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| ISSUE: 25 |
December 31, 2010 | |
Greetings!
Welcome to the information E-Newsletter from Barnstable County Department of Human Services. This newsletter is designed to provide timely information on health and human service topics of interest for people living and working in Barnstable County. This publication will be sent out periodically to our mailing list. Please forward this newsletter to your friends and colleagues and if you are not on our mailing list you can join by clicking on the JOIN THE MAILING LIST button below.
If you have information you would like included in future e-newsletters, please follow the submission requirements outlined at the bottom of the page and email to kcallahan@barnstablecounty.org.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Albert, Director
Barnstable County Department of Human Services _____________________________________________________________________________ |
| COORDINATOR POSITION - C&I SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION | | |
The Barnstable County Department of Human Services seeks a qualified Community Organizer to assist the Department in suicide prevention activities for a 5-6 month period ending June 30, 2010. Click here to see the attached job description and submission requirements.
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| ENERGY TUNE-UP ON MLK DAY | | |
FREE energy saving weatherization for Cape Codders living in Barnstable, Dennis & Yarmouth who need to stretch their fuel budgets and want to save on their water use. Community Action of C&I is teaming up on January 17, 2011 with Barnstable County AmeriCorps to provide energy tune-ups for homes and apartments by installing basic energy saving products such as window caulking, draft stoppers, water saving shower heads and faucet aerators. The first 70 applicants will be scheduled for either a morning or afternoon 45 minute visit by an energy tune-up team. Save $$$$$ and sign up by contacting Marlene Weir @ CACCI at Tel: 508/771-1727 x134 to provide some basic information on your needs.
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| 4 C'S - FREE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM | | |
Cape Cod Community College - ACCCESS Center, 540 Main St. in Hyannis is offering FREE Career Training Programs: Pre-employment Training, Career & Job Coaching, Internship Opportunities, Info session: Thursday, January 6th @ 10 AM. Space is limited!
Requirements:
Currently receiving TAFDC cash benefits from DTA
Approval from DTA Caseworker for "Skills Training"
High School Diploma or equivalent and fluent English
Be available Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM until you land a job
Some careers may require successful CORI/SORI checks
Contact Alice Drifmeyer at DTA for a Referral - 508/862-6601
Call Deb Battles at the Career Training Program to reserve a spot - 508/375-5008
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| KICK BUTTS - STOP SMOKING CLASSES | | |
6 week course, classes are 1.5 hours/week. Course fee is $40.00 (this is a self-pay program) Next classes start:
Hyannis: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 1 - 2:30 PM at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Rd (Rt 28), Hyannis
Falmouth: Monday, February 7, 2011, 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth
You may qualify for FREE or reduced fees for these programs. Call 877-729-7200 for more information or to register for the course. Pre-registration and pre-payment required, credit cards accepted. For more information on this and other health topics visit the website at www.capecodhealth.org
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| ON-LINE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES | | |
Discover Health Imperatives' Online Education Center. Advance your education and your career on your own time. CEU's available. Easy online registration - visit the Online Education Center and choose from a variety of affordable courses. Classes begin in January, 2011.
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| DPH RURAL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL | | |
SAVE THE DATE for the next meeting of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Rural Health Advisory Council.
DATE: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, lunch provided.
LOCATION: To be announced
More details to follow including a detailed agenda. For information call: Pamela Smith, State Office of Rural Health, Mass Dept. of Public Health @ 413/586-7525.
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| VETERANS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANTS | | |
The Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funds for supportive services grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF Program). The SSVF Program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will coordinate or provide support services to very low-income veteran families who 1) are residing in permanent housing, 2) are homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period, or 3) after exiting permanent housing within a specified time period, are seeking other housing that is responsive to such very low-income veteran family's needs and preferences.
