Please submit entries by Friday noon to Director of Community Life, gwyn.stetler@homeportohio.org
Service Enriched Housing – a Collage of photos, calendars and thoughts:
- Coordinate Calendars, Please Sync With Community Life This Week:
Full week calendar at bottom of post – Scroll down, please.
- Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Leads Friday Training
- Marsh Run – Construction Continues! – by Lamonte Booker, AmeriCorps
- Emerald Glen hosts Rep Mike Stinziano by Liz Nusken, Director – Ohio After School Network
- For Parents’ Eyes Only by Alisha Bicknell, Parent Engagement and Volunteerism AmeriCorps
- Homeport/CHASE Resource Fair @ Emerald Glen Apartments by Alisha Bicknell, AmeriCorps
- Congratulations to our Partner Leaders:Dr. June Gutterman, Woman of Valor; Sister Monira Begum, Agent of Change
- Homeport Community News by AmeriCorps, Annie Crane – Editor
- 107.5’s City Leads Anti-Bullying Classes at Bending Brook by Community Organizer
- Renaissance and Mariemont Community Gather to Thank Joe!
- Homeport Techie Camp at Framingham Village, Aug 12-16: Sign-up now
- ECDI Partnership: Women’s Business Center invite Homeport Residents/Staff to Women’s Day
- Next Week – Special Feature on Home Ownership VISTA Community Building by Becky Neubauer
!Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, Director of OSU Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Leads Compelling Friday Training
Topic: “CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND TRENDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES” Dr Terrell Strayhorn bio
“Not all places are ready for all people to live there.” Dr. Strayhorn, May 10 @ Homeport
Sally Wilcox, AmeriCorps, provides introduction for Dr. Strayhorn. She recently heard him speak and boldly invited him to offer training at Homeport. Thank you!
“Things are progressing nicely. Khalid and his staff should be commended for the their focus on safety and creating an atmosphere of open communication during the construction phase.” Lamonte *…classrooms emerging! *Outdoor view *Curious Resident
Curious Resident
From the Director, Ohio After School Network
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Congratulations to Suzanne Schaefer, OAN member and Vice Chair of the Standards and Quality Committee for hosting a site visit with Representative Michael Stinziano, 18th Ohio House District!
Representative Stinziano was very impressed with Columbus State Community College’s English as a Second Language Afterschool Communities program, managed by Suzanne. The program is nationally recognized by the US Department of Education and designed to serve Somali Bantu refugees with academic supports, health and nutrition, violence prevention and anti-alcohol and drug programming. One unique feature of the program is that it operates in the housing communities in which the participants live, helping to make possible parent involvement and regular communication. Visiting the program, seeing the children and youth participate and talking with Suzanne and Homeport Housing’s Director of Community Life, Gwyn Stetler, helped Representative Stinziano better appreciate afterschool programs and the understand benefits they provide to children, youth and their families.
The recently published Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success includes a piece written by a Lisa Pray, a Vanderbilt University Peabody College Associate Professor, who finds that afterschool and summer learning programs are a promising approach to support English Language Learners (ELL). The author contents that homework support and study skills development, staff members who share linguistic and cultural backgrounds as the students, and including parents and other family members in the program provide added and important benefit for ELLs.
Ms Pray assert English language acquisition is an active process requiring frequent, purposeful interaction with English content and the most useful afterschool activities are meaningful and closely tied to real objects and enterprises in the students; provide a concrete context for words and languages and leverage ELL students’ bilingual abilities. The full essay, along with all others in the book, is available for free at http://www.expandinglearning.org/expandingminds….
With warm regards, Liz
Homeport Resource Fair @ Emerald Glen
!Congratulations to our Partner Leaders:Dr. June Gutterman, Woman of Valor; Sister Monira Begum, Agent of Change
Sister Monira presented on Homeport’s AmeriCorps Week Cultual Competency Panel.
Sister Monira Begum, Founder of Long Lasting Community Development Association is honored by Hands On Central Ohio. Monira recently partnered with Homeport to provide training focused on welcome to immigrants. She shared about her families resettlement here from Bangladesh more than a decade ago. Now she offers ESOL and other resources to persons new to this country.
