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Online Editions Our E-Update, Calendar of Events and E-Update Resources TM , along with supplemental updates of information, during the week now are available at www.facebook.com/TransformationIni  You do not have to be a Facebook user to access the Page but do need to be a user to access other than basic features. To keep current on updates, "Like" the Page and click on “Get Notifications” under the drop-do wn arrow next to “Like ”. Clicking on a “Like”, “Share” or “Commen t” of individual posts increases the likelihood that posts will be passed on to you; however, due to Facebook algorithms as to what is sent to individual News Feeds, users will need to click on Transformation Initiative to see everything on the Page. PRIMARILY FREE EVENTS AND TRAININGS IMPACTING AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES  Week of June 8, 2014 Helping to Bridge the Gap Between the Wealth of Available Resources and the Poverty Associated With People Not Knowing About Them  ______________________________________________________________ _____ In an attempt to aid reader searches, new items added each week are highlighting in yellow. As always, we are interested in receiving feedback in regard to how we might improve our publications, content and convenience of use. E-Update periodically reports ways in which subscribers use our publications to aid their families or organizations. If you have a short description that might be he lpful to others and their uses, we would like to hear about them. Please forward two or three sentences that provide specific uses of benefit to [email protected].  _________________________________________________________ ________________________  Activities are subjec t to change without notice; par ticipants are encour aged to use contact information to confirm times and dates. To unsubscribe, please send a message to [email protected] with the word Unsubcribe in the Subject line. ©2009-2014 Casey Jones, Transformation Initiative for Building Healthy Communities Through Healthy F amilies. Permission is granted to reproduce for personal or non-commercial uses only. Sections Available in the attached Calendar of Events:  UPDATED THIS WEEK: Special Activities: Upcoming primarily free activities listed by day over the next several months.  UPDATED THIS WEEK: Special Ongoing Scheduled Activities: Primarily free activities held regularly each week or month.

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Online Editions Our E-Update, Calendar of Events and E-Update ResourcesTM , along with

supplemental updates of information, during the week now are available at

www.facebook.com/TransformationIni 

You do not have to be a Facebook user to access the Page but do need to be a userto access other than basic features.

To keep current on updates, "Like" the Page and click on “Get Notifications” underthe drop-down arrow next to “Like”. Clicking on a “Like”, “Share” or “Comment”

of individual posts increases the likelihood that posts will be passed on to you;

however, due to Facebook algorithms as to what is sent to individual News Feeds,users will need to click on Transformation Initiative to see everything on the Page.

PRIMARILY FREE EVENTS AND TRAININGS IMPACTING AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES Week of June 8, 2014

Helping to Bridge the Gap Between the Wealth of Available Resources

and the Poverty Associated With People Not Knowing About Them

 ___________________________________________________________________

In an attempt to aid reader searches, new items added each week are highlighting inyellow. As always, we are interested in receiving feedback in regard to how we might

improve our publications, content and convenience of use.

E-Update periodically reports ways in which subscribers use our publications to aid their

families or organizations. If you have a short description that might be helpful to othersand their uses, we would like to hear about them. Please forward two or three sentences

that provide specific uses of benefit to [email protected].

 _________________________________________________________________________________

 Activities are subject to change without notice; participants are encouragedto use contact information to confirm times and dates.

To unsubscribe, please send a message to [email protected] with the word Unsubcribe in the Subject line.

©2009-2014 Casey Jones, Transformation Initiative for Building Healthy Communities Through Healthy Families.Permission is granted to reproduce for personal or non-commercial uses only.

Sections Available in the attached Calendar of Events:

•  UPDATED THIS WEEK: Special Activities: Upcoming primarily free activitieslisted by day over the next several months.

•  UPDATED THIS WEEK: Special Ongoing Scheduled Activities: Primarily free

activities held regularly each week or month.

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•  Area Ministries for Those Who are Struggling. GriefShare, DivorceCare,Celebrate Recovery, Mending Hearts.

•  Day Trip Destination Sites: Free admission sites for individual and family outings.

•  E-Update ResourcesTM : Accompanying Information About Services, IncludingEmployment Resources, for Individuals and Families.

