Outley House, CityLights Intern, Bartam High Mentoring, VA Hospital, Mercy Phila. Hospital, Officer Young 60th Birthday, Patterson School, CityLights Vigil for Violence Victims, Tracey Gordon Sues Democrats, Holiday Season at Bartram's Garden, Rep. Roebuck Offers Voucher Alternative
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Holiday Shopping at Woodland Ave. Plaza SOUTHWEST December 15, 2011 Bringing Good News to the Community since 1945 OPINION • The Sandusky scandal • Slow down and help others Page 2 Outley House gets warm clothing Page 4 New intern at CityLights Page 4 Job Corner – Internships pay Page 8 VA Hospital offers PTSD care Page 9 Mercy designated Stroke Center Page 10 COMMUNITY Happy 60th Officer Young Celebrates Page 6 Obviously enjoying the benefits of the Bartram mentoring program are Sharayna Taylor, mentoring program coordinator, Leisa Ma- rie Johnson, one of the active mentors, and her daughter, Jessica Tatiyana Robinson, a Bartram 11th grader. Computer Training Citywide Free Program Page 7 Learning About Drugs Patterson School Workshop Page 8 CityLights Vigil Prayers for Violence Victims Page 11 O ne of the most positive aspects of life at Bartram High School has been the mentoring program which seeks to place an adult in a sustained, produc- tive connection with every incoming student. However, an opportunity area which has tremendous potential with- in this program, is when parents of students step forward to become men- tors – outside of their normal family relationship, of course. Just such a situation has devel- oped for Leisa Marie Johnson and her daughter Jessica Tatiyana Robinson, a Bartram 11th grader. Mrs. Johnson comes to mentoring quite naturally since as it happens, she is a 1983 Bar- tram graduate. “I’ve been a part of the mentoring program for the last year,” said John- son. “I can honestly say I’ve been sent here by the grace of God to help stu- dents like Jessica.” “The advantage of having a men- tor is that you can go to her at any time and discuss your problems,” said her daughter, Jessica. “It just seems as if they like to help you. “While I have healthy relation- ships with my mom and friends, there are still some iffy situations that I prefer not to share,” Jessica confided. “With my mentor, I’m confident that she’ll keep what I tell her strictly con- fidential – just as I would do if she shared something about herself with me. We do share a lot of thoughts, even though there’s a big age differ- ence.” See Ad on Page 13 Continues on Page 8 Bartram High Mentoring COMING UP Check out this week’s calendar and announcements. See Page 12 A Family Affair MOONLIGHT TRAVEL Attention : Freetown Conakry Accra Bamako Lagos All at Special Rates Oct. – Dec. 2011 (see Coupon on Page 15) 215-921-6032 • 215-921-6042 6427 WOODLAND AVE. PHILA 19142 We fly you with the best prices guaranteed.
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Holiday Shopping at Woodland Ave. Plaza
SOUTHWEST December 15, 2011
Bringing Good News to the Community since 1945
OPINION• The Sandusky scandal
• Slow down and help others
Page 2
Outley House gets warm clothing Page 4
New intern at CityLights Page 4
Job Corner – Internships pay Page 8
VA Hospital offers PTSD care Page 9
Mercy designated Stroke Center Page 10
COMMUNITY
Happy 60th Officer Young Celebrates
Page 6
Obviously enjoying the benefits of the Bartram mentoring program are Sharayna Taylor, mentoring program coordinator, Leisa Ma-rie Johnson, one of the active mentors, and her daughter, Jessica Tatiyana Robinson, a Bartram 11th grader.
Computer Training Citywide Free Program
Page 7
Learning About DrugsPatterson School Workshop
Page 8
CityLights VigilPrayers for Violence Victims
Page 11
One of the most positive aspects of life at Bartram High School has been the
mentoring program which seeks to place an adult in a sustained, produc-tive connection with every incoming student.
However, an opportunity area which has tremendous potential with-in this program, is when parents of students step forward to become men-tors – outside of their normal family relationship, of course.
Just such a situation has devel-
oped for Leisa Marie Johnson and her daughter Jessica Tatiyana Robinson, a Bartram 11th grader. Mrs. Johnson comes to mentoring quite naturally since as it happens, she is a 1983 Bar-tram graduate.
“I’ve been a part of the mentoring program for the last year,” said John-son. “I can honestly say I’ve been sent here by the grace of God to help stu-dents like Jessica.”
“The advantage of having a men-tor is that you can go to her at any time and discuss your problems,” said
her daughter, Jessica. “It just seems as if they like to help you.
“While I have healthy relation-ships with my mom and friends, there are still some iffy situations that I prefer not to share,” Jessica confided. “With my mentor, I’m confident that she’ll keep what I tell her strictly con-fidential – just as I would do if she shared something about herself with me. We do share a lot of thoughts, even though there’s a big age differ-ence.”
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By Edith Dixon
Anyone who reads the paper or listens to news broadcasts
these days is stunned and re-volted by the on-going scan-dal concerning alleged sexual abuse of nearly 40 children by Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach.
Some people support the firing of school president Gra-ham Spanier, the school’s athletic director Tim Curley, revered, longtime Penn State head football coach Joe Pater-no - and anyone else who had
knowledge of the Sandusky’s transgressions as revealed in grand jury testimony. Others, partial to Paterno feel, did his part by reporting to Curley the incidents between Sandusky and his young victims. They tend to excuse Paterno and blame Curley and the school president for dropping the ball by remaining silent.
