T-Ball Clinics for DC Children with Special Needs
March 12, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, Healthy Families, Safeguard Communities, The People's Blog
Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN) is hosting a series of T-Ball clinics as part of their 2010 Youth Athletic Program (Y.A.P.) Adapted Sports.
The only requirements for the program are that participants be District residents 5 years of age or older. HSCSN will provide uniforms, equipment, and even refreshments.
Although the program is [...]
Free Legal Clinic in SW
March 12, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Safeguard Communities, The People's Blog
Jeremiah’s Circle of Friends, a community nonprofit dedicated to assisting the vulnerable and low-income residents of DC, has introduced a legal clinic to help those who cannot afford private counsel.
The legal clinic, which operates in partnership with the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, offers free legal services with respect to a variety of civil matters, [...]
Google Maps Now Shows Bike Lanes in DC
March 12, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under The Green Economy, The People's Blog, Transportation
The most recent step towards making DC a bike friendly city was taken by Google–the company known for its internet search and mapping features.
Google, who has spent the last few years expanding its available means of travel–from driving, to walking, to public transportation. Now Google is two-wheel friendly as well, listing bike routes in cities [...]
Kwame’s Financial Aid Workshop a Success
March 9, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Intensify Education, Real Action Now, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Last Saturday, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown hosted a financial aid workshop where he detailed how DC students can obtain funding to pursue their college education. The event was also a precursor to his upcoming College Round-Up trip, an annual free bus trip to Tarboro, North Carolina, where DC students are offered on-the-spot acceptance to [...]
Free Tax Preparation by the United Planning Organization
March 9, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Events, The People's Blog
The United Planning Organization is providing free tax preparation for low-income DC residents. They are available from 5:30pm to 8:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays every week until April 15th.
The free tax preparation is open to any individual DC resident who earns less than $22,000 a year, or any DC family earning less than $42,000 [...]
Sign Up for Automotive Training with the Excel Institute
March 8, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Intensify Education, Job Creation, The People's Blog
The Excel Institute, founded in 1997, is a non-profit, post-secondary automotive education institution which also pursues the noble goal of focusing its services on at-risk youths and unemployed or low-income earners.
The Institute offers classes from 9am-3pm daily, with the chance of obtaining an ASE certification in less than a year.
The Spring Semester begins in only [...]
Free Construction Training
March 8, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Job Creation, The Green Economy, The People's Blog
Goodwill of Greater Washington, in co-operation with the Green BuildersCouncil of D.C., is organizing Green Pathways DC, a 10 week job training program in the field of sustainable building that begins on April 9th, 2010.
The program, supported by the United Planning Organization, the District Department of Employment Services and ARRA Funds, includes three weeks of [...]
March Community Events
March 8, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, The People's Blog
Monday, March 1st, 2010
The United Planning Organization is accepting applications for its Medical Training Program. The deadline to submit is Monday, March 1, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. and applications must be turned in to the UPO office, at the following address:
Attn: Bernard Belk or Serena Wills
Anacostia Community Services Center
1640 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC [...]
Thank You for a Great Open House!
March 4, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Economic Development Committee, The People's Blog
Here are some photos from the Committee on Economic Development’s Open House yesterday afternoon. Thank you to everyone for coming out and sharing your ideas on how to improve the District. Our doors are always open.
Keeping the District Competitive in the 21st Century
March 4, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Economic Development Committee, Eye on Constituents, Local Investment, Real Action Now, The People's Blog
The DC Council recently passed a resolution recognizing the significant contributions of TBED21, Inc., an organization dedicated to keeping the District economically competitive in the 21st century, with a strong focus on underdeveloped and disadvantaged communities.
The text of the Ceremonial Resolution, introduced by At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown, is as follows:
TBED21 Readiness Recognition Resolution of 2010
To recognize [...]
