ADVOCACY:
*Fostering Connections Legislation - 2010: Click HERE
*Children's Rights Story-Atlanta - Click HERE
*Follow DFCS Legislative Bills on Twitter! - See below for instructions:
1. Visit www.twitter.com and establish a Twitter account.
2. Search for my account: GADFCSLegis
3. Click on the "follow" icon located to the right of User/Name and just under Actions (when you scroll over the icon it will say "Follow GADFCSLegis".
4. Wait for your request to follow GASDFCSLegis to be approved. Until your request is approved, it will say "pending."
Please be reminded that all communications (including "tweets") are subject to Open Records requests and, as such, you should not send anything via this method that you would not want to have read by the general public.
* Foster Club All Star - Click HERE for more information
* Governor's Budget Propsal 2010 - Click HERE
* Caucus on Foster Youth - Click HERE for more information
* Support Juvenile Justice Reform - Read the letter HERE
EDUCATION:
*College Scholarships for Students from Foster Care - Click HERE for more information: DEADLINE is MARCH 31, 2010
*It’s the 18th Annual Celebration of Excellence!! Save the Date: June 9, 2010 at the Rialto Theater for The Arts!! Stay Tuned for more details. Please spread the word! Check us out of facebook at www.facebook.com – Celebration ofExcellence (this is how it’s listed). Also, please be sure to check out the website at www.celebrationsofexcellence.org
* College for FREE! - Open to African American Males ONLY - Click HERE for more information
*Scholarships for High School and College Students - Click HERE
COMMUNITY
FUN:
EMPLOYMENT/INTERNSHIPS
*They are reopening the peer position for the GA Care Connection, looking for people who have been victims of prostitution, obviously have overcome it, and are now out of that life, and have good driving record. If any of your youth may be interested in this part time position have them check the GRN employment site, grncsb.com.
*The University of Oklahoma National Resource Center for Youth Services is pleased to announce that we are seeking a Program Development Specialist to plan, coordinate and implement training, technical assistance, and other activities associated with the national, federally-designated National Resource Center for Youth Development. For job listing and application instructions, go to the University of Oklahoma Human Resources website. Please send an additional set of required materials to Dottie Ansell (dansell@ou.edu) or Clay Finck (cfinck@ou.edu) when applying.
*2010 Summer Employment Opportunities - Click HERE
*Student Academic Opportunities - Click HERE
NATIONAL
ADVOCACY:
*Youth Voice Opportunity - Click HERE
RAISE ME UP NEWS:
* Congratulations to some of our EmpowerMEnt youth on your Executive Appointments! -Click HERE for more information