UPDATED THIS WEEK: Calendar of Events - Please Submit Additions Today

Upcoming Activities – The following items are detailed in the accompanying Calendar ofEvents and are in addition to those described within this E-Update. They will be occurring

during the current two-week period or are newly listed as part of the longer term Calendar .These activities are provided for both personal use and printing out and sharing with othersthrough suggested posting on public and employee bulletin boards, hard copies or e-mail.

Updated: This Week’s Calendar of Events Activities (Found in Calendar of Events)•  Science in the Summer  for Elementary Students – Area Libraries.

•  Student Art Show - Oxford.

•  Human Trafficking Awareness Exhibit  – Chester County Libraries.

•  Wood Works Exhibit – Malvern.•  Look Good Feel Better for Women – Multiple Locations.

•  Spring Reading and Children Programs – Area Libraries.

•  Caregiving and Guilt  Forum – New Holland.

•  Wood Work Opening Art Reception – Great Valley.

•  Meet the Reformed Congregations Presentation – New Holland.

•  50Plus Expo – Exton.

•   Joint Pain and Fractures Presentation – Exton.

•  Causes of the Great War  Presentation – Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner).

•  Summer Concert on the Square – Exton (Eagleview).

•  How to Start a Small Business Workshop – Exton.

•  Home Purchases, Part II  Workshop – Exton.

•  Coping with Low Vision Forum – New Holland.•  Summer Town Tours and Village Walks Kickoff and Tour – West Chester.

•  Enough Said  Movie Night – Phoenixville.

•  Early American Patriots Author Discussion – Phoenixville.

•  Chester County Balloon Festival – Coatesville (Unionville).

•  Fishing Derby – Pottstown (Lower Pottsgrove Township).

•  Personal Shredding – West Chester.

•  Community Celebration – Kennett Square.

•  Witness Music Festival – Quarryville.

•  Child Fun Fair – Pottstown. 

Updated: Next Week’s Calendar of Events Activities (Found in Calendar of Events)

•  Science in the Summer  for Elementary Students – Area Libraries.

•  Student Art Show - Oxford.•  Human Trafficking Awareness Exhibit  – Chester County Libraries.

•  Wood Works Exhibit – Malvern.

•  Look Good Feel Better for Women – Multiple Locations.

•  Spring Reading and Children Programs – Area Libraries.

•  Car Show – Parkesburg.

•  Antique Car Day – Ambler.

•  Flag Day Observance – King of Prussia (Valley Forge).

•  Car Show and Concert – Coatesville (West Brandywine Township).

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•  The Road To and Through Impressionism Presentation – Exton.

•  Meet the Congregations Presentation - Seed of Abraham Messianic Jewish

Congregation – New Holland.

•  Weird Pennsylvania Presentation – Phoenixville.

•  Pardons and Expungements Workshop – Coatesville.

•  First Aid & CPR Training – South Coatesville.

•  Bullying Author Discussion – Exton.•  Summer Concert on the Square – Exton (Eagleview).

•  Summer Reading Program Kickoff Parties – Paoli and Strafford.

•  Women and Money  Workshop – Exton.

•  East Pikeland Town Tour – Phoenixville (East Pikeland Township).

•  Agriculture Education Workshop – Atglen.

•  Survival! Before the Storm Presentation – Exton.

•  Opera, Jazz and Hollywood  Author Discussion – Phoenixville.

•  Hazardous Waste Collection – Coatesville.

•  Family Safety Expo and Movie Night – Chesterbrook.

•  Summer Arrives.

•  Learn to Love Your Commute Presentation – Exton.

•  Rep. Milne’s Kids Fest  – Malvern.

•  Document Translation Service – Coatesville.•  Community Day – West Chester (East Goshen Township).

New: Future Weeks Events and Activities (View in Calendar of Events)

•  Summer Concert Series – Pottstown (Lower Pottsgrove Township).

•  Women’s Self Defense Demonstration – Pottstown.

•  Concert Series – Kennett Square.

•  Bugs and Butterflies for Kids – Paoli.

