Sign Language 101 Classes

Sign Language 101

A beginner’s entry to sign language. 6 weeks of basic words and sentences to help bridge communication barriers.

Age: All
Date & Time: Mon. April 6th, 6PM-7PM
Cost: $20 per person

Bethel Park Family Center
2850 Bethel Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46203
317.327.7480

Spanish 101 Classes

Spanish 101

A beginner’s entry to speaking the Spanish language. 6 weeks of basic words and sentences to help bridge communication barriers.

Age: All
Date & Time: Wed. April 8th, 6PM-7PM
Cost: $20 per person

Bethel Park Family Center
2850 Bethel Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46203
317.327.7480

Community Education Forum

Indianapolis Public Schools & United Way of Central Indiana
Ready To Learn Ready To Earn Initiative

Community Education Forum
October 23, 2008
10 am until 12 noon
John Morton Finney Education Center
120 E. Walnut

Welcome

Introductions
• Lyman Rhodes, Director of District Community Partnerships, IPS
• Jay Geshay, Vice-President of Community Services and Strategic Initiatives

Purpose of the Community Education Forum
• To increase the alignment of youth agencies with the teaching and learning strategies of IPS.
• To create new school/community partnerships that will impact academic achievement in IPS.

Introduction of Directors
• Pamela Denny-Rohrbach, Art Education Curriculum Director
• Robert Warriner, Special Education Director

Featured Presentations

Elementary School Math Curriculum
• Theresa Morris, K-12 Math Curriculum Director

Strategies to Assist Students with Math
• Kathy Jones, Math Curriculum Staff

Critical Information from IPS
• TBD

Future Forum Agendas
• What are other topics on which you would like a presentation by IPS staff?
• What is information that you would like the district to share at future meetings?

Adjourn

Post-meeting Time
• Participants are welcome to talk with IPS and UWCI staff about specific ideas for collaboration.
• Participants are encouraged to fill out the Follow Up Form to request information from the district.

Next Community Education Forum
• Thursday, January 22, 2009 from 10 am until 12 noon

BOI - Business Beginnings

Business Beginnings

Kickoff of the 20-hour course in which you write your business plan and learn valuable business-management skills in the areas of finances, marketing and more. (Preregistration and prepayment is required for this series.)

Saturday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: United Way, 3901 N. Meridian St.
Instructor: Tricia Guagliardo, BOI

Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

Interpreting Your Dreams

Interpreting Your Dreams

will be presented for adults on Thursday, October 16, at 6:00 p.m.

Rod Burkett, Manager
East Washington Branch Library
2822 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46201
317-275-4360 ext.4
317-275-4365 voice mail

BOI - Recordkeeping for Your Small Business

Recordkeeping for Your Small Business

Learn how to create an easy-to-use system for managing paperwork and documenting transactions to create the reports you need to better manage your business. $10

Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 – 11 a.m.
Location: United Way, 3901 N. Meridian St.
Instructor: Tracia Roberts, Virtue Business Consulting, LLC

Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

BOI - Managing Your Business Cash Flow

Managing Your Business Cash Flow

Learn to project how cash will flow into and out of your business and discover strategies to manage it more effectively. $10

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Business Ownership Initiatives, 4755 Kingsway Dr., Suite 314
Instructor: José Salmerón, MBA

Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

BOI - Truth About Grant Money

The Truth About Free Grant Money

Examine common misconceptions about small-business funding sources and identify practical ways to get the money you need to get started. Free

Saturday, Sept. 13, 9 – 10 a.m.
Location: United Way, 3901 N. Meridian St.
Instructor: Sharon O’Donoghue, Business Ownership Initiatives

Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

BOI - Exploring Child Care Business Ownership

Exploring Child Care Business Ownership

Determine if owning a child-care business is right for you and discover what it will take to get started. Free
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Business Ownership Initiatives, 4755 Kingsway Dr., Suite 314
Instructor: Crystal Coleman, Child Care Answers

Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

Teen Career Coaching Program

Do you want your child to have a better chance of graduating from high school and getting into college?

Teen Career Coaching Program

This new Southeast Community Services program provides:
*Homework and studying assistance
*Help with college applications and financial aid
*Local college campus tours
*Job readiness training
*Money Management and Conflict Resolution
*Job shadowing

Neighborhood Study Sites

Southeast Community Services (SECS), 901 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Monday, Wednesday: 3:30-5:30 pm (STARTS SEPTEMBER 3, 2008)

Indianapolis Churchman Avenue Neighbors (I'CAN), 1128 Churchman Ave,Indpls, IN 46203
Tuesday, Thursday : 3:30-5:30 pm (STARTS SEPTEMBER 2, 2008)

For more information, please contact Tracy
Phone: 317-236-7400 Ext. 226
Email: tracyi@southeastindy.org

BOI - Exploring Business Ownership

Exploring Business Ownership

Part 1: Is Starting a Business Right for Me?
Learn what it takes to be a successful business owner and examine your goals, abilities and personal characteristics.

Part 2: What Makes for a Great Business Idea follows on Sept. 3

Free

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: United Way, 3901 N. Meridian St.
Instructor: Tricia Guagliardo, Business Ownership Initiatives, and Scott Underwood, The Entrepreneur’s Source

Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

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BOI - Child Care Business

Child Care Business Operations

Learn how to create a business plan and parent handbook for your child-care business. FREE.

