Greetings All: From “Morris, Pamela (CAA)”

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COMING SOON!

State Gang Prevention & Intervention Grant – Request for Proposals

The RFP will be release Friday morning, May 25th.

Governor Gregoire signed the 2012 Supplemental State Operating budget which includes a proviso for the State Gang Prevention & Intervention Grant Program.  As a result, the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ), Office of Juvenile Justice, DSHS will be releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP).

Funds will be used to offer services to prevent the expansion of criminal street gang membership or support criminal street gang membership intervention to a targeted population through:

·        one or more evidence-based or research-based programs, as defined in RCW 71.36.010

·        The use of one or more innovative culturally relevant practices.

ESTIMATED TIMELINE:
·        Release RFP by May 21, 2012

·        Applications due June 29, 2012

·        Recipients selected by July 13, 2012

·        Contracts begin August 1, 2012 for an 11 month period.

Eligible entities:  Coalitions composed of, at a minimum, one or more local governmental entities and one or more nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that have a documented history of creating and administering effective criminal street gang prevention and intervention programs may apply for funding.

Funding:  WA-PCJJ anticipates funding 2-4 projects: the maximum award amount is $105,000.

Applications must demonstrate:  a significant criminal street gang problem exists in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions.  Factors that may be considered in determining whether a significant criminal street gang problem exists include, but are not limited to:
·        Crime statistics that are coded as gang-related

·        Gang-related incidents-  including graffiti and gang-related criminal activity

·        Offenders residing in a jurisdiction that are under supervision of the department of corrections or DSHS and are known active gang members

·        School or community surveys indicative a substantial level of gang activity in schools or the community

·        Previous or ongoing gang intervention activities in the jurisdiction



Applicants must demonstrate that addressing the impact of criminal street gangs is a high priority in the jurisdiction seeking the grant.

Lisa Wolph
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Coordinator
Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice
Department of Social & Health Services
lisa.wolph@dshs.wa.gov
360-902-0874
Fax: 360-902-7527
Click here for more infromation www.juvenilejustice.dshs.wa.gov <http://www.juvenilejustice.dshs.wa.gov>

“Morris, Pamela (CAA)” PMorris@caa.wa.gov

If There Is Not Time

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Always good to plan ahead, but for those who do forget to thaw something out, can’t decide what to cook, get home late, or are bushed they can stop by Spokane’s Phat Truck coming soon to Spokane Washington. That’s not FAT it’s PHAT which stands for Pretty Hot and Tasty.  Our menu will provide a balanced dinner, lunch or midnight snack.

But if you are not in an area served by Phat Truck you might want to plan ahead. See cousin Jameelah Carter’s article COOK, THERE IS ALWAYS TIME in DC Cooking Examiner.

Scholarship Application Deadline May 25, 2012

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The Center for Student Opportunity’s <http://www.csopportunity.org/>  Opportunity Scholarship is a $2,000, four-year renewable scholarship awarded to first-generation college students graduating in the high school class of 2012 (entering the college class of 2016) enrolling at a CSO College Partner.

Scholarship winners may serve as monthly guest bloggers on the Opportunity Scholars web blog <http://csopportunityscholars.org/>  to share insight and perspective about their transition to college and successes thereafter.

ELIGIBILITY:
∙Current high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States.
∙Neither parent has earned a four-year college degree.
∙Must be attending a CSO partner college or university. A complete list of CSO College Partners can be viewed here: http://csopportunity.org/college_partners/coll_partners.aspx.
∙Seek financial aid and scholarship support for college.
∙Involved in extracurricular and leadership programs in school or in the community.

Application: http://www.csopportunity.org/scholarship/
 Deadline: May 25, 2012
Do not hesitate to contact Chelsea M. Jones with any questions or concerns.

Chelsea M. Jones
Outreach and Student Support Associate
Center for Student Opportunity
4641 Montgomery Ave., Suite 513│Bethesda, MD 20814
phone: (301) 363-4224 | fax: (301) 951-7104
cjones@csopportunity.org <mailto:cmartin@csopportunity.org>  | www.CSOpportunity.org <http://www.csopportunity.org>

Congratulations to Granddaughter of Edward Thomas, Jr.

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Spokane local grandpa’s granddaughter Rachae Thomas is seen in a national AT&T television commercial. She is following in Ed’s footsteps – he was seen in television commercials himself a few years ago – and on a billboard too!

Ms. Thomas projects a bright, fresh, positive and professional image.  See for yourself.

