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HRH's Weekly Newsletter from www.IndianaHelpers.com - 27 April '09
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Job Fairs - If you know of any upcoming job fairs this month or next, please email that information so I can get it in our next newsletter. Thanks, Don.

Government Grants

Mentoring Children of Prisoners - Department of Health & Human Services - Administration for Children and Families | Link to Full Announcement

Solicitation for Second Chance Act Mentoring Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Just Released - The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice, released the solicitation for Second Chance Act grants to nonprofit organizations for mentoring (Section 211). Funding under this section is available to help nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes implement mentoring projects to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of individuals who have been incarcerated. | Click here to download the solicitation.

Additional Government Grant Information - on "Second Chance Funds" and the "Economic Recovery Grants", please visit our Reference Info link.

Our News You Can Use

Service Providers, don't forget to register for the Mayor's Ex-Offender Re-Entry Resource Fair - May 12 - 13, 2009; 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Indiana State Fairgrounds | Local service providers are invited to participate in the 2009 Mayor’s Re-Entry Resource Fair where you will have an opportunity to talk with ex-offenders about services your organization has to offer. | Service Providers will have the opportunity to talk with ex-offenders on May 12 and 13 about resources they have available. Click here to Register | For priority consideration, please register by May 5, 2009.

Charitable Advisors, LLC publishes a great weekly Newsletter for the "Not-For-Profit Community" - If you are involved in any spectrum of a non-profit organization I strongly suggest you sign up for Bryan Orander's newsletter, it is a great source of information. Charitable Advisors LLC is a local firm focused on Strategic Planning, Board Development and Capacity Building. www.CharitableAdvisorsLLC.com - Bryan Orander 317-577-4692.

Meet ROY! a/k/a Resources Online for Youth - is central Indiana's new online, searchable database of youth activities and opportunities. Youth and families will be able to perform targeted searches by age, location, keyword and program type. MCCOY will use ROY's data to identify strengths, pinpoint gaps and find barriers to participation in youth programs and services. | It's FAST, EASY and FREE - Visit the ROY page on MCCOY's website by clicking on www.roymccoy.org. Have questions? Contact Amelia at 317-921-1266. MCCOY has published this annual Youth Activity Directory (YAD), a comprehensive list of youth services and programs for several years. Over 25,000 directories are distributed through our network of youth agencies and at community events throughout the year.

Our Events Calendar

28Apr09 Tuesday - Mayor's Ex-Offender Re-Entry Service Provider Forum - Do you work with those who have been incarcerated? This forum is for you. | From 12—3 p.m. ; The Indianapolis Training Center, 2820 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46208 | For more information, please visit the Ex-Offender Re-Entry home page.

9May09 Saturday - The Butler Tarkington Neighbors Coalition - is Hosting an "Embracing our Wealth Day" with a health Fair, Job Fair, Real Estate Day, Job Fair and more. | There will be food, games, fun, informational, first time home owners seminar, Real Estate Day, and the homeless is so welcome to attend there will be resources for them also | The location is The Unitarian University Church 615 West 43rd Street | For more information, please call Callie Sanders at 317-925-7299. Download Brochure

12-13May09 Mayor's Ex-Offender Re-Entry Resource Fair - 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Indiana State Fairgrounds | Local service providers are invited to participate in the 2009 Mayor’s Re-Entry Resource Fair where you will have an opportunity to talk with ex-offenders about services your organization has to offer. | Service Providers will have the opportunity to talk with ex-offenders on May 12 and 13 about resources they have available. Click here to Register | For priority consideration, please register by May 5, 2009.

14May09 Thursday - Michael Andretti Breakfast to Benefit Gleaners Food Bank | The Michael Andretti Foundation’s annual "Breakfast with Michael” fundraising event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 9:00 am. The beneficiary for this year’s event is Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana! | The charitable donation for this "limited seating" event is $125 per person, of which $100 is tax deductible. A "Garage Pass" is also included per person so you can get up close with the teams and drivers on that practice day! | For additional information and to reserve your advanced tickets, please send an email to: foundation@andretti.com or call Ryann Rigsby at 317-872-2700.

