SUMMER IN AMSTERDAM

Social Justice in the Netherlands, University of Amsterdam

July 3 – August 2, 2008

Six IU credits in “Conflict Resolution” and “Social Policy in the Netherlands”

Directed by Stephanie Kane, IU Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Gender Studies

Application deadline: February 11

For more information see: www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/amsterdam.html

Key points:

• Live in the city’s center for one month on U of Amsterdam campus
• Take 2, 3-credit courses:

Dutch Social Policy (drugs, prostitution, migration) Conflict Resolution (from international perspective)

• Credits can be assigned to ANTH, CJUS, GNDR, POLS-Y, or SPEA
• 2 weekend excursions to other parts of the Netherlands
• Some scholarships and loans available

Study Abroad in India-- Bangalore

July 10- August 10

Six IU credits in “Democracy and Governance in India” and “Law and Society in India”

Taught by Arvind Verma, IU Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of India Studies Academic Program

Application deadline Feb. 4, 2008

For more information see http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/bangalore.html

Key highlights of the Program

• Live in Bangalore- India’s IT city
• Interact with Students of India’s Top Law School
• Earn 6 IU credits assigned to Criminal Justice, India Studies
• Excursions to world heritage ruins of the city of Hampi
• Visit the sea-resort of Mangalore and beautiful city of Mysore
• Observe democratic participation in Panchayats

2008-2009 Applications

Are now available here: http://iupui.socialwork.iu.edu/snav/450/page.htm

If you would like a printed version, you can still forward your home address to me and I'll mail them out during the break.

Jen

Prevent Blindness Indiana Volunteers

Prevent Blindness Indiana (PBI) needs volunteer screeners to help detect undiagnosed vision disorders before poor eyesight puts Indiana residents at unnecessary academic or economic disadvantages. Proper vision is not only crucial to the education and development of our youth, but also to the independence and quality of life for our adults - PBI recognizes this need and locates follow-up care for any low income and uninsured referrals, regardless of age or background. Becoming a certified vision screener is free - please inquire or register by emailing info@pbeye.org if you are interested in attending our next volunteer training session at the PBI office on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Training to become an adult screener will take place at 10 a.m. and training for children screenings follows at 1 p.m.

Crisis Intervention Specialist

Crisis Intervention Specialists are primarily responsible for maintaining the security and safety of the building during evening, overnight, and weekend hours. Crisis Intervention staff members provide a staff presence to the residents of the Rise and the community at large when day staff are absent. Staff are to perform these duties in a courteous and professional manner demonstrating appropriate boundaries with residents, their children, their guests, and the public. Crisis Intervention Staff are required to maintain the strict standards of confidentiality with all families served by Middle Way House as practiced by all staff at Middle Way House and the Rise.

Duties - Making hourly rounds inside the building, using the CI Log to record incidents of these rounds and other duties, answering the phone and taking written messages for residents and their children, enforcing and reminding individuals of the rules of the Rise, interacting with the public and public officials such as emergency personnel and Office of Family and Children employees, monitoring the performance of mechanical and emergency systems of the Rise, intervening in the event of personal or building - related crisis; communicating with day staff and management via entries in the Crisis Intervention Notebook and Incident Reports, and performing housekeeping chores. Crisis Intervention staff must also attend and participate in monthly Crisis intervention meetings, which are held on the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30p.m. Crisis Intervention is under the direct supervision of Case manager, Vicky Pollitt.

Qualifications - Crisis Intervention staff must have at least a high school education and a commitment to serving families who have experienced domestic violence and changing the social contexts in which gendered violence occurs. Applicants should have strong communication and writing skills All Crisis Intervention staff must complete the 8 hour Domestic Violence Training offered by Middleway House and 8-10 hours of additional training and orientation with staff at the Rise. The applicants must also be willing to submit a limited criminal background check.

Fill the Gap - Short Term After-School Program Help

Looking for a short term, but high impact volunteer opportunity? The Boys & Girls Club needs your help during this holiday season when their volunteer pool is more of a puddle. If you are available between December 17th and 21st from 3-6 p.m., they could use your assistance
with after-school programs and projects. Suggest an activity idea or come participate in already planned after-school programs. Minimum age is 18. For more information contact: Rebecca Linehan at 332-5311 ext. 13 or blinehan@bgcbloomington.org (www.bgcbloomington.org).