 

A Mother’s Love: Nothing Is Greater

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Delali Dogbe

For some today is Mothers Day. For some today is graduation. For Delali Dogbe it is Mothers Day. For her son Kelvin Garner it is his graduation from Whitworth College. They celebrated this day together at the North Central Care Center.

Do you remember the Whitworth freshman from Ghana whose story appeared in the March 1, 2011 issue of the Whitworthian? Since June 6, 2009 Kelvin has been semi-comatose. His mother, who left Ghana immediately when she heard of his accident, has been by his side for nearly three years.

We will be continuing Kelvin’s story later this week. Watch for future posts.

Receiving Honorary Alumnus Certificate

SUMMER YOUTH ACADEMY

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Looking for something for your kids this summer? How about 10 weeks of fun in a safe, caring environment!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Outreach Center

Summer Youth Academy

$470 per child, per month

10 weeks of fun in a safe, caring environment!

June 25-Aug. 31

Weekly swim & field trips

Literacy & Craft Activities

Contact: Jeani-Liz Brickner

Interim Children’s Services Director

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Outreach Center

 

P: 509-455-8722

F: 509-455-7801

www.mlkspokane.org

 

845 S. Sherman St.

Spokane, WA 99202

 

Did You Know

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Democracy Now: A daily independent global news hour

If privacy is of concern, you may be interested in the following interview: http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/23/more_secrets_on_growing_state_surveillance

Thanks Ed

SPOKANE MAY 2012 DIVERSITY/CULTURAL EVENTS

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Asian Pacific Americans, a term that encompasses many ethnic groups, worked tirelessly to build a national railroad infrastructure, paving the way for western expansion.  The first Asian Pacific Heritage Week was celebrated in 1979, in response to little or no recognition of this population in the 1976 bicentennial celebrations.  By 1990, the celebration was a month long and then made official in 1992.  For more information visit http://www.capaa.wa.gov/.  For a time-line of selected dates and events for Asian Pacific American’s history visit the following website located on the State of Washington Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPPA) http://www.capaa.wa.gov/data/timeline.shtml.

 Jewish American Heritage Month

In 2006, President George W. Bush designated May as the month to teach about Jewish history and culture and to recognize the important contributions of Jewish Americans to U.S. history.  For more information visit http://www.jewishheritage.us/.

 

Complete May Cultural/Diversity Events Calendar

From Yvonne Montoya-Zamora, Community Colleges of Spokane

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O.J. is innocent and I can prove it – William Dear

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Edward Thomas Jr. Review


I thoroughly enjoyed the book, well put together, although and I agree with the proven ‘innocence’ of O.J. Simpson, I don’t agree with the “overlooked suspect” identified as Jason Simpson.


While I am not an investigator but when this trial started, I watched it from beginning to the end and found nothing presented by the prosecution that would link O.J. to these murders. However, being Black, the easy kill, (celebrity status disappeared) he was the perfect patsy.


My ‘suspects’ centered on the drug aspect which was ruled out in this book – in my opinion –  for a quest of climax.  In the book it was documented that Ron Goldman was a drug dealer and his roommate “had his throat cut” in what was being called a drug-related death.  Also Faye Resnick, another drug user that had introduced Nicole to its use with the thought of opening a restaurant with no money of her own but connected to drug dealers.  Yet, in this book, these individuals were summarily dismissed as a nexus leading up to these murders.


A key witness (a maid) at the trial (omitted in the book) stated that on the night of the murders, she saw a number of men dressed in black approaching in the alley. Suddenly, a discrepancy was discovered on her application for employment that caused a few extra dollars to come her way. Then as if by a puff of smoke, she was deported back to Latin America and never heard of again.


Then it was the ‘shoes’ – no shoes recovered no receipts of sale, etc., I was delighted with the investigation and exposure of the blood on the well placed socks by the ‘Katz and jammer’ (professional?) police. However, the thorough examination of the bloody socks turned out as it did at the trial to be ‘planted’ blood since it had a preservative (EDTA) from the vial of blood taken at the jail. In Spokane, WA, when Fuhrman wrote his book “Murder in Brentwood”, he was rewarded with a Radio Talk Show which folded after awhile for lack of talent.


This book even talked about the Las Vegas ‘setup’ arrest to ‘get’ Simpson for the murders that was supposed to have been done by him – well it worked and they jailed an innocent man that simply could not define ‘friend from foe – sad.
The LAPD embarrassed considers the case closed.


This was an interesting book but for the leap to conclusion in my opinion. It is too bad that our judicial system only concerns itself with sensationalism – not justice.

Edward Thomas, Jr