CHCMC/SOS is Hiring!

Some great job opportunities from the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center:

Hello friends and supporters,

We hope you are enjoying the heat and gearing up for summer – we are! Check out these job opportunities we have now and in the fall.

• We are looking to hire a part-time Americorps (paid) volunteer immediately. The job will include researching and organizing resource providers in Crown Heights as well as working with our walk-in clients. The ideal candidate will start ASAP and will work about 20 hours/week between now and September 30th. See a full job description here.
• SOS will be hiring few to conduct street surveys towards the end of June. Email crownheightsjobs@gmail.com with “survey jobs” in the subject line if you’re interested.
• Looking forward… We will soon be recruiting for full-time Americorps positions beginning October 1st, 2011. Volunteers will be members of the New York Juvenile Justice Corps. Check out our blog or come to our office for updates on the positions available.

For more information about the Mediation Center, check out their next event:

Leadership Training Institute Graduation Ceremony - Join us as we congratulate the recent graduates of LTI, who engaged in twelve weeks of leadership training and organized a major community resource fair!

Wednesday, June 15

6:00-8:00pm

LaunchPad

721 Franklin Ave.

Light refreshments will be served.

Peer-to-Peer Course

Some helpful information and classes on mental illness, a topic addressed at the last CHCA meeting:

Peer-to-Peer is a unique, nine-week, experience-based program for people with any serious mental illness who wish to establish and maintain their wellness and recovery.

Taught by a team of trained "mentors" who are living healthy and productive lives with mental illness, participants will learn the tools needed to take control of their own wellness and recovery.

Class topics will include: understanding psychiatric disorders and medication; addressing stigma, discrimination and relationship issues; how to identify telltale feelings, thoughts, behaviors or events that may warn of impending relapse; how to create your own "relapse prevention plan"; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public.

Kings County Hospital

451 Clarkson Avenue

R Building, Room 3022

Start Date:

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Time

6:00-8:00pm

Contact NAMI East Flatbush at 718-512-5269 or email namieastflatbush@aol.com to register.

Space is limited (class capacity 15) so call today to register!

NAMI East Flatbush meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

395 Lennox Road (b/w New York Avenue & East 34th St)

Room 1B

6:00-8:00pm

NAMI Conexion meets the 2nd Monday of the month.

Kings County Hospital Center

451 Clarkson Avenue

R Building, Room 3022

6:00-8:00pm

NYPD Youth Police Academy

from teamtish:

New York Police Department Community Affairs has announced that the department is starting a YOUTH POLICE ACADEMY that will be open to children who are in school, ages 10-16.

The program will run from Tuesday, July 5, 2011 until Thursday, August 11, 2011. Please call the Office of Council Member Letitia James for more information at (212) 788-7081.

Summer Youth Employment Opportunities

The deadlines for the Summer Youth Employment Opportunities are coming up quickly! If you're interested in seeing what is available, get more information here: Summer Youth Employment Opportunities Job Info
For an application, click here: SYEP Application

SUPPORT STRONGER RENT LAWS

Join Sen Eric Adams and demand stronger rent laws CALL GOV CUOMO TODAY: 212-681-4580 Tell him renters need his support! Urge him to renew the rent laws and repeal vacancy destabilization Sign the on line petition at: https://www.change.org/petitions/governor-cuomo-keep-your-promise

DO YOU HAVE UNCLAIMED FUNDS???

To find out if you qualify for Unclaimed Funds, contact the Office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at 1-800-221-9311 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm) or visit https://ouf.osc.state.ny.us/ouf/

2 Wanted for Questioning in Sterling Place Murder of Joseph Battle

Police have released a video in the hope that the public can help them identify a man and woman connected to the March 13 murder of Joseph Battle.

Below is a link to the video:

http://bit.ly/sterlingmurder

Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline: 800-577-TIPS

Introduction to Permaculture

Have you been reading about the record flooding of the Mississippi? In case you missed it, the water level at Cairo, Illinois in early May went above the previous record, set in 1937, by two feet!

Several years ago famed permaculturist Geoff Lawton was invited by the Army Corp of Engineers to suggest what could be done to prevent flooding in New Orleans. His response: "You know mates, the problem isn't here, it's up in Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri. You got to slow the water down up there. That's where the problem is." At the time, the Corp of Engineers thought he was crackpot. However, given continued flooding of the Mississippi, Geoff may soon get another chance.

If you'd like to find out more about permaculture, there will be a free Introduction To Permaculture lecture this Saturday:

Saturday, May 14th

3 PM

LaunchPad, 721 Franklin Avenue.

The class will be taught by Greg Todd. Greg is a member of Green Phoenix Permaculture. He took his 72 hour permaculture design course from Geoff Lawton and facilitates the Imani Commuity Garden in Crown Heights

Read more about the permaculture solution to flooding at:

http://permaculture.org.au/2011/05/12/earthworks-course-zaytuna-farm-the-channon-may-2011/

Participartory Urbanism Unveiled

Please join architect Manuel Avila Ochoa on Friday, April 22nd, at LaunchPad from 6 - 8pm as he presents the results of his "participatory urbanism" project. Details on the Participatory Urbanism Crown Heights Blog

CSA NEWS: Farm Fresh Food For You

Both the Prospect Heights CSA (more info) and the Crown Heights CSA (more info) are looking for new members. Both have subsidized memberships for low income families The Crown Heights CSA will be presenting at our 4/19 meeting (7:30 LaunchPad, 721 Franklin)). You can learn more about them on their website: www.CrownHeightsCSA.org Questions? email: Alison@crownheightscsa.org or call 617.642.9655