MOAA In the Community
 MOAA's FY16 African Community Grant Pre-bidders Conference and COAA/MOAA Community Town Hall, November 3, 2015
On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) hosted two community events - the FY'16 African Community Grant Pre-bidder’s Orientation and 'Have Your Say' town hall meeting, co-hosted with the Commission on African Affairs (COAA). The grant informational session was attended by over 45 participants who inquired about the grant's requirements, its application and award process.
That evening, COAA and MOAA hosted its first-ever African Community Town Hall Meeting. About 70 members of the African diaspora from the D.C. Metro Area convened to discuss the various needs of diverse communities, particularly in the areas of public safety, language access, affordable housing, and homelessness.
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The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) is proud to launch EKO | African Diaspora Coding Academy. Directly connected to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vision of supporting innovative ideas that expand economic opportunities, EKO | African Diaspora Coding Academy is a program developed in partnership with Coders4Africa (C4A), the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), and DCHR’s Center for Learning and Development to provide greater access to free coding classes, software design and application development to the growing African-born population in the District.
EKO reinforces Mayor Bowser’s commitment to focus on high-growth industries such as technology to stimulate job creation and prepare District constituents with long-term competitive skills that will place underserved community members on ‘Pathways to the Middle Class’. As the first-ever program of its kind for the African community, EKO | African Diaspora Coding Academy will extend free, basic, and advanced coding training to over 120 African residents in web and mobile applications.
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MOAA's African Community Grant: Request for Applications (RFA)
    
Background Information:
The
Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) is soliciting grant applications from qualified
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) serving the District of Columbia’s African
constituents [residents and/or business owners] - for its FY 2016 African
Community Grant. The grant is intended to fund programs that provide targeted
services and resources to the District’s African residents and/or business
owners in areas of need in the community.
Funding priority areas identified for FY 2016 are aligned
with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration budget priorities:
- Education
- Jobs & Economic Development
- Public Safety
- Housing
- Transportation
- Environment
- Health & Wellness
- Good Government
-
Arts & Creative Economy
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FY16 African Community Grant Call for Reviewers
The Mayor’s Office on
African Affairs (MOAA) is seeking qualified individuals to serve as reviewers
for its FY16 African Community Grant. Reviewers help MOAA select the best
proposals from a competitive pool of applicants and are chosen based on their
knowledge, education, and experience. The review process is designed to ensure
that each grant is awarded on the basis of evaluation selection criteria.
Reviewers are therefore essential to the grant process as they evaluate and
score applications and provide objective recommendations for potential
recipients. The grant review panel will reflect a broad diversity of ethnicity,
gender, age, and experience.
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Register for the DC Resident Snow Team
Winter is around the corner and that means snow season is close. Some of our residents, including seniors and individuals with disabilities, are unable to do their own shoveling. And it’s especially important that this group has clear sidewalks and stairs, because they often need to get to medical appointments. ServeDC is recruiting 2,500 volunteers to join our DC Resident Snow Team and help our vulnerable neighbors with snow removal. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit snowteam.dc.gov. And if you are a senior over the age of 60, or if you have a disability and do not have someone in your home who can shovel, please call 311.
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MOAA/GMU African Diaspora Demographic Survey
On behalf of the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs and the George Mason University, you are invited to participate in the African Diaspora Demographic Survey. The survey will address critical gaps in information and capture much needed demographic data such as age, employment, education, and language proficiency. The project will culminate in a jointly-issued research report with important policy recommendations and analyses of issues facing the African diaspora community, namely underemployment, cultural and linguistic language barriers, and lack of access to services.
Once completed, the survey will serve as a resource for researchers and as support for targeted outreach efforts of service providers and government agencies in connecting policy decisions with the needs of African immigrants communities in the Washington metropolitan area.
Please click here to complete the survey.
Thank you for your participation in this important project.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs at 202.727.5634 or email us at oaa@dc.gov.
MOAA Internship Program
 MOAA is accepting applications for internships throughout the year! If you are interested in public service and working with African Diaspora communities in the District of Columbia, you are invited to submit an application. Bi-lingual (Amharic and French) interns are especially encouraged to apply. Internships are unpaid and require a minimum requirement of 32-hours per week. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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Be in the Know: Help OAA’s Facebook page get to 3,000 likes!
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Mayor Bowser and Councilmember Orange Announce Bold FY16 CBE Spending Goal
On Monday, November 2, 2015 Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Vincent Orange held a press conference to announce the Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) spending goal.The Bowser Administration also unveiled a new website,cbeconnect.dc.gov, that will help CBEs better navigate the local government procurement process.