•  Summer Concert Series – Chesterbrook.

•  Movies Under the Stars – Limerick.

•  Engineer It! for Kids - Paoli.

•  Sounds Under the Stars Summer Music Series – West Chester (Pocopson Township).

•  Independence Day Concert and Fireworks – Chesterbrook.•  SonRise National Park Vacation Bible School – Coatesville.

•  Sundaes in the Park and Magic Show – Limerick.

•   Agency D3! Vacation Bible School – Parkesburg.

•  Pardons and Expungements Workshop – Coatesville.

Activities Submission - Organizations are encouraged to submit information about ongo-

ing services and activities, along with special events, as soon as possible after establishing adate to maximize publicity and to help individuals and other organizations with planningprocesses for their own events.

Formats for submission should be similar to and include all information as that shown on thecurrent, accompanying Calendar of Events. Further information about submissions appears

at the end of this E-Update and the Calendar . Information should be submitted [email protected]. Don't let your important activity be left unknown.

UPDATED THIS WEEK: Chester County Loses Public Information Secrecy Claim

Chester County has lost a state Right To Know Law appeal that has blocked access by CaseyJones, publisher of E-Update, from determining whether the County has a viable plan foralerting the public about potential or occurring disasters and whether it follows any plan.

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The state Office of Open Records rejected Friday the County’s claim that such documentsare secret due to a personal security exemption under the law as it relates to homeland

security and other public safety activities, finding that the County’s argument of potential

harm from public disclosure is “speculative at best”.

A state hearing officer had made a similar determination last month but gave the County

time to come up with a better argument for exclusion. Although the County provided asubsequent submission, this, too, has been rejected.

The decision requires the County to turn over the requested documents within 30 days.

Jones said his action results from a more than two and a half year struggle with Countyofficials to have them improve the public information systems that alert residents about

potential or occurring disasters and provide consistent guidance as to what citizens shoulddo during disaster response and recovery.

In appearances before Chester County commissioners, Jones, a former municipal official

who has declared and managed states of emergency in the past, has termed the County’spublic information dissemination practices during recent hurricanes, tropical storms, an ice

storm and major snow storm as “erratic, sporadic and unreliable”.

Further information on the case, including a link to the full decision, is available atwww.facebook.com/TransformationIni.

State Agencies Confirm Communications Problems During February Ice Storm The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the State Public Utility

Commission (PUC) say that communications with the public and among governments and

utility companies need extensive improvement in the aftermath of the February ice stormthat hit South Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

PEMA, in a 19-page After Action Report , found that state, county and municipalgovernments and utility companies “should look for ways to share data so that all partieshave a clear understanding of the status of road closures and power outages. In addition,

emergency management officials should work to identify critical needs and coordinate the

response to prioritized areas.”

In a 55-page Summary Report of Outage Information, issued the same day, the PUC made

11 recommendations that utility companies will be expected to respond to by a September17 semi-annual meeting with the Commission’s Bureau of Technical Utility Services.

It commended the dedication and service of all utility workers “as they worked under very

difficult circumstances” in the ice storm named Nika that recorded over 950,000Pennsylvania electric customers without power at some point during the event and reported

that “snow, ice and road conditions delayed restoration efforts several hours to days asutility crews could not work on overhead lines or travel to remote outages safely.”

It said that “PECO (the primary area utility provider) offered liaisons to all of the counties

before Nika hit the region. Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties accepted.

Philadelphia and York counties declined a liaison, but kept in close communication withPECO. Chester County requested a liaison after the storm impacted the area.

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 “PECO in particular had issues with their processes and coordination with county emergencyoperations centers,” the PUC reported.

A summary of the findings is provided in our online edition atwww.facebook.com/TransformationIni.

Further information on the PUC report is available atwww.puc.pa.gov/about_puc/press_releases.aspx?ShowPR=3351, with the full report atwww.puc.pa.gov/electric/pdf/Winter_Storm_Nika_Report2014.pdf .

Further PEMA information, including its full report, is available atwww.pa.gov/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?agency=PEMA&item=15638#.U4KOtyiGfKc.

