Social Services Network of St. Tammany Parish Meeting Announcement May 2009

tour de life

Please join us on Saturday May 16^th for the second annual Tour de Life bike ride to benefit the Northlake Crisis Pregnancy Center. The fundraiser will be from 8-12 on the Tammany Trace beginning at Koop Drive. The distance can be chosen by each rider up to 40 miles. The cost is $10 for individuals and $20 for families. Our goal is that each individual or family get 10 people to sponsor per mile. (Riders will still be welcome to ride if they do not meet the sponsorship goal.) To register please visit www.tourdelifesite.com or call 985-893-4281. You can help the Northlake CPC promote this event by forwarding this email to any friends that may be interested in participating. Please see the attached flier for more information.

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Rachel Q. Adair
Executive Director
Northlake Crisis Pregnancy Center
985-893-4281

Rainbow Child Care Center Garage Sale

St. Tammany Parish Community Development Day!

Employment Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Recent News Release
___________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2009

National Company Teams Up with DSS to Hire Individuals with
Disabilities

BATON ROUGE - PRIDE Industries, a national service company with a
mission to create jobs for people with disabilities, has partnered with
the Department of Social Services' Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
to fill more than 60 contract jobs at Fort Polk located near Leesville.

LRS is the agency within the Department of Social Services (DSS) that
works to assist people with disabilities in Louisiana to obtain or
maintain employment through its flagship program, Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR). In 2008, LRS provided assistance to more than
29,867 Louisiana citizens with disabilities through the VR Program.

"The Department of Social Service is excited to forge a relationship
with PRIDE Industries," said DSS Secretary Kristy Nichols. "This is
an avenue to enhance our state's workforce development efforts while
creating employment opportunities for citizens with disabilities that
can result in self-sufficiency and independence."

PRIDE Industries asked LRS to identify clients interested in filling
entry and journey level positions. The positions include carpenters,
electricians, plumbers, HVAC mechanics, heavy equipment operators and
general maintenance workers. These jobs exist under the federal
AbilityOne program that requires most work hours be performed by people
with disabilities. The hourly pay rates range from $9.17 to $18.54 and
benefits includes medical, dental and vision along with paid vacations
and holidays.

PRIDE Industries conducted interviews with LRS clients from the Lake
Charles, Alexandria, Lafayette and Baton Rouge Regional Offices during
the week of April 13.

"PRIDE Industries is proud to join the community and work together
with Louisiana Rehabilitation Services to create good jobs and
opportunities for people with disabilities at Fort Polk in Louisiana,"
said John Oliver, Vice President of Rehabilitation for PRIDE Industries.
"We look forward to exceeding our customer's expectations, while
making a positive difference in the lives of our employees and in the
local community."

In addition to Louisiana, PRIDE has worked with Vocational
Rehabilitation programs in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida,
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and
Washington D.C.

PRIDE Industries is a nonprofit organization providing a variety of
business solutions to meet the manufacturing and integrated facilities
service needs of companies and government agencies nationwide. PRIDE
employs more than 4,100 individuals across eleven states and in the
nation's capitol, including more than 2,700 people with disabilities.
Founded in 1966, PRIDE is headquartered in Roseville, California.

Community Development Day Presentation (4/16/09)

CDBG powerpoint

The Loop: April 2009

Please click below to see the April issue of 'The Loop':

http://www.stpgov.org/pdf/1238522340.pdf

Free HIV Testing & Counseling

Crawfish Cook-off

Foster Parents Needed! Watch this News Special

Http://www.st-tamm.com/video

Community Meetings

Non-Profit and/or Social Service Meetings

Free and Open to the Public:

Tobacco & Cancer Control Coalition

Wednesday, March 18th, at 9:30

Lakeview Regional Medical Center
Conference Room
95 E. Fairway Drive, Mandeville

St Tammany Social Services Network

Friday, March 20th, 11:30

Sunrise on Second Restaurant

1929 Second Street, Olde Town

Slidell

NDRI Meeting

Thursday, TENTATIVE April 2nd, 10:00

John Wesley Buidling,

Aldersgate United Methodist Church

Slidell

Northlake Homeless Coalition

Livingston, St Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, & Washington Parish

Wednesday, TENTATIVE April 8th, 1:30 to 3:30

OCS Regional Office

351 Holiday Boulevard

Covington, LA

St Tammany Commission on Families

Tuesday, April 14th, at 10:00
OCS Regional Office Bldg
351 Holiday Blvd
Covington, LA

Northshore Children and Youth Coalition

Tuesday, April 14th, 10:00 to 12:00

OCS Regional Office Bldg
351 Holiday Blvd
Covington, LA

Benevolent Rural Alliance for Cultural and Environmental Strategies (BRACES)

Livingston, St Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, E & W Feliciana, & Washington Parish

Friday, May 1st, at 10:00

Location To Be Announced

St. Tammany Parish Community Development Day

To help celebrate National Community Development Week, St. Tammany Parish will be hosting a public hearing and event in the Council Chambers at 21490 Koop Drive in Mandeville on Thursday, April 16 from 1 to 3 pm. St. Tammany Parish Community Development Day is an important part step in working together to improve our community as a whole.