One confusing aspect is how much weight one should give to the conflicting state-ments attributed another as-sistant coach Mike McQueary. According to grand jury reports, McQueary actually saw San-dusky molesting that 10-year-
old boy in the team’s shower in 2002 – which incident should have ended in Sandusky’s ar-rest.
However, although the school cut its ties with San-dusky prior to the incident, criminal pursuit of the matter appears to have stopped there. It wasn’t until the mother of another molested boy reported a further occurrence to authori-ties in 2008 that the former coach’s problems came to light.
Meanwhile, Sandusky had gone on to direct Second Mile, a program he developed for children. There, he has alleg-edly continued to molest young boys for six more years. As-
suming Sandusky’s vile behav-ior is true, and notwithstanding its direct, devastating impact on the young people and their families, the whole affair has cast a dark cloud over Penn State, its students, past and present, its faculty and fans. Again, we are faced with the possibility of a major cover-up of what is in essence, the pro-tection a child predator to pro-tect a football program.
An angry, disappointed public cannot condone or for-give university officials for not having Sandusky prosecuted. The crimes Sandusky was ac-cused of are horrible. Still the situation has caused me to question why we are so indig-
nant that Penn State officials failed to report Sandusky’s wrongdoings to police. The sad truth is that we here in South-west often indulge in the same type of “don’t snitch” cover-up when crimes occur on our block and around our corner.
If there is any positive side to the Sandusky case, it is that we will hopefully we see in ourselves the neglectful behav-ior of the Penn State officials.
Too many of us see or have knowledge of crimes and do the very same thing – keep our mouth shut. With any luck, this case proves that remaining si-lent about crimes is the wrong thing to do.
Life with a Positive Impact
By Monica Exum
Long gone are the days that we seem to just take the time out to
humbly say thank you or say I appreciate you, enjoy nature and a breath of fresh air.
We are speeding up life and forgetting how to slow down and enjoy its blessings along the way. We do live in a fast-paced world: fast food, fast cash, fast kids, quick collect, quick grits, quick recipes, quick marriages and quick divorces. Have you stopped to smell the roses, lis-ten to a chirping bird, watched a sunset, or reflected on and honored those who paved your way?
Why are we rushing? We still have more to give and ways we can make a difference in the lives of others. As I remi-nisce about my teen dreams, I remember always wanting to
push my age up. When I was 13, I wished I were 16, then 18, 21 and so on. How ironic now that I want to stop the clock to enjoy life even the more. So I ask the questions? Is your liv-ing in vain? Are you wasting your time? Has the clock been rewound? And the answer to those questions should be “no, of course not.” There is a plan, purpose and reason why we are here on earth.
As you journey through life, remember that you are im-portant and that your life really does matter. Look deep inside yourself and find that light someone needs to see. You do a have a vision to inspire some-one and a voice that needs to be heard. You do have talents and gifts that may encourage oth-ers. It’s never too late to impact a life in a positive way.
The famous singing diva herself Diana Ross sang a song
in the 80s, “Reach out and touch somebody’s hand; make this world a better place if you can.” Have we really done our part to reach out and give a helping hand without a motive, cost or complaint?
If you want to make a valu-able impact on someone’s life, make a phone call today and say hello. Ask how they are and if there is anything they need or that you can get for them - and be prepared to listen! That’s the “old school” kind of rela-tionship, and we need to bring it back. Perhaps your problems may not seem so heavy if you concentrate on things that are really important to you and to the others you cross paths with daily.
Monica Exum is a Southwest community activist, wife, mother
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The CityLights Net-work is happy to announce a new in-
tern. The Rev. Leslie Harrison, a third-year student at Palmer Theological Seminary in Wyn-newood and ordained African Methodist Episcopal minis-ter, joined CityLights several months ago to assist with out-reach to community churches.
“Our churches are some of our community’s greatest re-sources,” noted Carey Davis, di-rector of CityLights, a 17-year urban/suburban partnership in Southwest. “They are the spiri-tual backbone of our neighbor-hood while also providing front line help for families in crisis and ongoing support and care for their members.”
With Harrison’s help, City-Lights hopes to extend the growing network of organiza-tions to include more churches, giving congregations ready ac-cess to the services provided by community partners. “Often churches try to offer every-thing to everyone because they are not aware of other groups around them,” explained Davis. “CityLights hopes to help them feel more connected, lightening their load, and allowing them to focus on the important work God has called them to do.”
Enter Harrison: “Leslie’s role is to meet church leaders, find out what their ministries entail, and seek to link them to resources that will further them along,” said Davis.
Her time at CityLights will
be spent creating a church di-rectory to include centers of worship in Southwest Phila-delphia, and planning events to draw the community to-gether.
Looking to learn from the Southwest community as well, Harrison is enthusiastic about
the broad range of partners and the support they can bring to the church.
Harrison said her mission is clear. “I have a need to make a difference,” said the soft-spoken, friendly Harrison, who said serving is a genetic code in her family. “There is always something to do, no matter how small or ordinary, that will im-pact the life of someone.”
Her Christian faith is her motivator in reaching out to others and strengthening the Church. “As Christians, we walk by faith knowing that God will supply all of our need,” she said. “Unless we bring Christ to those who need Christ, they will never see our faith walk or
experience Christ not only for them but also through us.”
