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The Girls Coalition is supported by a
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The Girls Coalition is supported by a
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Dear ,
Welcome to the August 2010 Girls Coalition Newsletter! The long, lazy days of summer are drawing to an end and with fall just around the corner, the Girls Coalition is really ramping up--planning for our booth at the Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women, our late October event, and our 2011 conference.
Additionally, the Girls Coalition's Gender Equity Work Group is interested in learning about how your organization views Gender Equity in your region. The work group seeks to bring together girl-serving
organizations - for profit and not-for-profit - to help promote Gender
Equity in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It will be an incredible help to us if you could take about three minutes to participate in our survey. Just click here!
The work group will compile the results of this survey in order to raise awareness of this important issue, make connections amongst girl-serving agencies, and promote gender equity in our region.
Thank you so much for your participation in the Girls Coalition. Do not hesitate to contact us at any time to learn more, get more involved, or share information, ideas, or issues that are effecting girls in our region.
Sincerely,
The Steering Committee Girls Coalition Southwestern Pennsylvania
Follow us on twitter @GirlsSWPA
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Girls Coalition Events and Announcements
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Participate in a Girls Coalition Committee or Work Group: Share your time, talents, and perspective!
Contact a committee chair for more information or make plans to attend an upcoming meeting.
Programming Committee--creates and implements one or two annual events for GC members
and others who care about girls to encourage networking and provide
professional education about the latest trends, research, best practices, etc. Currently this committee is working on the programming for a late October 2010 event.
Committee Chair: Mell Steven Cosnek,
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Center for Race and Gender Equity
 Gender Equity Work Group--brings together girl-serving
agencies and organizations to identify ways to promote gender equity throughout
the region.
Committee Co-Chairs: Rebecca Gaynier, Founder and CEO, iTwixie and
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, Executive Director, Women for a Healthy Environment
Next Meeting: October 8, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. -1:30
p.m. (brown bag lunch) at The Children's Institute in Squirrel Hill.
Membership Committee--recruits and manages the membership for the Girls Coalition, including membership renewals, outreach & communication.
Committee Co-Chairs: Monique McIntosh, YWCA, and Emily Sturman, WQED
Next Meeting: September 1, 2010, 10-11:30am, Downtown YWCA
Conference Committee--is responsible for the planning and execution of the annual Girls Coalition conference. This committee consists of three groups: logistics, programming, marketing & fundraising. This committee is assisted by other committees, as well as the steering committee.
Committee Co-Chairs: Ingrid Edwards, Gwen's Girls, Fran Trimpey, Womansplace, Tara Ellison-Jones, YWCA
Next Meeting: September 2, 2010, 10:00am, Womansplace in McKeesport
Economic Empowerment Work Group--will work to develop a plan to assist the Girls Coalition in positively impacting economic empowerment for girls and young women in Southwestern PA.
Committee Co-Chairs: Ayana Ledford, PROGRESS
Melissa Swauger, IUP
Girls Coalition Members and Friends SAVE at the PA Governor's Conference for Women
The Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women is October 14, 2010 and members and friends of the Girls Coalition of SWPA can save money when registering by using code PATSU2. This will provide a registration rate of $125 until September 11, 2010.
The Girls Coalition is a proud supporting member of the conference and will be sharing information about the Coalition, upcoming events, membership, and so much more at our booth during the conference.
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Member Events and Announcements
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Think Pink-It's Friday! Carnival
Attend this great happy hour event on Friday, September 10, 2010, at WHIM in Station Square. From 6-10pm, guests can enjoy pink cotton candy cocktails, food, music, carnival games, and prizes with Ring Master of Ceremonies, WTAE's Andrew Stockey.
This event will help everyone get in the mood for Adagio Health's Hot Pink Pittsburgh! A $10 suggested donation at the door benefits breast and cervical cancer screenings for uninsured women in western PA.
The Jewish Women's Foundation announces its Request for Proposals for the 2010 grantmaking cycle. JWF is interested in funding innovative programs that address the educational needs of women and girls. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), early childhood education, excellence in teaching, self-esteem/bullying, leadership, anti-Semitism, dating violence/domestic abuse, physical and mental health, mentoring and facilitating the educational and economic advancement of women and girls.
Signature Grant Program
JWF is seeking to fund a signature program and will consider requests up to $25,000 for this endeavor. Successful applicants will be eligible for multi-year funding. There is no guarantee that a signature grant will be made in 2010. A project selected as a JWF Signature Grant is one that is closely aligned with the JWF mission to support innovative educational projects that will have demonstrable impact on the educational and economic advancement of women and girls in Allegheny County. Other crucial factors include clearly defined outcomes, well-defined implementation strategies, plans for long-term sustainability and capacity for inter-agency collaboration to promote program goals.
Standard Grant Program
Standard Grant Program requests for 2010 should not exceed $7,500. Organizations will be considered for funding on a year-to-year basis. Previous funding will not guarantee continued funding or prevent future funding. The Foundation will entertain requests for renewal funding.
