Mother's Day is May 13
We'd like to wish all Mothers a
Happy Mother's Day
Events
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Des Moines Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Presents: "King Elementary School Spring Festival". This is a week long health and wellness festival full of fun for entire family!
The festivities are happening nightly 5pm-6pm, Monday April 30th - Friday May 4th at King Elementary School (1849 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314). Then on Saturday May 5th the festivities will end with a Health Carnival from 9am-12pm, also at King. At the Carnival we will have food, face painting, games, fitness classes, and health resources available for families. All events are FREE and tailored with programming for both youth and adults to participate. Spanish language interpretation services are available by request (please express the need in advance to julanda.taylor@dmschools.org or call 515-346-8439). There will also be light snacks provided at each night's event.
Gateway Dance Theatre
EMBRACE, Gateway Dance Theatre’s new and unique creative project combines dance, world music, the spoken word and shadow puppets to tell the story of a village people and their protection of trees from an invading army. It is a heroic story from India and serves as the cornerstone of the Chipko (embrace) movement that energized many environmental movements throughout India and beyond.
Embrace will further awareness of climate change, the green effect, and how it connects to humanity, as so aptly stated by Chief Seattle, a deeply grounded environmentalist and Native American,: “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread with it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
Enjoy a unique experience of drama, dance, and music for all ages!
For tickets
Investing In My Future
Iowa Juneteenth Gospel Fest
For tickets visit:
www.ijogospelfest.eventbrite.com
Employment Opportunities
Alliant Energy
City of Ames
City of Des Moines
City of Dubuque
City of Iowa City
Denison Job Corps
Des Moines Water Works
Fifth Judicial District
Hawkeye Community College
KWQC - TV6
MidAmerican Energy
Nexstar Media Group - Life Style Host
Nexstar Media Group - Producer
Northwest AEA
State of Iowa
State of Iowa Public Defenders Office
State of Iowa Public Defenders Office
Transportation Security Officers
United Way
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Wellmark BCBS
Wells Fargo
University of Iowa
The Office of Admissions at the University of Iowa is hiring a Communications Coordinator. The position will carry out various communication and marketing tasks to support the student-recruitment goals at the University of Iowa. Working with the Director and other Admissions staff, the Communications Coordinator develops communication plans and executes campaigns, specifically managing, producing, and sharing content for social media platforms. This position will build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging, and audience identification.
To learn about the requirements of the position and to apply, refer to: http://jobs.uiowa.edu and enter requisition #72710 and upload your resume and cover letter. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identify, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The University of Iowa’s Chief Diversity Office is seeking a qualified candidate for their Center for Diversity & Enrichment’s (CDE) TRiO Upward Bound program. The position of Educational Support Services Specialist will focus on the counseling, advising, and college readiness of high school students participating in the University of Iowa Center for Diversity & Enrichment’s Upward Bound Project during the academic and summer components.
For a complete job description, visit our web site: http://diversity.uiowa.edu/employment-opportunities. To apply for this position, visit our website athttp://jobs.uiowa.edu/ and search for Requisition #72733. All applications must be completed online via this website; however, if you need an accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact Sharon Beck by phone at (319) 335-2430 or send an email to sharon-beck@uiowa.edu .
Jones Cleaning & Remodeling Services, LLC
Great summer job opportunity!
$$$ FULL-TIME SUMMER POSITIONS $$$
JONES CLEANING AND REMODELING SERVICES, a Custodial Service for Iowa State University, will be completing Dept. of Residence Turnover Cleaning for the University soon! When the students move out, we move in...clean the unit, preparing for the next ISU student. APPLY to work alongside our well-trained professionals! We are opening 60 positions for this opportunity!!! Please review the details below... and call JONES to schedule your interview! 515-520-2629
Pay:
Cleaning Assoc. Starting at $11/hr
Team Lead Starting at $13/hr
When: Begins Monday May 7th
Hours: 7am - 4pm Monday - Friday
G4S
Has the following openings:
Security Officer I - West Des Moines
Uniformed Security Specialist - Altoona
Security Officer - Nevada, Pella
G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. (hereinafter also referred to as “G4S USA”) is an international security organization with an excess of one hundred domestic offices and approximately forty thousand employees nationwide. G4S USA provides a large array of security services to business, industry and government.
