and restoration of
infrastructure in areas covered by a declaration of major disaster
under title lV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act as a result of recent natural disasters.
Interested
communities in Hancock and Henderson counties are encouraged to contact
WIRC's Community Development staff at (309) 837-3941 as soon as
possible to begin planning for the development of a flood relief
applications.
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WIRC-CAA OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS
The
WIRC-CAA will offer five $1,500 scholarships to individuals desiring to
further their educational training through an Illinois community
college, vocational school, college or university. Applicants should
be pursuing employment in a high need field and must be a resident of
Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, or Warren counties. Scholarship
recipients may apply the $1,500 towards tuition and fees, textbooks and
supplies, or campus room and board. Read more...
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TCR&WMC Tri-County County Resource & Waste Management Council Paint Update
The
collection of unused residential paint is still on hold. The fund sweep
of June 2009 depleted all excess dollars in the state's Solid Waste
Management Fund. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
is not sponsoring any 2010 solid waste programs previously funded from
the Solid Waste Management Fund including: Partners for Waste Paint
Solutions; one day Household Hazardous Waste collections; I-RID
(Illinois Removes Illegal Dumping); and the Delegated County Agreements
(where a county does the work of local inspections for the IEPA).
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TCR&WMC Tri-County County Resource & Waste Management Council No Shoe Collection in 2010
Many times you don't know what you have until it is gone. Due to the lack of funds, the annual and successful Reuse-a-Shoe Collection will not be conducted this year.
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Dear NetWIRC readers,
Please distribute this newsletter to your City Council, Village Board and/or County Board.
Your help is very much appreciated. Sincerely,
Patti Sullivan-Howd Western Illinois Regional Council Public Relations Manager/Newsletter Editor
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NetWIRC Newsletter - Volume 21/Issue 1
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DIRECTIONS - Suzan Nash, Executive Director
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The Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action
Agency (WIRC-CAA), which serves the four counties of Hancock,
Henderson, McDonough and Warren, has operated a food pantry since
1985. It first began operations as a distributor of food products
through the Federal Surplus Food Commodities Program. In those early
years, the Agency had several sites around the region that staff hand
distributed commodities to eligible households. In later years, the
Agency was designated as an Emergency Food Organization, meaning that
it was one of a few regional centers in the state that received and
distributed food to other food pantries around the region. Read more...
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CDAP Applications Submitted
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On January 15, 2010, the Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) submitted four Community Development Assistance Program grant applications to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. The grant applications are for the rehabilitation of single-family owner-occupied homes in a targeted area of each community. The WIRC submitted the applications on behalf of the following communities:
For Canton, Smithfield, and Tennessee, these were the first grants of their kind submitted by the WIRC. The WIRC is requesting approximately $1,240,000 on behalf of the four communities. Notification of funding is expected in May. |
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Illinois Housing Development Authority Funding
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The Illinois Housing Development Authority recently announced that the City of Canton and Fulton County will receive funding through the HOME Program. The City of Canton was awarded $501,000 and Fulton County received $821,000. The funding is from the HOME Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program. These are two-year programs and will rehabilitate approximately 33 homes.
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New Stalking Laws Expand Victim Protection
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Victims of stalking and their advocates have long been concerned that the laws were not keeping up with the crime of stalking, how it is often committed, who are victims, and that specific threats are not always indicated. Following round table discussions in early 2009 led by Attorney General Lisa Madigan and her staff, new laws to expand and update Illinois' stalking laws took effect January 1, 2010.
Under the new law, a person commits stalking when he or she engages in any course of conduct that causes a reasonable person to fear his or her safety of another person, or to suffer emotional distress. The reasonable person is defined "as a person in the victim's situation," which requires the courts to consider the victim's knowledge of the offender and the context of the stalker's behaviors.
The new law criminalizes a broader definition and covers many stalking tactics commonly experienced by victims. They include: stalking directly, indirectly or through third parties; following, monitoring, observing, surveilling, threatening; moving with or staying in proximity to the victim; interfering with or damaging a person's property or pet; or using technology to stalk. Examples of the latter include e-mail, text messages, social networking and GPS systems.
The new law also simplifies identifying and proving stalking and cyberstalking. Previously, Illinois law required two or more incidents of following or surveillance plus an explicit or implicit threat of serious injury to the victim or someone in his or her family. The new law covers any of the stalker's non-consensual conduct such as conduct initiated or continued without the victim's consent; staying in the physical presence or sight of the victim; approaching or confronting the victim in public places or private property; appearing at the victim's workplace, residence or property; or delivering objects to the victim or victim's property. Read more...
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Western Illinois Regional Council 223 South Randolph St. Macomb, IL 61455 (309) 837-3941 [email protected] http://www.wirpc.org
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