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Event: Premiere of "Through Our Eyes"
When: September 13, 6:30-8:30pm Where: Inter-American Development Bank, 1300 New York Ave NW In commemoration of the Mayor?s Office on Latino Affairs (OLA) 30th Anniversary and Hispanic Heritage Month, OLA proudly announces the broadcasting of ?Through Our Eyes,? the first-ever HDTV documentary about accomplishments beating the odds of DC Latinos since the 1970s. | ||||||
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Brainfood After School is a seven-month program that uses food and cooking as tools to teach life skills and healthy living to youth. We?re currently recruiting high school aged students, and would like to expand our recruitment efforts to include additional D.C. public schools and public charter schools. Students will have the opportunity to earn up to 100 community service hours by participating in our program!
Brainfood is located in Columbia Heights, and is metro and bus accessible. Our program runs from mid- October to late May, and meets twice a week from 4- 6pm. Students may enroll in the Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule. Application and interview required. We hope to open our second location in Chinatown this fall! To get more info, contact Kris Woolery at 202-667- 5515, or check out our website. | ||||||
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At the National Press Club in Washington, DC on October 3, from 9:30-11 am, CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) will release findings from a major survey that includes numerous indicators of youth engagement as well as information about youth attitudes toward various social and political issues. This survey will update and expand the Civic and Political Health of the Nation Report, published in 2002. This press conference is open to the public and no RSVP is necessary.
Following the press conference, CIRCLE will hold a first-ever "Practitioners' Forum" from 11-2:30 to discuss practical implications of the new findings. There will be small group discussions on topics such as: Youth Political Engagement and Trust in Government, Civic Engagement of Immigrant Youth, Youth Community Service and Volunteerism, and Tolerance and the Youth Generation. The Practitioners' Forum will include a lunch, and there will be limited space available. ***Please RSVP for the Practioners? Forum by September 22nd to Abby Kiesa, Youth Coordinator at CIRCLE, at akiesa@umd.edu.*** CIRCLE is a national research center on youth civic development and is housed at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. | ||||||
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The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has released its Accomplishment Report for Fiscal Years 2001-2005. This report provides information about the Department?s accomplishments in homeownership, affordable housing and community development over the past five years.
?The Department has worked diligently to provide affordable housing opportunities to District residents and support community revitalization efforts that stabilize the District?s communities,? said Jalal Greene, DHCD Director. ?We are proud of our work and are committed to increasing our level of success.? | ||||||
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Since July 2004, we have been sending out weekly 'Newsbits' featuring upcoming opportunities, events and news for the CoRAL Network community. Newsbits is currently received by over 600 Network affiliates throughout the National Capital Region.
If you would like to share any announcements from your organization or campus with the CoRAL Network community, send a brief blurb to info@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. | ||||||
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