This event will be held to obtain views on housing and the community development needs of St. Tammany Parish as required by the HUD Community Development Block Grant. Several topics will be covered, including: the amount of available funds and range of activities available with community development for low to moderate income citizens, the parish plans for minimizing displaced citizens, how the parish has performed in the past with relation to the Community Development Block Grant, and current and future projects funded through this grant.

St. Tammany Parish encourages all residents to attend, particularly those of low to moderate income, or those living in blighted areas. Local businesses and non-profit groups are also encouraged to attend. Public input is an important part of the success of this program.

For additional information on the Community Development Day event, please call the St. Tammany Parish Department of Social Services at (985) 898-3074. The public can email the Department of Social Services at SocialServices@stpgov.org to share comments or questions, or if unable to attend the meeting.

Addictive Disorders Public Forum- April 14, 2009

SAVE the DATE

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority /

Addictive Disorders Services

Announces:

The annual public forum

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Greater Covington Center

Bogue Falaya Hall

317 N. Jefferson Ave, Covington

From 9 am until 11 am

Who this Should Interest:

People of the 5 parishes served by FPHSA -

Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington

More information will be forthcoming

Please mark your calendar

Monique Bradberry

Forum Coordinator

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Addictive Disorders Services

19404 North Tenth Street

Covington, Louisiana 70433

985-871-1383 PH

985-871-1388 FAX

Monique.bradberry@la.gov

Cancer Community Forum 3/18/09

You are invited to attend………..

Region IX Tobacco & Cancer Control Coalition

Community Forum

Please plan to attend and invite a friend to discuss our state needs for cancer control!

Wednesday March 18, 2009

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Lakeview Regional Medical Center

First Floor Conference Room

95 E. Fairway Drive, Covington, LA

“Louisiana Cancer Control Partnership

Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Update”

We would appreciate your participation in our discussion on cancer control issues for the next five year plan.

After a brief power point presentation, we will break into four roundtable discussions on:

Early Detection * Treatment * Quality of Life * Prevention

Breakfast will be served

Please RSVP to Charity Gay at charityg@marybird.com by 3/16/09

Please send any community events or announcements for your agency that we can place on our agenda.

LA State Grants Management Section's Newsletter for 3/6/09

Announcements:

Regional Workshops: The following is the calendar of SGMS' remaining Introduction to Grant Writing Workshops for the current fiscal year. These workshops are for those new to the grant application writing arena. They are one-day workshops covering not only the basics of grant writing but also the preparatory work necessary to prepare successful grant applications. The workshops start with sign-in and networking from 8:30 am to 9:00 am. Most workshops conclude between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Seating is limited to the first 75 registrants.

The Introduction to Grant Writing Workshop shows how to:

• Review your group's funding needs

• Register to apply for federal grant funds

• Locate funding sources

• Understand how grant funding works

• Organize and write your grant application

To register for one of these FREE workshops, send an email to SGMS@la.gov, call (225) 342-7412, or visit our website at:

http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/SGMScalendar.htm

Please include the name of attendee, organization name, contact phone number and return email address.

REGION	DATE
Eunice - LSUE	April 16, 2009
Alexandria	May 20, 2009
Natchitoches	June 2, 2009

Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative

Deadline: Apr 20, 2009

CFDA Number(s): 16.202 -- Prisoner Reentry Initiative Demonstration (Offender Reentry)

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

State and local government agencies and federally recognized Indian tribes are eligible to apply under this program. Applicants must adhere to all of the eligibility and funding requirements of the Second Chance Act. In order to be eligible to apply for funding, the jurisdiction preparing the application must have developed a reentry strategic plan which includes a detailed implementation schedule as well as extensive evidence of collaboration with key public and private stakeholders. Applicants must also have established a Reentry Task Force comprised of specific justice system and community representation. American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Tribes and/or Tribal Organizations: All tribal applications must be accompanied by a current authorizing resolution of the governing body of the tribal entity or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable government body. If the grant will benefit more than one tribal entity, a current authorizing resolution or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable government body from each tribal entity must be included. If the grant application is being submitted on behalf of a tribal entity, a letter or similar document authorizing the inclusion of the tribal entity named in the application must be included.