Harrison grew up in the Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey region and in North Carolina. She received degrees from Wilson County Technical College in North Carolina and Geneva College in Geneva, Pa. before pursuing her master of divinity degree at Palmer. She will graduate in May.
To have a congregation’s ministry included in the church directory, please contact Leslie for a short interview. She can be reached at 856-882-8234 or [email protected]. To reach CityLights, call 267-270-CITY 2489 or [email protected].
CityLights Welcomes Intern for Church Outreach
Rev. Leslie Harrison
CityLights Clothing Drive A Big Success
Responding to brief requests from Southwest and other organizations, dozens of families from CityLights suburban partner Wayne
Presbyterian Churchdonated more than 1,500 pounds of gently used clothing and shoes in this years Christ-mas clothing drive. Beneficiaries included Broad Street Ministries in Center City, New Spirit Presby-terian Church, Outley House for homeless men, and Presbyterian Children’s Village.
Pictured are members of Wayne’s Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study: Parker Blatchford, Dennis Carey, Dr. Les Dewis, and Dr. Tim Pretz. Wayne outreach or-ganizers included Mary Alice Clear, Susan Aggarwal, Robin Hotz, Weezie Baker, Susan Wright, and Kelly Maravalli.
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For almost 300 years, Southwest residents have been celebrat-
ing Christmas at Bartram’s Garden in special ways.
John Bartram built the earliest part of his house off Lindbergh Boulevard at 54th Street in 1728, and began surrounding it with the flow-ers and trees that became America’s first botanical gar-den. We can imagine that the Bartram family made flowers and greens an important tra-ditional part of every Christ-mas observance there, and so it is today.
To help support family holiday traditions for South-west area residents this sea-son, the folks at Bartram’s put together a series of learn-ing programs, fun activities
and special sales to make our homes (and our planet) green-er and more festive. Some of their delightful December of-ferings included their annual holiday greens sale on Dec. 3, featuring unique Bartram’s Garden signature holiday greens arrangements, chil-dren’s activities, and tastings by Barry’s Homebrew Outlet and Fair Food.
On Dec. 8, Bartram’s held a holiday wreath work-shop where participants cre-ated home decorations using historic plants and recycled materials. And, on Dec. 14, there was a terrarium work-shop where glass boxes which when fill with moss and small plants to become little living worlds (and great gifts).
Other delightful gifts,
books and handicrafts are still available for that last minute holiday gift in Bartram’s Gar-den’s newly expanded gift shop.
For more information contact Kim Massare at 215-729-5281 ext. 112.
TreeCycling
On Jan. 8, Bartram’s Garden will hold its annual TreeCy-
cling Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rather than sending your Christmas tree to a landfill, bring it to Bartram’s Garden where it will be recycled into wood chips. A $5 donation per tree is requested. Registra-tion fees: $25 for members, $30 non-members.
Holiday Season Begins at Bartram’s Garden
PA Republicans: Abortion Restrictions Top Priority
Just weeks after the Corbett Adminis-tration announced
Pennsylvania will establish a state health insurance ex-change under the Affordable Care Act, the House Health Committee voted Monday to eliminate private insurance coverage of abortion in this yet-to-be-established health-care exchange. Fortunately, the House deferred action by the full body, but should House Bill 1977 pass, it will be both a dramatic change in the status quo and intrusion into the free market.
“Prior to the November election, voters heard a lot of talk about fixing our eco-nomic woes, creating jobs and cutting taxes, yet the reality could not be more different, said Sari Stevens, executive director of Planned Parent-hood Pennsylvania Advo-
cates. “The Pennsylvania Legislature has demonstrated again and again this year that they are not focused on the economy at all, but rather on restricting access to abortion, and limiting women’s health-care options.”
Today, 80% of private in-surance plans cover abortion. If HB 1977 becomes law, no insurance plan contracting with the healthcare exchange will have the option of offer-
ing abortion coverage outside of cases of rape and incest that have been personally reported to the police, or in the case of death of the woman. Even in tragic cases where the wom-an’s health is in serious jeop-ardy, the family would have to bear the entire cost of an abor-tion. “An overwhelming 79% of Pennsylvania voters support insurance coverage of abortion to protect a woman’s health. Failing to provide for this ex-ception is not only bad public policy, it’s in stark contrast to public opinion.” said Stevens.
“The voters are fed up with the divisive social agen-da of this legislature,” Stevens concluded. “I have no doubt we’ll look back in 10 years and this session and this leg-islature will be defined by abortion. In this economic cli-mate, it’s a surprisingly risky move.”
Prior to the November election, voters heard a lot
of talk about fixing our economic woes,
creating jobs and cutting taxes, yet the reality could not be
more different
Yesterday Tracey L. Gordon filed suit against the
Philadelphia Democratic Party for outrageously and illegally barring her from taking office as Democratic committeeperson in the 40th Ward after she was duly elected to that posi-tion by the vot-ers in her divi-sion. Gordon feels she has done nothing that would re-motely autho-rize the party to dislodge her from her posi-tion, nor, she contends, does the party have any legal stand-ing whatsoever to even attempt any such thing.
