6/18: New Bostonians Happenings

June 18, 2014 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Come enjoy an evening of good company and traditional music as we recognize people of Hispanic origin making history in Massachusetts. Flyer:  http://bit.ly/1jVR6Kt The Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square Association, Inc. presents Baile de Guayaberas featuring Grupo Mapeyé For tickets:  Call 617.266.3455 or visit our website at PRVMSA.org Saturday, June 21, 2014 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM Mosleys on the Charles 50 Bridge Street Dedham, MA  02026 We look forward to seeing you there!   All the best, Alejandra St. Guillen Director Mayor’s Office of NEW BOSTONIANS

June 16, 2014

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians is excited to share with you an amazing event happeningSaturday June 21st from 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm.  In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, Welcome.us, an affiliate of FWD.us, will host an Immigrant Heritage Celebration at the Boston Public Library.

This event will offer library visitors a chance to explore his or her immigrant heritage through ancestry searches, to celebrate that history in creative projects, and to examine the city’s rich immigrant history in the exhibit in the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, City of Neighborhoods: The Changing Face of Boston. Through all this — plus the cultural information tables, free food, and music — visitors will really experience how their heritages are part of an ongoing story.

WHAT:
Immigrant Heritage Day, celebrating the first proclamation of Immigrant Heritage Month in Massachusetts

WHO:
Sponsored by Welcome.Us, Boston and Cambridge City Councils, the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians, the Immigrant Learning Center and the

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

WHERE:
Boston Public Library: Central Library in Copley Square
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

WHEN:
Saturday, June 21, 2014

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Make sure to RSVP now!     http://bit.ly/1qlzrnx

Bring family and friends. Let’s be sure to make this a celebration to remember.

We look forward to seeing you there!

All the best,

Alejandra St. Guillen

 

June 20, 2014 Announcements

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Enclosed are this week announcements for your sharing with your networks. Please forward any of your announcements to [email protected] and we will be happy to post them on.

All the best,

Alejandra St. Guillen

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Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians

Free Immigration Advice at Boston City Hall

July 9 & 23

August 6 & 20

September 3 & 17

October 1 & 15

November 5 & 19

December 3 & 17

Boston City Hall
Room 804
12:00 Noon -2:00 PM
For more information contact the:
Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians
617.635.2980

AND

Upcoming Immigration Clinics in the Neighborhoods:
Mattapan, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain

Flyers:  http://bit.ly/1qe0Fuh

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The Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians is excited to share with you an amazing event happening Saturday June 21st from 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm. In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, Welcome.us, an affiliate of FWD.us, will host an Immigrant Heritage Celebration at the Boston Public Library.

This event will offer library visitors a chance to explore his or her immigrant heritage through ancestry searches, to celebrate that history in creative projects, and to examine the city’s rich immigrant history in the exhibit in the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, City of Neighborhoods: The Changing Face of Boston. Through all this — plus the cultural information tables, free food, and music — visitors will really experience how their heritages are part of an ongoing story.

Program flyer: http://bit.ly/1qpqnfi

WHAT:
Immigrant Heritage Day, celebrating the first proclamation of Immigrant Heritage Month in Massachusetts

WHO:
Sponsored by Welcome.Us, Boston and Cambridge City Councils, the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians, the Immigrant Learning Center and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

WHERE:
Boston Public Library: Central Library in Copley Square
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

WHEN:
Saturday, June 21, 2014

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Make sure to RSVP now!     http://bit.ly/1qlzrnx

Bring family and friends. Let’s be sure to make this a celebration to remember.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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City of Boston Chief Chats

Come meet Félix Arroyo, the Chief of Health and Human Services

Saturday, June 21, 2014
361 Centre Street
Hyde Jackson

Flyer in English: http://bit.ly/1qoMdj9
Flyer in Spanish: http://bit.ly/1qoNZAQ

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With Summer rapidly approaching, we wanted to make sure you were all aware of a few of the exciting programs and events taking place at BCYF in July and August.

Attached are flyers for the FREE BCYF Summer Block Parties and BCYF Summer Fun Stops. Please help spread the word by passing this information along.  For more information about these opportunities and others with BCYF you can also visit the website at http://www.cityofboston.gov/bcyf and click the Program tab on the left side of your screen.

