"The stakes are high for children and families across the nation," stated CCF Executive Director Cindy Mann. "Medicaid is at the center of the current debate, but too often that debate occurs without all of the facts or knowledge of promising approaches for coverage. CCF will not only help shed light on these important issues, but will work with others to achieve real solutions for children and families."

Center for Children and Families (CCF) is an independent, nonpartisan policy center based at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute and supported by private foundation grants. Its efforts to develop effective, practical strategies to improve access to, and quality of, health care for the nation's low and moderate income children and families are guided by researchers and policy analysts with a wealth of experience in designing, implementing, and analyzing health insurance programs, policies and innovations at both the federal and state levels.

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Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. In addition to online information and resources, they offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup Stock. Here, nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products, generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners.

They believe that technology can enhance nonprofit work, making it more efficient and better able to serve the community.

Youth Venture is a movement of young people who are changing their communities through youth social entrepreneurship. Youth Venture is based on a belief in the ability of young people to see societal problems, conceive of sustainable new ventures to address them, and lead their implementation. The mission is to help every young person nationwide find the courage and knowledge to make a difference with his or her life, and to change the way in which society views young people by proving that when given the opportunity, young people have the creativity, resourcefulness, and competency to bring about powerful change in their communities.

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This workshop will allow participants the opportunity to:

Network with other Maryland community college faculty.

Discuss service-learning "best-practices" and "promising reflections" with experienced faculty.

Learn more about service-learning and reflection from Elizabeth Larson-Keagy, Executive Editor of the Journal for Civic Commitment, published online by the Community College National Center for Community Engagement

Mayland Community College is a proud member of the Appalachian Alliance, an association of ten institutions of higher learning in Western North Carolina dedicated to increased access to high quality instruction and learning through technology.

MCC has been an innovative provider of this education and technology through the North Carolina Information Highway Rooms, which are available at all three campus locations through the contributions made by the Samuel L. Phillips family.

At Mayland Community College it is their goal to give the community the opportunities they need to improve their lives through high-quality, accessible, education.

This workshop is designed for faculty who currently work with service-learning AND faculty who are interested in service-learning, but have not yet incorporated it into their work.

For more information please contact Sarah E. Merranko at sarahm@csmd.edu or ext. 7367.

Drop Off Hours are 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday -Friday and 6:30am-2:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.

SOME (So Others Might Eat), an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital. They meet the immediate daily needs of the people they serve with food, clothing, and health care. They are trying to help break the cycle of homelessness by offering services, such as affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment, and counseling, to the poor, the elderly and individuals with mental illness. Each day, SOME is restoring hope and dignity one person at a time.

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.