Public Hearing 11/14 at 10:30am re:CHINS legislation @ Gardner Auditiorium

I invite you to attend the hearing at the State House in Boston next Wednesday. Be there to support the CHINS reform efforts, and to learn more about the process of how public policy gets made. If you want to testify on the need for the reforms, that's terrific. But come and show your interest in the issue. Legislators sometimes make decisions based on who - or how many - are watching. It?s important that they know that many people think the system needs to be changed.

Volunteer needed

I will be getting new clothes for the donation room and I was hoping someone would come in and organize the room. If anyone has any time, we would love the help!

It is mostly hanging clothes and organizing by size, so when a child is placed the worker can grab an outfit or PJ's to get through the first night. Call Carla at 978-825-3862

Babies R Us special event for us!!!

Adoptive / Foster Parents and Department of Social Services Staff Appreciation EventSunday – December 2 nd from 8:00am till 10:00am. Please note you must have invitation - foster parents will recieve in newsletter or I can send you one. DSS offices will have them on hand. I need to have you RSVP by Novemeber 28th. If you are closer to Salem NH, I can send you an invite for that event instead, just let me know. Call Carla at 978-825-3862
We would like to show you how much we appreciate what you have done for the children.
By “invitation only”, On Sunday December 2nd we’re going to open our doors at 8:00am till 10:00am just for you.

You will receive a Continental Breakfast, Baby Registry Registration, Personalized Shopping, Free Raffles and Special Coupons (on the backside). So don’t forget to mark your calendar, and bring the invitation with you.

Children's Friends Groups

THE FOLLOWING GROUPS ARE FREE AT CFFS GLOUCESTER 978-283-7109

TEEN ANGER MANAGEMENT-BOYS WEDNESDAYS FOR 12 WEEKS 7PM CALL KATE RASHER X440 OR DAVID SWANSON X441

SUPPORT GROUP FOR FATHERS OF CHILDREN WITH ADHD THURSDAYS 12 WEEKS 5:30PM Call MARIAH MARSH X418 or JOEL BRUNNER X423

SOCIAL SKILLS AND RISK PREVENTION GROUP FOR YOUNG WOMEN Call HEATHER DUNTON X442 or DAVID SWANSON X441

SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN WITH HISTORY OR TRAUMA/PTSD MONDAYS 9AM call RICHETTA MIGLIOZZI X 407 or AMY HUBBARD X 402

THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE GROUPS TO FILL AND THEN WILL GIVE A START DATE

ALSO ALL CFFS SITES ARE NOW OFFERING TRAUMA FOCUSED CBT IF INTERESTED I HAVE BROCHURES AND REFERRAL FORMS. THIS IS IDEAL TREATMENT IN IMPROVING SYMPTOMS OF PTSD, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY.

Evening of Giving

I am selling tickets for Evening of Giving.

The tickets are $10 each and out of that we keep $7 and $3 goes to the Simon Youth Foundation.

The event is on November 18th after the mall closes. Only ticket holders are let in for great sales, entertainment, door prizes and more. This is good for the North Shore Mall, Pheasant Lane Mall, Burlington Mall, Rockingham Park Mall, the Mall of Nh, Cape Cod Mall, and Solomon Pond Mall.

Call Carla at 978-825-3862 direct DSS ext 33862. Please pass this e-mail along to your friends!

All monies go toward holiday events for children and families.

Free Tuition at Harvard University

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard’s president Lawre nce H. Summers said, ”When only 10 percent of the students in Elite higher education come from families in lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution.”

If you know of a family earning less than $ 60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free...no tuition and no student loans!

To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $ 60,000 a year visit Harvard’s financial aid website at: http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/ or call the school’s financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.

Bob's Coupon

I have coupons for Bob's that can be used to jump start your holiday shopping!!

25% off.

Let me know and I can put on in the mail to you.
They are good October 28- November 3

Carla

FREE TIX- Wizard of Oz

Where: Veterans Middle School Performing Arts Center, 217 Pleasant Street, Marblehead

When: Saturday November 3 and 10 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Sunday November 4 and 11 1:00 p.m.

Bruce Whear, President and Owner of Wire 4 Hire, Inc. and the Marblehead Little Theatre would like to invite you to attend their exciting production of “The Wizard of Oz.” This is a family-friendly show complete with Munchkins, the red slippers, and Toto!

Many of you know that Bruce is both an avid theatre fan and an advocate of programs that seek to nurture and empower our children. This program hopes to open the doors of the theatre to those children who may not otherwise have access to the stage. Involvement in the theater can develop into a life-long love and appreciation for the many arts that cooperate together to make a successful show. Voice and music, costumes, make-up, acting, set design, script writing, directing, and so much more work together to create magic. This magic is something that we hope to instill in every member of every audience.

For more information on the Marblehead Little Theatre’s production of “The Wizard of Oz”, please visit www.m-l-t.org

FREE TIX- the Crucible

When:
Thursday, November 15

8:00 p.m.

Where: First
Church of Salem
316 Essex
Street, Salem



Bruce Whear, President and
Owner of Wire 4 Hire, Inc. and the Salem Theatre Company would like to invite you to attend their exciting production of "The Crucible." Complimentary tickets to one show are being offered to us!

The Salem Theatre Company
and its members are thrilled to be able to offer tickets to those teens and adults who may not have access to the theater in other ways. Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" is both entertaining and educational as it retells the history of the Salem Witch Trials. This is a wonderful opportunity to combine history, literature, and a great evening of fun.



For more information on the Salem
Theatre Company's production of "The Crucible", please visit www.salemtheatre.com

Evening of Giving

We now are selling tickets for the Evening of Giving!

When: Sunday November 18th

See Carla for tickets!

Proceeds to benefit children's holiday activities