Description

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. Ninety-five percent of all prisoners incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition individuals make from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful. Section 101 of the Act authorizes grants to state and local governments and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for demonstration projects to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of individuals who have been incarcerated.

Link to Full Announcement:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/09SecondChanceReentrySol.pdf

FY 09 Recovery Act – Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Program

Original Closing Date for Applications: TBD

CFDA Number(s):

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

County governments
City or township governments

Description

FY 09 Recovery Act – Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Program The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act”). The Recovery Act – Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Program allows local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. The Recovery Act – Local JAG program will solicit applications from eligible tribes, and units of local government for local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, as well as research and evaluation activities that will improve or enhance: law enforcement programs; prosecution and court programs; prevention and education programs; corrections and community corrections programs; drug treatment and enforcement programs; planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation). For additional information on Office of Justice Programs’ Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at <http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/>.

Second Chance Act

National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center

Deadline: Apr 20, 2009

CFDA Number(s): 16.202 -- Prisoner Reentry Initiative Demonstration (Offender Reentry)

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Description

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) reflects a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities. There are currently 2.3 million people serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. Ninety-five percent of all prisoners incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition people make from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful. Section 101 of the Act, in addition to providing grants to state and local governments and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for demonstration reentry projects, also allows for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/09SecondChanceResourceSol.pdf

The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act")

Deadline: Apr 02, 2009

CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:

All applicants must be previous NEA award recipients from the past four years (see "Applicant Eligibility" for more information).

Description

All applicants must be previous NEA award recipients from the past four years (see "Applicant Eligibility" for more information). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") recognizes that the nonprofit arts industry is an important sector of the economy. The National Endowment for the Arts is uniquely positioned to fund arts projects and activities that preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. As part of this important investment, the Arts Endowment has designed a plan to expedite distribution of critical funds for the national, regional, state, and local levels for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. Grants will be made either to organizations for their own job preservation projects, or to designated local arts agencies, eligible to subgrant, for subgranting programs to eligible nonprofit organizations. Projects are limited to: * Salary support, full or partial, for one or more positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate. And/or * Fees for previously engaged artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/recovery/index.html

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation: Homeownership Grant Program

Submission Period: March 1 – May 9, 2009

The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is committed to increasing homeownership through the development of affordable housing throughout the United States. The Foundation's Homeownership Grant Program supports local nonprofit housing organizations that help create homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families. Grants are provided for the construction or rehab of owner-occupied homes, homebuyer education programs, or subsidies that help struggling families purchase or retain their homes. In addition, support is provided to organizations that help low- to moderate-income homeowners make necessary repairs and upgrades. The next round of online applications will be accepted from March 1 through May 1, 2009. Visit the website listed above for application instructions.

Homeownership Grant Program Guidelines

Purpose

Provide financial resources to local nonprofit housing organizations to create sustainable homeownership opportunities for low-to moderate-income people.

Areas of Interest

• Construction/Rehab
  For the development and pre-development of construction or rehab of owner-occupied homes
• Education, counseling and prevention
  For homebuyer education, pre-and post-purchase counseling and foreclosure prevention
• Subsidies
  For down payment and closing cost subsidies, interest rate buy downs and other subsidies that assist homebuyers/ homeowners to purchase or retain their homes
• Home repairs
  For essential home repairs, purchases and modifications (e.g. repair or replacement of a furnace or to build a ramp for handicap accessibility)

Legal requirements

• The organization must be tax exempt under Internal Revenue Service Code 501 (c) (3) or the organization must be a government entity.
• The Housing Foundation does not provide support to IRS 501c3 Private Foundations.

Program Requirements

• Project/program must serve owner-occupied low-to moderate-income homebuyers only.
• Organization must have no current operating deficits.

Grant Use

• The Housing Foundation provides grants for costs directly associated with the programs or projects specific to its areas of interest (e.g. class materials and instructor salaries).
• The Housing Foundation does not provide multi-year grants. You must reapply for future consideration.

Funding Restrictions

Additionally, your organization may not be eligible for support if you receive funding from a Wells Fargo supported organization (e.g. housing intermediary). To determine your eligibility, please contact your local charitable giving manager (https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/wfhf/contacts)

2009 NEWMAN’S OWN AWARDS

Recognizing Unique Opportunities to Improve

Quality of Life for Military Families

CO-SPONSORED BY:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Application Deadline: May 1, 2009

Grants Awarded: Early September 2009

The purpose of the Newman's Own Awards is to recognize volunteer and nonprofit organizations supporting our nation's military families. Eligible organizations must be comprised primarily of volunteers and support Active Duty, National Guard, or Reserve units or installations. Organizations will be evaluated on their innovative plans for improving the quality of life for members of the military and their families. The submission judged to be the most outstanding will receive a $15,000 grant, with the remaining $60,000 apportioned to other competing organizations. The application deadline is May 1, 2009. Visit the website (http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/newmans.shtml) to download the application.