Program and Events Flyers:
http://bit.ly/1qw5v8l

http://bit.ly/1qphvX7

Contact:
Meagan M. Seaman
Assistant Director of Program Coordination
Boston Centers for Youth & Families
1483 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02120
P: 617-635-4920 x 2223
F: 617-635-5074
[email protected]
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bcyf

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You are invited to the Solstice/River Revel event next Saturday June 21st
PLACE: Condor Street Urban Wild
DATE: Saturday June 21st/2014
TIME: 3pm – 7pm

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1qiqsRR

We will have:
Boat tours starting in Chelsea and stopping at East Boston Marina
Kayaks and canoes
Kite making
Learn to bike and bike give-away
Soccer skills contest
Sidewalk games
Food, music and more…

As part of the Solstice/River Revel celebration this Saturday, we will have boat tours starting at Chelsea Admiral Hills Marina and stopping at

East Boston marina.
The street will be closed to vehicles and open to the community, (between the American Legion Playground and the Urban Wild park)
We will have learn and ride bicycles, giveaway bikes, street games, soccer kick ball and more… and don’t forget the kayaks

SATURDAY JUNE 21ST 2014
3PM – 7PM
CONDOR STREET URBAN WILD, East Boston.

Please check the flyer for the schedule of the boat tours!

Contact:
Manlio Méndez
Community Organizer
143 Border Street,
East Boston, MA 02128
617-567-5882 x 242  –  617-418-8242
[email protected]

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Center for Women & Enterprise | 24 School Street, Suite 700 | Boston | MA | 02108

Business Planning Boot Camp
2 Sessions

Wednesdays, July 9th and 30th
9:00am – 4:00pm

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1qiqQju

This exciting two day course is focused on fast-tracking your business’ launch period. The two full days of classroom activities with two weeks in between allow students to conduct research specific to their business idea and further their business plan.

Attendees will focus on the basics of a business plan, including:
Promotions and Advertising
Operations Planning
Financial Statement Projections
Product Pricing
Financing Strategies

This course is suited for those with a budding startup or deep business knowledge gained through previous entrepreneurial work, senior level management experience or a master’s degree in business or related fields.

Click here to register:  http://bit.ly/1qsQO5W

Where:    CWE Boston, 24 School Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02108
When:     Wednesdays, July 9th and 30th
Time:     9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost:     $495. Partial scholarships may be available to those who qualify.
Contact:
Samantha Larkan
617-532-0225 or [email protected]  

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Yankee Baleeiros! Traveling Exhibition opens this weekend in Dorchester

This is a great exhibit and the first of a  totally new initiative to bring so much of the great history that is at the beautiful and historic Whaling Museum to the Communities.

At the Teen Center, next to Cesaria restaurant!

Something you certainly will not want to miss. On display from the 21- to the 26 of July only!
We invite you attend the opening reception and take a minute to also tell your friends and friends of Cabo Verde about this kick-off event celebrating the 39th anniversary of the Independence of Cabo Verde!

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1qwb3zL 

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Dominican Development Center-DDC & Multicultural United Association (UMA)
INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE
V Annual Latino Health Fair for all  Families and Security in our Neighborhood
For more information contact
Dominican Development Center:
617-524-4029
[email protected]
Public transportation: Jackson Square
Sponsorship opportunities- Information tables available, to apply call us, or email us:[email protected]

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1qwdIcL

Dominican Development Center-DDC Y la Asociacion Multicultural Unidos (UMA)
TE INVITAMOS A CELEBRAR
V Feria de la Salud, la Familia y Seguridad para la Comunidad Latina

Mozart Park-Jamaica Plain
Saturday, June 28th-2014
12:00am—5pm

PARQUE MOZART- Jamaica Plain
SaBADO, 28 de JUnio,2014
12:00am—5pm

DIVERSION PARA TODA LA FAMILIA! CLASE DE SALSA,ZUMBA

Para más información llamar al:
Dominican Development Center: 617-524-4029
magatroncoso@msn

Flyer in Spanish: http://bit.ly/1jWr8X5

Public transportation: Jackson Square
Sponsorship opportunities- Information table available. 

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Hyde Square Task Force Is Recruiting Leaders

Learn Music or Dance!

