2003

Student Service and Leadership Conference (Apr 5)
10 AM - 6:30 PM with optional Coffee House until 8 PM

Attention all students interested in community service, campus-community partnerships, service-learning, and civic engagement!  Come to the first PHENND Student Service and Leadership Conference.  This conference will be led by students for students in the greater Philadelphia region.  

The conference will feature:

• Student led discussions and breakouts
• Information fair of student groups, nonprofit agencies, fellowships, and post-graduate programs
• Key note speaker, Ami Dar, Founder of Action Without Borders
• And much more!

Click here for a detailed agenda and to download a registration form.

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Quarterly PHENND Meeting: Focus on Health
Tuesday, April 1, 2003

9:00-11:30 AM
Saint Joseph’s University
Sun Room #1, Campion Hall. (City Ave and Cardinal Ave)
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
For a campus map, visit http://www.sju.edu/about

To RSVP, contact Hillary at 215-573-2379 or hillarya@pobox.upenn.edu

The Quarterly PHENND Meeting is one of the four meetings each year where the entire PHENND network gets together to learn about important developments in the region.  It is also the time for all PHENND member to share new programs and ideas with your peers, as well as get impromptu feedback for any challenges you might be facing.  Finally, it’s a great place to network. 

At this particular meeting we will focus on Health and how colleges and universities can get involved.  Specifically we will talk about health professions education and service-learning .  Dr. Lucy Wolf Tuton, Dr. Vincent Zarro and Ms. Diane Datcher will discuss Bridging the Gaps which is a multi-institutional program linking the training of health and social service professionals with the provision of health related services.

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National Student Civic Engagement Week (Feb 16-22)

Note new dates due to snow cancellations!

• The ABCs of Hunger: Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, 6:30 PM

This workshop will explore the politics of food in America, focusing on both private and public efforts to combat hunger.  Students who attend this program will be encouraged to participate in the Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign. This workshop will be facilitated by Pat Temple-West, Director of Nutritional Development Services, the nutrition program of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Location: La Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Olney Hall, Room 100

• Removing Barriers to College Achievement: Getting Philadelphia’s Youth “GEARed-UP” for Success: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, 4:15 PM

This workshop will explore some of the barriers that prevent the majority of Philadelphia’s public school youth from successfully applying to and completing college.  Students who attend this program will be encouraged to participate in the College and Career Guidance Centers that PHENND is building in eight Philadelphia high schools, as part of the School District’s GEAR UP program.  GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally-funded initiative.
Location: University City High School, 3601 Filbert Street, Room 4

• Panel Discussion on The Working Poor, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, 7:30-9:00 PM.

A panel of local non-profit organizations will share with participants their work to fight poverty by addressing the root causes, as well as helping individuals gain self-sufficiency. Faculty will include Jac Ferber, Executive Director of Philadelphians Concerned About Housing and a representative of Philadelphia Workforce Development.

Location: Community College of Philadelphia, West Regional Center, Community Room, 4725 Chestnut Street. Co-sponsored by Philadelphia Cares.

• Racial Wealth Inequality: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, 7:30 PM

This workshop will explore wealth distribution in the U.S., particularly along racial lines, the history of asset accumulation in the 19th and 20th centuries through participants' collective family histories, and reviews the role of government in this process.  We will examine historical and present-day barriers to wealth building, and review proposed policy interventions for non-asset owning households. This workshop will be facilitated by Heather Kilmer, Associate Director of University of Pennsylvania’s Civic House and trained facilitator for United for a Fair Economy.  
Location: University of Pennsylvania, Civic House, 3914 Locust Walk, Living Room

• Clean Up Day with Philadelphians Concerned About Housing, Saturday, Mar. 15, 10 AM - 2 PM

Help clear several abandoned houses in preparation for a major rehabilitation project which will benefit low-income women and children. Wear junky clothes and bring gloves if you have them.  To learn more about Philadelphians Concerned About Housing, visit their website.
Location: Meet at PCAH Office, 21 S. 61st Street.

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Social Justice and Tax Inequity in Philadelphia (Feb 28)

Please inform students, faculty, field instructors, and other interested persons to:
Save the Date!
Friday, February 28, 2003
9 am -4:30 pm
Friends Meeting House
4th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA

"Social Justice and Tax Inequity in Philadelphia"

A Community Action Conference Sponsored by:

• Center on Ethnicities, Communities and Social Policy, Bryn Mawr College
• Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College
• Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND)
  

Student-led Breakout Sessions
Recommendations to be sent to the City's New Tax Commission

Lunch included
Free and open to the public

To register for this free conference or for further information call 610-526-5030 or write to the Center on Ethnicities, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899

Snow Date March 7th

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Fifth Annual PHENND Conference (Jan 25)

Save the date for the next PHENND Conference. The Conference will bring together faculty, students, administrators, community based organizations, and K-12 educators to celebrate the past accomplishments and future success of collaboration.

The conference will be Saturday, January 25, 2003 and will take place at Bryn Mawr College. Dr. Kenneth Reardon, Professor of City Planning at Cornell University, will give the keynote address. Read about Dr. Reardon by visiting http://www.dcrp.cornell.edu/people/profile.mgi?id=18

To view the agenda and detailed workshop descriptions, please visit http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/PHENND/events/2003conf.html

To register, visit http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/PHENND/events/2003conf/register.html  

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VITA Training (Jan 21-24)

Attention student in Delaware County.  Be a part of the new PHENND Financial Outreach Program.  Learn how to prepare income taxes for low-income families so they can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).  

You must attend all training sessions.  They will run 3-7 PM, Jan 21-24, at Widener University in Room 102 of the Leslie Quick Center.  For more information, or to register, contact Hillary Aisenstein at hillarya@pobox.upenn.edu.  

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2002

Quarterly PHENND Meeting with a Focus on Anti-Poverty Work and Service-Learning (Oct 10)

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Wilson Hall, Room 209-213, 9 AM - 12PM.

This is one of four times that the entire PHENND region can get together to discuss any pertinent issues. Come ready to exchange information and ideas about what PHENND can do for you and what you can do for each other. This meeting is open to everyone - students, community organizations, teachers, staff, faculty, etc. Come one! Come all!

PHENND will be unveiling two new anti-poverty initiatives this Fall. One is a food stamp enrollment initiative with the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, La Salle University, University of Pennsylvania, and Gratz High School's Youth Driven Service Learning Center. The other is a Financial Outreach Program aimed at increasing participating in the Earned Income Tax Credit focusing on Delaware County and partnering with Swarthmore College, Penn State Delaware County, Neumann College, Villanova University's Tax Law Clinic, and Workforce 21.

Come here about these exciting initiatives!

Please RSVP to Hillary Aisenstein at hillarya@pobox.upenn.edu.

University of the Sciences is located at 600 S. 43rd Street in West Philadelphia. For a campus map and directions, visit http://www.usip.edu/map/index.html