Approximately $50 million is available for grant funding for a 1 year p eriod. The maximum allowable grant size is $1 million per year per grantee. Applications for assistance must be received by the SSVF Program Office by 4:00 PM (EST) on March 11, 2011. For complete information click here. For questions contact Joohn Kuhn, SSVF Program Office, National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, 4100 Chester Ave., Ste 201, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or by toll-free telephone at 877/737-0111.
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| HEALTH REFORM - CONSUMER TIP SHEETS | | |
Includes tips on Health Reform, Pre-Existing Conditions, Quick Facts Health Reform. Tip sheets may be found at www.samhsa.gov/healthreform. In the next couple weeks new tip sheets will be added.
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| CAPE COD VOLUNTEERS HAS MOVED | | |
With the transition of Cape Cod Volunteers from an initiative of the Cape Cod Foundation to a separate nonprofit organization, they will no longer be housed at the Foundation as of November 1st.
New contact information:
TELEPHONE: 508/362-0242
This exciting resource for non-profits has a vision to create a network of organizations and opportunities that informs, inspires, and engages people of all ages and backgrounds to strengthen our community through volunteering. Cape Cod Volunteers links local people with meaningful volunteer opportunities. Please visit our new website at www.capecodvolunteers.org to register your organization and create your profile. Since our public release in July, more than 1700 prospective volunteers (about 29/day) have visited www.capecodvolunteers.org to peruse the more than 100 volunteer opportunities listed. Register today to start recruiting them.
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| HEALTHY CONNECTED CAPE COD | | The "Healthy Connected Cape Cod" project promotes opportunities to access good, nutritious food and to share the abundance of this food with neighbors and friends.
Goals: - Support existing programs and practices that encourage happy and healthy eating
- Increase awareness of and participation in food-centered activities
- Increase healthy food options at all Cape Cod food pantries
- Promote community-driven advocacy and public education around healthy and happy eating.
To learn more visit http://www.bchumanservices.net/ or contact Coordinator, Steve Brown at Tel: 508/560-1189 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| SAMARITAN SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUPS | | | Over 800,000 people worldwide end their lives annually. Seven to ten people -- parents, children, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandchildren and close friends -- deeply feel the devastation of each loss.
That means that approximately 5 million "survivors" are left behind every year.
Samaritans has expanded the number of sites on the Cape & Islands for their survivor support groups including Falmouth, Hyannis and Nantucket. These groups honor and respect the needs of the survivors, provide unconditional emotional support, help survivors gain courage and comfort from one another, and deal with a unique grief that is often not understood by others.
For more information contact the Samaritans office at Tel: 508/548-7999
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| 24/7 HOMELESSNESS CRISIS HOTLINE |
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| Serving individuals & families in the communities of Barnstable County, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Staffed by trained homelesness prevention advocates. Immediate local emergency housing, food and transportation available. Referral to the right resources for assistance, assessment and on-going support.
If you or someone you know, are in crisis and have no place to stay tonight, call the Crisis Hotline at 1-888-656-2233 to connect with an experienced advocate who can arrange local overnight emergency housing until the next business day. You will meet with an advocate the following day to help you access available resources and supportive services.
The crisis hotline is a regional innovation pilot project funded by a grant to CACCI by Barnstable County through the Cape & Islands Regional Network to End Homelessness from the Massachusetts Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | MASS 2-1-1 RESOURCE LOCATOR | | |
MASS 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, 24/7 information and referral database and hotline for access to health and human services for consumers and providers. Multi-lingual translations are also available. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has designated it as the official point of contact for receiving emergency information during a time of crisis.
MASS 2-1-1 is funded by 19 local chapters of the United Way, MEMA and the Executive Office of Health & Human services. Locally the Barnstable County Department of Human Services in partnership with the Cape & Islands United Way are supporting and marketing MASS 2-1-1.
For more information contact the Barnstable County Dept. of Human Services at 508/375-6630 or go to www.mass211.org To locate services dial 211 or 1-877-211-MASS on your telephone.
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