Become a Hyde Square Task Force Youth Leader

Auditions:
DANCE: Friday, June 30, 4-5pm
MUSIC: Monday, June 23, 4-6pm

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1qiu5r6

Requirements
Teens 14-19 years old
Must live in the City of Boston
Interest in performing and improving the community

Auditions will be held at Hyde Square Task Force Youth Community Development Center
Behind the Blessed Sacrament Church
361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

For more information, contact Aimee Tejeda
[email protected]
(617) 524-8303 x 312

Hyde Square Task Force
375 Centre Street
PO Box 301871
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
http://www.HydeSquare.org

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The Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square Association, Inc.
presents
Baile de Guayaberas
featuring Grupo Mapeyé   

For tickets:  Call 617.266.3455
or
visit our website at PRVMSA.org

Saturday, June 21, 2014
8:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Mosleys on the Charles
50 Bridge Street
Dedham, MA  02026

Come enjoy an evening of good company and traditional music as we recognize people of Hispanic origin making history in Massachusetts. Flyer: http://bit.ly/1jVR6Kt

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A Benefit for the Brazilian Women’s Group

Happy Hour 2014

Thursday, July 24, 2014
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Midwest Grill
1124 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA  02139

Tickets:

$40 in advance
$50 at the door

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1hzupBl

Em Benefício do Grupo Mulher Brasileira

Veja o flyer: http://bit.ly/1jRjOMu  

Uma celebração de final de tarde em reconhecimento das realizações do Grupo Mulher Brasileira este ano e em honra das heroínas e heróis que nos ajudaram a tornar estas realizações possíveis.
Na Quinta-feira, 24 de julho, 2014
Das 18:00 às 20:00 horas
No Midwest Grill: 1124 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02139
Reunião social para conectar com as pessoas,
com buffet e música ao vivo com David Ramos.
O programa começa às 19 horas.
Ingressos
$40 antecipado
$50 na porta
Reserve seu ingresso com este formulário Paypal.

Brazilian Women’s Group
697 Cambridge St. Suite 106
Brighton, MA 02135
617-202-5775
http://www.verdeamarelo.org

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Potential Executive Staff Opening with Middlesex Sheriff’s Office – Looking for Candidates

Currently looking at possibly adding a member to their staff at the Sheriff’s Office. As people whose input, opinions, and recommendations I trust I am reaching out to you to help with the search for the right person. On a personal note I would love to see this position filled by a member of an underrepresented community and someone with a socially/politically progressive viewpoint.

The role would be as a personal aide to the Sheriff (though the title might ultimately be different). The primary responsibilities would include (but are not limited to):

Driving the Sheriff to and/from events, meetings, etc.
Providing advance/body staff work for the Sheriff at departmental and outside events
Event photography (ranging from cell phone pictures for rapid release via social media to more professional style camera usage)
Assisting with special projects assigned by other members of the Sheriff’s executive staff, primarily at the direction of the Chief of Staff
Other duties as assigned
This job will operate primarily out of our Medford office (400 Mystic Avenue)
Requirements/Skills:
Bachelor’s degree or higher
Valid driver’s license
Ability to pass all required background checks (employment, motor vehicle history, criminal history, etc.)
Ability to work weekends and non-business hours
Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information
Extreme attention to detail and follow through
Good sense of humor
Ability to work equally effectively as a team or independently
Previous corrections/political/campaign experience a plus
Foreign language skills (especially Haitian Creole, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Khmer, and/or Spanish) a plus
This information is not part of an official job announcement or description, just my understanding of what we are looking at/for. This is an ideal job for someone looking to get started in a politically oriented government environment, or to further a young career in the field.

The salary is in the $45,000+ range, plus full benefits. The county’s agency pension, healthcare, etc. is through the Commonwealth (GIC, Pension Board, etc.)

Candidates are going to start being contacted in the next 2 – 3 weeks. If you have people that you think would be a good fit please have them send their resumes to [email protected] and tell them to indicate who they heard about the position from. 

Contact:
W.E. David Halbert
[email protected]

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Personal and Home Care Aide Job TRAINING for MATURE WORKERS
FREE Information Session

2 dates to choose from:
Friday, June 20 at 10am
Friday, June 27 at 10am

The Work Place, 29 Winter Street – 4th floor
Boston, MA (Downtown Crossing)

To reserve a seat call: (617) 259-3018

Flyer: http://bit.ly/1qiuTwc

LENGTH OF TRAINING

The 90 hour training will take place during six weeks at regular working hours.
Students must attend all training days to successfully complete this program.