Pre-proposal Deadline: April 1, 2009

Invited Full Proposals Deadline: June 1, 2009

Website: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=32&ContentID=11595

Acres for America, a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, was established to provide funding for projects that conserve important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants through acquisition of interest in real property. The goal of the Acres for America program is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart's domestic facilities on at least an acre by acre basis through these acquisitions. All grant awards require a minimum 1:1 match of cash or contributed goods and services. Preference will be given to acquisitions that are part of published conservation plans (North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Partners in Flight, etc.), State Wildlife Action Plans, or Endangered Species Act Recovery Plans. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation regional director (http://www.nfwf.org/Content/NavigationMenu/WhoWeAre/AboutUs/OfficeLocations/default.htm) in their area to discuss project ideas prior to applying. Pre-proposals are due April 1, 2009; invited full proposals must be submitted by June 1, 2009. Visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation website listed above for program details.

TIP OF THE WEEK

Brought to you by: Sylvie McGee/All For A Good Cause

http://www.seanet.com/~sylvie/grants.htm

Grant and Program Planning

Program planning and grant planning are intimately linked. Ideally, grant planning should be only one phase in the whole program development, program implementation, and evaluation cycle. Too often, it is treated as something separate and foreign. The best results in fund development will come when your grant and solicitation strategies are closely intertwined with your goals and program strategies. Build partners - not donors!

Having said that, if you can answer the following questions, you will be well on your way to both solid program development and successful fund development.

·                What's the problem we are addressing?

Remember - the problem is not your need - it's the community's need!
 
 

·                Who else is addressing, and what are the gaps in how it is being addressed?

Gaps can be programmatic, population, time/seasonal, or material. Gaps are the reason that you have a need!
 
 

·                How are we proposing to address the problem?

Paint a clear and specific picture of your program! Can your prospect see it in action in their mind?
 
 

·               How will things be different/will the problem be solved or improved, when you are done?

How will you know that you are succeeding? What will you measure in order to understand how you are doing and what needs to change or be adjusted?
 
 

·                What do you need in order to try to solve the problem?

This must tie to the approach you have described above. It's an opportunity to once again paint a picture of what you will be doing!
 
 

·                What resources do you already have? From whom?

Don't forget volunteers, donations and in kind services. Show the community participation in your project. Project the image that the funder is joining a winning team, not boarding a sinking boat!
 
 

·               What are the qualifications and experience that make your program the right one to take on this work?

History, key accomplishments, qualifications of staff and volunteers, relationships in the community....as they relate to this project.
 
 

·                Are there problems or barriers that you can foresee? How will you overcome them?

We all run into roadblocks when we try something new. Think through what you are going to do carefully. What's likely to trip you up? How can you anticipate these problems? Who will you turn to for help? Recognizing the possibility of problems is the sign of a sophisticated and professional program!

©  Sylvie McGee/All For A Good Cause - 1995

NAMI St Tammany Family Support Group, Tues., 3/10/09 7pm

NAMI St. Tammany is rolling out its new Family to Family Support Group format at our March, 2009 meeting to be held March 10, 2009 at 7 PM at Lakeview Regional Medical Center.

Community Events

Non-Profit and/or Social Service Meetings

Free and Open to the Public:

NDRI Meeting

Thursday, March 5th, 10:00

John Wesley Buidling,

Aldersgate United Methodist Church

Slidell

St Tammany Commission on Families

Tuesday, March 10th, at 10:00
OCS Regional Office Bldg
351 Holiday Blvd
Covington, LA

 

St Tammany Social Services Network

Friday, March 20th, 11:30 

Sunrise on Second Restaurant

1929 Second Street, Olde Town

Slidell

Tobacco & Cancer Control Coalition

Wednesday, March 18th, at 9:30

Lakeview Regional Medical Center
Conference Room
95 E. Fairway Drive, Mandeville

 

Northlake Homeless Coalition

Livingston, St Helena, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, & Washington Parish

Wednesday, April 8th, 1:30 to 3:30

OCS Regional Office

351 Holiday Boulevard

Covington, LA

 

Northshore Children and Youth Coalition

Tuesday, April 14th, 10:00 to 12:00

OCS Regional Office Bldg
351 Holiday Blvd
Covington, LA

Quarterly Non-Profit Workshop

Friday, April 24th, 9:00 to 12:00

Regions Bank

201 SW Railroad Ave

Hammond, LA