NEW THIS WEEK: Pennsylvania Courts Issue Hackers AlertPennsylvania courts – like banks, law enforcement agencies, the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) and more – apparently aren’t immune from hackers trying to take advantage of

citizens through official-sounding e-mails.

The Pennsylvania judiciary has issued a public hoax warning about a computer virus that isbeing delivered via email, falsely claiming to involve a court case.

Further information, including recommended protections about the scam, is available atwww.pacourts.us/news-and-statistics/news?Article=376.

NEW THIS WEEK: Supreme Court Tosses “Mental Retardation” TermThe U.S. Supreme Court officially has thrown out from its vocabulary the term “mental

retardation” and replaced it with “intellectual disability”.

Replacement of the “R” word, being applauded by advocacy groups, came in a case

overturning Florida's procedure for determining whether a death row inmate claimingintellectual disability should be executed.

Writing for the majority, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy noted that:

Previous opinions of this Court have employed the term “mentalretardation.” This opinion uses the term “intellectual disability” to

describe the identical phenomenon.

More about the background and significance of the change is reported by DisabilityScoop at

www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/06/03/in-shift-supreme-retardation/19411.

The Court’s full opinion in Hall v. Florida is available at

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-10882_36g4.pdf .

NEW THIS WEEK: Hankin Branch Library Opens New Digital Discovery Center 

Henrietta Hankin Branch Library at Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner) has opened a new

Digital Discovery Center to enable consumers to try out digital devices or receive instructionabout their uses.

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The Center, located at 215 Windgate Drive, now has a 23-inch Windows 8 computer withlarge type keyboard and ergonomic mouse, Microsoft Surface tablet, iPad Air, Samsung

Galaxy Note tablet, Kindle Fire HDX and a Nook Simple Touch eReader.

Individuals can try out the devices during weekly drop-in hours or sign up for one-on-oneappointments with a staff member during which one can use his or her own device or

practice with a library unit.

Further information and individual appointments are available at

www.chescolibraries.org/digital-discovery-center, [email protected] or (610) 321-1710.

The library and its parent Chester County Library also have launched a new website atwww.chescolibraries.org.

UPDATED THIS WEEK: New Language Access Cultural Competency InitiativeStarting in Phoenixville Area 

The Phoenixville Community Health Foundation has unveiled a new cultural competencytraining initiative for individuals and organizations interested in creating better language

access for residents of its service area.

The plan, part of a Foundation focus to help open access to healthcare and human servicesfor all residents of the Greater Phoenixville area, will be coordinated by the Maternal & ChildHealth Consortium and include training in protocol development, interpreter training, and

strategies for working with interpreters.

Purpose of the project is to develop a corps of trained, stipend-paid volunteers who are

certified to do interpretations for non-English-speaking individuals attempting to receive

various services in the health, human services, law enforcement, municipal, education, andother fields.

Any bilingual individual, including organization personnel in or serving the Phoenixvillecommunity, is eligible to participate. The protocol and strategies workshops will be half daysessions, with interpreter training required for those who are bilingual being three full days.

Further information and required registration are available at www.ccmchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/MCHC-Phx-Interpreter-Training-flyer.pdf , [email protected] or (610) 350-7660.

Free Chesco Adult Systems Training – Wednesday, June 11 

An Accessing the Adult Serving Systems in Chester County training for agency staff, families

and individuals will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 11 at the Chester CountyPublic Safety Training Facility, 137 Modena Road, South Coatesville.

Adult Probation, Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Drug and

Alcohol, Office of Aging, Health Department, Chester County Prison and the Department ofCommunity Development will provide information in regard to how they serve the adult

population and how to access each system.

Further information and required registration are available from Lori Young at [email protected] or (610) 344-4702. 

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Free Elder Abuse Awareness Conference – Friday, June 13 

Montgomery County Elder Access to Justice Roundtable will hold an Elder Abuse Awareness

Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 13, at the Parkhouse Atrium, MontgomeryCounty Community College, 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell.

Focus of the forum will be on Guardianships and Powers of Attorney, including benefits andpotential abuses of these tools and resources for addressing suspected abuse.