Gordon was duly elect-
ed by her Southwest Philly neighbors as a Democratic party committeeperson in Ward 40B at the primary held in May, 2010. The party first tried to deny her the right to even run in that election, but Judge Idee Fox ordered her name put on the ballot. Escalating their campaign to bar Gordon, a perceived adversary of Ward leader Anna Brown, the party had Gordon evicted in the presence of policemen from the first Ward Commit-tee meeting that occurred after the election. Gordon states that this eviction did more than harm her, “It trampled on the rights of the voters who elected me,” she complained. They are left without any representa-tion, particularly the repre-sentative of their choice.”
Because what the party did to Gordon it has done before and could well do again, yesterday’s lawsuit
was filed on behalf of Gor-don and other individuals, as a class action. It asked the court to bar the party, in the future, from unseat-ing any candidates who win election as committeep-ersons within the City of Philadelphia under the pre-text that they are unfaithful
or disloyal to the party or Ward, declare the prac-tice illegal and to enjoin the party from ever again doing this. The relief requested would invalidate the section of the Philadelphia Democratic party bylaws that the City Committee relied upon to remove Gordon from office.
The plaintiffs are being represented by public inter-est lawyers Irv Ackelsberg of Langer Grogan & Diver and Mary Catherine Roper of the American Civil Lib-erties Foundation of Penn-sylvania. They are being supported by the recently created Philadelphia Demo-cratic Progressive Caucus, which, prior to recommend-ing the initiation of this litigation, had attempted to get relief through the Demo-cratic party structure with-out receiving any meaning-ful response.
The Caucus is an ac-tivist group of duly elected Democratic party commit-teepersons and members of the electorate who seek small democratic reform of the Philadelphia electoral system to allow more pro-gressive candidates to run and to win in Democratic primaries, and to be fully integrated into the party when they do so.
Southwest Resident Sues Democrats
Tracey L. Gordon
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Always Young
More than 125 guests joined Police Officer
Joe Young, the 12th Police District’s Community Re-lations Officer, at his 60th birthday bash given recent-ly by his wife Jeanette in an activity room at the lav-ish Sharon Baptist Church in Wynnefield Heights. Shown at the party sur-rounded by his nephew, and three brothers, Young and his guests enjoyed a scrumptious dinner prepared by Chef Rick Hill of Outley House. Dinner was fol-lowed by a program which included a comedienne, a soloist, a poet, testimonials from friends, family and co-workers, and a special old school performance by Philly International recording artists The Intruders. The celebration for Young, winner of this year’s prestigious George Fencl Award given to Philadelphia’s top police officer, was held on Nov. 12. His birthday was Nov. 1.
By Nathaniel Lee
Dressed in yellow and blue, children from Betty Harris Homes, Inc. gathered at the
Clothes Pin at 15th & Market streets on November 23 carrying boxes of food and drink to distribute to those in need.
The children were members of Betty Harris Homes, Inc, a residential program for abused and neglected children. They were joined by State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, mem-bers of the 60th Street Business Association, the Buccaneers Drill Team, the Independent Queenz Sports Motorcycle Club and Southwest residents in providiing traditional Thanksgiving meals for homeless or needy people.
For 11 years, Harris has fed the homeless during the holidays, and her approach is a bit different from other worthy meal-providing groups, the chil-dren go to the homeless and the food is distributed by them – a tremendously uplifting experience for givers and re-ceivers.
Led by Rep. Waters, the children walked the streets of downtown Phila-delphia, braving the cold, seeking any-
one who were homeless or just down on their luck. When they found them, they were given a platter containing all of the ingredients for a traditional Thanksgiv-ing meal, including dessert.
In all, more than 250 meals were distributed as the children walked un-
derground at the 15th Street Station at 15th and Market carrying food to give to the homeless who were congregated there.
Harris and her children now turn their attention to preparing for their an-nual Christmas party. Disadvantaged children, who otherwise might not get to see Santa, receive gifts or enjoy other holiday festivities, are given the oppor-tunity to do so.
Blessing the Needy at Thanksgiving
Rep. Ronald Waters and Betty Harris Homes children prepare to distribute Thanksgiving meals to needy home-less people.
State Rep. James Roebuck, D-Phila., Democratic chairman of the House Education Commit-
tee, today announced his alternative to private-school voucher plans that have been floating about in Harrisburg this year.
“I call my plan ‘All Students Can Succeed’ because it is designed to help 100 % of students in Pennsylvania’s low-est-performing schools through targeted improvements rather than handing tax-funded private-school vouchers to 3 to 9 % of the children in those schools and hoping they find private schools that will accept them,” Roebuck said.
“All Students Can Succeed would help all of the kids in these schools for about the same cost of the voucher plans, and without violating the state constitu-tion. This would be a win-win for these children and for taxpayers. I believe it can and should receive bipartisan sup-port.”
School districts would receive state funding to provide for these initiatives in those schools that are determined
to be low-achieving schools. A low-achieving school is a school where less than 50 % of its students are proficient or advanced on their combined state reading and math assessments.
School districts will be required to provide a 20 % local match of state funds from other public or private funding sources that may include funding from the Educational Im-provement Tax Credit program.
Among the 61 Philadelphia School District schools which could be in-cluded in Rep. Roebuck’s plan would be Comegys and Morton Elementary, Shaw and Pepper Middle, and Bartram High School in Southwest
The state would provide $20 mil-lion of funding for the All Students Can Achieve Program in the first year that would be matched by $4 million from the eligible school districts. State funding would increase to $50 million in the second and subsequent years and matched by $10 million from the eligible school districts.