COST of TRAINING

The comprehensive training $450, scholarships available for mature workers who are:
·       Age 55 + and unemployed
·       Resident of MA and meet low income guidelines

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Average Pay for Personal Care Aides: $12.96/hr; Homemakers $11.50/hr

Contact:
Debra Selik Garrett
The Work Place
Employer Relations Manager
29 Winter St, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-259-3018
617-428-0380
http://www.theworkplace.org

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The Cambridge Community Learning Center is looking for full-time ESOL Teacher/Advisor (37.5 hours per week, including two evenings; one summer month off per year)

RESPONSIBILITIES:
·         Teach ESOL class(es)
·         Develop instructional materials and detailed  lesson plans, based on CLC ESOL Curriculum and DESE Curriculum Frameworks
·         Conference individually with students at the end of each semester
·         Review and track goals and achievements with students
·         Assist students to engage in career awareness and complete written career plans
·         Conduct student orientations and  intakes
·         Administer and score standardized assessments (Best Plus and/or TABE Clas-E)
·         With other ESOL advisors, track ESOL students on wait lists
·         Provide educational and career advising and referrals for students
·         Communicate with teachers and advisors on student issues
·         Track students’ attendance
·         Provide monthly reports on perfect attendees, best class attendance, enrollment, and waiting lists
·         Participate in monthly ESOL new student sign-ups
·         Participate in center-wide program development, including staff and department meetings
·         Participate in hiring and supervising staff
·         Assist teachers in integration of civics education into curriculum
·         Manage a small Distance Learning program

POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
·         Participate in standing or ad hoc committees
·         Participate in curriculum development

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
·         Knowledge of methods and materials used in ESOL for adult learners
·         Sensitivity to the needs of the adult learner population
·         Excellent oral and written communication skills
·         Excellent organizational skills
·         Knowledge of local resources and support services for immigrants
·         Commitment to group decision-making

Experience and/or Education
·         Bachelor’s degree preferred
·         Minimum three years’ experience teaching ESOL to adults
·         TABE Clas-E and BEST Plus certifications highly desirable
·         Experience working with adult learners in a community-based setting
·         Experience with distance learning and/or usalearns.org preferred
·         Experience with integrating civics education into ESOL instruction preferred
·         Experience supervising staff preferred

RATE:           $ 25.89 per hour plus generous municipal benefits package
To apply, please submit both your resume and letter of interest via email to:
Felipe Vaquerano at [email protected] AND to the Personnel Department at [email protected]
To see job description posted on the City of Cambridge website, please click below:

http://cground.cambridgema.gov/viewjoblisting_internal.cfm?Job_ID=1286

Position will be opened until filled

Contact:
Felipe Vaquerano
ESOL Advisor/Co-coordinator
Cambridge Community Learning Center
5 Western Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-349-6369

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TRANSITION TO COLLEGE AND CAREERS program at the YMCA International Learning Center.

For a brief phone screening and to receive further information, advanced level ESOL students may call 617-927-8234.

This is a 24-week intensive program for advanced ESL students who have a goal of entering college, skills training, or a certificate program.

·       June 30, 2014 – December 19, 2014
·       Monday– Friday from 8:30am- 2:00pm
·       Academic coaching is provided

Course curriculum includes:
·       Advanced ESOL with a focus on grammar and writing
·       Computers and Technology
·       Personal readiness for college

Students from our Transition to College programs have gone to Tufts, Northeastern, Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, UMass Boston,

Framingham State, Quincy College, Bunker Hill Community College, Roxbury Community College, as well as a variety of training programs.

The program is FREE to those who qualify.

Requirements:
·         Legal resident of U.S.
·         High school diploma or GED
·         Advanced level of English (SPL 6)
·         Have goal of skills training or college·

For more information please contact Sarah Jefferson, Transition to College and Careers Coordinator, at 617-927-8234 or [email protected]

Contact:
Sarah Jefferson
Program Coordinator, Transition to College and Careers
YMCA International Learning Center
3 Center Plaza, Suite 901
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 927-8234
[email protected]
Visit us online at http://www.ymcaboston.org/international_learning