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Need A Job?
DO YOU NEED A JOB?
Or
Do you someone that does?
The Neighborhood Jobs Pipeline is hosting a FREE
RESUME CLINIC
April 21, 2012
At 10:00 am- 3:00 pm
1400 Oakman Blvd
Detroit, Michigan 48238
Technical writers and computer access will be
available
For more information please call 313-494-4933
Scholarship Opportunities
1. Wake Forest University has an opportunity for minority students to attend its MBA program for FREE, and so far, the response has been very poor. Please pass along this opportunity to your friends, families. This is a great school and a tremendous opportunity to attend a top graduate school.
The contact person is: Derrick S. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, Rm. 3139 Worrell Professional Center, Babcock Graduate School of Management – Wake Forest University WINSTON SALEM NC 27109-8738 email: derrick.boone@mba.wfu.edu or call toll free at (866) 925-3622.
www.wfu.edu
2. Black Male Teachers needed. Do you know any Black Males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for FREE? The “CALL ME MISTER” program is offered by 4 historically black colleges in South Carolina, Benedict College, Chaflin University, Morris College and South Carolina State University – visit the www.callmemister.clemson.edu/ for online application or call 1.800.640.2657 for more details.
3. Harvard University is offering free tuition to families of HONOR STUDENTS if their income is less than $125,000 per year. Visit www.fao.fas.harvard.edc or call 617.495.1581 for more information.
4. Syracuse University School of Architecture is desperately seeking young women and men of color interested in pursuing a 5 year professional degree in Architecture. Contact: Mark Robbins, Dean School of Architecture, 201 Slocum Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1250 at (315) 443-256. Or visit: www.soa.syr.edu/indes.php
5. APPLY NOW – If you have/know young adults between the ages of 18-31 with a High School Diploma the Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for Air Traffic Controller School. For more information please visit the website www.faa.gov/jobs_opportunities/airtrafficcontroller/
6. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is offering two scholarships. The undergraduate transfer scholarship offers $30,000 per year to community college students to complete their bachelor’s degrees at a four-year college or university. The application is on line and the deadline is December 6th. The Foundation’s graduate Art Award provides up to $50,000 to students or recent alumni with exceptional creativity and for up to three years at an accredited graduate school. The online application will be available November 1st.
DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT’S EMERGENCY POLICIES
The Detroit Police Department will respond to citizens’ calls for service in a manner that reflects the best intervention strategy for that situation. Response by patrol officers will be aimed towards, but not limited to, those situations in which there is an immediate threat to public safety or an officer’s presence is required to address an emergency situation that absent an officers’ presence is unlikely to be mitigated without additional risk to life or property.
The purpose of the enhanced services provided by the Telephone Crime Reporting Unit (T.C.R.U.) is to minimize responses to non-emergency calls for service, which do not require the immediate service or presence of an officer. This course of implementation allows patrol officers to remain in the community to respond to property and/or life threatening emergencies and engage in pro-active policing.
The goal is to redirect about 40% of the calls for service to T.C.R.U., thus providing the citizenry with almost immediate reporting service. It should be noted and emphasized that approximately 80% of all citizens calls for service nationally are of a non-critical nature (Police Executive Research Forum).
Non-emergency calls for service are handled by police officers (limited duty status) and/or civilian personnel. Emergency calls for service received by the Detroit Police Department are prioritized using a system that assists dispatchers in sending patrol units to the most urgent / life threatening situations first.
The urgency of many assignments to which the Detroit Police Department responds depends upon the level of threat or danger to life and property upon when the offense occurred. For example an unauthorized entry to a residence while the owner is away is a lower priority than an unauthorized entry to a residence while the owner is at home. To assist the Emergency Service Operators in determining the most appropriate call for service, listed below are brief narratives of the priority codes:
Priority (1): Police Dispatched – Emergency in Nature Emergency runs involving life-threatening conditions where one or more of the following criteria exist:
- In progress
- Perpetrator still on scene
- Likelihood of apprehension is high
- Emergency Medical Service is needed/requested
- The preservation of evidence or the protection of the crime scene is of an urgent nature
Priority (2): Police Dispatched – Serious in Nature Emergency runs where the situation has been stabilized and where one or more of the following criteria exist:
- In progress or Just happened
- Perpetrator is still on scene
- Occurred within 15 minutes
- Likelihood of apprehension can be high or low
- The preservation of evidence or the protection of the crime scene is of an urgent nature
Priority (3): Police Dispatched – Not Serious In Nature Emergency runs where police assistance is needed, but not urgently.
- In progress or just happened (e.g. Larceny in progress, Suspects stripping a house, B/E business or residence just happened)
- Perpetrator is on the scene
- Occurred less than 15 minutes ago
Priority (4): Police Dispatched or T.C.R.U. – Not Serious In Nature Emergency runs where police assistance is needed, but not urgently. These runs may be redirected to T.C.R.U. for report purposes and only when the following criteria exist:
- Not in progress
- Perpetrator is not on the scene
- Occurred more than 15 minutes ago
- Likelihood of apprehension is low
Priority (5): T.C.R.U. – Not Serious In Nature Emergencies shall be redirected to be processed by T.C.R.U. when the following criteria exist:
- Not in progress
- Perpetrator is not on the scene
- Occurred more than 15 minutes ago
- Apprehension unlikely
- Damage or loss is less than $10,000 dollars
“We, as Detroit Police Officers took an oath to protect and serve,” stated Chief Ralph L. Godbee, Jr. “We have looked at best practices across the country to ensure that our implementations of best services are efficient and effective, as we serve the citizens of Detroit.”