State Rep. Roebuck Offers Alternative to School Voucher Proposal
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On a beautiful fall day, Sharmaine Johnson joined a
group of ladies gathered in the Bartram Village computer center, 55th and Lindbergh, for their first introduction to computer and internet train-ing courtesy of Freedom Rings Partnership (FRP). Johnson, a case manager with the Low-Income Home Energy As-sistance Program (LIHEAP), said she had high hopes that the skills she learns will help make her more effective on the job.
“This was too good to pass up,” she said.
As a resident of the Pub-lic Housing Authority (PHA), moreover, Johnson was excit-ed by the prospect of receiv-ing a free netbook computer when she completes the eight hours of training.
“The younger generation knows everything about com-puters, and it’s important for us to know this too,” she ex-claimed.
More than 41% of Phila-delphians are without internet or computer access, causing serious impediments to access to job opportunities, health and educational information, and government and social ser-vices. Freedom Rings aims to bring Internet access, training
and technology to all Philadelphians. It is a citywide col-laboration of civic, community and non-profit organi-zations co-led by Drexel University, Urban Affairs Co-alition and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Innova-tion and Technol-ogy.
“You have to be on top of what is going on today or you will be left behind,” said Sheila Anthony, who also completed the training at Bar-tram. She advised anybody who has time to participate in the class, “should definitely do so.”
Through FRP, residents of any PHA units who com-plete eight hours of training qualify for a free netbook. Ad-
ditionally, FRP will establish 77 public computer centers citywide, generate 5,000 new broadband household sub-scribers, 50 small business subscribers, and promote the benefits of digital literacy. FRP is funded by a two-year grant from the U.S. Depart-ment of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and In-formation Administration’s Broadband Technology Op-portunities Program under the federal American Recov-ery and Reinvestment Act.
Persons who are not PHA residents can visit one of more than 80 Freedom Rings Centers throughout the city to use a computer, tap internet access, and receive training. To locate a nearby center or for more information, contact [email protected] or 215-851-1990 or the website: www.freedomring-spartnership.org.
Free Computer Training – Citywide Program
Sheila Anthony, PHA resident and gradu-ate of the Freedom Rings training, holding her new laptop computer.
Town Hall Meeting
Recent robberies, housing fore-closures, em-
ployment help and more is on the agenda when the Southwest CDC NAC office hosts a Town Hall meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, at the Eastwick Recreation Cen-ter, 80th Street and Mars Place.
Representatives from the 12th Police District, the Southwest CDC housing counseling and job coun-seling departments, and the Eastwick Bike Patrol, as well as NAC members and community organizers will be on hand to answer questions and address resi-dents’ concerns.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and run until 8 p.m. The public is encour-aged to attend.
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SWCDC Job Corner
Will Work for Experience
It has long been a part of the high school and college tradition for students to take intern-ships while they study. Internships prepare
students for the “real world” with on-the-job training and a chance to apply what they’ve learned in class to a tangible project. In addition, they receive the chance to show they have schedule flexibility, can balance multiple responsibilities, communication skills, and the maturity to take direction in a profes-sional work environment.
Internships aren’t just for students though. Have you noticed that the requirements for a particular job position have changed over the last few years? Gone are the days when receptionists only took phone calls, or file clerks who spent all day shuffling paper. Now, many positions have multiple requirements that may create a gap between one’s skills and expe-rience and what an employer actually expects and desires - even if you worked in a similar position for a couple of years.
Spending time as intern or volunteer is an excel-lent way to gain useful expertise and broaden your work horizons. When I was an intern in Washington, I met a woman in her fifties who was also interning at the same organization. Her objective was “to re-enter the workforce.” She had been a stay-at-home mom for the previous 18 years and while she had prior employment, she didn’t have any experience in the contemporary work place. Her internship provided her with a chance to reacquaint herself with work week hours, communicating with diverse groups of people, and provided her with a new sense of accom-plishment and self-esteem.
The similar experience can be found through volunteering. While you are “working for free,” you are also exposing yourself to experiential knowledge that is equally free, and adds to your resume. Further-more, you are making connections that could poten-tially be helpful. Maybe a position will open up at your internship or the organization where you volun-teer. Perhaps someone in the network will know of an open position. The possibilities are endless.
Remember, “Good things come to those who wait; great things come to those who work hard.” I encourage you to meet with me to discuss your em-ployment goals and explore possibilities that the world of interning and volunteering may hold for you.
It is never too early to learn about the dangers of using drugs and alcohol, and deal-
ing with the impact of addictive be-havior.
Based on this premise, Pas-tor Cambridge and members of the Revelation Church of Christ of the Apostle in North Philadelphia visited Patterson Elementary’s K-4 after-school program school on De-cember 7, to teach awareness to the students.
The group led by Pastor Cam-bridge included Eastwick Bike Pa-trol Sergeant Thomas Chamberlin and his wife Carmen Chamberlin, and church Brothers Harry, Larry, and Terrance.
The presentation showed the harm that experimenting or using drugs and alcohol could do, and the impact such dangerous behav-ior has on the lives of people and their families. The workshop-style
presentation made students aware of the various forms abusive sub-stances could take, and provided vivid facts on what drinking or drug use can do to a friend, parent, sister, brother or neighbor the stu-dents may know.
The Revelation Church team showed before and after pictures of people on drugs and used pre-
tend materials, showed the stu-dents how some of these drugs and alcoholic products looked. They also demonstrated some common drug paraphernalia and shared pic-tures of what can happen if people choose to make alcohol and drug use a part of their lives.