!Homeport Community News – May Editions – by AmeriCorps, Annie Crane – Editor
- George’s Creek Community News.May
- Pheasant Run Community News.May (Click link at right for Resource Fair Details) Nationwide Children’s Hospital Mobile Offers Immunizations
- Renaissance Community News.May
- Scattered Site House News. Greater Linden. May
- Scattered Site First English AmeriCorps. May
- Bending Brook Community News.May
- Marsh Run Community News.May
- Framingham Community News. May
Renaissance Resident and owner of Bizzy Bee’s BBQ cooked up ribs and more as a thanks to Joe. Contact bizzybee@copper.net for catering menu.
!Homeport Techie Camp at Framingham Village, Aug 12-16: Sign-up now!
Special Thanks to Central Ohio Women’s Fund for Underwriting this Opportunity
- TECHie Camp Girl Power Application – Homeport (revised)
- Homeport application, click above. Send to alex.romstedt@homeportohio.org by May 30th deadline.
- 2013 TECHie Camp Scholarship Application
- Tech Corps has sites and other funded opportunities for boys and girls throughout Central Ohio
- Click link above for those details.
- 2013 TECHie Camp Calendar – Scholarship
- Full Techie Camp Calendar
- parent-flyer-2013-homeport.pdf (revised)
- Each camp involves a Parent Engagement opportunity at the end of week
!ECDI Partnership: Women’s Business Center invite Homeport Residents/Staff to Women’s Day
Patty Tumen from the Economic Community Development Institute asks Homeport to Post, Share, Circulate and Invite!
ECDI Women’s Business Center Women’s Day (Click Left to View Your Invite)
Coordinate Calendars: Homeport Community Life … off to a good start this week! (May 11-17)
Submit your calendar dates by noon each friday to Director of Community Life, gwyn.stetler@homeportohio.org
Welcome We are actively seeking creative partnerships with organizations and individuals with linkages, funding and other resources to implement innovative, evidence-based practices in Homeport’s Low Income Tax Credit, Affordable Housing Communities. Program needs to be focused on impact and resident housing stability. Have ideas? Please call 614.545.4877 or gwyn.stetler@homeportohio.org.
Note: Cultural Competency e- Training: learn holiday calendar dates across traditions, http://www.interfaithcalendar.org
Saturday, May 11
- Saturday Kids Camp at First English Lutheran, 10 am, AmeriCorps Joe Mayer
- 1st Late Rent Notice, Town Homes (Bending Brook), $10: BB charges one fee before moving into eviction process @ end of month
- 2nd Late Rent Notice, $25:
- Wallick sends 2nd 3-day notice
- CPO makes a courtesy call
- IMPACT @ Kimblery Meadows, 8-5 pm by appt – contact Alex Romstedt for scheduling, alex.romstedt@homeportohio.org
- Children’s Hunger Alliance, 9 am
- Monthly Coordination with Asset Management, 10 am
- Bending Brook ESOL/Citizenship Class by Tiffin Staib, AmeriCorps, 10- noon
- Jewish Family Services Job Fair – Easton Hilton, 11:30-4 pm
- Case Review, 11:30 pm
- Techie Camp Prep and Framingham Referral and Program Check-in, 1 pm
- Service Coordination Site Hours, 1 pm, Parkmead
- Service Coordination Next Steps @ Parkmead, 2-4 pm
- AmeriCorps After School Programs @ 6 Sites* (Bring the Farm to You @ Pheasant Run, 5-6 pm)
*with Community Organizers, volunteers, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Mid-Ohio Food Back Pack, CSCC ESL Communities
Tuesday, May 14 – All Community Life Monthly Data Due to gwyn Today
- Impact @ Kimberly Meadows, 8-5 pm – by appt. (see scheduling info above)
- Tutoring at Ohio Avenue School, Joe Mayer – AmeriCorps
- Service Coordination Site Hours, Deqa Mahammed, Renaissance, 9 am- noon
- Stand Up Quick-Hit mtg 9-9:15 am