“Small businesses are the engine of our economy. As Mayor, I am committed to creating an environment where District businesses can start, thrive and grow,” said Mayor Bowser. “That includes leveraging the District’s local procurement dollars to support small businesses. We are re-envisioning the way we approach procurement by setting ambitious goals and providing tools so our small businesses can succeed and continue to create pathways to the middle class.”
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Obama Administration Highlights District Programs to Train Returning Citizens for High-Tech Careers
On Monday, November 2, 2015, the White House highlighted the District of Columbia as a community taking action to expand high-tech jobs to returning citizens. As part of the Obama Administration’s TechHire Initiative, the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) is working with a group of stakeholders to train and put 200 returning citizens to work in high-tech careers.
“The District shares the President’s commitment to giving returning citizens the tools they need to succeed when they get home,” said Mayor Bowser. “By focusing on high-growth industries like technology, we are preparing our residents for long-term careers that put them on a pathway to the middle class. I have charged District government agencies to work with local and federal partners to expand economic opportunities for all residents, including our returning citizens.”
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Pledge to End Homelessness in DC
Please support the District’s bold effort to end homelessness by taking the Pledge to End Homeless in DC.
Far too many men, women, and children live on our streets and in our shelters. This is unacceptable, because homelessness is a problem we know how to solve. Earlier this year, Mayor Bowser and the DC Interagency Council on Homelessness released HomewardDC, a comprehensive five-year plan to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. In her first Budget, Mayor Bowser is making historic investments in Homeward DC and in the solutions we know work to end homelessness. Now, Mayor Bowser is announcing a set of legislative and administrative measures to ensure these investments make the biggest impact on the lives of DC residents experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
The Bowser Administration has a plan to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. To achieve this goal Mayor Bowser is announcing an all eight ward strategy that includes legislative and administrative measures to improve the District’s homelessness crisis response system for families. Mayor Bowser asks you to join the effort to end homelessness in DC. Our entire community must be a part of the solution. Every neighborhood, and every resident, has a stake in ending homelessness.
As the Director of the Mayor’s Office on African
Affairs, I have already taken the pledge to end Homelessness in DC and I
ask that you join me by also taking the Pledge. Our goal is to get 500 African residents to take this Pledge and we need your support to reach our goal.
You can take the Pledge by signing and returning it to us via email at oaa@dc.gov or you can do so directly by visiting http://dcforms.dc.gov/webform/pledge-end-homelessness-dc.
If you prefer to pledge online, please email to inform us.
Please follow the link to learn more about the Mayor’s plan to end homelessness
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The Right Choice Campaign
On Friday, July 10, 2015, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law emergency legislation aimed at preventing the sale of synthetic drugs in the District of Columbia. The law authorizes the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), and District government as a whole to take swifter and stronger action against businesses who sell these illegal products.
District business owners are encouraged to participate in the Mayor’s #WePledgeDC campaign by signing a pledge not to participate in the sale of any form of synthetic drugs. More than 150 businesses across the District have already signed the pledge promising that they will not sell synthetic drugs. Look for the sticker below in participating stores and businesses.
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Exhibit, Hammer Projects: Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Born in Engugu, Nigeria, in 1983, Njideka Akunyili Crosby left home at the age of 16 to study in the United States. She now lives in Los Angeles creating works of art that are beautifully layered images of daily life, revealing the many facets and layers of human experience. The large scale works on paper combine collage, drawing, painting, and printmaking, fusing African and American influences together, showing the full spectrum of the diaspora as it spans the globe.
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US-Based Firm Promotes Financing In Africa
Ovamba, an investment management firm, based in Chevy Chase, Maryland with additional offices in Douala, Cameroon; and Washington, D.C, plans to support borrowers in the African small to medium enterprise market with Sharia-compliant financing, according to a report in CPIFinancial. Ovamba connects African investors in the diaspora who want to lend money with African businesses that want to borrow, according to a profile on Gust, a global funding platform for sourcing and managing early-stage investments.
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Can Recycling Reduce South African Youth Unemployment In the Circular Economy?
Approved in 2012, government-funded collection depots and infrastructure have been set up around South Africa to collect waste tires — an estimated 60 million are lying around, more than the country’s population — and deliver them to approved recyclers. This effort has created more than 2,600 new jobs and 200 small-to-medium-sized enterprises within three years, according to the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa. The process of collecting, transporting and recycling waste could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and small businesses, tackling one of South Africa’s greatest challenges – joblessness — says Frans Cronjé, CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations.