Further information and required registration for the event, with education credits being

available, are at www.eventbrite.com/e/planning-ahead-guardianship-powers-of-attorney-tickets-11554524895?err=29.

More Individuals to Be Mandated Reporters of Suspected Child Abuse – Effective

Monday, June 16 and Wednesday, December 31Governor Corbett has signed four laws that expand and further define mandatory reporters

of suspected child abuse and the reporting process, increase penalties for those failing toreport suspected abuse, and provide protections from employment discrimination for filing a

good faith report of child abuse.

Mandatory reporters now will include anyone who comes in contact with a child, or isdirectly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or training of a child.

Several of the new laws follow recommendations from a November 2012 report of thePennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection.

One of the laws takes effect June 16, with the remainder on December 31.

Further information is available atwww.pa.gov/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?agency=PAGovNews&item=15508#.U026PFdTaO4.

Chesco Seeks to House Another 50 Homeless Veterans in 100 Days – By Friday,June 27 

Chester County is taking part in a campaign to House 100 Veterans in 100 Days and isseeking an additional 50 homes by June 27 to meet its goal.

The campaign started March 17 in response to the federal government’s push to endveterans’ homelessness by the end of next year, with 50 Chester County veterans havingfound permanent housing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Veterans Supportive Housing Vouchers or through temporary financial assistance services.

Chester County-based agencies taking part in the Veterans Housing Campaign include the

Chester County Department of Community Development, Decade to Doorways, the HousingAuthority of Chester County, Veterans’ Multi-Service Center, the Coatesville Veterans

Administration Medical Center, the Fresh Start Program, Mental Health and IntellectualDisabilities Department, Opportunities Industrialization Center, Catholic Human Services,

and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Individuals with available housing units or seeking further information can contact RobinSenss, Chester County’s Housing Locator, at [email protected] or (484) 999-6946.

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Deadline Approaching for Senior/Disabled Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program

Application – Monday, June 30 

Eligible Pennsylvania seniors and those with disabilities have until June 30 to apply for up toa $650 rebate from property taxes and rents.

Property owners age 65 and above, widows and widowers age 50 and older, and personswith disabilities age 18 and older receiving up to $35,000 in 2013 income, excluding half ofSocial Security, or renters receiving up to $15,000 with the partial Social Security exclusion

may be eligible for rebates based on a sliding scale.

Further information, forms and assistance are available atwww.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/property_tax_rent_rebate_program/11

410, district Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and state legislator offices, or (888) 222-9190.

UPDATED THIS WEEK: Community Organization Networking Connection Meetings(Regular Meeting Dates are Subject to Change)

COSECHA (Harvest) meets from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. the second Wednesday of themonth from September through June at various Southern Chester County locations. Paidand volunteer individuals who work with Chester County children, youth and families shareinformation and build partnerships for after-school, out-of-school and summer programs.

On June 11, the group will finalize summer program planning at the Bayard Taylor

Memorial Library, 216 East State Street, Kennett Square. Further information is availablefrom Laurie Szoke at [email protected] or (610) 696-3500.

Coatesville Area Resource Network (CARN) meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on the third

Wednesday of the month, except August and December, in the fourth floor conference roomat Brandywine Health Center at 744 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. Representatives ofcommunity organizations exchange information about current and upcoming activities and

hear presentations from various services providers. Further information is available fromKathryn Spurlock at [email protected] or at (610) 380-7111 x16.

Lancaster County LINK to Aging and Disability Resources meets from 1 p.m. to

2:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at various Lancaster area locations forservices cross-trainings and exchange of information on creating a one-stop, no-wrong-doorresource for older adults and adults with disabilities, including consumers, family members

and others, seeking information about local resources. On June 19, Zachary Landes andKevin Murphy of HGSK Law Firm will present Legal Perspectives on Social Security Disabilityat Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, 75 East James Street, Lancaster. Further information is

available from Brian Long, coordinator, at www.lancastercountylink.org/cross-training-

meetings/2014-meetings, [email protected] or (717) 380-9714.

