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CommonGood E-News What's happening in social justice, social action and community outreach in Dare County, Currituck Outer Banks and Lower Currituck.
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GEM Harmony Cafe this Friday 13th at new location: Baum Senior Centor.
JUST PLAYN DIXIELAND will Perform at Harmony Caf� This Friday. Gary Clark is a retiree who has always loved Dixieland music.
You can read an article in the Virginia Pilot about him) He is well known for his volunteer work for the Dare County schools band programs where he recruits students for Dixieland bands such as the Dixie Do Daz and All That Jazz. Gary and his wife, Barbara, have had a dream of forming a Dixieland band here on the Outer Banks. About 1 year ago, Gary founded the band called Just Playn Dixieland. The band plays many of the classic Dixieland songs such as: Basin Street Blues, Down by the River Side, St James Infirmary, Bill Bailey, and other foot tapping songs.
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Community Care Clinic
The Community Care Clinic of Dare is a free clinic operating in Manteo, Buxton and Kitty Hawk. We help provide healthcare for the uninsured, ages 18 to 65, who live and/or work in Dare County. We provide basic health care, treating chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes as well as acute conditions for our patients. We offer a Prescription Assistance Program, helping patients with the cost of medications. We often are able to provide specialty referrals and testing.  The CCCD does not provide urgent care, and new patients much pre-register in order to be given an appointment. Patients must meet income guidelines to qualify - so please contact the clinic to find out if we can help you or someone you know - we may be a big help! �S�, se habla espa�ol! Kitty Hawk - 261-3041 Manteo - 475-9771 Buxton - 995-4404 When you call us, we will ask you to bring in the following information so that we may register you as a new patient: 1. Proof of Residency (A utility bill with your name and physical address, for example) 2. Proof of Employment and Income Last Year's Tax Returns Pay Stubs for the last two months Social Security Award Letter/copy of Monthly SS Check (if applicable) 3. Bank Account Statements for the last two months 4. Picture ID 5. Social Security Card Many organizations have membership levels based on financial contribution. Be sure to include the various benefits of each level and suggest membership upgrades. Add a "Find out more..." link to additional information on your website. |
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The NC Religious Coalition for Justice for Immigrants
This is growing movement of people of faith across NC who are tired of the mean-spirited and overblown rhetoric used to talk about our immigrant sisters and brothers. Across the state, over 1,100 people from more than 20 denominations and religious traditions have taken a public stand in favor of hospitality over hostility.
This coalition has one purpose: to remind people of faith that all people are created in the image of God. In our various faith traditions, it is unacceptable to use -- or let others use -- dehumanizing language in describing fellow human beings.
Our calling is to love our neighbors and to treat others the way that we ourselves would like to be treated -- whoever they may be, whatever their status. We are called, in other words, to offer hospitality, not hostility.
This coalition acknowledges that finding a solution to immigration policy is a complex matter and that people can and do disagree about policy specifics.
But our longstanding faith traditions compel us to recognize the full dignity and humanity in all people. The farmworker who provides our daily bread, the construction worker who puts a roof over our head, the library worker who greets us with a smile -- each is a child of God.
We know that some people will oppose this view. Some will see "just another illegal" where we see people whose stories are valuable in the eyes of God, brothers and sisters trying to provide for their families.
The darkest chapters in our past are ones where we have obscured the humanity of others. As people of faith, we will not be silent when it happens again.
Please sign onto a simple statement by the NC Religious Coalition for Justice for Immigrants which acknowledges the difficulties of figuring out immigration policy while affirming our religious calling to be welcoming of all people. The statement statement and sign on - are online at www.welcometheimmigrant.org 
Add your voice to this growing movement! Thanks. | |
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Peace and Justice Interfaith Coalition Film Series
Thanks to a coalition of torture survivors who finally dare to speak out, a remarkable film shatters the silence that shields the practice of torture and its terrible toll.