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Money Smart for Small Business Workshop: Banking Services & Insurance for Small Businesses
Participants will learn how to best run their business at this workshop conducted using the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Money Smart for Small Business curriculum modules. During this session, representatives from Branch Banking & Trust (BBT) will assist individuals with a better understanding of Banking Services and Insurance Choices designed for small businesses.
When: Thursday, November 12, 2015 | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Where: DCRA Small Business Resource Center | 1100 4TH Street, SW | E-4302 (4th Floor) | Washington, DC | 20024
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The Regulatory Process of Starting a Business
During these monthly sessions, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will partner with District government agencies to educate customers on how to start a new business in the District of Columbia. The following topics will be discussed: Business Licensing, Corporate registration, Certificates of Occupancy (C of O), Home Occupancy Permits (HOP), Grant Opportunities, Vending, Farmer markets, and Certified Business Enterprises (CBE).
When: Monday, November 16, 2015 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Southwest Neighborhood Library | 900 Wesley Pl SW | Washington, DC | 20024
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I'm Certified, Now What? - CBE Tools for Contracting Success
The DSLBD Small Business Resource Center will show participants how to get started with business development success factors, procurement technical assistance and using CBE Connect to strategically target agencies. The workshop will explore business development success factors and how to apply them to government procurement; Procurement technical assistance services to strengthen the CBE’s marketing, pre-contract and post award management; and CBE Connect overview where CBEs have a one stop shop for all contracting and procurement needs. Participants will leave this session knowing and understanding the tools to get you to the next level of connecting with agencies and building strategies to succeed.
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Where: DSLBD Training Room | 441 4th Street NW | Suite 805S | Washington, DC | 20001
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2015-2016 Grant Writing and Management Training Series
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s Grants Planning Committee is conducting a 2015-2016 Grant Writing and Management Training Series. The purpose of this series is to support their non-profit and government partners with identifying funding opportunities, writing strong applications and implementing robust fiscal and programmatic grants management practices. The next training entitled “Developing a Strong Application: From Problem Statement to Performance Measurement” will take place on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.
For more information or to register contact David Marimon at David.Marimon@dc.gov with the name of the training and RSVP in the subject line.
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Community Food Projects (CFP) (DOA)
Department of Agriculture announces funds to support programs that: will meet the food needs of low-income individuals through food distribution; community outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service; Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities; promote comprehensive responses to local food access, farm, and nutrition issues; and meet specific state, local or neighborhood food and agricultural needs.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations
Deadline: Monday, November 30, 2015
Contact: NIFA Grants.gov at electronic@nifa.usda.gov
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Promoting Caregiver Health Using Self-Management (HHS)
The Department of Health and Human Services announces funds for research in promoting caregiver health using self-management.
Eligibility: City or township governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, small businesses and DC government agencies
Deadline: Thursday, March 3, 2016
Contact: Grants Information at (301) 435-0714 or GrantsInfo@nih.gov
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The Office of Partnerships and Grant Services, Grant Information Resource Center
The Grant Information Resource Center (GIRC) provides technical assistance and information about resources that improve community services in the District of Columbia for its “customers” - District government, nonprofit, and faith-based representatives. The primary focus is to assist customers who either lack computer access or the knowledge to best use their existing computer technology to strengthen their organizations.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by appointment only |10:00 am-12:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Contact: 202.727.8900. Please click here to schedule an appointment.
African Women's Health Survey
On behalf of the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs, you are invited to participate in the African Women's Health Survey. The survey will collect information on healthcare access, use and satisfaction, and collect demographic data on country of origin, age, education, language proficiencies, and more.
The aim of the survey is to help identify the main cultural, structural, and financial barriers to healthcare access and utilization for African women in D.C., as well as any unmet health needs and their effects. The data collected will help inform a research paper that will analyze these issues and challenges, and offer policy recommendations to help better respond to African women's health needs in D.C.
The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for your help.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Elisa Mosler at em1093@georgetown.edu
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings
Men between the ages of 40 and 70, without a history of prostate cancer, can get a free prostate cancer screening, including a digital rectal exam and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test.
When: Offered the third Friday of every month - 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
Where: MFA Ambulatory Care | 22nd and I streets NW | Washington DC | 20037 | One block from Foggy Bottom Metro (Blue and Orange lines)
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Crankin' Fitness
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Vida Thrive 5K
Vida Fitness is hosting their first annual 5k Run/Walk. All race profits will benefit Thrive DC - a non-profit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the DC area.
When: Saturday, November 14, 2015 |8:00 am
Where: East Potomac Park | South of the Jefferson Memorial
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The Prudential 4.01K Race for Retirement
The Race for Retirement is an event organized by Prudential to encourage everyone to save for retirement. This year’s edition will be held on the RFK Stadium festival grounds. The event will also feature a festival with music, entertainment, and food following the run.
