Kim Cheeks - Office on Status of African-Americans News - October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018

Office on Status of African-Americans

This is a compilation of information and announcements that impact the Black community. It is intended to disseminate information to service providers and other stakeholders that serve and work with Black Iowans.

Events and Programs

Busts dedicated for five more community leaders in downtown Sioux City

Sioux City Journal October 5, 2018

Last week, five individuals were honored with Celebrating Community Project sculptures: 1) Susan LaFlesche Picotte for her work with Native/indigenous Americans; 2) Mike Wood for his work with homeless Americans; 3) Evelyn Freeman for her work with African-Americans; 4) Marilyn Murphy for her work as a women’s advocate; and 5) Rhonda Tenuta for her work with victims of domestic violence. The project was also renamed "The Rudy and Flora Lee Celebrating Community Project", in honor of community volunteer Flora Lee and her late husband, Rudy. http://bit.ly/2pFGbBc

African American Museum of Iowa

Congratualtions to the 2018 History Makers!

October 4th at the Hotel at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids, four African Americans who’ve made an indelible impact as a trailblazers, change agents, legacy makers or role models in their communities were honored as History Makers. This years honorees included, Dr. E. Dale Abel (Iowa City), Dr. Venise Berry (Coralville), Rudolph “Rudy” Simms (Des Moines) and Shelby Humbles, Jr. (Cedar Rapids).

Children and Families of Iowa

Full-Time M-F from 9-5pm incentivized 6-week training we have coming up called Becoming Extraordinary which starts on Oct. 22-Dec 4. This specific training is geared towards youth ages 18-24 that have some sort of contact with the criminal justice system resulting in charges. We will go over go in-depth on how to address the charges with employers, ways to goal set knowing the gravity of how they may impact career options and overall how to rectify the situation within the individual so they are able to successfully start to create a pathway forward in employment. Additionally, we will be covering all the basics in Soft Skill development (resumes, interviewing with REAL employers on site, professionalism, finances, communication, etc.).

At the end of this training, we will be placing youth into a PAID work experience position for 4-6 weeks at $10/hr. with a local employer that is willing to hire them on full-time afterwards if they do a good job.

Our orientation date has passed, but we still have room for several more before the 17th of this month. If you have any young adults on-site that may be a good fit, let connect! I will do what I can to make the enrollment as easy for you all as possible!

Let me know if you have any questions! I have attached the flier if you have anyone you feel might have an interest in this training!

Best-

Jackie Servellon

Career Planner & Re-Entry Program Coordinator
Connect 2 Careers Program, Children & Families of Iowa
1111 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50314
Email: JackieT@cfiowa.org
Phone: 515.778.2515

Count the Kicks

EPA Grants

Click here to apply

2018-2019 Call for Applications

Is a local food, local places grant from EPA that is designed to assist in the development of local food systems. Communities are invited to apply for a new round of planning assistance from Local Foods, Local Places. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 22, 2018.

Evelyn K. Davis Center

Check out other programs and events here

Grand View University

Global Vision Week Oct. 15 - 18

"This year's theme Equality ≠ Equity: Creating a More Equitable World. We will focus on increasing our global awareness of equity at the level of gender, race and economics. Our intent is to inspire you to think about this theme from a broad range of majors and professional fields. The week’s schedule is filled with thought-provoking co-curricular sessions throughout the daytime and evening. Please attend events yourself and encourage others to attend as well! "

Iowa Accountability Project

Our mission is to combat domestic violence in the African American community. In order to be successful in our mission, we must connect with the African American community across the state.

We updated our Greater Iowa African American Resource Guide earlier this year, which showcases the amazing businesses, organizations, elected officials, consultants, services, places of worship, etc. either owned by or that cater to African Americans throughout Iowa. This is Iowa's premier and most sought-after resource guide.

We are currently collecting updates to release a new edition early next year. In order to be a part of this free service, we require the following information from each businesses/organization or a response indicating that nothing has changed:

*Business/Organization:
*Purpose:
Contact Name/Title:
*Address:
Note: A P.O. Box will suffice
City/State/ZIP:
*Phone:
Fax:
*Email:

Note: If you would like to receive a copy of the Resource Guide but do not want your email to be listed, please specify.

Website:

Is the business/organization African American owned?

(*REQUIRED)

If you would like your business/organization to be included in the next edition of the Greater Iowa African American Resource Guide and/or know of a business/organization that should be included, please send me all required information no later than OCTOBER 26, 2018.

Please be aware that if we do not hear from you, we may not include your information in the next edition.

On behalf of the Iowa Accountability Program, we thank you for your time and cooperation. We look forward to including you in our future edition!

Sincerely,

Iowa Summit on Justice & Disparities

NAACP Youth Council

Urban Dreams

Election Day is coming

Vote early!

Resources for voter information:

Iowa ACLU

Iowa Secretary of State

Employment Opportunities

Des Moines Water Works

Fifth Judicial District

G4S Jobs

Hawkeye Community College

Iowa State Extension and Outreach 4H Program

State of Iowa Public Defenders Office

Tribune Media Inc

Transportation Security Officers

United Way

University of Iowa

University of Northern Iowa

Wellmark BCBS

Wells Fargo

YWCA Blackhawk County

Interstate Companies, Inc new

I am a contract recruiter for Interstate Companies, Inc headquartered in Bloomington, MN. We have some open positions in a shop in Altoona, IA. I have listed the brief details of the four positions. Should you have anyone interested, please have them email me their most recent resume, best number I can call them at and the preferred time to reach them.

Parts Counter Rep (2nd shift):
-Pay: $15-20/hour, DOE
-Hours: M-F, 2:30 pm-11:00 pm
-Located: Altoona, IA 50009
-Required Qualifications: Desired to have knowledge of inventory control processes plus shipping and receiving; someone who is dependable; HS diploma or equivalent; 50 lbs lift requirement; excellent communication skills; great at Microsoft Professional/Office

Field Service Technician
-Pay: $20's-30's/hour, DOE
-Hours: TBD with hiring manager
-Located: Altoona, IA 50009
-Required Qualifications: Required HS diploma or equivalent; Desired- technical degree/certificate; minimum of 3 years’ experience working with diesel engines and heavy duty trucks excellent communication (written and oral) skills

Diesel Technician
-Pay: $20's-30's/hour, DOE
-Hours: TBD with hiring manager
-Located: Altoona, IA 50009
-Required Qualifications: Required HS diploma or equivalent; Desired- technical degree/certificate; minimum of 3 years’ experience working with diesel engines and heavy duty trucks excellent communication (written and oral) skills; must have your own set of general tools

Allison Transmission Technician
-Pay: $20's-30's/hour, DOE
-Hours: TBD with hiring manager
-Located: Altoona, IA 50009
-Required Qualifications: Required HS diploma or equivalent; Desired- technical degree/certificate; minimum of 2-3 years’ experience working with Allison transmissions; excellent communication (written and oral) skills; be able to lift with NO Restrictions

Thank you for your help.

Kind regards,

Joy Thomas | Contract Recruiter| Interstate Companies, Inc.
2901 East 78th Street | Minneapolis, MN 55425
P: 952.876.5702 | EXT: 798724
joy.thomas@istate.com
www.istate.com www.istatetruck.com
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