In conclusion, Pastor Cam-bridge explained the rewards of life without using drugs and alcohol. The students appeared to enjoy the presentation and asked many ques-tions.
The Southwest CDC New Start Family Resource Center which di-rects the Patterson after-school pro-gram expressed its deep apprecia-tion to Revelation Church of Christ of the Apostle for the presentation. The church is located at 3037 N. 22nd St.
The New Start Family Resource Center is based at 6328 Paschall Ave. and can be reached at 215-729-0800.
Promoting Substance Abuse Awareness at Patterson Elem. School
A Revelation Church member talks to students at Patterson Elemen-tary.
Noting that she has developed some other strong, adult bonds, Jessica continued, “I participated in Bartram’s Upward Bound pro-gram with Harcum College.”
During the fall, she has been spending two or three Saturdays a month preparing at Harcum. “One of my contacts there is an English teacher and she opened my eyes to a wide variety of av-enues for the future, for instance the possibility of a career in jour-nalism.”
The Bartram mentoring pro-gram, better known on campus as “BaM” aims at pairing each in-coming 9th grader with an adult mentor. In addition, perhaps a quarter of the second year, stu-dents want to continue the kind of mentor/mentee relationship they started as freshmen.
“We would really appreciate it if more people from the com-munity would step up and be-come mentors,” advised Sharay-na Taylor, mentoring coordinator for the school. “The commitment is not difficult, just one hour a week at the high school or at least 5 hours a month. We expect the mentors to help the student cre-ate and pursue goals, provide encouragement and support and share experiences.”
“Where possible, it’s obvi-ously an advantage if the mentor can also provide the student with some academic support, and ex-plore ideas about further educa-tional and career opportunities,” suggested Taylor. “Above all, we look to the mentors to be strong role models for the students.”
Taylor noted that at this point the majority of mentors at Bar-tram are faculty and staff mem-bers. For them, the program gives
a unique appreciation of some of the important issues on students’ minds in general, and some of the emotional tensions they are expe-riencing.
“There is of course a back-ground check and a set of clear-ance forms that the community mentors must present in order to work in the school with young people,” noted mentor advisor Anthony Singleton. “We help them through that process, and provide both initial and subse-quent advanced training. We’re always available to help mentors maintain a consistent and sup-portive relationship with their mentees.”
To volunteer as a community mentor at Bartram High, contact Taylor at 267-992-1232 or by email at [email protected].
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December 15, 2011 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 9
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As American soldiers wounded with post-traumatic stress disor-
der (PTSD) return home and balance treatment with resumption of their daily lives, where they seek care may be as important as what type of care they seek.
PTSD treatment types are as broad as the disorder is complex, but a recent study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Southern Meth-odist University showed Veteran’s Ad-ministration facilities offer competi-tive care. Researchers, led by Jason Goodson at the University of Pennsyl-vania, analyzed the results from sev-eral dozen prior studies of PTSD treat-ment and found that “well over half of the combat veterans receiving treat-ment at VA settings would show im-provement following their treatment.”
That finding comes regardless of
whether the treatment offered was empirical or exploratory, but research-ers said evidence tentatively shows that empirical treatment—such as prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapies—are generally more effective for combating PTSD. The detailed results are published in the most recent issue of Psychological Reports.
Researchers added that the find-
ings underscore the need to develop more effective treatment options for inpatient care of combat-related PTSD.
Southwest-area veterans and their families can seek more information at the VA Hospital located at 3900 Woodland Ave., or by phoning 215-382-2401.
Dr. Mark Powers, is a member of the De-partment of Psychology,
Southern Methodist University.
Veterans: VA Centers Offer Effective PTSD Care
Sylvia Pearline Wil-liams-Ethridge, a longtime resident of
Southwest Philadelphia, died at her home on Elmwood Av-enue on November 23, fol-lowing a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer.
Born in Philadelphia on January 8, 1951 to proud par-ents Helen Baum and the late Hallet “Pedro” Baum, Mrs. Williams-Ethridge Sylvia re-sided in several areas of the city before settling in South-west Philadelphia.
Mrs. William-Ethridge
began working early -- at the age of 14 -- starting in a consignment shop and baby-sitting afterschool. Over the years, she held a variety of jobs in retail before settling into the healthcare field. She worked her way up through the ranks at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylva-nia, Wills Eye Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital, where she started working in patient
transport, then became a bill-ing clerk and eventually was named patient accounting su-pervisor.
Mrs. Williams-Ethridge married her first love James Williams Sr. in 1970. From their union came her chil-dren, Charrisa, Todd and James Jr. She later re-married to Archie “Oscar” Ethridge, who preceded her in death.
Described as a family oriented woman and center of her children’s world by her daughter Char-risa, she lived for her grand-children and they in turn adored her. Mom-Mom as she was called by her grand-children, lavished them with gifts, trips to Wildwood and hosted weekly sleepovers. Mrs. Williams-Ethridge was kind-hearted, gentle, loving
and giving. She was good at remembering the birthdays of family and friends, and would be first to acknowl-edge it with a card or gift, her daughter recalled.
Her sister Denise Jenkins, a member of the Southwest
CDC Neighbor-hood Advisory Committee and Zoning Com-mittee, said Wil-l iams-Ethr idge was patient and thoughtful, al-ways willing to listen and offer friendly advice when needed. In addition, she was an avid reader
and enjoyed traveling, draw-ing, dancing, listening to gos-pel music and music from the Motown era.