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Where: Festival Grounds at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | 2400 E Capitol Street SE | Washington, DC | 20003
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Department of Housing and Community Development Survey on Affordable Housing
The Department of Housing and Community Development
(DHCD) created an online survey to solicit input for affordable housing and
community needs in DC. The results will help shape the FY 2016 – FY 2020
Consolidated Plan (“Plan”). The document is updated every five years and
submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). All
projects and initiatives funded over the next five years will tie back to the
policies and priorities outlined in this plan. This survey, along with public
hearings and informal events, will drive DHCD’s Needs Assessment Analysis for
this 5-year update. Share your thoughts with us and take the survey! For more
information, visit DHCD’s
website.
FY 2016 – 2020 የተቀናጀ ዕቅድ ፍላጎቶች ግምገማ
በዲሲ ዋጋቸው
ተመጣጣኝ የሆኑ መኖሪያ ቤቶች እና የማኅበረሰብ ልማት ፍላጎቶች የሚመለከት የዳሰሳ ጥናት
የ 2016
– 2020 በጀት ዓመት የተቀናጀ የዕቅድ ሂደት በአሁኑ ጊዜ ሂደት ላይ ይገኛል!
የ ዲሲ የመኖሪያ ቤት እና የማኅበረሰብ ልማት ክፍል (Department of Housing and Community,
DHCD) የተቀናጀ ዕቅድ (“ዕቅድ”) የማዘጋጀት ኃላፊነት ተሰጥቶታል፣ ይህ
ዕቅድ ኤጀንሲው አራት ፌደራል ሀብቶችን እንዴት እንደሚጠቀምባቸው ራዕይ የሚያስቀምጥ ሰነድ ነው። ሰነዱ በየአምስት ዓመቱ እየተሻሻለ
ለዩ.ኤስ. የቤቶች እና ከተማ ልማት ክፍል (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, HUD) ይሰጣል (HUD)። እኛ አዳዲስ ዕድሎችን እና ተመጣጣኝ የማኅበረሰብ ዕድገቶችን የሚፈጥሩ ፖሊሲዎች እና
የሥራ ዕቅዶች በምናዘጋጅበት ጊዜ ይህ ለ DHCD በጣም ጥሩ አጋጣሚ
ነው።
ለ DHCD፣ ዕቅዱ ለቀጣይ ሥራዎቻችን እንደ ካርታ ሆኖ የሚያገለግል ሲሆን ለተመጣጣኝ፣ ለመኖር
ምቹ እና በዕድገት ጎዳና የምትራመድ ዲሲ ያለንን አጠቃላይ ራዕይ ያሳያል። በዚህ ሂደት ውስጥ የማኅበረሰብ ተሳትፎ ማድረግ ለፖሊሲ
ግቦቻችን እና ለውሳኔዎቻችን እንደ ወሳኝነት ያለው ግብዓት ተደርጎ ይቆጠራል። ይህ ጥናት፣ ከመደበኛ የሕዝብ ችሎቶች እና መደበኛ
ያልሆኑ ፍጻሜዎች ጋር ተዳምሮ ዲሲ ላይ ያሉት የተመጣጣኝ ቤቶች እና የማኅበረሰብ ልማት ፍላጎቶች ምስል ያሳየናል።
የበለጠ ለመረዳት እዚህ ይመልከቱ
Évaluation des besoins du plan consolidé pour les années fiscales 2016 -
2020
Une enquête sur les
besoins de logements abordables et de développements communautaires dans le District de Columbia (DC)
Le processus de réalisation du plan consolidé pour
les années fiscales 2016 - 2020 est en cours ! Le Service du logement et
du développement communautaire du DC (DC Department of Housing and Community
Development, DHCD) est chargé de développer un plan consolidé (« le
plan »), un document qui présente la manière dont l'Agence envisage de
dépenser les quatre ressources fédérales. Ce document est mis à jour tous les cinq ans et soumis au Ministère du
Logement et du Développement urbain des États-Unis (U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, HUD). Il s'agit d'une période exceptionnelle pour le
DHCD, qui développe les politiques et les initiatives qui favoriseront la
création d'opportunités et le développement de communautés équitables.
Pour le DHCD, le plan servira de feuille de route
pour nos travaux futurs, faisant la promotion d'une vision complète d'un DC
abordable, habitable et en pleine expansion. L'engagement communautaire est un
élément essentiel de ce processus et servira de base à nos objectifs politiques
et à nos processus décisionnels. Cette enquête, associée à des audiences
publiques officielles et à des évènements informels, contribuera à dresser le
tableau des besoins de logements abordables et de développements communautaires
dans le DC.
