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LEND YOUR MUSCLE
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NRN Workshops
| Date | Topic, Time, Location | |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2012 | Volunteer Recruiting, Management, and Recognition Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM. Location: United Way of Elkhart Training Room, 601 CR 17, Elkhart, IN 46515 Not all volunteers are created equal. Examine ways to provide volunteer opportunities within your organization that best meet the skills, personality and expectations of your volunteers. We will discuss and give you tools on how you determine when volunteers are appropriate for a project, whether they are long-term or special event volunteers. We will also explore ways to recruit, screen, train, support and recognize volunteers. Presenter: Denise Lamphier, Northern Regional Director Cost: $30 | Register |
| 2/24/2012 | Bridges Into Health: Strategies to Reduce Inequities & Improve Health Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM. Location: St. Vincent DePaul, 520 Crecscent Ave. South Bend Poor health is a huge cost of poverty in the United States. Economic class affects all aspects of health and health care. To improve this, strategies must address economic class and other social determinants. The workshop includes a continuum of policy and practice critical to improving health among the disadvantaged. Research links overall health to economic stability, education, safe and affordable housing, nutrition/food security, and other factors. Meaningful learning tasks, direct teaching, videos, and large-group dialogue are integrated into this workshop. Presenter: Terie Dreussi-Smith, M.A Ed Cost: $50 includes lunch - Registration opens at 8:00 am | Register |
| 3/15/2012 | Communicating For Results Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Location: Logan Center, South Bend Presenter: Christina Battell, Midwest Consulting Group, LLC Have you ever left a conversation saying to yourself, "That didn't go as I would have liked." Or, "I wish that would have gone better." If you answered 'yes', you've experienced the all-too-common dilemma of communication gone wrong. When the stakes are high, you want these conversations to go right. Whether you are communicating with a board member, volunteer, difficult employee, clients, family, or friends. Communicating for Reseults reveals the communication skills - proven by research-that enable open, honest, positive dialogue. Communication for Resules is based on the national bestselling book, Crucial Conversations. If you have ever wondered how to disucss sensitive issues, manage defensiveness (both yours and others), be a better sounding board, break a statement, or keep a conversation on track, Communicating for Results hold the answers-research-based answers - you are looking for. $50 includes lunch. | Register |
WHY LIVE UNITED.
When we reach out a hand to one we influence the condition of all.
When you give to the United Way, you're lending a hand to your neighbors, family and friends who live right here in Elkhart County.
When we LIVE UNITED... Elkhart County does more... it's that simple.
EDUCATION.
Helping children and youth achieve their potential.
- Kindergarten Readiness
Readiness to succeed in school means children enter kindergarten developmentally on track. - Elementary Readiness
Reading on grade-level by fourth grade means elementary students are prepared to succeed in later grades and to graduate from high school - High School Graduation
Academic achievement is reflected in one-time high school graduation rates
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INCOME.
Promoting financial stability and independence.
- Adult Education
How can adults best engage with post-high school learning opportunities to, in two years or less, move from a low-skill job to a middle skill job? - Financial Literacy
How can a family best learn the fundamental money skills they need to successfully meet their basic needs? - Savings & Assets
How can a family best develop the assets they need to remain financially stable during changes in income, illness or other events.
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HEALTH.
Improving people's health.
- Dental
Untreated dental health problems interfere with the ability to learn, eat and work. - Hunger
If a person is hungry, everything else in life becomes a challenge. - Medical Self-Advocacy
How can a family best learn the fundamental skills they need to successfully navigate a difficult diagnosis?
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