Phoenixville Area Resource Network (PARN) meets from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on thefourth Tuesday of the month, except December, at the First United Methodist Church (north

entrance), 865 South Main Street, Phoenixville. Representatives of community organizationsexchange information about current and upcoming activities and hear presentations from

various services providers. On June 24, Tel Hai Retirement Community and Maternal and

Child Health Consortium of Chester County will provide information. Additional informationabout the group is available from Debbie Dundon at Open Hearth, Spring City, at (610) 792-9282

x201 or at [email protected].

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Kennett Area Each and All Dialogue Group meets from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the first

Wednesday of the month at the Kennett Area Senior Center, 427 South Walnut Street,

Kennett Square, to promote a living philosophy of being and becoming a peaceful,progressive and inclusive community. Further information is available from Joan Holliday [email protected] or (610) 717-2180.

Community Nurse Network meets from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the first Thursday ofalternating months to exchange information on promotion of holistic health within faith

congregations and communities and to develop additional faith community nurses, also

known as parish nurses. On July 10, a date change due to the July 4 holiday, the groupwill meet at Neighborhood Agencies, 795 East Marshall Street, West Chester. Furtherinformation is available from Joan Holliday at [email protected] or (610) 717-2180.

Kennett Area Bridging the Community meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesdays ofJanuary, March, May, July, September and November at various community locations withany interested individual or organization welcome to attend and share information on

resources and needs that can build "bridges" toward a more integrated Kennett areacommunity. On July 9, the group will meet at His Mission, 342 Birch Street, Kennett

Square, with the meeting preceded by a community picnic at 6 p.m. with participants bringa dish to share. Additional information is available from Joan Holliday [email protected] or (610) 717-2180. Minutes from prior meetings are available atwww.bridgingcommunity.com/bridging.php.

Chester County Family and Community Partnership meets from 10 a.m. to noon onthe first Friday of February, April, June, August, October and December at various locations.The group is a diverse partnership of individuals, families, community organizations, service

agencies, businesses and funders committed to empowering individuals and families in

living self-sufficient, productive and fulfilling lives. Additional information is available fromKathy Brauner at [email protected] or (610) 344-5262.

Communities That Care (CTC) groups in several Chester County school districts providenetworking opportunities for community organizations and individuals that use a planningand mobilization model to promote healthy youth development and prevent and reduce

negative youth health and behavior issues that may include substance abuse, delinquency,

teen pregnancy, school drop-out, and violence.

•  West Chester CTC meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the second Thursday of

each month of the school year at the West Chester Area School District SpellmanAdministrative Building, 829 Paoli Pike, West Chester. Lunch is provided byreserving at [email protected] or (610) 359-5817.

•  Downingtown Area CTC meets from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. the third Tuesday of themonth from September through May at the Lionville Community YMCA, 100 Devon

Drive, Exton. On June 17, the Safe Homes Committee will present strategies for itscampaign against underage drinking in the staff room at the Downingtown Area

School District administration offices, 540 Trestle Place, Downingtown, a differentlocation. Further information is available at [email protected] or (610) 458-9090

x2827.

•  Coatesville CTC Community Prevention Board, a body coterminous with theCoatesville Youth Initiative Steering Committee, meets from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. the

third Thursday of every other month in the fourth floor meeting room of the

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Brandywine Health Foundation, 744 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. Furtherinformation is available from Jarvis Berry, CTC community mobilizer, at

 [email protected] or (610) 380-9080 x105.

UPDATED THIS WEEK: Support Groups for Unemployed and Underemployed -

OngoingSeveral networking/support groups (open to everyone) are available at area churches forpersons who are unemployed or unemployed, with each providing its own variety of specific

services in support of those who attend:

•  Downingtown (Lionville/Exton) -- Barnabas Group, at Calvary Fellowship Church,95 West Devon Drive (rear entrance) at Route 113 in Exton (Lionville) is named afterthe Biblical disciple known as the Son of Encouragement. Weekly sessions are part of

the church’s Care Monday, that includes a prayer group that meets at the same timein the Prayer Lobby (Portico Entrance), with intercession for those attending theBarnabas Group and the church’s other Care Ministries, including DivorceCare forthose coping with separation or divorce, even years later; Mending Hearts for those

with prodigal children and other family members; and various offerings focused onassistance in healing and coping. Further information for Barnabas Group activities

is available at [email protected] or (610) 363-7171.

