Attached are the meeting minutes from the July 25th Conference Call. So sorry for the delay.
Archive | August, 2013
Stretch your dollar at MH Co-op
Amy Parten from GreenPath Debt Solutions will be at Madison Heights Co-op from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 21. She’ll lead a program on ways to save money and make and stick to a budget. Other SCs are welcome to attend — bring your favorite money-saving tips to share with the group!
Fair Food Network Hosts Detroit Telephone Town Hall on Healthy Food Access – Aug. 8
| With the expansion of the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program into grocery stores, Fair Food Network is hosting its second telephone town hall for Detroit residents to discuss affordable, healthy food options using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Last December, more than 7,500 Detroiters participated in the first telephone town hall.
Join the conversation: Panelists:
How it works: Detroiters with landline telephones within 1.5 miles of the three participating DUFB grocery stores – Honey Bee Market, Metro Foodland, and Mike’s Fresh Market at Gratiot – will receive an automated invitation call. Callers from Detroit will be invited to participate in poll surveys using their touchtone phones and submit questions to the panelists. How YOU can participate: Call in at 7:00 p.m. ET to this number: (855) 756-7520 We will also be tweeting throughout the call. Be part of the conversation@FairFoodNetwork.
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Ask a DHS worker
Washington Square will have Juan Ortiz, Volunteer Services from the Kalamazoo County DHS office give an educational presentation to answer common questions and clear up confusion. A list of questions was gathered from the members and sent to Mr. Ortiz. He may take the questions and create a True or False handout. There will be free hot dogs and beverages, and hopefully a lot of participants! I’m having a little trouble attaching the flyer, so just trust me that it’s an eye catcher!
Free teeth pulling at U of D School of Dentistry
Please see the attached flyer.
English – Spanish Translator
Try Spanishdict.com for help communicating with your Spanish speaking clients. Simply type what you want to say in English and it will give you the Spanish translation including audio. You can practice your spanish speaking or you can play the audio or you can turn your monitor so the member can read the text.
I tried it today and it helped a lot.
Downriver’s Center for Adult Education
I was looking for ESL classes in the Downriver area when I came across the website for the Southgate Adult & Community Education center which has earned the title, “Downriver’s Center for Adult and Alternative Education.”
The “SACE” is located inside of Asher school at 14101 Leroy, Southfield, MI. Additional information can be found below and at: http://www.southgateadulted.org/default.htm
SACE is a comprehensive, full service educational program offering day and evening classes. Some of the highlights include:
- High School Completion
- Alternative Education, which we call the “Advantage Academy”
- Adult Basic Education (A.B.E.)
- G.E.D. prep and test program
- Vocational classes
- Computer and Technology programs
- English as a Second language program (ESL)
- Community Outreach
- Child Care programs
- Enrichment and Leisure classes