Mrs. Williams-Ethridge was a 1969 graduate of West Philadelphia High School. Her love for education led her
to continue her studies and earn diplomas from McCarrie Schools of Health and Tech-nology and The American Business Institute.
In addition to her daugh-ter and sister, she was sur-vived by two sons, Todd and James; a son-in-law, Ibrahim; two daughters-in-law, Maija and Robin; her mother, Helen Baum; six grandchildren, Ga-brielle, Todd Jr., Devon, Isaac, Jamie and Mia; six siblings Connie, Veldra and Sharon; two brothers, Pedro (Ted) and Richard; three brothers-in-law, Craig, Ronald and Kes-sler; a sister-in-law, Brenda, and a special niece, Kimberly Jenkins, in addition to other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A viewing and funeral service were held on Friday, Dec. 2, at Antioch of Calvary Chapel, 4721 Chestnut St. Burial was at Fernwood Cem-etery, Fernwood, Pa.
Funeral Held for Sylvia Williams-Ethridge
Sylvia Pearline Williams-Ethridge
Christmas Tree Safety
Each year, during the holiday season, the Philadelphia Fire Department promotes “Holi-
day Fire Safety” to educate citizens re-garding the proper care and disposal of Christmas trees. This year the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania donated 30,000 tree tags that firefighters will distribute to tree lots throughout the city. These tree tags provide the following information on the proper maintenance of live trees:
• Makeafreshcut1-inchfromthebaseof the tree.
• Place the tree firmly in the standwith plenty of room for water.
• Checkthewaterleveldailyandaddif needed.
• Checkelectricalcords forwear,andoutlets for overloading.
• Never leavea lighted treeunattend-ed.
• Don’tletthetreeblockexitsorstairs.• Keep the tree away from portable
heaters and other heat sources. • Thetreeshouldbefreeofornaments
and decorations before disposal.
If you are using an artificial tree in your decorating, check the tag to ensure that it is fire resistant.
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State Rep. Maria Donatuc-ci announced that Chil-dren’s Scholarship Fund
Philadelphia is now accepting ap-plications for low income, city chil-dren. The 2,000 scholarships will provide recipients with the finan-cial ability to attend tuition-based kindergarten through 8th grade schools in the Philadelphia area.
Scholarships will be awarded for classes beginning in Septem-ber 2012 through a random lottery among applicants. Each student will be eligible for up to $2,150 in funding per year.
To be eligible, families must be residents of Philadelphia, meet in-come requirements and complete a required essay question on the ap-plication form.
The deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.
For obtain more information or apply on line, visit the CSFP
website www.csfphiladelphia.org, or phone 215-670-8411. Application forms are available at Southwest CDC, 6328 Paschall Ave. or at Rep. Donatuc-ci’s office at the Mercy Wellness Cen-ter, 2821 Island Ave., 2nd fl.
State Rep. Maria Donatucci and SEPTA general manager Joseph M. Casey, (center, with shears) help dedicate the renovated SEPTA bus loop in Darby. Also pictured is Marlene J. Henkin (r) director of operations for State Sen. Anthony Williams.
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If you need a last minute holiday gift for a family
member or a friend Myers Recreation Center may be just the right place for you to be on December 17.
That’s when Myers Tots Program will spon-sor a Flea Market and a
gala Holiday Bazaar at the center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are welcome to come.
How about a profes-sionally made family pho-to for grandmother or a favorite aunt? Myers Rec. Center and Fantastic Pho-tography present “Family
Portrait Day – 2011.” Fan-tastic Photography will have your photo ready within an hour provided that you come to the por-trait desk before 1:45 p.m.
For more informa-tion, call Myers Rec Cen-ter at 215-685-2693.
Myers Hosts Flea Market & Holiday Bazaar
By Bernice Manallo Ho
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospi-tal in Darby and Mercy Philadelphia Hospital in
West Philadelphia have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Ap-proval™ for certification as a primary stroke center.
The designation comes after on-site evaluation and demonstrating compliance with nationally devel-oped standards for stroke care.
“In stroke care, time is brain,” says Jean E. Range, MS, RN, CPHQ, execu-tive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification, The Joint Commission. “…The Mercy centers have proven that they [can] …provide effective, timely care to stroke victims and can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.”
Each year, about 795,000 people
experience a new or recurrent stroke, which is the nation’s third leading cause of death. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S., with about 4.7 million stroke survivors alive today.
“We are proud to achieve this dis-tinction from The Joint Commission,” said Kathryn Conallen, chief execu-tive officer, Mercy Fitzgerald and Mer-cy Philadelphia Hospitals.
The comprehensive stroke care program at the two hospitals includes emergency care, designated stroke units, rehabilitation and patient sup-port groups. A list of programs certi-fied by The Joint Commission is avail-able at www.qualitycheck.org.
Bernice Manallo Ho is director of market-ing communications at Mercy Fitzgerald
Hospital, and can be contacted at 610-237-4783 or [email protected].
Mercy Hospitals Certified for Stroke Care
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• Elcer Sterns, 18, shot in thehead and multiple times in the body at 57th and Willows when an assailant opened fire.
• Maleek Williams, 22, shot inthe chest on South Frazier fol-lowing an argument.