Due Date for Proposals: September 20, 2010
Please see the Jewish Women's Foundation website for further information: www.jwfpgh.org
Tobacco Free Allegheny Coalition Meeting
Thursday, September 9, 2010; 1:30-3:30pm
Young Lungs at Play!
A Program to Prevent Children's Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Public Parks and Playgrounds
Presenter: Ann M. Lail, Penn State Extension
Municipalities, school districts, youth sports organizations and other groups are invited to join Tobacco Free Allegheny in eliminating children's exposure to secondhand smoke at public parks and playgrounds. Adopting 100% tobacco free laws, ordinances, policies or resolutions in public areas where children play help to accomplish this. Policy initiatives are key strategies in influencing community norms and effective ways to limit exposure to the dangers of second hand smoke. This initiative will protect the environment and protect the health of all. We will support you as you work to create tobacco-free parks and playgrounds.
Location: United Way of Allegheny County
1250 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
RSVP: Please RSVP by September 3rd to Meghan Krawchyk: mkrawchyk@tobaccofreeallegheny.org or 412.322.8321
You can also RSVP on our website at: http://www.tobaccofreeallegheny.org/TFACoalition.asp
If you are unable to attend, please feel free to send a representative from your organization.
The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh's Center for Race and Gender Equity is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Racial Justice Awards. The nomination form, award categories and other selection criteria are located at www.ywcapgh.org
Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
For more information, please e-mail RacialJusticeAwards@ywcapgh.org or call 412-255-1466.
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Resources
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The International Violence against Women Act presents a comprehensive plan for US foreign assistance to prevent and remedy violence against women and girls. A structure would be created to support more coordinated and intensified local efforts in up to 20 countries to improve the full range of services that survivors need. It would promote jobs and other economic support for women, and strengthen efforts to change social attitudes that condone violence against women.
The bill has important provisions for addressing violence against women during and after armed conflict. It would support trauma counseling, medical assistance, legal services, and economic opportunity programs for women in countries affected by conflict.
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/03/stopping-violence-against-women-worldwide
Training based on the OJJDP Gender Responsive Programming for Girls curriculum
This training on gender-responsive approaches to interventions for girls is particularly suited for girls involved in the juvenile justice system and is ideal for juvenile probation officers and other staff who work with at-risk youth. The training will be conducted by Marian Daniel, who is the former Area Director for the Baltimore City, Maryland, Department of Juvenile Justice and founder and Director of the Female Intervention Team (FIT)-the award winning, nationally known all-female probation unit. Ms. Daniel also serves as Vice President of the National Girls' Caucus; is a board member of the Baltimore Council on Pregnancy, Parenting, Prevention, Inc., and the YMCA of Central Maryland; and is a member of the Black Mental Health Alliance.
These one-day trainings will be offered FREE OF CHARGE on four dates, 9/8, 9/16, 9/17 and 9/24 from 8:30am-3:30pm at the Eat and Park Corporate Training Center in the Waterfront. Please contact Jada Shirriel at jada.shirriel@uwac.org if you would like to be placed on the registration list for one of the Gender Responsive Programming for Girls training dates.
Tobacco Free Allegheny is interested in learning what our community partners feel about tobacco-related issues and their impact on our communities. The TFA Coalition has been formed to address tobacco-related disparities throughout the region.
We ask that you take a brief moment (less than 5 minutes) to complete this anonymous and confidential survey. Your feedback will be used to help us identify areas for improvement and make changes to effectively plan to meet the needs of our communities.
Follow this link to continue to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2TTDDJ2
The Girls Coalition's Gender Equity Work Group is interested in learning about how your organization views Gender
Equity in your region. The work group seeks to bring together
girl-serving
organizations - for profit and not-for-profit - to help promote Gender
Equity in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It will be an incredible help to us if you could take about three minutes to participate in our survey. Just click here!
The
work group will compile the results of this survey in order to raise
awareness of this important issue, make connections amongst
girl-serving agencies, and promote gender equity in our region.
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Cool Stuff & Opportunities for Girls
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The Pittsburgh Youth Golf Foundation invites all high school girls in the Pittsburgh region to participate
in the Girls Golf Program. This 9-month program is led by PGA and
LPGA certified instructors. Girls Golf focuses on the fundamentals of
the game of golf and is a great opportunity for young girls to meet and
socialize with their peers while learning the game. All golf clinics
are held after school on Tuesdays beginning September 21st and
concluding in May 2011.
A chaperone will accompany each group
of girls to all golf clinics. Chaperones are welcome to take lessons
alongside the girls. Please note that participating girls must make a
9-month commitment to the program.
The Pittsburgh Youth Golf Foundation is recognized nationally by the USGA, PGA and the LPGA. It
is the official Pittsburgh LPGA Girls Golf Chapter.
For more information or to learn how to register for the program, please contact the Pittsburgh Youth Golf Foundation offices at 412-363-3112. We look forward to hearing from you!
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