G4S USA is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity and each one of our domestic locations maintains an action oriented Affirmative Action Plan, designed to promote employment opportunities for females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, or Armed Forces Service Medal veterans. We support organizations such as yours that abide by these same principles.
Often, we have full and part time positions available for security officers. We are interested in receiving applications through our website (http://usajobs.g4s.com) from individuals referred by your organization. While we will consider all applicants, we are especially interested in minority and female applicants, as well as those who are disabled or veterans, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, or Armed Forces Service Medal veterans.
We would appreciate your calling our office to advise us of anyone you may know who is seeking employment.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Jana Spratt
HR Manager
G4S Davenport, IA
jana.spratt@usa.g4s.com
P: 563-359-1700
F: 563-359-1701
G4S Cedar Rapids IA Office
319-364-6605
G4S Des Moines, IA Office
515-284-6514
YWCA of Black Hawk County
Has the following opening:
Custodian & Maintenance
To apply: ywcabhc.org
Planned Parenthood
Has the following openings:
LPN or Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Urbandale
Clinic Assistant - Ames
To apply for these positions, please submit your resume and cover letter to resumes@PPHeartland.org or mail to Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Human Resources Department, PO Box 4557, Des Moines, IA 50305.
Alzheimer's Association
Bottle & Bottega
Colorlines
Iowa House Democrats
Iowa House Republicans
Iowa Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate Republicans
Jewels Academy
NAACP
National Urban League
N'Digo
Sentencing Project
Southern Poverty Law Center
State Representative Helen Miller
State Representative Phyllis Thede
State Representative Ras Smith
State Representative Ruth Ann Gaines
The Black Star Project
The Great Frame Up
The Soul Town
TBT News
Resources
Evelyn K. Davis Center - Summer Youth Program
It is with great pleasure that I send this recruitment e mail for the We Are Strong African American Families (SAAF) program. This program is for youth from 6th-9th grade
and their caregivers. It assists families in better understanding youth and youth better understanding their caregivers. The program strengthens communication, understanding of goals and family values, reducing risky behaviors (drug/alcohol use and sex)
and fun in general.
If you have any families that you feel would benefit from this program (essentially anyone with a middle schooler) and are African American, or mixed race families, please
refer them over to the information on the flyer to register on our Facebook page or send me their information and I am happy to contact them. The program will run on Thursdays from 5:30-8:00 May 17-June 28. The program offers FREE childcare, dinner each night,
and tickets to a family event (Iowa State Fair tickets last year) and FUN!
If you have any questions please contact Jonathan Douglas,
jrdouglas3@dmacc.edu, 515-697-1477 or Lenny Bell,
lbell3@dmacc.edu, 515-697-7768.
Richard & Linda Harrell Scholarship
The Richard & Linda Harrell Foster Care Scholarship was developed in order to encourage and support African American High School graduates to strive for higher education. Richard and Linda were long time foster parents who believe in education for personal betterment and becoming a productive member of society but also understand the difficulties and obstacles surmounting African American teens in pursing higher education. Thus it is their desire to make a difference.
If you know of an African American high school senior who has been involved in foster care at any point of their lives, please encourage them to apply. If there are any questions regarding the scholarship or the application contact LaTonya Calderon at 515.778.6551 or pastorlatonya@hotmail.com
Thank you for your time and consideration in helping to spread this wonderful opportunity.
IOWA HISTORY PROJECT
Officials with the State Historical Society of Iowa, with support from a federal grant, announced they will launch a multiyear research project this spring about the African-American Civil Rights Movement in Iowa during the 20th century. The $50,000 grant comes from the Department of the Interior and National Park Service, which recently announced $12.6 million in funding for 51 projects in 24 states that preserve sites and highlight stories related to the African-American struggle for equality. In Iowa, the “Iowa African-American Civil Rights Survey” will identify properties and people still unrecognized for the roles they played in civil rights history, as well as National Register of Historic Places with undocumented connections to the civil rights movement. Researchers will focus on places of work and worship, neighborhoods, educational institutions and public places as well as people, organizations and institutions involved in the movement. The two-and-a-half-year project will culminate with a survey report, at least one nomination of a historic property to the National Register of Historic Places and a customized civil rights tour on the Iowa Culture smartphone app. Currently, the State Historic Preservation Office’s database holds 11 National Register-nominated properties associated with African-American history, and only four of those are recognized for civil rights in Iowa
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