For more information, questions, comments or concerns please contact the City of Detroit Police Department, Office of Public Information at Pubinfo@detroitmi.gov
Gladston Fruit Orchard Planting 4-21-12
CW/NE Earth Week Celebration 2012
Register For the 2012 Earth Week Celebration here: Earth Week Registration Form
Cook, Eat & Talk
While we have made some strides in our current DDOT Transportation problem, we need to put more Voice to our concerns. These cuts are affecting all of our lives. Transportation is a lifeline to our community and for every community in this City.
Please mark your calendars and get the information out to all of your networks about our upcoming meeting “Cook, Eat and Talk” A Transportation Justice Training Session, scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012, from 5:30-7:30 pm at St. Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, 8850 Woodward Avenue (See Attached Flyer). We are hosting this “organizing session” and an essential toolkit will be distributed. Churches especially get the word out to your congregations.
ALSO, MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR OUR ” A MEDIA EVENT” WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 30th AT ST. MATTHEW’S AND ST. JOSEPH’S EPISCOPAL CHRUCH. WATCH YOUR MAIL FOR THAT EVENT FLYER.
Henry Ford to Celebrate World Voice Day with Free Concert
A free concert to entertain and educate singers, speakers and others in the community will be held Monday, April 16 in Detroit to celebrate the 5th annual World Voice Day.
Hosted by the Henry Ford Medical Center for the Performing Artist, this year’s celebration, “Make Your Voice Count,” will be held from 6:30 – 9 p.m. at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center, located at 311 E. Grand River, 313-965-8430.
The event will include performances by local artists Rumya Honasoge, Christina Dastolfo, Natalie Cochran, 4GVN, and The Reflections.
Experts with the Henry Ford Medical Center for the Performing Artist also will be at the event to discuss proper voice care for performers. The group provides medical and speech pathology services to performers and those at risk for straining their voices due to their professional or private activities, such as singing, lecturing, teaching, broadcasting, and those talking for long periods of time.
“Make Your Voice Count” is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and reservations are required by April 12. Call (313) 916-8088 or email voiceday@hfhs.org to register.
To learn more about voice care services offered by the Henry Ford Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and the Henry Ford Medical Center for the Performing Artist, go to www.henryford.com.
LEMONADE DAY IS RETURNING TO DETROIT!
ARISE Detroit! once again will serve as a community partner for Lemonade Day in Detroit on Saturday, June 9. Join thousands of organizations around metro Detroit and around the country in teaching our youth how to start, own and operate their own business using a lemonade stand.
Registration is now available at detroit.lemonadeday.org as well as more information and video on the program. Register your youth today!
Volunteers participate by:
- Stuffing backpacks
- Spreading the news about Lemonade Day by distributing materials to local schools, clubs or youth organizations
- Registering youth to participate at special events
- Do you blog? Tweet? Are you on Facebook? Help us spread the word about Lemonade Day online using our flier!
Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand. It began in Houston, Texas in 2007 and has since grown from 2,700 kids to 120,000 kids in 31 cities across America and Canada in 2011 – including Detroit! In 2011, Lemonade Day Detroit distributed 8,000 backpacks of materials and our kids donated about 70 percent of their profits to charities – an estimated $160,000! We hope you will join us for this year’s Lemonade Day on June 9, 2012!
Each child that registers receives a backpack with an Entrepreneur Workbook that teaches them the 14 lessons of Lemonade Day like creating budgets, setting profit-making goals, serving customers, repaying investors and giving back to the community. Along the way, they acquire skills in goal-setting, problem solving, and gain self-esteem critical for future success. They keep all the money they make and are encouraged to spend some, save some and share some.
The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take ownership of their lives and become productive members of society – the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers, and forward thinking citizens of tomorrow. Download the Lemonade Day Detroit flier!
What do kids learn by participating in Lemonade Day?
Financial Literacy & Economics
- capital equipment & consumables
- supply & demand
- credit, debt, gross & net income
- marginal utility
- return on investment
- compound interest
College Readiness & Career
- critical thinking & collaboration
- interest in attending college
- civic responsibility
- customer service
- teamwork & problem solving
- presentation skills & design
Life Skills/Personal Development
- leadership
- belief that attaining goals is within reach
- personal productivity
- self-direction & time management
- social responsibility & charity
- high order thinking
- social skills & self confidence
Academics
- math calculations
- reading & interpreting data
- oral & written communication
The success of Lemonade Day relies on all members of the community coming together for a common purpose – to train the next generation of entrepreneurs, civic leaders and engaged citizens. At its core, the Lemonade Day program helps kids thrive by building 26 of the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets®. Studies of more than 2.2 million young people consistently show that the more assets young people have, the less likely they are to engage in a wide range of high-risk behaviors and the more likely they are to succeed. Assets have power for all young people, regardless of their gender, economic status, family or race/ethnicity.
Parents take note when businesses make a contribution to future generations. Featured on Lemonade Day’s website, at events, and in printed materials, sponsors enjoy unique exposure demonstrating their commitment to the future of our youth and country.
- Download the 2012 Lemonade Day Detroit Sponsor Materials!
- Download the 2012 Strategic Partner Materials!
If you have any questions or would like to become a Sponsor or Strategic Partner, please contact us at Detroit@lemonadeday.org.
