Social Work Student Alliance (SWSA) ALERT for March 16, 2009

In this ALERT:

EVENTS:

• North American 2009 Cuba May Day Celebration Tour (Apr 25-May 2009). For information see: www.cubafriendship.net
• The Social Work Spring Series is ongoing – please see the attached file (09.0316 SWSpring Series Brochure.doc)
• Central Division of National Association of Social Workers – Pennsylvania Chapter invites you to a Social Work Month Celebration: Network and Reconnect with Local Social Workers. Wednesday, March 18th – Stop by anytime between 5 and 7:30 pm. NASW-PA Chapter Office, 425 North 21st Street, Suite 401, Camp Hill, PA 17011Free Social Networking Event. Please pre-register so we may have refreshments available for you. For more information see: www.nasw-pa.org
• Lancaster Area Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (LAVORP) is seeking volunteers. This faith-based program trains Volunteer Facilitators to support offenders and empower victims by assisting them to address the harm resulting from non-serious crimes through face to face meetings. Training for new volunteers will take place on April 14th (6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.), April 24th, 25th, and May 2nd (8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.) plus, April 26th and May 3rd (1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.). For more information visit www.lavorp.org or please call Jon Singer at 397-2404 or email lavorp@lavorp.org

YOUR NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES!

It has been necessary to appoint new team members to the Alliance due to resignations during the fall semester. Your current representatives are listed on the Alliance webpage www.temple.edu/harrisburg/Social-Work-Student-Alliance. We hope you´ll stop by to put a name with a face!

• Kristina Mellinger, Facilitator
• Katie Kopco, Event Planner
• Terry Drew Karanen, Resource Specialist
• Melissa Trainor, Student Consultant
• Samantha Walker, Outreach Coordinator
• Christine Adkins, Advocacy Coordinator
• Ali Izer, Lancaster Cohort Student Liaison

Welcome to our newest members: Melissa, Samantha and Christine!

INFORMATION YOU JUST MIGHT NEED

• Thinking of going into school social work? Check out the School Social Work Association of America at www.sswaa.org
• AARP Foundation Seeks to Fund Women Scholars: Do you know any women age 40+ who are back to school seeking new job skills, training, and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families? The AARP Foundation will award up to 100 scholarships to eligible individuals with moderate to lower incomes and limited financial resources. See criteria and refer candidates to apply through March 31. For more information, visit http://www.aarpfoundationwlc.org/ or Shellie Smith, Student Financial Services Representative at srs@temple.edu or 717-232-6400 ext. 228.
• NEW DIGS, a growing ministry at Mission Central, provides furniture and household goods for families in the area who are in need. Ginny has been running this ministry by herself from the start and is now in need of volunteers and donations to keep this ever growing ministry going. Please email Ginny at newdigs02@yahoo.com or call her at 717-258-4361 or 717-713-1195 for more information.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

• Jewish Family Services of York/Part-time: Are you experienced in working with seniors and sensitive to older adults´ needs? If you are, you may be what we´re looking for at Jewish Family Services of York. We´re a social service agency that serves both the Jewish community and the non-Jewish community alike and we´re looking for someone to work with us part-time (10 hours a week to start) as our needs for senior case management grow. The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule and either have a bachelor´s degree (BSW preferred) or working toward a master´s degree (MSW preferred), although we are also interested in hearing from those with associate´s degrees in an allied health field and work experience. For more information send a resume and letter to Joan Krechmer at jkjfs@comcast.net.