Saturday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Business Ownership Initiatives, 4755 Kingsway Dr., Suite 314
Instructor: Crystal Coleman, Child Care Answers
Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

BOI - Non-profit vs. For-profit

Non-profit vs. For-profit

Examine the pros and cons of starting a non-profit business and determine the steps that will be required. $10.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: BOI, 4755 Kingsway Dr., Suite 314
Instructor: Kim Huizinga, Community Development Law Center
Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

BOI - Business Beginnings

Business Beginnings

Kickoff of the 20-hour course in which you write your business plan and learn valuable business management skills in the areas of finances, marketing and more.

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: United Way, 3901 N. Meridian St.
Instructor: Tricia Guagliardo, BOI
Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

Creative Writing Workshop

Creative Writing Workshop

Sat., August 9, 2008, 10:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Age Level: Adults
Registration Required

Adults are invited to grab a pen and join published writer and instructor Susan Lawson during this engaging workshop. All writing supplies will be provided. This program is provided with support from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the City of Indianapolis, the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

EAST WASHINGTON LIBRARY
2822 EAST WASHINGTON STREET
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46201
PHONE:275-4360

BOI - Connecting with Customer Needs

Connecting With Customer Needs

In part 2 of the Winning Sales Efforts series, learn how to ask the right questions and provide the solutions that convert prospects into interested customers. $10.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: BOI, 4755 Kingsway Dr., Suite 314
Instructor: Eric Averitt, New Perspective Group
Preregistration required for all classes.
Call (317) 917-3266 ext. 100 for more information or to register.

BOI Sales Series

Making Sales =
Making Money =
Better Bottom Line!

Business Ownership Initiative offers a 3 part Sales Series that gets to the heart of finding new prospective customers; turning objections into solutions; making the sale and building customer service. These tested techniques will assist you in building your customer base and generating more business sales.

The 3-workshops are from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays, August 6, 13, and 20. Cost is $10.00 per workshop. Registration is required, 917-3266 ext. 100

Kathryn Rietmann
Resource Partner Director
Business Ownership Initiative of Indiana
formerly Neighborhood Self-employment Initiative
4755 Kingsway Drive Suite 314
Indianapolis, IN 46205
317-917-3266 ext. 102
krietmann@businessownership.org
www.businessownership.org

IPS Community Education Forum

IPS Community Education Forum
Thursday July 24, 2008
10:00 am until 12 noon
John Morton Finney Education Center
120 E. Walnut

Since 1993, the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) have been engaged in the Bridges To Success (BTS) initiative. In 2007, significant changes were made to focus the work of BTS on student academic achievement.

To support this new direction, Indianapolis Public Schools and United Way of Central Indiana are jointly establishing the IPS Community Education Forum as a way to increase collaboration between the district and the many community partners that influence the academic success of IPS children. If you have questions about the Community Education Forum, please contact Eric Williams at United Way of Central Indiana, 921-1252, eric.williams@uwci.org.

Please RSVP your attendance at the Forum by July 18, 2008 to Enid Bennette, 226-4000, bennette@ips.k12.in.us

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Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center Summer Courses

Summer 2008 Courses at INRC

Rezonings & Variances Demystified
Thursday, July 10, 6:00 - 8:30pm

It all starts with an innocuous notice in the mail. Soon you are thrown into a bewildering process of rezonings & variances and the "land use decision-making" process. What does it all mean? What are the rules? How can one person have an impact? Find out these answers and more from Tammara Tracy, Principal Planner with the City of Indianapolis, with 19 years experience in this explosive field.

Introductions to Web 2.0
Thursday, July 31, 6:00-8:30pm

Twitter. Facebook. Wordpress. Flickr. The web can be a confusing series of websites and acronyms, but with a little guidance and the proper training, it can be easy. This course, led by John Fox with New Media Design and a resident of West Indianapolis, will guide you through all the web has to offer and how your neighborhood organization can benefit from this emergent technology? Among the topics will be: podcast production; basics of web design and hosting; applications and platforms; and, using online photography.

Art as Engagement
Thursday, August 7, 6:00-8:00pm

We've all seen them around town - murals, painted trash cans, signs, and more. In addition to identifying a place with their artwork, neighborhood leaders have created innovative art projects, all while engaging others in their neighborhoods. At this session, talk with various neighborhood leaders who have leveraged the impact of public art in their neighborhoods.

* All classes will be held at INRC, 1802 Illinois Street.

To register, please call Nita McCormick at 920-0330 ext. 100 or namccormick@inrc.org

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Survival Skills

SECS Workshops
Survival Skills for Women

will begin the week of July 7th
at Southeast Community Services
901 S. Shelby Street

Call for registration packet:
Connie Pullins – 236.7400 x 228 conniep@southeastcommunityservices.org
or
Merelaine Haskett – 236.7400 x 230 merelaineh@southeastcommunityservices.org

THE TEN WORKSHOPS

1. ASSERTIVENESS
2. PERSONAL HEALTH
3. NUTRITION
4. MONEY MANAGEMENT
5. CHILD MANAGEMENT
6. SELF ADVOCACY
7. LEGAL RIGHTS
8. COPING WITH CRISIS
9. COMMUNITY RESOURCES
10. RE-ENTRY EMPLOYMENT