Friday, July 26, 2013

KCDD Grant opportunity for Project SEARCH


Please review and share the attached announcement regarding Project SEARCH training and grant opportunity through the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Would you like to be part of an international movement that is changing the face of employment for youth with developmental disabilities?  If yes, please join the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities in welcoming Erin Riehle, Co-Founder and Director of Project SEARCH, back to Kansas.  Spend a day with Erin learning about the program, what's been happening across Kansas in the past three years and how to start Project SEARCH in your community.  
 
Project SEARCH is an internship program for high school youth with developmental disabilities who want to work.  We target students in their last year of high school eligibility and immerse them in a host business.  Student interns learn marketable and transferrable job skills that will lead them to competitive, integrated employment.  There are 235 active Project SEARCH programs internationally with an average success rate of 68% job placement within three months of graduation.
 
This training is appropriate for educators, policymakers, advocates, parents, Vocational Rehabilitation, community service providers, businesses and ANYONE who is interested in the education and employment of youth with developmental disabilities.
 
Grant opportunities through the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities will be ending soon.  Grant recipients receive technical assistance from the national team, as well as the Kansas Project SEARCH sites, and start-up funds.  We hope to invest in three or more school-based pilot sites before the end of 2014.
 
Please contact Shelly May at smaygm@kcdd.org or (785)296-3272 for more information.


Shelly May, Grants Manager
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
915 SW Harrison, Rm 141
Topeka, KS 66612
(785)296-3272
(785)296-2861 FAX
www.kcdd.org
smaygm@kcdd.org



  


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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Hollywood Casino - JobFair - July 30th


Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is hosting a Job Fair here on our property in the Turn 2 Sports Bar, Tuesday, July 30th. Attached is our Job Fair Flyer to advertise on your websites and job boards.

 

A special plus that is not included on the flyer is that we are interviewing on the spot and can potentially make an offer on the spot to a well-qualified candidate.

 

Please feel free to share this information so that candidates may come prepared with resumes and are dressed for an interview. We will be holding the Job Fair in 2 sessions, 9:00 AM – Noon and 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM in our Turn 2 Sports Bar. All attendee's must be 21 years of age or older.

 

Sheriece Green

Human Resources Business Partner

Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway

777 hollywood casino blvd.

kansas city, kansas 66111

((Phone) 913.288.9401  | * (Email) sheriece.green@pngaming.com

www.hollywoodcasinokansas.com

Monday, July 22, 2013

HVF Car Wash Fundraiser

Come out and support young photographers in our community as they raise money for their Washington DC Trip scheduled for August 3-7, 2013

 

Heavenly Visions Foundation Youth Photographers'

Car Wash Fundraiser 

Saturday-July 27, 2013 from 9:00am-1:00pm

Advance Auto Parks 

2921 SE California Avenue

(29th and California Avenue --next door to Walgreens)

Free will donations accepted

 

 

Please forward to family and friends

Thank you


Monday, July 15, 2013

New Veterans Website: Education and Employment Resources


The State of Kansas announced a new website that will serve as a central, comprehensive resource for services that the state provides to veterans.

 

KanVet will connect veterans with higher education information and job searching tools designed specifically for veterans. The website address is www.KanVet.ks.gov.

 

KanVet houses employment and education information in an easily navigable website with links to Kansas programs available for veterans.

 

Employment resources include information about KANSASWORKS, the KanSERVE program, opportunities with the Kansas Army and Air National Guard and explanations of other employment services. Education tools provide the ability to search for higher education programs for veterans at all Kansas Board of Regents universities and community and technical colleges.

 

Several agencies were involved in developing KanVet, including the departments of Commerce, Labor and Children and Families; the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs; Kansas Board of Regents, and the Kansas Adjutant General's Office.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

New grant fund to install water taps at community gardens and urban farms (KCK)


H2O to Grow Turns on the Faucet for Food Protection

The H2O to Grow Coalition announced a new grant fund to install water taps at community gardens and urban farms. The Fund results from a unique partnership between the Unified Government's Departments of Public Health and Public Works and the H2O to Grow Coalition working together to:
 

  • increase healthy food grown in Wyandotte County,
  • use Land Bank land for community benefit, and
  • manage empty lots to reduce stormwater run-off.

 

"Water access is one of the main barriers to gardens and farms growing more food to feed Wyandotte Countians," said Katherine Kelly of Cultivate Kansas City and H2O to Grow Coalition member.   "With 18,000 Wyandotte County residents living with low access to food, the H2O to Grow Coalition has been looking for creative ways to remove that barrier."

 

The Coalition, which includes representatives from Cross-Lines, Inc. Community Outreach, Cultivate Kansas City, the Giving Grove, Healthy Communities Wyandotte, IEJ Farms, Kansas City Community Gardens, K-State Extension, Latino Health for All, Master Gardeners, Rosedale Development Association, and The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition, began meeting in 2012 to examine barriers to community gardening and urban farming in Wyandotte County.

 

The cost to install a new water tap can range from $4,000-9,000, a prohibitive amount for most small growers. Gardeners and farmers looking for new growing sites are often limited to choosing locations that already have water or hauling water to their site. The H2O to Grow Fund will bring water access to empty lots in Wyandotte County that can be used for food production.

Applicants for grant funds will be required to demonstrate how their operation benefits Wyandotte County: through beautifying vacant lots and reducing blight, catching and conserving stormwater that would otherwise go into the city's overtaxed system, or providing food to communities that have low food access. Applications are available online.

 

The H2O to Grow Coalition, with active engagement of staff from the Public Health Department's Healthy Communities Wyandotte program, worked with the Unified Government Public Works Department to design a grant program that would serve the needs of growers and the Unified Government. Public Works is funding the program, the Public Health Department's Healthy Community Wyandotte staff will manage the grantmaking process, and H2O to Grow member organizations will be providing technical assistance to grant applicants.

 

"It's a win-win-win program," said Nancy Moylan, Board Member of Cross-Lines Community Outreach. "Growers will reduce the burden on the Unified Government to maintain empty lots and manage stormwater, the Unified Government will reduce the burden on growers to access water, and the new gardens and farms will increase the amount of healthy produce available in Wyandotte County."

 

For additional information on the H2O to Grow fund, contact: 


H2O to Grow Coalition, 
Katherine Kelly, 913-515-2426


Unified Government Department of Public Works
Robert D. Roddy, 913-573-5400


Unified Government Healthy Communities Wyandotte
Caitlin McMurtry, 913-321-4803


Monday, July 8, 2013

Digital Storytelling Careers in the Kansas City metro


Digital Storytelling Careers in the Kansas City metro

new report published by MARC's KC Accelerator initiative provides data on digital storytelling jobs in Greater Kansas City.

Digital Storytelling involves the use of computer, digital and web technologies to create narrative solutions that are enhanced by their creative use of media. There are 34,743 Digital Storytelling jobs in the Kansas City region today, and that total is expected to grow by 15.2 percent by 2022.

The report also includes profiles of four people who work in this industry in Kansas City, and resources for training and education in the field.


Friday, July 5, 2013

Press Release: Topeka Men's Wearhouse Suit Drive 2013


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Topeka Men's Wearhouse Suit Drive 2013

Residents of Topeka/Shawnee County Kansas may donate their gently used items now through July 31 at Men's Wearhouse location, 1920 SW Wanamaker Rd., Ste. 100, Topeka, KS. Call 785-272-6280 with any questions.






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