•  Malvern – Penn State Great Valley’s Alumni Association and MyCareer Transitions(MCT), an all-volunteer job counseling group, meets from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.the second Saturday of the month, except August and December, in 130 Main

Building, Penn State Great Valley, 30 East Swedesford Road, Malvern, preceded by anew member orientation at 8:30 a.m. On June 14, My Career Transitionsvolunteers will guide attendees through aspects of developing a Job Search Toolkit .

On July 12, Alex Freund, a career and interviewing coach, will discuss The

Interview: You Are Onstage. In August, there is no meeting. Further informationand required registration are available athttp://mycareertransitions.com/new/?q=upcoming-meetings. 

•  Wayne – A one-on-one Employment Guidance Ministry, along with periodic specialemployment related events to aid jobseekers is available at St. David’s Episcopal

Church, 763 South Valley Forge Road, Malvern. Further information is available from

George Vosburgh at [email protected] or (610) 688-7947.

•  West Chester – Unemployment support group meets bi-weekly from 5:45 p.m. to

7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, tolearn tips and techniques related to job searches. Further information is availablefrom Elisabeth Hartwell at [email protected], at (610) 696-0554.

•  West Chester –BarnabasWC group meets from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Mondays,except holidays, in the Community Room, Providence Church, 430 Hannum Avenue,

West Chester. Further information is available at www.barnabaswc.org [email protected].

•  Six Area Affiliates of Joseph's People meet during the month:

Downingtown -- 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays, at St.

Joseph's Parish, 338 Manor Avenue (Route 322), in the parish meeting room behindthe school at the back of the property. On June 10, attorney Brian Boreman willdiscuss Employment Contracts. Further information about the affiliate is available by

leaving a message at (610) 873-7117.

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Berwyn/Main Line - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays at theHagenbach Room, St. Monica’s Church, 635 First Avenue. On June 19, Lynne

Williams will discuss what to do with a LinkedIn profile in the church Education

Center cafeteria. Further information is available from Bob Schubert [email protected] or (610) 755-2398. 

Media -- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays for GetWorks, at Hassler

Chapel, Media Presbyterian Church, 30 East Baltimore Pike, or in the St. FrancisRoom at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2400 North Providence Road . On June 3, Lynne Williams of Around the Clock Executive Helper, will discuss Networking in theDigital Age, Part I  at St. Magdalen Church. On June 17, the presenter will discuss

Part II  at the Presbyterian Church. Further information is available at (610) 566-3944.

Upper Uwchlan Township – 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays at the School

Education Center, St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 100 Fellowship Road, ChesterSprings. Further information is available at (610) 321-1200 or [email protected]

Reading – 7 p.m. to 8:30 pm. on the first and third Wednesdays at St Catharine's of

Siena Parish Center. 2427 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading. Further information isavailable from John Senick, facilitator, at (610) 779-4005.

West Grove – 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month in the new Parish LifeCenter, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 300 State Road, West Grove.On June 25, Harry Bitzberger, State Farm Agent in West Chester and Co-Owner ofBoomer's Family Fun Center in Avondale, will discuss the many aspects of anUnplanned Transition. Further information is available from John Colgan at

 [email protected]. Additional information on all St. Joseph’s People chapters isavailable at www.josephspeople.org. 

UPDATED THIS WEEK: Many New Job Assistance Workshops, Job Fairs and JobOpenings Report –JuneUnemployed and underemployed persons seeking education and training in career planning,

along with employment assistance for veterans, ex-offenders and persons with disabilities,can take advantage of a broad series of monthly workshops offered by the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Labor CareerLink at its new Exton offices in Suite 500, 479 Thomas Jones

Way in the Oaklands Corporate Center.

These trainings include an orientation presentation as to what PA CareerLink has to offer.

A calendar of PA CareerLink-Chester County workshops is available athttp://chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/18493.