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The Africa Business Fellowship
The Africa Business Fellowship is a partnership between Econet, African Leadership Network (ALN), and Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT). The program will match young American business professionals with paid 6-month placements in African companies. Its purpose is to strengthen relationships between the African and American business communities and provide future American business leaders with the hands-on experience they need to truly understand business in Africa.
Deadline: Monday, November 9, 2015
Contact: Whitney White wwhite@ml4t.org
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2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship Call for Applications
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and a key part of the U.S. commitment to invest in the future of Africa.
Beginning in 2016, the fellowship will bring together 1,000 young African leaders across three tracks—business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and public management—for a six-week, in-depth academic and leadership training at 20 top American universities. Eligible candidates should be between the ages of 25 and 35 and have a demonstrated track record of leadership in a public, private, or civic organization, and a commitment to contributing their skills and talents to build and serve their communities.
Application deadline: November 11, 2015.
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Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program, Call for Applications
Universities in Africa and African-born academics in the United States and Canada can now apply for funding to take part in joint projects as part of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP). Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced a renewal grant to the Institute of International Education that aims to support 140 collaborative projects in 2016 and 2017, building on the success of the first two years of the program.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 | 12:00 am EST
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Single Family Residential Rehabilitation Program
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Senior Community Service Employment Program
The District’s Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) offers subsidized skills training and job placement assistance to disadvantaged District residents ages 55 years and older. The program tailors recruitment, training and employment strategies to help place seniors with host agencies for training and employment in growth industries.
Participants must be at least 55, unemployed, and have a family income of no more than 125% of the federal poverty level. Enrollment priority is given to veterans and qualified spouses, then to individuals who are over 65, have a disability, have low literacy skills or limited English proficiency, reside in a rural area, are homeless or at risk of homelessness, have low employment prospects, or have failed to find employment after using services through the American Job Center system.
SCSEP grantees include state agencies and 15 national non-profit organizations. Call this number for more information on SCSEP programs 1-877-US2-JOBS (1-877-872-5627).
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Wi$eUp, Financial Planning Online Program for Generation X & Y Women
Wi$eUp is a financial education program for Generation X & Y women. It promotes financial security through online education. The Wi$eUp course offers help with straightening your files and records, analyzing your spending and setting financial goals, building a realistic budget, credit and the evaluation of a credit report, creating an emergency fund and set aside account, Investing 101, getting to know your retirement plan, and developing a comprehensive financial plan. The online course has eight components. Registration is free and gives you access to the entire course. After logging in, you may complete the chapters using as much time as needed and in any order.
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Cooke College Scholarships
The Cooke Foundation offers the largest scholarships available to exceptionally high achieving, low-income students. Scholars receive up to $40,000 a year to cover tuition, living expenses, books and other fees. Cooke Scholars come from every state with no restriction on background, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, political affiliation or citizenship status.
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The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship makes it possible for the nation’s top community college students to complete their bachelor’s degrees by transferring to a four-year college or university. Application deadline is Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
Click here to learn more about this scholarship opportunity.
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Free Home Internet for Low-income DC Families
Connect.DC, the District’s digital inclusion program, is partnering with EveryoneOn, Byte Back, and the United Planning Organization will provide six months of free home Internet service ($60.00 value) to 500 DC families with school-aged children. This project is designed to help low income children use technology to succeed in school.
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English Conversation Circle
The English Conversation Circle at the Georgetown Neighborhood resumes the Fall session from September 9 to December 2, 2015 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Volunteer facilitators from The Washington English Center will lead the classes.
Contact The Washington English Center at 202-387-2222 or The Georgetown Neighborhood Library at 202-727-9232.
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Jobseekers Drop-in Clinic and Computer Basics
Every Friday morning the DC Library Southeast branch provides computer access and help with the following: creating email accounts, refining your resume, completing job applications online, understanding the importance of using social media sites, finding and using free online continuing education classes, and providing networking opportunities with other jobseekers.
When: Every Tuesday | 10:00am -12:00pm
Where: Southeast Library | 403 7th St. SE | Washington, DC | 20018
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Hands on Hearts CPR Training
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Administration just launched “Hands on Hearts” to train 5,000 people in hands-only CPR each year, from here on out. Hands-only CPR, also known as compression-only CPR, is used to give victims of sudden cardiac arrest a series of chest compressions, using only your hands. This lifesaving training only takes 20 minutes and is free. To learn how you can sign up for CPR training - and possibly save a life - visit HERE.
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