Primary Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities include providing leadership in grassroots environments; assisting in the development and delivery of a city-wide literacy system; promoting the literacy initiatives of assigned DC governmental agencies and community-based organizations; serving as a professional resource to DC governmental agencies and community-based organizations through the collection and sharing of current research, best practices, and other data; participating in and/or conducting monthly professional development and training activities; recruiting, supervising, and training volunteers; providing adult basic education, GED classes, and/or English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction; assisting in program management; participating in the development, implementation, and evaluation of city- wide curriculum and training initiatives; participating in cross-site activities with literacy stakeholders; assisting in the development and delivery of the annual city-wide Read Out Loud (ROL) campaign; and assisting in the development and delivery of the annual Literacy Walk sponsored by the State Education Agency (SEA).

CYITC Mission is

...to design strategies that consistently promote the importance of investing in our children and youth;

...to support the development of strategic alliances to strengthen the quality, quantity and accessibility of services and opportunities which foster the healthy development of children and youth;

...to create an evaluation framework designed to measure the effectiveness of individual programs and youth serving agencies throughout the District of Columbia.

Mail/Email/Fax Resumes to the following:
Lynn Pinder, Program Associate
CYITC 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036 lpinder@cyitc.org or 202-347-3256

The National Walk for Women's Lives is a simple way to support women's health research while enjoying the sights of the National Mall this spring. This 5K (3.2) mile walk will begin at the Women's Memorial in Arlington, VA, before crossing the Memorial Bridge to wind past the Lincoln Memorial, then past the Roosevelt Memorial to circle the Tidal Basin and return to the starting site. As you enjoy the last of the cherry blossoms, the mild DC weather and the companionship of friends and families, you will be contributing to potentially life-saving research on women's reproductive cancers.

The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. The organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.

It's been nearly four decades since Martin Luther King's assassination sparked riots in Washington, D.C., and parts of the nation's capital are still trying to recover from the impact of the violence. While some speak of a city renaissance, others are unsure whether the district will ever fully recover. Join us for a screening & discussion of the film: 14thStreet Freestyle 68 2 98 -- The film, a retrospective documentary, written, produced and directed by DC youth, done thirty years after the 1968 rebellion that occurred here in the district, during the aftermath of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

NotJustSkin is seeking immediate summer help from students to:

* conduct research and develop content for publication in the Resource Guide, and aid with the graphic design and layout of the Resource Guide (experience pref).

NotJustSkin is currently developing a Resource Guide for Prospective Parents, to be distributed for free to all prospective parents in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.
In a 16 or 32 page, full-color format, this Guide will provide clear information that supports positive parenting and healthy birth choices. It will include human- interest stories, factual and referenced information, lists of additional resources for information and support that are available to parents, and respond to all of the areas the organization has so far identified as critical to the improved wellbeing of children and parents. This project will help address the critical information gap most parents face in our community.

The extensive mission of NotJustSkin.org is to address the information gaps, the social pressures, and the human rights issues around childbirth and early childhood. For more information about the project, which is listed on Project Finder contact: Ryan McAllister, Ph.D., Executive Director, ryan@notjustskin.org, 202-486-8849, www.notjustskin.org

Evaluating University Mental Health Policies in the U.S.

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is seeking research partners for a large-scale project that will entail:

1) Collecting data on mental health policies, procedures and practices from a large number of college campuses around the USA.
2) Evaluating campus mental health policies to find trends among campuses, and also comparing campus mental health policies against a set of best practices provided by the Bazelon Center research team.
3) Ranking college campuses according to how closely their policies match the best practices, and identifying areas that need improvement.
4) Drafting findings.

University professors are invited to incorporate parts of this project into courses they will be teaching in the coming semesters (or even summer sessions). For more information about the project, which is also listed on Project Finder, please contact: Abe Rafi, aber@bazelon.org; 202.467.5730x120; www.bazelon.org

If you would like to share any announcements from your organization or campus with the CoRAL Network community, send a brief blurb to kcarter@coralnetwork.org by close of business each Thursday for inclusion in the following Monday's Newsbits.

Please note that submissions MUST be about local events, news, opportunities and activities that are related to community affairs in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Northern Virginia.