• Mymeek Horton, 20, died oftwo gunshot wounds to the head near his own home on the 5700 block of Malcolm Street.
• ….Andthecarnagecontinues.
Members and friends of CityLights Net-work gathered De-
cember 10 to mourn the 21 vic-tims of violence who were killed within the 12th Police District so far this past year.
Participants met for regular meeting of the Network which takes place the second Saturday each month at various locations
throughout Southwest – this one in the library at Bartram High School.
They then split into two groups to visit murder sites of 19 men and two women who died in 2011. At each site, the small groups reviewed the available in-formation about the victim and formed a circle of prayer to end violence and the social injustice that underlies it. They then laid a red carnation flower at or near where the victim perished.
All returned to Bartram High School to reflect briefly and to read together a litany composed by the Rev. Leslie Harrison, a divinity student at Palmer Semi-nary and an intern at CityLights.
Sadly, this year, all except one of the victims were killed by gunshot; the other individual was knifed to death. All were Af-
rican American, mostly younger than age 30, with the young-
est being an 18-year-old Bartram student.
“This does not count the doz-ens more who were shot, wound-ed, or otherwise brutalized due to violence, but did not die,” re-minded Carey Davis, director of CityLights.
“We are hoping that when the community sees us pray-ing together in this way, people of faith and goodwill can help bring about peace in our neigh-borhoods,” added Ms. Lola. “We want a community in which peo-ple can walk in safety and harmo-ny.” Lola’s son was recently shot and wounded, and her mother died when she was thrown to the street by a purse snatcher.
CityLights meets monthly to
share information from groups and individuals in the communi-ty about their needs and resourc-es. For locations, call 267-270-2489 or email [email protected].
CityLights Vigil Mourns 2011 Victims of Violence
Come Carol with CityLights
Come along and sing Christmas carols around the neighborhood with members of the City-Lights Network on Saturday afternoon De-
cember 17. Singers of all ages are invited to gather at 3:30 p.m.
at Connell Park Recreation Center, 65th and Elmwood Avenue and for the next couple of hours to go out in caroling teams. Church groups are welcome.
Carolers will return for refreshments, and breakup at about 6 p.m.” said CityLights event coordinator Les-lie Harrison. Harrison can be reached at 267-270-2489, or via email at [email protected].
CityLights Vigil members Maria Vanegas, Leslie Har-rison and Lola Gist pray for a mother of six who was killed in the crossfire.
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Caroling with CityLights & Area Churches,
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TreeCycling Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Bartram High School Mentors Needed for 9th & 10th Graders
One Hour per Week talking, listening, and interacting with students through various activities.
INFO: Ms. Taylor 215-492-6450 ext 312 or visit the John Bartram High at 2401 S 67th Street. Cell: 267-992-1232
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Tutors Needed YOACAP is currently recruiting volunteer tutors for
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Saturday, December 17th, 3:30 pm to 6 pm Connell Park (65th & Elmwood Ave)
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INFO/To schedule an appointment (youth and adults), Ryekisha 215-851-1830
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Treatment options available for inpatient care of combat-related American soldiers with post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD)
INFO: SW Veterans & Families VA Hospital, 3900 Woodland Ave, or 215-382-2401
RESOURCES
Catholic Social Services - 6214 Grays Ave Fran Spross 215-724-8550 x 3.
Pregnancy Education Group Wednesday’s, 3-4 pm – learn important information on keeping yourself healthy and providing a great start for your new baby. Creative Parenting classes Tuesday’s 12 noon to 2 pm (beginning Jan 3); Thursday’s 12 noon to 2 pm (beg Dec 1) – learn to address the many demands on parents – communication, discipline, problem solving, setting limits, and more! Free meal, childcare, tokens. $25 gift card upon completion.
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Health Annex Programs - Diabetes Management Group Wed’s 10 – 12 a.m. (Jamie. Moser: x 5184) - SW Breast Health Initiative (Wesley Thomas, x 5179) - HIV Testing: Free, Rapid, Confidential (Walk-in during business hours – Results in minutes) The Health Annex Family Practice & Counseling Network 6120B Woodland Ave. 2nd Floor (Woodland Village Plaza) 215-727-4721
Coalition of African Communities – Philadelphia
11th Annual Health Fair Sunday August 7 - 12 Noon – 8 p.m.
Kingsessing Rec. Center, 4901 Kingsessing Ave.Free Screenings – Diabetes Evaluation Trained Health Workers - English, French, Creole
You’re invited! FREE Healthy Foods Demonstration Sat., July 30, 2011 Noon – 2 p.m. - rain or shine
GPHA Woodland Health Center, 5000 Woodland Ave., Fun Activities for children .
Sponsors: UnitedHealthCare Community Plan - The Food Trust Greater Philadelphia Health Action Info: [email protected] or (215) 832-4722
HIV/AIDS & STD Testing Neighborhood United Against Drugs provides testing for HIV/AIDS and STD's at your site if
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INFO: Joe or Hannah at NUAD, 215-724-7430
TECH RESOURCES
FREE Netbook & Training Those who live in Public Housing Authority (PHA) units
who complete eight hours of computer training qualify for a free netbook.
Persons who are not PHA residents can visit one of over 80 Freedom Rings Centers throughout the City to
use a computer, tap internet access, and receive training.
To locate a nearby center or for more information: contact [email protected] or 215-851-1990
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