DBE Certification 101- Metra’s Office of Business Diversity & Civil Rights
A FREE workshop to guide you through the initial DBE Certification application process.
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Educating For A Healthy Community
Auburn Gresham’s Health Fair on the block a huge Success!
NeighborWorks 2013 Volunteers Needed!
Auburn-Gresham/Englewood Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) is looking for volunteers for the annual NeighborWorks event, on June 1st, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Sign up and come join us! NeighborWorks works to provide decent homes and safe healthy communities for low- and moderate- income residents. Neighborhood Housing Services, a NeighborWorks member partners with NeighborWorks American, because they are a preminer provider of community development training in the U.S.!
Greater West Town: Connecting Successfully with the Woodworking Industry
Learn to build cabinets and furniture, operate woodworking machines including CNC, read blueprints, measure accurately, and start a career in the satisfying field of wood products manufacturing. Study at Greater West Town, an agency that connects with industry.
Collins’ Proposes Law to Protect Student Privacy
New technology means new issues for schools and educators to navigate. Social media can provide a forum for bullying, making threats and even planning or committing crimes. It is also a way many students today express themselves and communicate with their friends. House Bill 64, which I sponsored in the Senate, recognizes that primary and secondary schools, as well as universities, need to strike a balance between respecting students’ privacy online and enforcing school rules. This legislation prohibits colleges and universities from requiring students to reveal their passwords or give them access to their accounts. However, a school may require a student to furnish his or her password if administrators suspect the social media account contains evidence of a rules violation. K-12 schools must notify parents of the circumstances under which they are authorized to access students’ social media accounts.
Local bank to offer identity theft prevention and shredding programs
Urban Partnerhip Bank is joining with the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation to present “Putting Your Financial House in Order, ” on April 24th a free identity theft prevention program during Money Smart Week Chicago, April 20-27.
Funding Opportunity: Capacity Building Grants for Culturally Diverse Arts Organizations
The Arts Work Fund invites proposals from multi-cultural and culturally-specific arts organizations that have not previously received a grant from the Fund. Deadline: June 17th, 2013, 6:00pm
Refurbished Apple iBooks (laptops/notebooks) for only $99.00
Affordable Mac Notebooks for Kids and Adults! Limited supply
Greater Auburn Gresham Proudly Celebrates Community History
Share your community story, during the month of February! We want to open more doors for readers who, do not know a lot about the African American experience or thriving community of Greater Auburn Gresham and some of the contributions made by African Americans to its growth and development or contribution to our city and nation.
St. Bernard adopts 55 families for Christmas
The Christian values of giving and compassion are put into action at St. Bernard Hospital where their Adopt-A-Family program, now in its 20th year, provides baskets of food and toys for area families.