Fill the Gap - Pre and Post Holiday Meal Prep & Serving

Assist with holiday season meal preparation and serving between December 8th and January 8th at the Community Kitchen. With many students gone, and the hum of activity continuing in their absence, it's a good time for family and friends to volunteer together. Five volunteers are needed
daily, Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. during the winter break. Minimum age is 14 or as young as 10 if accompanied by a parent. For more information contact: Annie Brookshire at 332-0999 or volunteer@monroecommunitykitchen.com
(www.monroecommunitykitchen.com).

Adopt A Family for Christmas

Each year Shalom Community Center offers families in poverty assistance to help make the holidays brighter for their children. This year they have received requests from a record number of 150 families. So far, approximately 60 families have been matched with generous volunteers to
donate goods for their holiday celebrations. That leaves 90 families yet to be matched. If you, your family, your business or organization would like to adopt one or more families, please contact Pam Kinnaman at 334-5734 or pkshalom@ix.netcom.com to receive a family registration form
for each family that will list the age, sex, wishes and clothing sizes. Don't delay! Unwrapped gifts must be received by December 12th. All ages welcome. (www.hoosier.net/~shalom).

Celebrate A Day On! Not A Day Off

Save the date! The City of Bloomington's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission invites you to participate in an active celebration of the holiday on Monday, January 21st. Since many businesses are closed and there are no classes that day, why not get involved in the community-wide effort to provide meaningful service? A wide variety of volunteer opportunities for all ages are available. Local projects needing volunteers are posted at my.mlkday.gov. For more information
contact: Craig Brenner at 349-3471 or brennerc@bloomington.in.gov (www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd).

2008-2009 Applications

Unfortunately we still do not have the applications for the upcoming Fall Semester due to a delay at the printers. We hope to get them sometime before the end of the month but have not yet received an estimated date of arrival.

We understand that many of you would like to start working on the packet during the break. If you would like a copy mailed to your home address, send me an email, jelgerbe@indiana.edu, with your name and address. I’ll put them in the mail to you as soon as possible. If we get them closer to the start of the semester, I will send out another email asking you to stop by the office to pick up a copy.

You can find the link to last year’s application packet here: http://iupui.socialwork.iu.edu/snav/450/page.htm If you would like to get a head start on your references, we do not know of any specific changes to those pages. They should be safe to use again. Whenever the new application is uploaded to the site, I will notify everyone.

The deadline for applications is April 1^st, 2008. All of the applications are reviewed at the same time so applying early will not get you accepted into the school any sooner.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.

I apologize for the delay and thank you for your understanding,

Jen

Salvation Army After School Program

The Salvation Army will be offering an after school program early next year and is looking for volunteers to help supervise students during activities and tutoring. The shifts will be from 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. If interested in helping out during any of these times, please contact Maggie Lewis at 323-7246.

Mark Moses Distinguished Fellowship Award

National Network for Social Work Managers
www.socialworkmanager.org

The National Network for Social Work Managers is pleased to announce the creation of the Mark Moses Distinguished Fellowship in Social Work Management. The Fellowship Award will be awarded for this first time at the 2008 Annual Institute, to be held in Los Angeles, from April 10th through the 12th. Nominations are being requested for the following awards:
• One from academia - college level faculty currently teaching a social work management related course (see Leadership and Management Practice Standards) in a program committed to social work management.
• One social work management student.
• Two social work managers practice - current practitioners in a supervisory or management level job, with a BSW or MSW, in a program/agency providing social services

Fellows will receive the following:
1. a travel stipend of up to $500 to attend the Institute in Los Angeles
2. a waiver of the registration fee for the Institute
3. a one year membership to the National Network for Social Work Managers, including a one year subscription to the Journal Administration in Social Work
4. Access to the Members Only section of the website

Fellows will be expected to attend the Institute, including the Awards Luncheon, and write a brief article on a management topic to be determined, in consultation with the Network’s Editorial Committee.

