Michael Swayze's Community Resources

Category: Nonprofit

  • Financial Reform Summit – September 14, 2010

    Financial Reform Summit
    Making it Work for New Jersey
    A Statewide Education and Implementation Summit

    Tuesday, September 14, 2010
    10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

    Rutgers University Student Center
    126 College Avenue
    New Brunswick, NJ 08901

    To attend please RSVP by registering online by Friday, September 10, 2010 or by calling Citizen Action Education Fund at 732-246-4772 ext. 18. For more information, visit them online at www.njcaef.org.

    HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!!! – This summer, President Obama signed one of the most significant pieces of financial regulatory legislation passed since the Great Depression. These reforms will bring transparency and accountability to Wall Street and protect consumers on Main Street. Let’s ensure that this historic law is implemented effectively and that all New Jerseyans are informed as programs are established and new rules and guidelines are set.

    With compromises being made by all sides, it is now time to roll up our sleeves and make this law work for New Jersey. The success (or failure) of financial reform will depend on how well we understand, publicize and implement the law and the opportunities it presents. It is vitally important that all sectors of the population who will be touched by this legislation continue to work together in a strong partnership as this new law becomes a reality.

    Please join stakeholders of financial reform- including consumer advocates, community leaders, elected officials, bankers, regulators, labor leaders, seniors, academics, students and members of the public gather to discuss what’s in the law, what’s not in the law and where we go from here.

    Speakers will outline the major provisions of the new law, the policy options, and the impact on consumers, investors and small business owners. State and national reform experts will also discuss the establishment of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how it will expand consumer safeguards. Additionally, panelists will explore the effect of the new law on the flow of capital back into our communities and the impact it will have on asset building opportunities.

    Please RSVP by Friday, September 10, 2010.

    Admission is free. Lunch will be served. Seating is limited. Please RSVP online to reserve your space. You may also register by calling the New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund at 732-246-4772 ext. 18. Please include your name, organization or business, title, phone, email, and address including city, state, and zip code.

    See you there.

    P.S. If you wish to publicize the Financial Reform Summit there is downloadable flyer available.

    Source: Email from Citizen Action and http://www.njcaef.org website

  • New Jersey Veterans Resource Manual Published

    The New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, NASW-NJ, has published a “New Jersey Veterans Resource Manual for Social Workers”. It reads well and is a comprehensive guide for a veteran or their family members. Social workers should bookmark the guide.

    In the 23 page guide are links to many agencies, programs, and services. You will find resources for service members and their family, support for families during military separation, information for those transitioning out of the military, addresses of veteran offices, clinic, and family assistance centers. Many other supportive services are listed as well.

    You will find this valuable resource manual on the NASW-NJ homepage or by going to their page at http://www.naswnj.org/associations/5560/files/VetsManual-FINAL-%2008-2010.pdf . To the authors, yes this guide does make the process simpler so our clients can be connected to the services they deserve. Thanks.

  • Join NJ 2-1-1 ProNet Email Listserv – Connecting Human Service Professionals

    Formerly known as the First Call Forum, NJ 2-1-1 ProNet is an e-mail listserv designed to foster communication between health and human service professionals in New Jersey. Any provider of human services in the state is welcome to become an active member of the listserv. Once you’ve registered you will have a free and easy channel of communication that will offer easy access to other ProNet members.

    By using NJ 2-1-1 ProNet, you can communicate specific requests that are not being met by existing agencies and programs.

    For example:
    •A family, displaced after a fire, needs beds, a refrigerator, and other household items.
    •A single man without family nearby needs transportation to chemotherapy treatments for 6 weeks.
    •A mother from out-of-state needs a place to stay during her daughter’s lengthy hospitalization in Morristown.

    NJ 2-1-1 ProNet can also be used to post announcements of:
    •Donation offerings (clothing, furniture, etc.)
    •Program expansions, changes, closings or hiatuses
    •Workshops, seminars, special programs
    •Agency/organization job postings

    NJ 2-1-1 ProNet provides simple access to professionals throughout the state who you can communicate with to find solutions for specific requests that are not being met by existing agencies. Use it as well as a forum to post announcements about programs, workshops and employment opportunities.

    You can find the this email listserv at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NJ2-1-1ProNet/. It is simple to share your thoughts, queries or announcements with the group. To join NJ 2-1-1 ProNet members of nonprofits, health organizations, or human service organizations can send an email to: ProNet@nj211.org. Include your name, organization, and telephone number. To subscribe via Yahoo Groups send an email to:
    NJ2-1-1ProNet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Once subscribed you can post messages at NJ2-1-1ProNet@yahoogroups.com.

    Feel free to share this message with other colleagues who would benefit from a connection with the 2-1-1 community.