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Hyde Square Task Force E-Update
March 2006 The Hyde Square Task Force's
"e-update" is a periodic electronic newsletter featuring the
accomplishments of our programs and participants. Our
mission is to create a safe, clean and friendly neighborhood in
Hyde/Jackson Square, a neighborhood that places its priority on young
people. We strive to develop the skills of youth and their families so
that they are empowered to enhance their own lives and build a stronger
urban community. To learn more about us, please
visit our website at http://www.hydesquare.org/.
Highlights: THANK YOU! to all
our individual donors who contributed nearly $7,000 during a 2005
year-end appeal. More than 80 individuals made contributions
ranging from $10 to $500 in support of our youth development
programs. Several donors also praised the work of our teens in
their efforts to combat the sexual harassment that the girls and young
women we work with face each day in the streets and even their
schools. Your contributions help sustain this work – and show our
youth that they
are not alone in working to make positive change in our community.
To make a donation, go to http://www.hydesquare.org/get_involved/donate.html
To learn more about the recent sexual harassment campaign, go to http://www.hydesquare.org/news_and_events/highlights/respect/respect_article.html To learn more
about the Hyde Square Task Force, please visit our website at http://www.hydesquare.org/. Learn about our
teen Health Careers Ambassadors: On October
24, 2005, the Hyde Square Task Force officially announced the beginning
of the Health Careers Ambassadors Project, or H-CAP. Funded through a
two-year grant from the Workforce Investment Act (administered by
Boston's Office for Jobs & Community Services), H-CAP aims to help
youth explore different career opportunities within the health care
industry. Local youth between the ages of 14 to 21 are placed in health
care internships in which they gain hand-on experiences in a health
care setting. Through their involvement with the program, the youth
participate in job readiness trainings, job shadows of different health
care professionals, and technical trainings to strengthen the skills
needed to work in the health care field. Currently, H-CAP is in
collaboration with Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, Brookside
Community Health Center, Dimock Community Health Center, and Martha
Eliot Community Health Center.
To learn more go to http://www.hydesquare.org/news_and_events/highlights/HCAP/HCAP_article.html Check out our updated Youth Leadership Curriculum: Last summer, Task Force teens and staff came together in a series of intensive meetings (guided by an experienced youth development consultant) to describe the many skills and competencies youth gain as participants of our youth leadership programs. The five competency levels described in our new Core Leadership Curriculum Handbook acknowledge the different level of skills of a teen new to our programs with one who has become a “Changemaker.” Attainment of different levels of achievement are determined by youth self-evaluation and periodic review by each youth team's supersivor. Meet our new staff: In February the Task Force welcomed two new full-time staff: Maanav Thakore is our new Community Organizer. Together with Director of Community Development & Organizing Jesús Gerena, Maanav will be working with our Youth Community Organizers on issues ranging from sexual harassment to affordable housing. Danielle Samalin is our new Development Manager. She will be working with Director of Finance & Development Paul Trunnell and Program Developer Ken Tangvik to to raise money and publicize our accomplishments. Meet our new staff - and view current job openings - online at http://www.hydesquare.org/about_us/board.html View these and other highlights at http://www.hydesquare.org/news_and_events/highlights.html
In the News: Hyde
Square Task Force Mentoring Success Story
Mass Mentoring Partnership website (www.mentoring.org/ma) December 2005 "Wandy and Ken first met on the baseball field in Jamaica Plain. Wandy was an 11 year-old with a dream of making it big to Major Leagues one day, and Ken was a community volunteer coach for his team in the local league... " Health care project looking robust for HSTF Jamaica Plain Bulletin, November 3, 2005 "What began as a modest pilot program in response to Jamaica Plain youths interested in health care has blossomed into a $120,000 four-facility success for the Hyde Square Task Force... " Spotlight on Boston Girls' Sports and Physical Activities GoGirlGo! Network Fall 2005 "... the Hyde Square Task Force is demonstrating its desire to improve the quality of life for its girls by participating in the Boston Girls’ Sports and Physical Activity Project... "
Upcoming: SUMMER CAMP
REGISTRATION
Monday &
Tuesday, March 6th & 7th
April:Main Office (375 Centre St.) Contact: Brenda (617) 524-8303 x323 PCCP Workshop: How to Choose the Right College Thursday, March 9 @ 6:00 pm 375 Centre St. (main office) Contact: Yi-Chin (617) 524-8303 x303 Youth Team Parent Brunch Saturday, March 11 @ 11:00 am Main Office (375 Centre St.) Contact: Brenda (617) 524-8303 x323 Ritmo Perform at Northeastern / LASO Thursday, March 16 @ 6:30 pm Northeastern University (call for directions) Contact: Brenda (617) 524-8303 x323 H-CAP Radiology Job Shadowing Friday, March 17 @ 9:00 am Brigham & Women's Hospital Contact: Yi-Chin (617) 524-8303 x303 Afternoon of the Arts at the Kennedy Wednesday, March 22 @ 2:30 pm Kennedy Elementary School (7 Bolster St.) Contact: Brenda (617) 524-8303 x323 Diversity Month Celebration at the Curley Thursday, March 30 @ 1:30 pm Curley Middle School (493 Centre St.) Contact: Ana (617) 524-8303 x324 Youth Team All-Day
Retreat
View a
complete list of upcoming events at http://www.hydesquare.org/news_and_events/calendar_2005.html#marThursday, April 20 Location to be announced Contact: Yi-Chin (617) 524-8303 x303 Discovering Your Future: Siempre Palante! City-Wide Youth College & Career Conference Saturday, April 22 Location to be announced Contact: Yi-Chin (617) 524-8303 x303 Ritmo Perform at Fiestón de las Américas Saturday, April 22 @ 6:30 pm Call for location Contact: Brenda (617) 524-8303 x323 Ritmo Perform at Springstep in Malden Saturday, April 29 Call for time & location Contact: Brenda (617) 524-8303 x323 Jamaica Plain Clean-Up Day Saturday, April 29 Location to be announced Contact: Jesús (617) 524-8303 x304
To learn MORE ABOUT A PARTICULAR PROGRAM or find out how TO ENROLL, contact: * Ritmo en Acción Youth Dance Troupe - Brenda x323 or brenda@hydesquare.org * YouthFirst in Jackson Square Community Organizing Initiative - Jesús x304 or jesus@hydesquare.org * Kennedy Elementary School After School Program - Brenda x323 or brenda@hydesquare.org * Curley Middle School After School Program - Ana x324 or ana@hydesquare.org * Paths to College & Career Program (PCCP) - Yi-Chin x303 or yichin@hydesquare.org * Women Engaged in Physical
Activity (WEPA) - Ana x324 or ana@hydesquare.org * Health Careers Ambassadors Project (H-CAP) - Yi-Chin x303 or yichin@hydesquare.org
FOR A COMPLETE STAFF DIRECTORY: http://www.hydesquare.org/about_us/board.html
FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE HYDE
SQUARE TASK FORCE: http://www.hydesquare.org/contact_us/directions_main.html
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