This is an exciting opportunity for social work managers in academia and practice to be recognized for their outstanding performance and to be introduced first hand to the exciting work being done by social work managers.

Please nominate one or more candidates for this award. Nominations should be made by email to Laurie Perlini, the Administrator of the National Network, at: nnswm.org@gmail.com. The nomination should be no longer than 1,000 words and should include a clearly articulated rationale for this individual’s nomination as a Distinguished Fellow. A letter of reference from some other senior level practitioner or faculty member is required and should be attached to the email nomination. The deadline for nominations is January 25, 2008.

Hoosier Hills MLK Day Volunteers

As the calendar year begins to wrap up, we at the food bank are already looking ahead to the exciting events that will be kicking off 2008! First and foremost is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day - "A Day On, Not A Day Off". Taking place on Monday, January 21, 2008, we will be hosting
volunteers all day long from 9 am through 7pm.

We will be doing similar work this year folding paper bags and placing stickers on them in preparation for our large Live From Bloomington food drive in April. Volunteers are welcome to decorate bags with messages of hunger, as done last year. A few groups may be able to work at the Cook Warehouse on our two USDA programs, packing boxes of food or staging pallets in preparation for distribution. We are also looking for additional help for our Repack session that evening, which will begin at 5:30pm.

Please get back to me as soon as possible to schedule a time for your group to come help out! Even if you are not sure of the exact number of volunteers, schedule a block of time now before the day fills up!! We greatly appreciated all of your help last year and really hope we can
share the day with you all again this January!

Kim Kanney
Hoosier Hills Food Bank
Volunteer Coordinator
812.334.8374
volunteer@hhfoodbank.org

Bowl for Kids' Sake

Do you want make a positive difference in the lives of children?

Do you want to have fun while supporting the community?

Do you want a chance to build your business or organization's team spirit?

Then BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE!

We have officially begun the 20th annual Bowl for Kids' Sake campaign, presented by Edward Jones. As you know, BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE is an annual campaign benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana. Bowling teams are formed who then seek out friends, family, community members, and so on to donate to the campaign. The effort culminates in a bowling party filled with bowling (of course!), music, photos, games, and door prizes at Suburban Lanes!

This year's theme is "Teaming Up for another 20 Years!" Come dressed as your favorite team related to athletics, cartoons, your place of
employment, etc. Use your imagination – prizes will be awarded for
best dressed!

BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE is a great way to build relationships within your business or organization while creating support for a local cause.
Last year 168 teams participated in the bowl, and we are hoping for 200 in 2008.

SAVE THE DATE: We have a "Pick Up Party" scheduled for January 9,
5:30-7:30pm at The Hilton Garden Inn. More information will follow!
The dates of the bowling events are Feb. 23, 24, and March 1.

We have a goal of $200,000. Help us meet this goal! Visit
www.communitybowl.kintera.org to register your team today!

A Bowl for Kids' Sake committee member might be following up with you, but if you need more information, please call me at 334-2828 or email
me at ljourdan@bigsindiana.org. We would love to attend a meeting to
tell your group about the BOWL!

Challenges have been made!

BKD currently leads the way with a $1,000 team fundraising goal, and are well on their way to meeting it!

14 Groups have already signed up to be a part of the action!

Baxter Pharmaceutical promises to have a big showing this year with 5 teams raising funds! But AuthorHouse and South Central Kiwanis are teaming up to have 5 teams as well! Will Sunrise Greetings be able to beat them out with their 6 teams?? Or will BioConvergence take the
prize with 4 teams? Owen County State Bank is also a part of the action again this year! Boys and Girls Club AND Girls Inc. have issued challenges to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank!! Stay tuned…

We would love to attend a meeting to tell your group about the BOWL!

As you know, the 20th Annual BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE, presented by Edward Jones, is an annual campaign benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana. Bowling teams are formed who then seek out friends, family, community members, and so on to donate to the campaign. The effort culminates in a bowling party filled with bowling (of course!), music, photos, games, and door prizes at Suburban Lanes!