Breaking the Silence: Torture Survivors Speak Out shines light on torture.
February 17 7:00 pm, Holy Redeemer Church*
'Breaking the Silence' is based on interviews with survivors of torture from around the world. Throughout the film, the survivors recount both their torture and the emotional healing. A discussion will follow the hour-long documentary. This event is open to the community to encourage support of the National Religious Campaign against Torture and the Ban Torture Campaign with the new incoming administration.
For more information about TASSC (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International), visit the Web site at www.tassc.org.
Postponed from January because on inclement weather. |
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MHA/NC to Host Mental Health Advocacy Training.
MHA/NC will host a mental training to help individuals build skills to be effective mental health advocates and expand their appreciation of the value of advocacy and public policy. Contact: Erin McLaughlin, 919-981-0740, erin.mclaughlin@mha-nc.org
Fayetteville, NC (February 20, 2009)
The Mental Health Association (MHA/NC) is hosting an advocacy training in Fayetteville, North Carolina on February 20, 2009. This training will help individuals build skills to be effective mental health advocates and expand their appreciation of the value of advocacy and public policy. The session will run in the afternoon from 1PM - 4PM. The scheduled presenter is Erin McLaughlin, MHA/NC Policy Specialist. The training is free, but registration by February 17th is required. The goal of the training is to enhance ones' abilities to advocate at a state and county level for the best mental health services possible. The morning will begin with an overview of the system and how it works in its current format. Discussion will center on how the government works and the different levels which can be engaged for positive change. The final and most important aspect will be putting this theoretical knowledge into action with some real-world information, tips and practical exercises.
Would it not be great to have someone from the Outer Banks attend! |
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Spread the Word
One in every five persons in Northeastern North Carolina lives in poverty.
Poverty in our regions ranges from 5 to 10 percent higher in our area than the national average.
The majority of the households living in poverty are the "working poor" who simply cannot earn enough to make ends meet
Virtual Food Drive
A virtual food drive is an opportunity for an individual or a group to help the hungry and needy in northeast North Carolina from the comfort of their home or office. In many respects it is just like the many other times you have contributed food to us but with a convenience twist. Instead of visiting the store, packing up the car, and delivering your food donation to a collection point, you can select items from the boxes below.
If you would like to sponsor a church or an organizational food drive, we can set up a special web site to support the drive. Call the Food Bank at 252-335-4035, extension 111 to arrange one of these special events. A virtual food drive is a terrific way to make a difference in the lives of our citizens.
Food Bank of the Albemarle serves a 15 county, 22,000 square mile area, in Northeastern North Carolina. Over 100 non-profit member agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, day care centers, juvenile and senior citizen residential programs, and shelters. These agencies either pick up food from our warehouse in Elizabeth City, NC or it is delivered to them for distribution to the hungry men, women, and children in their communities. The Food Bank is fortunate in that we have recently moved to a 20,000 square foot warehouse located at 109 Tidewater Way. We had previously occupied a 5,000 square foot rented property. This new facility allows us to operate much more efficiently than in the past, and also provides us storage space for accessing the hundreds of thousands of pounds of food that we previously had to turn down. |
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Save the Date April 15
That is the date of the annual Ace Community Golf Tournament to benefit your Food Bank. When you combine The Point Golf Club, a great day, light breakfast, fantastic hole-in-one prize, contests, prizes, and lunch and awards after the tournament - you have all the makings for a terrific day on the links. "Sign ups" to play or to sponsor a hole are welcome anytime, but we would appreciate you signing up not later than April 1st. 
This year, the tournament will be held at The Pointe Golf Club in Currituck County. The tournament will have a shotgun start. The tournament will end with lunch and an awards ceremony. Call John at the Food Bank, 252-335-4035 X111, to reserve your place, to sponsor a hole, or to have any questions answered.
| | Duck United Methodist Church will host individuals for the week of Feb 15th through Room at the Inn. |
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