August 27, 2007 - The Community Partnership, Owens Community College, United Way and Bowling Green High School are all teaming up to research the lives of teenagers throughout the 20th century.
"Terriffic Teens" begins in October and includes monthly workshops on Saturdays at Owens Community College and concludes its first year with an exhibition that the students will create.
Owens Community College has agreed to provide 4 units of Post Secondary credit for students who atttend the scheduled workshops and classes.
The course and workshops will cover topics such as oral history, interviewing and ethics, analyzing artifacts, graphic and web design, video editing and theatrical presentations.
"Terriffic Teens is a great opportunity for youth to collaborate with other teens and present what they’ve learned about teen culture in the past through unique creative expresssions," said Kathy Schnapp, project manager for The Community Partnership. "I can’t wait to see what they come up with!"
Monday, August 27, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
From the Desk of: Rob Kasprzak
August 13, 2007 - The Community Partnership is exploring substance abuse prevention in the workplace
According to a 2007 SAMHSA report, past month illicit drug use among adult full-time workers was 8.2 percent. Nearly one out of five (19.0 percent) workers aged 18 to 25 used illicit drugs during the past month. This was a higher percentage than among the 26-to-34 (10.3 percent), 35-to-49 (7.0 percent), and 50-to-64 (2.6 percent) age groups. Males were more likely than females to report past month illicit drug use (9.7 vs. 6.2 percent). Males accounted for about two thirds (6.4 million) of the workers who reported past month illicit drug use. An estimated 6.4 percent, or 7.3 million, of full-time workers reported use of marijuana during the past month. Workers in the Midwest had the highest prevalence of past year heavy alcohol use (10.6 vs. 8.4 percent in the Northeast, 8.5 percent in the South, and 7.8 percent in the West). And finally, the major occupational groups for 2002 through 2004, food service workers (17.4 percent) and construction workers (15.1 percent) exhibited a higher prevalence of past month illicit drug use than other occupational groups.
In view of this information, The Community Partnership has decided to expand it’s prevention activities into creating a Drug Free Workplace program in northwest Ohio by October 1, 2007. The project will offer employee and supervisor trainings, policy development, and training of trainers.
According to a 2007 SAMHSA report, past month illicit drug use among adult full-time workers was 8.2 percent. Nearly one out of five (19.0 percent) workers aged 18 to 25 used illicit drugs during the past month. This was a higher percentage than among the 26-to-34 (10.3 percent), 35-to-49 (7.0 percent), and 50-to-64 (2.6 percent) age groups. Males were more likely than females to report past month illicit drug use (9.7 vs. 6.2 percent). Males accounted for about two thirds (6.4 million) of the workers who reported past month illicit drug use. An estimated 6.4 percent, or 7.3 million, of full-time workers reported use of marijuana during the past month. Workers in the Midwest had the highest prevalence of past year heavy alcohol use (10.6 vs. 8.4 percent in the Northeast, 8.5 percent in the South, and 7.8 percent in the West). And finally, the major occupational groups for 2002 through 2004, food service workers (17.4 percent) and construction workers (15.1 percent) exhibited a higher prevalence of past month illicit drug use than other occupational groups.
In view of this information, The Community Partnership has decided to expand it’s prevention activities into creating a Drug Free Workplace program in northwest Ohio by October 1, 2007. The project will offer employee and supervisor trainings, policy development, and training of trainers.
Monday, August 6, 2007
From the Desk of Jamie Stanley - Project Manager / Getting Ahead
August 6, 2007 - The Bridges Out of Poverty (BOP) project was implemented in Toledo due to the riots resulting from a Neo-Nazi march in the impoverished North Toledo area in October 2005. Once again, this white supremacist group has planned a march for the same area. Poverty is a risk factor for crime and violence. The economic stress of a shrinking manufacturing sector already permeates these neighborhoods and the citizens are faced with more than their share of crime. The underlying poverty of this area provides the powder keg for additional violence when this supremacist group arrives. This group is trying to “stir the pot” and create more strife. They are a predator trying to further destroy an already unstable area.
The BOP project aims to assist individuals living in this area and other economically depressed areas of Toledo to garner knowledge and hope through participation in the Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World program so that they can better combat the ignorance spewed by groups such as these.
Poverty can be impacted one person at a time with a change in attitude and behaviors by individuals regardless of their socio-economic status. European countries are also looking at ways to impact poverty. For example, Slovakia is trying to combat poverty and is looking at Toledo as an example. With other countries looking to us for guidance, we need to stand up a make sure that Toledo continues to combat poverty one person at a time.
The BOP project aims to assist individuals living in this area and other economically depressed areas of Toledo to garner knowledge and hope through participation in the Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World program so that they can better combat the ignorance spewed by groups such as these.
Poverty can be impacted one person at a time with a change in attitude and behaviors by individuals regardless of their socio-economic status. European countries are also looking at ways to impact poverty. For example, Slovakia is trying to combat poverty and is looking at Toledo as an example. With other countries looking to us for guidance, we need to stand up a make sure that Toledo continues to combat poverty one person at a time.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
