Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Scholarship opurtunity for GBLTQ youth

 

Please spread broadly for DCF-involved youth:

http://gbpflag.org/elsie-frank-scholarship/

 

--

Valerie K. Frias, Executive Director 

Greater Boston PFLAG

(office) 781-891-5966 

 

 

Monday, January 22, 2018

Grandparents Support Group training

 

How to create a support group for grandparents raising grandchildren

The Commission on the Status of 

 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

presents:

 

How to Create and Sustain a Successful Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

 

hands_together_sand.jpg

 

Workshop:

 

Friday, March 16, 2018

9:00 am-12:30 pm

Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc.

67 Millbrook Street

Worcester, Ma.  

 

Join members of the Commission and fellow support group facilitators for a half-day workshop on "How to Create and Sustain a Successful Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren."  This workshop is for anyone who is  interested in starting a support group for grandparents and relative caregivers but just didn't know how to get it off the ground.  This workshop is also for anyone who has already started a support group and is looking for new and creative ideas to sustain the group.

 

This workshop will:

- Provide you with information and resources for grandparents and kinship caregivers

- Prepare you to start a new support group specific to kinship caregivers' needs

- Discuss how to improve facilitation skills

- Discuss creative ways to obtain funding

- Share "best practices" for support group meetings.

 

Please register with Colleen Pritoni by 3/9/18 at

 

*A $25 pp suggested donation for the cost of materials 

 is kindly requested

 

 

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, 600 Washington St., 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111

 

 

Sent by contactus@massgrg.com in collaboration with

 

Monday, December 11, 2017

Discounted Bj's memberships

 

Quite a few of you have asked me if you can re-new (or get new) and I was going to do I January BUT the prices are going up Jan 3rd

 

So new memberships or renewals are $35 for 13 months.

I can’t send forms to everyone, so if interested, please email me and I’ll send you the form. 

 

All forms MUST be returned by 12/21

 

If you are due to renew in the next six months, I suggest renewing now.  Its 13 months from end date so you don’t lose anything. 

 

 

Carla King

Family Resource Worker

Department of Children and Families

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Suite 145

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862

 

Monday, November 6, 2017

Opioid training Nov 17th- Chateau restaurant!!

Danvers people just did the "hidden In plain view" part and they said it was awesome! I would go if you can!

 

Carol Casey
Kid's​ Net Director​
Northern Region
MSPCC
439 South Union St
Lawrence, MA
617-447-5417


CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments. For further information regarding Eliot Community Human Services privacy policy, Please visit our Internet web site at http://www.eliotchs.org

FW: YOUTH OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

 

Hi Everyone,

 

Marielle Amezquita from DTA in Salem sent along this info about this upcoming event! It looks really great and seems to be a good opportunity for the youth we work with!

The official flyer is attached.

 

 

 

ARE YOU BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-24?

INTERESTED IN JUMPSTARTING YOUR FUTURE?

JOIN US AT:

SHETLAND PARK, 35 CONGRESS ST. 3RD FLOOR, SALEM, MA

WHEN:   TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14TH 2017

TIME:     1:00 PM- 3:00 PM

THESE AGENCIES ARE OFFERING OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO NORTH SHORE YOUNG ADULTS

TRAININGS ARE FREE AND SOME OFFER $TIPEND$

·    CULINARY ARTS

·    CONSTRUCTION                               

·    COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

·    HiSET (GED)                          

·    AND MUCH MORE…….

 

WHATEVER YOUR CAREER PATHWAY IS THESE AGENCIES CAN HELP GET YOU THERE FOR FREE!

 

COME AND JOIN US FOR THIS INFORMATIONAL EVENT FOCUSED ONLY ON YOU AND YOUR FUTURE!

 

 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT CALL:

EILEEN @ 978-825-7325 OR MARIELLE @ 978-825-7454

 

 

 

 

Ali Selman, MSW

Adolescent Outreach

Lynn / Cape Ann

978-825-3918

 

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Free CPR Trianing for DCF Foster Parents

PLEASE SIGN UP AS INSTRUCTED BELOW J  Its not through DCF>

Just a reminder about this training.  There are still multiple spaces available.  Please encourage your foster parents to register.

 

 

Friday, October 13, 2017

Foster Care Alumni Dinner !

 

Hi Everyone!

 

Thanksgiving Foster Care Alumni Dinner is coming up! This is a great event for our youth in foster care now or in the past. If you have any youth you can think of that would like to attend please let me know! I have some open spaces in my car as well. Great event for networking, support and some fun raffles.

 

 

Thanks!

Ali Selman, MSW

Adolescent Outreach

Cape Ann/ Lynn

 

 

 

7th Annual Alumni Thanksgiving

College of the Holy Cross - Hogan Campus Center

 

 

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Great event this weekend

 

Hi all !

Attached is a picture for a great event this Saturday at the Salem Moose.

 

It’s a vendor/craft fair!  The organizer is donating profits to this office to help pay for our foster parent appreciation dinner !

The event is from 11-3

There will be a petting zoo there to entice families in! 

We will also have a recruitment table! 

 

Stop on by and spread the word! 

 

 

 

Carla King

Family Resource Worker

Department of Children and Families

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Suite 145

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862

 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Friday, September 29, 2017