Monthly job openings list that lists several pages in the Chester County area is available at

www.pacareerlinkchesco.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CL-June2014-JobOpenings.pdf .Daily position openings updates are available through www.cwds.state.pa.us.

Websites for additional county PA CareerLink offices in the area, at which many services are

available to out-of-county residents, include:

Berks: www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/CareerLink/Pages/default.aspx

Delaware: www.delcoworks.orgLancaster: www.jobs4lancaster.comMontgomery: www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?NID=1024

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Free Lead and Healthy Homes Program Starts in Montgomery County 

Montgomery County Health Department has initiated a Lead and Healthy Homes Program

(LHH) to help reduce illness and injury incurred by home health hazards such as lead,asthma triggers, and fire and fall hazards

The Department provides a comprehensive Environmental Home Assessment (EHA) tofamilies with children seven years of age for primary prevention services when the child hasasthma or is at-risk of lead poisoning, such as living in a home with chipping or peeling

paint).

Further information and request for assistance is available atwww.montcopa.org/index.aspx?nid=1124, [email protected] or (610) 970-5048.

Earlier this year Chester County announced a lead-based paint mitigation funding program,providing eligible homeowners and landlords at least 90% of the costs for removing leadhazards in homes with children.

Home occupants meeting 80% of federal Area Median Income guidelines (up to $44,150

annually for an individual or $63,050 for a family of four, as examples) may be eligible if aproperty is in Chester County, constructed before 1978, and a child under the age of sixlives in the home, is expected to live in the home, or visits more than six hours per week.

Further information is available at

http://pachestercounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/16098 or from Kevin Zeeger,lead hazard control program coordinator, at [email protected] or (610) 344-6725.

Low-Interest Homeowner Repair Program Starts in Pottstown Genesis Housing Corporation has started a low-interest loan program to assist Pottstownresidents with general home repairs.

The initiative, which provides a three percent loan of up to $5,000, with up to a five-yearrepayment schedule, is available for owner-occupied properties, with no income-eligibility or

home equity requirements.

Further information is available atwww.genesishousing.org/_pdfs/home_improvement_loan_press_release.pdf ,

[email protected] or (610) 275-4357.

511 Mobile Travel Conditions App Now Available 

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has established a 511PA mobilephone application that covers all state and Turnpike-operated roadways, with current traffic

speeds recorded on about 15,000 of the 40,000 miles of highways.

Further information about the hand-free app, also able to hear information from New Jerseyand West Virginia and available for Smartphones and iPhones, is at

www.511pa.com/NetworkCoverage/usingApp.aspx.

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(800) FIX-ROAD Pothole ReportsPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) receives information on needed

pothole repair by telephone or e-mail.

The service, that also includes reporting of stormwater and drainage concerns and traffic-related concerns, or property damage incurred by PennDOToperations, is available at (800)

FIX-ROAD, (800) 349-7623 orwww.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/web.nsf/HomepageWithFooter?OpenFrameSet&Frame=main& Src=%2FInternet%2Fweb.nsf%2FContactUsCCC%3FOpenForm%26AutoFramed.

Municipal road issues should be reported to local governments.

Services Expansion of Free Southern Chester County Ride For Health InitiativeThe Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) and thePhoenixville Community Health Foundation have expanded their Ride for Health Initiative(RFHI) in Southern Chester County to include trips for human and social services needs in

addition to the earlier healthcare focus.

The service provides taxi or public transit trips for eligible residents of Avon Grove, Kennett,Oxford and Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts to health and human and social servicessites, including those in Kennett Square, West Chester and Coatesville.

Scheduled transportation is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays from Kennett Area

Community Service, 136 West Cedar Street, Kennett Square. Earlier information is availableat http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102570574404-1463/FREE+Medical+Transportation.pdf or (610) 925-3556. Information also is available

from partner agencies at

http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102570574404-1419/RFHI+Flyer+%28English%29_8+23+13.pdf .

Information on a similar Phoenixville area initiative that has been in existence since 2000 isavailable at http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102570574404-1464/ride+for+health+brochure.pdf .

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