Civic Engagement PCSCOR 325

Post for session 7 topics( techinical difficulties last week) I picked this because it touches on a small church helping the community and showing those who may have a negative view of Baptist chu...

started by Rachel Denning on 01 Nov 13 no follow-up yet

It started with one person, one street, no has alot of supporters, he gave out a workbook, basically what they are advocating for and the small groups went out and creted their own small groups and...

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started by Sade Douglas on 29 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

http://purposedriven.com/books/pdlbook/#purpose I had to post this for everyone after they read chapter 6 of Better Together. A friend of mine in college actually gave me this book a long time ago...

started by Abigail Martin on 29 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This is about bringing about change in a specific community. The health care community , the way it will evolve for the greater good of the health community. Just another way to show how a communit...

https:__connection.asco.org_Commentary_Article_id_3671_The-Way-We-Were-Facing-the-Changing-Needs-of-Community-Practices.aspx

started by Sade Douglas on 29 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

Evangelicals reinventing their way of church, this one has a yoga studio, cofee shop and even art gallery. Finding a way to combine church and secular world to make a megachurch as they connect wit...

http:__www.nytimes.com_2012_12_30_us_new-churches-focus-on-building-a-community-life.html?_r=0

started by Sade Douglas on 29 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

Relating to this weeks readings, in particular the chapter in Better Together, I sought to do a little bit of research on the status of Dudley Square today, since its its renewal in the 1980's. I f...

started by April Aguirre on 22 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

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Although they work in the 3 state region of Appalachia, they work to provide low cost construction loans and mortgages to low income families and to help build affordable housing in rural Appalachi...

american Community

started by Mark Dempsey on 29 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This is where I did the beginning stages of research for my legislation project. If you don't know who Matthew Shepard is, take a second to check this out. His murder (along with Byrd Jr's Death) S...

started by Abigail Martin on 29 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This week's resource is about the Center for Social Policy. They are located here at UMass on the 10th floor of the Healey Library. They have lots of great resources. This is my second year here an...

started by camille fenton on 28 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtjqlPEnRZA While researching self- efficacy online i cam across this video that discusses how we should instill self-efficacy in children early in so that they may...

Civic Engagement Community Promoting Change Better Together

started by anonymous on 28 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

It sounds like a great program. I just hope that the most vulnerable youth will attend. That's not always the case.

started by Maggie Leary on 22 Oct 13 1 follow-up, last by Mark Dempsey on 26 Oct 13

Two teens in Newton haven taken their own lives this October alone. This article addresses the frustration of their peers and lack or direct, honest communication from the school. The need for ment...

started by Maggie Leary on 22 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

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LINK: http://youtu.be/bB8CKxi9Uvc LINK: http://youtu.be/6UPjoXNph9I Since this week we read about churches and how they create ways to get people involved i.e. creating small groups with similar...

Civic Community Change Promoting Engagement

started by Mercedes Ferguson on 22 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

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Rosie's place is so important in Boston. I don't know of any other shelter that does so much for homeless women in Boston.

Engagement Community

started by Cori Williams on 23 Oct 13 1 follow-up, last by Mark Dempsey on 26 Oct 13

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http://www.pta.org/t a lot of time for meetings being a working mom and dad. So the PTA allows families to stay informed, stay up-to date, and stay in the loop in terms of changes and alterations t...

started by Abigail Martin on 23 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

UMass Boston hoster the ninth annual gala to fund the James T. Brett Chair in Disability and Workforce Development. They raised $1.4 million. www.umb.edu/news/detail/umass_boston_gala_raises_1.4_m...

started by Maggie Leary on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This week's resource contribution comes from the lobbying research that we had to do for this week's session (Session 6). As I was looking into bills regarding foster care, I came upon a website th...

started by camille fenton on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

http://www.massteenpregnancy.org/events/teen-parent-lobby-day Teen Parent Lobby Day is a central piece of the Alliance's work in bringing together teen parents, their children and their supporters...

started by Rachel Denning on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

LINK: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/01/lunch-with-a-story-on-the-side.html Creating changes starts with the people in the community! This article talks about a bakery in Roxbury called ...

started by Mercedes Ferguson on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet