As i myself suffered malnutrition during homelessness and still without any access to special needs foods...
Please note -
Special medical needs foods are always in short supply please help homeless, disabled and elderly persons with diabetes, cancer and allergy and other medical conditions.
Please donate plain canned beans, green and green leafy veggies,
non dairy, sugar, msg, or yeast items.
dried beans peas and lentils are cheap and healthy for those with cooking facilities.
please note singles do not get holiday baskets with turkeys to cook on the holidays.
help disabled singles with other protein sources.
canned sardines, mackerel, and salmon supply many needed vitamins and minerals.
There is near always a good supply of white bread and desserts.
From: "Darcie Olson" <c_olson@onebox.com>
Folks -
Wanted to let you know that my office will be a drop point for the OC
Food Bank for the month of December (starting December 1 - January 4th)
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They are asking for canned food (any kind) and pet food
I have two barrels and would like to fill them up twice during the month
- Please consider dropping by my location at:
Darcie Olson
State Farm
2000 Harbor Blvd. #106
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
It is so important to protest and I am so proud of the protestors for the current longtime hot topic of healthcare. The coverage in the media is so crucial. I saw protestors for both sides on Saturday in Huntington Beach by the pier at the corner of Main Street and PCH. Both sides with handmades posters. I wanted to honk in support yet there was so many cars and pedestrians that I didn't want to cause any confusion.
Today at Sunday mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, the priest spoke about Mother Theresa and how she spoke up for those who could not protest. He spoke of the importance of speaking up. Our protests are power tools which promote change. Continue to speak up for a better world as it will not happen by silence.
I would love to see more singing at these protests. We need more new songs of protest to etch in the minds and souls of more people.
Join your community, local dignitaries and religious leaders, as you add your voice to protest the ongoing slaughter taking place in Darfur, Sudan.
When:Sunday, May 17th at 2:30p
Where: Mile Square Regional Park16400 Brookhurst St.Fountain Valley 92708* meeting behind the Rec center (turn in on Heil)
Together we can send a message from Orange County to Washington DC that we will not permit genocide on our watch. We will re-sanctify the words, “Never Again.” There is strength in numbers so bring your family and friends. Spend an hour doing something that can make a difference!
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NLC Summer Semester Registration Deadline:May 8
The National Labor College’s 2009 Summer Semester begins Monday, June 8. The last day to register for the semester is May 8. For more information, call the NLC Admissions Office at 301-431-5421 or e-mailjosborn@nlc.edu. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
Organizing for America Listening Tour (Meeting)
Organizing for America is dedicated to making real the change we fought for during the election. But to be successful, we need to hear from you -- your effort and commitment are the backbone of this movement and this organization. We'll tell you about some lessons learned during the general election, and ask for your thoughts on how we can organize California going forward.
Your ideas will be used to write a California-specific plan for Organizing for America in 2009 and beyond. Come and make your voice heard!
Time:Sunday, May 17 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Host:Mary Jane Stevenson
Location:TBD (Irvine, CA)Irvine, CA 92602
Dear darlene,
The Newport Beach Women's Democratic Club cordially invites you to a community educational forum with special guest speaker California List founder Bettina Duval who will discuss strategies for building a pipeline to elect Democratic women.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:30pm to 8:00pm The Duck Club 5 Riparian WayIrvine, Ca
Please RSVP to Lori Vandermeir lori@vandermeir.com or call 949.218.6344
Participating groups include National Women's Political Caucus - Orange County Chapter, Orange County Young Democratic Women's Caucus, Progressive Women of North Orange County, Women For: Orange County andWomen in Leadership.
Hope that you can participate!
Sincerely,
VOTE NO No No on all propositons may 19th.
Please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://ca.lwv.org/action/prop0905/flyer.pdf
Don't let the state raid the budgets/ cut services for other use!!!
California Democratic Counciland theOrange County Democratic Party
News Alert6:10 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 31, 2009HHS Nominee Kathleen Sebelius Corrects Three Years of Tax Filings Sebelius and her husband paid a total of $7,040 in back taxes and $878 in interest. It's the latest tax issue to hit an Obama administration nominee. His first Health and Human Services nominee withdrew because of major tax problems. For more information, visit washingtonpost.com
News Alert5:42 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 31, 2009Minnesota Senate Election Ruling Issued Three-judge panel convened to review election contest brought by Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in his race against Al Franken (D) has dealt the Republican a serious setback. Both campaigns have organized conference calls to discuss the ruling; Franken's is set for 5:30 p.m., Coleman's for 6 p.m.
Updated: Database of California lay offs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced that it will award approximately a dozen Statewide Consumer Network Grants of up to $70,000 each, with total program funding estimated at $840,000 in FY2009.
The program is intended to "enhance statewide consumer run organizations to promote service system capacity and infrastructure development to be consumer-centered and targeted toward recovery and resiliency, and consumer-driven by promoting the use of consumers as agents of transformation," according to SAMHSA. The grants should be used to "address the needs of underserved and underrepresented consumers; of consumers with histories of trauma, veterans, or those who have been involved in the criminal-justice system; and/or to promote activities related to partnership development, coalition building, legacy planning, and economic empowerment as part of the recovery process for consumers," the grant announcement stressed.
Application deadline is May 21. Nonprofits, government entities, and other organizations dedicated to improving mental-health services statewide may apply. Groups must be governed by a board of directors with at least 50 percent consumers. Current recipients of Statewide Consumer Network Grants may not apply.
For more information, see the full grant announcement online.
I am writing to remind you about the Idealist.org Nonprofit Career Fair in Los Angeles, CA.
The Los Angeles Career Fair will be held on Monday, April 6, 2009 from 10:30am-2:30pm
at the UCLA Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom.
To register (it's free for jobseekers), and for more details including schedule, directions,
and a list of the fifty plus registered organizations and their current opportunities, please
go to: http://snipr.com/lacareerfair
Please note that not all organizations at the fair will have job openings on that day. Some
will have jobs, while others will have internships and volunteer opportunities. Our
nonprofit career fair is a place for everyone who wants to make a difference in the world
(including recent undergraduate or grad school students, experienced nonprofit
professionals, and those wishing to transition to a nonprofit career from other sectors) and
we encourage you to consider the wide range of opportunities to move forward in your
nonprofit career.
Don’t forget to check out the Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job
Seekers and The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers which are both
available to download for free at: http://www.idealist.org/en/career/guide/index.html
This event is generously hosted by the UCLA Labor Center, the UCLA School of Public
Affairs, the UCLA Community Programs Office, the Raza Youth Empowerment Project, the
Center for Civil Society and the UCLA Career Center.
We hope to see you at the fair!
All the best,
Joe Grant
1220 SW Morrison Street, Suite 1000
Portland, OR 97205
Coordinator, Nonprofit HR Program
Idealist.org - Action Without Borders
http://www.idealist.org
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So far, the following organizations have registered for the Los Angeles career fair, and
more are registering every day:
1010 Development Corporation
AIDS Project Los Angeles
American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles
Americorps*VISTA
Antioch University: Los Angeles
Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc.
Australian Education International
C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California
California School Employees Association
California State University, Northridge
Causecast
Center for the Pacific-Asian Family
City Year Los Angeles
Claremont Graduate University - Drucker School of Management
Disability Rights California
Disability Rights Legal Center
English Opens Doors
Forward Step
Global Inheritance
Grassroots Voter Outreach, Nationwide
Housing Rights Center
KIPP: LA
KOREH L.A.
LINC Housing Corporation
Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Masa Israel Journey
Meals on Wheels west
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Mount St. Mary's College
National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc.
National Marrow Donor Program Southwest District
National Urban Fellows, Inc.
Ocean Park Community Center
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
Peace Corps LA
Public Allies Los Angeles
Recovery School District
RESPONSE-ABILITY
SEIU Local 1877
SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West
Spirituality for Kids
St. Anne's Home
TeachOverseas.org
Team-Up for Youth
The Niapele Project
The Veggie Van Organization
U.S. PIRG
union de vecinos
Villa Esperanza Services
WISE & Healthy Aging
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Young Judaea
TOWN HALL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
Wednesday, March 18th
Doors Open at 1:30 PM OC Fair and Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
TICKET DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and will be available at the following ticket distribution location beginning at 10:00 AM Tuesday, March 17. Tickets will be limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis:
OC Fair and Event Center
(Enter at Gate 1 or Gate 10; Park in Lot A.)
Costa Mesa, CA
On Wednesday afternoon, the President will travel to southern California and hold a town hall meeting in Santa Ana. He will then travel to Los Angeles, and will spend the night in L.A., holding a couple of events in Los Angeles on Thursday, before returning quite late that evening to Washington.
MORE DETAILS TO YOU AS SOON AS I FIND OUT!
this 8 years homeless disabled woman needs ALL furniture
especiailly a clean ARM CHAIR or couch
ORTHO CORRECT BED and kitchen items.
In 2008 California grassroots activists changed the nation! California Democrats from up and down the state volunteered their time, made phone calls, donated money, and knocked on doors in California and across the county as part of our largest grassroots effort ever.
The California Democratic Party's Assembly District Election Meetings will be held on January 10th & 11th, 2009. At these meetings, registered Democrats will elect 12 delegates from each Assembly District to be members of the California Democratic Party State Central Committee.
WILL YOU BE THE CHANGE CALIFORNIA NEEDS and run to be an Assembly District Delegate for the California Democratic Party?
Now is your opportunity to help direct the future of Democrats in California! Delegates approve the platform of the Party, elect Party officers and endorse candidates for congress, state legislature, and executive office.
If elected, you will automatically become a delegate to the California Democratic Party's State Convention, which will be held April 24-26, 2009 in Sacramento, as well as the Convention in 2010. If you are interested in running you must file with the State Party by 12:00 noon, Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Be a part of change and run for Assembly District Delegate.
We have got to keep our energy going! 2008 was a historic year, and if we keep it up, our energy will drive us to victories in 2010 and beyond!
The time for change is now and I hope that you can be a part of it!
Workshops include:
Here are the details:Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008Time: 8:00 am to 6:30 pmLocation: Democratic Headquarters of San Bernardino136 Carousel Mall, San Bernardino CA Cost: Suggested donation of $10.00 to help cover food and materials
Seating is limited, so please RSVP by December 10th to training@cdc-ca.org or 800-446-9709.
Please do not RSVP unless you can stay for the entire day.
Lunch and refreshments will be provide. Again, please RSVP to ensure that we have adequate food and materials.
As the old saying goes, all politics is local. There has never been a better time to get involved.
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