- AmeriCorps Tiffin Staib Tutoring at Prairie Norton School, 10-2 pm – next week
- Service Coordination Site Hours, Deqa Mahammed, Framingham, noon-3 pm
- United Way Columbus Kids, 1 pm
- Linden McKinley Pink Panthers, Brigitte Haskins, AmeriCorps, 1:30-2:30 pm
- Central Community House After School Program Joe Mayer, AmeriCorps
- Linden Mckinley Tutoring, Brigitte Haskins, AmeriCorps, 2-4:45 pm
- Marsh RunConstruction Conference Call, 3 pm
- Jewish Family Services Senior Partnership @ Fieldstone, 3:30 pm
- AmeriCorps After School Programs @ 6 Sites*
*with Community Organizers, volunteers, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Mid-Ohio Food Back Pack, CSCC ESL Communities
- Framingham Community Conversation, 5:30 pm
- Transit Arts Hip Hop Dance @ Central Community House, 6-8:15 pm
- Elim Manor Game night, 6:30 pm
- Girls Circle, Emerald Glen
- Pheasant Run Resident Council, 7 pm
Wednesday, May 15
- Impact @ Kimberly Meadows, 8-5 pm – by appt. (see scheduling info above)
- CLP Scenario Planning, 9-11 am
- Bending Brook Service Coordination Hours, Deqa Mahammed, 10-3 pm
- Neighborhood Impact on Children Forum, noon
- Jewish Family Services Site Hours at Elim Manor, 1 pm
- Summer Youth Development Coordinator Interviews, 2-5 pm
- Central Community House After School Program – Joe Mayer, AmeriCorps
- Linden Mckinley After School Program, 2-4:45 pm
- AmeriCorps After School Programs @ 6 Sites
*Community Organizers, volunteers, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Mid-Ohio Food Back Pack, CSCC ESL Communities
- Teen Night @ Central Ohio Community House, 5:30-8 pm
- Boy’s Square @ George’s Creek, 6 – 8 pm
- Pheasant Run Baskteball Team Practice, Wed, 6 pm @ Tussing Elementary
Thursday, May 16
- Impact @ Kimberly Meadows, 8-5 by appt (see scheduling info above)
- Living Faith Awards @ Capital University, 8 am
- Bending Brook Referral and Program Check-in @ YMCA, 10 am
- George’s Creek Service Coordination Hours Arnisha Gainer, 10 – noon
- Bending Brook ESOL/Citizenship classes, AmeriCorps Tiffin Staib, 10 am
- Gladden Community House, Mtg with Frankie Lee – 11:30 am
- I Know I Can, 1 pm
- Linden Mckinley Tutoring, Brigitte Haskins, AmeriCorps
- George’s Creek Resource Fair, 3-6 pm
- Human Services Chamber, 3-6 pm
- AmeriCorps After School Programs @ 6 Sites*
* Community Organizers, volunteers, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Mid-Ohio Food Back Pack, CSCC ESL Communities
- Tutoring and Community Meal with AmeriCorps @ First English, 5-8pm
- Teen Night @ Pheasant Run with City 107.5, 6:30-8 pm (Anti-Bullying/Youth Development)
Friday, May 17
- Impact @ Kimberly Meadows, 8-5, by appt (see scheduling details above)
- Summer Youth Development Coordinator Interviews, 9 am
- All Community Life Check-in: No Training Today. Next Week – 9 am, Starts at Homeport. Then Lunch and Learn.
- Kustaafa Art Class at Elim Manor, 10 am
- IMPACT Partner Brunch, 11-12:30
- Send IMPACT appts, noon
- Gwyn – out in the afternoon
- Elim Manor Movie Night, 6:30 pm
Saturday, May 18
- Saturday Kids Camp at First English Lutheran, 10 am, AmeriCorps Joe Mayer
- Junior League Back Pack Pick-up (2000 back packs!) 9-1 pm
- 2013 Community Level Organizing
- 2013 Community Leadership Institutes
- Community Conversations with Action Steps
- Community Referral and Program Check-ins
- CHASE Resource Fairs and Back to School Rallies
- Pheasant Run Community Garden with Bring the Farm to You
- Bending Brook Community Conversations with Fran Frazier
- Kustaafu Arts with Elim Manor Seniors and Elim Estates
- Capital University Kids of Character – multi-site sessions for program year ended last week!
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2013 Homeport Community Leadership Institutes (to date): a leadership development and capacity building initiative
(14 CLI’s completed in 2012)
- Raspberry Glen and Kimberly Meadows; Starr High – Scheduling now
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Community Conversations with Action Steps: NEW CLI Follow-up Strategic Next Steps
- Framingham Community Conversation – January 15, 6 pm; March 20, 6 pm; May 14, 5:30 pm
- Bending Brook Community Conversations with Seniors and Fran Frazier; Feb 7 (Seniors) @ Bending Brook; Feb 28, 4pm (teens); March 21 (preteens), Thursday, April 26 (Adults and Families); May 23, 5:30-7 pm ( with families@ UrbanCrest YMCA)
- Marsh Run Community Conversation – April 4 with Chancellor Eric Fingerhut; May 7, 6:30 pm (post-poned, Construction)
- Elim Manor and Elim Estates Community Conversation – Feb 13, 2 pm; May 22, 1 pm
- Homeport – CPO Scattered Sites, May/June (TBD)
- Indian Mound Community Conversation – January 29, 6 pm; May (TBD)
- Pheasant Run Community Conversation – March 21, 7 pm
- Emerald Glen Community Conversation – January 24, 6:30 pm; April 4th with Community Clean-up Action Step, April 6th
- Saturday Kids Camp @ First English Lutheran Church (AmeriCorps, Joe Mayer)
- Renaissance, March 21, 2 pm – Rescheduled to April 18, 3 pm
- George’s Creek, April 18, 6:30 pm
Referral and Program Check-ins: site-level coordination strategy. All sites to schedule, gwyn.stetler@homeportohio.org
This week’s Check-ins in bold:
- Framingham Referral and Program Check-in, Dec 5, 1 pm; January 8, 1 pm; Feb 12, 1 pm; March 12, 1:30 pm (1 Techie Camp Site visit) – May 13, 1 pm
- Elim, Fieldstone and Elim Estates Check-in @ Elim Manor, January 16 @ 9 am; March 6, 2 pm; combined with May 22
- Marsh/Raspberry Kimberly Collaborative – Referral and Program Check-in, Dec 6, 1 pm; January 31, 2 pm; Feb 28, 2 pm; April 25, 2 pm,; May 23, 2 pm
- Emerald Glen Referral and Program Check-in, Dec 6, 11 am; January 10, 11 am; Feb 14, 11 am; April 2, 11:30 am, May 29, 11:30 am
- Bending Brook Referral and Program Check-in, Dec 10 1pm; January 22, 1 pm; Feb 26, 1 pm; April 3, 12:30 pm; May 15, 12: 30 pm
- Parkmead Referral and Program Check-in: Jan 14, 3 pm; April 8 at Mid Ohio Food Bank – reschedule quarterly
- Stoddart/Starr High Referral and Program Check-in, April 9, 2 pm – reschedule quarterly
- Renaissance/Mariemont Referral and Program Check-in, Jan 8 2:30 pm; quarterly – April 17, 2:30 pm; reschedule quarterly
- Homeport/CPO Referral and Program Check-in – 4th Tues 2 pm: Jan (CPO); Feb (Homeport); March (Greater L); April (First English) Tuesday, March 26, 2 pm @ Greater Linden (Scattered Site Housing); April 30 @ First English; June – CPO
- George’s Creek Referral and Program Check-in; January 26, 9 am; Feb 14, 9 am; March 21, 10 am; May 2, 11 am; June
- Pheasant Run Referral and Program Check-in, Dec 6, 9 am; January 10, 1 pm; Feb 14, 1 pm, March 14th, 1 pm; May 9, 1 pm; June 6, 11 am
CHASE Resource Fairs – Contact AmeriCorps, Alisha Bicknell, alisha.bicknell@homeportohio.org
Resource Fairs:
April 27th – Sat – Bending Brook Apartments from 12 – 2 p.m.
Location: Vaughn E. Hairston YMCA 3500 First Ave, Urbancrest, OH 43123
May 8th – Wed – Emerald Glen Apartments from 3 – 6 p.m.
Location: 930 Regentshire Dr, Columbus, OH 43228
May 16th – Wed – George’s Creek Apartments from 3 – 6 p.m.
Location: 6300 George’s Creek Drive, Canal Winchester, OH 43110
May 22nd – Wed – Framingham Village from 3 – 6 p.m.
Location: 3333 Deserette Ln, Columbus, OH 43224
May 23rd – Thurs –Renaissance Village from 2 – 5 p.m.
Location: 2626 Kenbridge Dr, Columbus, OH, 43219
May 30th – Thurs – Pheasant Run Apartments from 3 – 6 p.m.
Location: 2680 Orono Pike, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
June 5th –Wed – Marsh Run Apartments from 3 – 6 p.m.
Location: 2393 Canal Bay Way, Columbus, OH 43232
July 26th – Fri – South of Main Scattered Sites from 5 – 8 p.m.
Location: First English Lutheran Church, 1015 E. Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205
Aug 6th – Tues – Linden National Night Out from 5 – 8 p.m.
Location: Corner of Hudson and Cleveland Ave, Linden 43211
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time.
But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
( by Robert Rhoades in Community Service and Higher Learning: Explorations of the Caring Self, 1997)
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Homeport Community Life ... off to a good start! 