16May09 Saturday - Free Cancer Awareness Health Fair for 2009 - at St. Vincent Martindale Brightwood Cancer Awareness Health Fair, 2855 N. Keystone Ave. (Genesis Plaza) | Hours of operation 10:00 a. m. till 3:00 p. m. | Please call St. Vincent Careline at 338-2273 to schedule an appointment | Free Prostate Screenings for Men | Download Flyer

19May09 Tuesday (1st night) - The Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis - is happy to continue its efforts in training volunteer mentors to support those families in our community who have been stricken by homicide. For the past 10 years, the Ecumenical Project for Reconciliation and Healing has offered a 21-hour course that has successfully prepared over 150 mentors for this important work. We are looking to begin our next training class on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The classes will run from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm each Tuesday night through June 30, 2009. | We are inviting you and/or those involved in your outreach ministry to apply to the volunteer mentor training class (free of charge). Please find attached an application (which you may duplicate as necessary) and a tentative course outline. I am asking that you please return completed applications to me by via fax 317-926-5373 or snail mail at 1100 West 42nd Street, Suite 345, Indianapolis, IN 46208. | Download additional information | Download Application

14Jun09 Sunday - Homeward Bound (5 kilometer walkathon) | Join thousands of Hoosiers in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide housing and fight homelessness in Indiana! | Veterans Memorial Plaza | www.homewardboundindiana.org. Please check out our site for yourself as well as pass the information along or email me at: joann.morris@Clarian.org . If you have any questions please feel free to call me at: 317-931-3055 # 1763.

1Aug09 & the 8th, 14th & 15th - 10th Annual African Festival - presented by The City of Indianapolis & African Community International | Contact: 317-927-9777 or 317-327-3687 | www.africancommunity.net | Download Flyer

Our Job Fairs Calendar & Classified Ads for Jobs

27Apr09 Monday - Indianapolis Career Fair - from 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Sheraton Hotel City Centre, 31 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Attendance is free and registration is not required. | To view the company list, please register at Our Web Site.

16May09 Saturday - Trucking and Transportation Fair - from 12-4pm at Lincoln College of Technology, 7225 Winton Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46268 - more on this later

18May09 Monday - Indy Jobs Careen Fair - more on this later

Our State Legislators & Government Officials Web Sites

Do you want or need to contact one of your elected officials? Click on the link to their web site.

Our Helpers Press Releases - They would like for you to read..

Office of the Mayor | City County Council

Our Helpers Calendars & Newsletters - They would like for you to read.

Our Helpers Regularly Scheduled Classes

Flanner House - has a new 7 week job readiness life Skills to Success class (STS). It meets Monday thru Friday from 9:00 – noon. Interested in registration for the May class, please contact Randolph Douglas at 317-925-4231 # 244.
Addicted to Christ (A.T.C.) – Counseling & help for addictions, abuse, depression for all ages. | Meets weekly - every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm. Family members welcome! | Contact: D. Ivey at 317-414-6611 or visit their Web Site.

Our Helpers Regularly Scheduled Meetings - They would like for you to attend

Meets Weekly - M.O.V.E. |

Meets Monthly - | C.H.I.P. - C.H.I.P.'s Calendar | McCoy next 22Apr09 |

Our Research & Reference Info - The more you know, the more you can help.

Need important information/facts on the Homeless and/or ReEntry Industry? Click out: Our Research & Reference Page

Go to Our Needs Page - Our Helpers need Help Too!

RECEPTION DIAGNOSTIC CENTER (RDC) -
We are in immediate need of clothing for adult males for releases. Pants, shirts, undergarments, shoes and coats (of all sizes for men) is needed. We are also in need of gently used books for our offenders (paperback and hardback, both fiction and nonfiction). Because we don’t have programs at our facility, reading is often the only productive way our offenders have to spend their time. | If anyone is interested in donating either, they can contact: Lisa Powers, Executive Assistant/Public Information Officer, Reception Diagnostic Center at 317-839-7727, ext 3005, 317-839-1247, fax or email me at lpowers@idoc.IN.gov.

PLAINFIELD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (PCF or IYC) -
1) Arts and Craft Leader/Teacher/Instructors are needed to help our PLUS program with Community Service Projects. 2) Volunteers & Mentors - to help our PLUS Program participants. | Please contact Chaplain Ed Goforth | elgoforth@idoc.in.gov, or call 317-839-2513 # 1506.

Volunteers & Helpers Always Needed - WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Our prisons in Indianapolis, Plainfield, and Pendleton are in need of Volunteers who can serve "inside" the prison system as Teachers, Tutors, Mentors and Instructors. If you would like to be a volunteer (Helper), please Click on HRH's Contact-Us Page, or call Don Hawkins at 317-547-0500 and he can help direct you to an organization that can use your special services and talents. To contact the Indiana Department of Correction directly, Please click on: Indiana D.O.C. for additional information, or Click on: Indiana D.O.C. Volunteer Form.

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