Moving From Planning to Action - 2 views
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Verizon Advocates for victims of Domestic Violence - 2 views
Verizon Launches Statewide Wireless Phone Drive To Benefit Domestic Violence Victims October 12, 2014 6:00 AM By Edward Cardenas SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) - Verizon Wireless has launched a statewid...
Power - 1 views
Hello everyone, Take a look at the link below, the information perfectly matches our reading assignment for this week (chapter 6). The book is probably very interesting but the information on thi...
South Shore Community action Council local Heroes, 2013 - 0 views
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PLYMOUTH - South Shore Community Action Council Inc. hosted its 19th annual Local Heroes Awards Night March 27 at the Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, sponsored by Rockland Trust Co., Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, Curtis Construction, and other area businesses. Each year, SSCAC recognizes those individuals, organizations, and businesses that demonstrate extraordinary commitment to fighting poverty and improving the lives of South Shore residents. Master of Ceremonies, Senate President Therese Murray, presented each Local Hero with a certificate of recognition from U.S. Rep. William Keating and official citations. This year's Local Heroes include:Brendan Haas - In February of 2012, then 9 years old, Brendan Haas, of Kingston, used Facebook to start a "trading up" program called "A Soldier for a Soldier." Starting with a toy soldier, Brendan eventually traded up for an all-expense paid trip to Disney. On Memorial Day, 2012, he gave that trip to the family of Timothy Steele of Duxbury, a soldier killed in Afghanistan. When Good Morning America gave him another trip as a reward for his generosity, he gave that trip away to another military family. Brendan is currently trading up to raise funds to move a solar house built and donated by MIT from storage in Boston to donated land in Princeton. Once the house is moved to its new location, he plans to give it to yet another military family. I think this article is important because it gives credits to us little people who are making a difference in the community.
Native American civil action - 0 views
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I have a strong interest in graffiti, particularly within hip-hop, and the messages that are created exhibiting powerful messages, usually from a youth perspective. While looking for a link to some of these images, I came across this article about how Native Americans took over Alcatraz during the late 60's to send a message and they used graffiti as a medium.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh addresses education, innovation and more during Facebook Q&A ... - 0 views
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The Boston Mayor sat down for about 30-minutes and addressed many questions in a public format using the social media giant, Facebook. Trying to address issues specifically in relation to education and innovation, although some other questions did find there way in to the conversation and Walsh answered them as well. This is a good thing to see that Walsh himself is utilizing the tools of social media and not having some intern answer the questions for him.
Monitoring youth online behavior - 2 views
In my internship site in the Aspire program, there has been an ongoing issue with children using their phones to send sexually explicit material to other students. This raises red flags for the ch...
The KROC CENTER! A hidden gem in Dorchester - 1 views
LINK: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/boston/dorchester/gallery/inside_kroc_center/ http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_BostonKrocCenter.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/F51F686F3C902AED8525...
Brainstorming Not So Effective? - 2 views
For every person or group that says something is good, there later comes along a person or group that says it is bad. There are two sides to every story, or theory. Take the best from both sides an...
The web is bringing society together, not tearing it apart - 1 views
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglascarswellmp/100249159/the-web-is-bringing-society-together-not-tearing-it-apart/ The Internet will always be a debate topic does it bring people together, ...
Dance 4 peace - 0 views
I really like the Better Together reading using art to get a message out it is creative and I think touches people. I found this article/blog it is from 2011 but I also added a link to what the org...
Obama Calls on Men to Stand Up to Sexual Asssault - NBC News - 0 views
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President Obama has introduced a new awareness campaign for young men to join and help protect women on college campuses. It's called "It's On Us" campaign.
Central Falls, R.I., Library Fights to Stay Open - 0 views
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. If you were to assemble a city from scratch, you would need a few things to make this place of yours more than just a functioning municipality; to make it a community. The city of Central Falls, Rhode Island is in the process of not having a library that they can call their own. There is no place for kids to go and rent books, no place for high school kids to go and use the computers or have a quiet place for homework assignment, and no place for unemployed adults to have access to computers to look for employment. The building could be boarded up along with so many other building in the city. There are no funds to keep the building open and no money to pay the library staff. Volunteers have stepped up to staff the library on a few select days with only a few hours. This gives people the opportunity to at least have access to the library a few times a week. The people that have stepped up are not being paid and doing it all on their free time. It is nice to see that there are some people who believe in helping others and trying to make a difference in their community
Resource 1 - 0 views
For my first resource contribution of the semester I picked is Harlem Grown. It is a non-profit in Harlem, NY that brings farming to the city and the young people who live there. I chose this org...
Brockton named one of the nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People - 0 views
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Brockton achieved national recognition as one of America's Promise Alliance's 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING for its initiatives to help young people. The competition recognizes communities across the country that focus on reducing high school dropout rates and providing service and support to their youth. What I find funny about this site is that many people don't know about the resources Brockton has, so its word of mouth. I'm finding it hard to find structured programs for the youth to stay off the streets, but its the best communities for young people.
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Wow, I see what you mean! Maybe it's something bias on ING's part, because that def doesn't make any sense. You're a resident, I'm sure you have a first hand look at everything. Good post.
$56,000 state grant given to improve fish runs - 0 views
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/scituate/2013/03/state_grant_to_help_scituate_i.html A state grant is being used to help Scituate improve fish runs. The grant will do three things: restore fis...
Brockton After Dark - 0 views
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Mayor Linda M. Balzotti announces that the Brockton After Dark summer program will start on July 2nd. Various activities will take place over the course of the summer at different locations throughout the city until August 24th. "Brockton After Dark accomplishes more than just keeping youth busy," said Mayor Balzotti. "The wide range of activities offered enables young people to take part not only in athletics, but also social and leadership development activities, learning skills that will stay with them for many years to come." Now in its ninth year, Brockton After Dark provides athletic and enrichment opportunities to youth, ages 13-20, at no cost, weeknights during the summer. Brockton After Dark will not be held Wednesday, July 4th. Various activities include basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, hip hop dancing, and art classes, as well as several other programs, which can be found on the City of Brockton's web site. Food will be provided at most sites. This is a great program to get these youth off the streets. I think many cites need to look into this and see if there city has funds for these programs.
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This is nice Gwen! This program goes hand in hand with your community project! I also agree that if we had these type of programs available to our youth in more towns and cities, many lives would be changed for the better!
"Green" engagement - 0 views
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These two links highlight the work of one of my former colleagues and friend Cynthia Loesch. Cynthia has been an advocate for her neighborhood of Codman Square (located in Boston) since her teenage years. She recently built a 100% green home inside her community which she used as a model to allow neighborhood residents to learn how to conduct green retrofitting ideas to be more energy efficient and to save money. http://www.81brent.org
Collective Action for Safe Spaces | Holla Back DC! - 0 views
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The about us statement says it all: "Founded in 2009 as Holla Back DC!, Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS) has evolved from a blog to a dynamic organization that mobilizes the community to end public sexual harassment and assault in the DC metropolitan area. It does this through both online and offline activism, including workshops, innovative direct services, policy advocacy, and community outreach. Currently volunteer-led and -run, CASS utilizes the creativity and energy of the DC community to further its mission and vision".