Cultural Competence: Discourse & Dialogue
Presented and Facilitated By:
Waubonsee Community College and the Kendall County Health Department
Deepening discourse through understanding cultural constructs and cultural experience.
Date: February 3, 2012
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Kendall County Health Department, 811 W John St, Yorkville, IL
This enriching experience is free to all service providers and community members.
See attached flyer for more information. Thank you!
The Community Foundation has a 2012 scholarship available through the Spanish American Cultural Center.
Click here for scholarship information.
Note the counties for eligibility are Sangamon, Cass, Douglas, Champaign, Macon, McLean and Morgan.
DEADLINE: March 1, 2012
Come brush up on your Spanish, or help someone else improve theirs, by joining Peoria Hispanics at their weekly Charlas en Español (a.k.a. Spanish Conversation Hour) cohosted by the Peoria Public Library. People at all levels are encouraged to come and practice Spanish. We will have light refreshments and will be showing guests how to use the Library’s Language Learning Program called MANGO.
We will be meeting at the following:
Sunday, January 15th @ 3-5 p.m.
North Branch – 3001 W. Grand Parkway (Near Allen Rd.)
Peoria, IL 61615
Tuesday, January 24th and Thursday, February 2nd @ 6-8 p.m.
Lincoln Branch – 1312 W. Lincoln Ave. (South Side)
Peoria, IL 61605
The West Bloomington Youth Soccer League will have a registration activity THIS Sunday, 4 December at the Lawrence Irvin Community Center from 4 PM – 6 PM.
The Book Bike will be at the event to give books away to program participants. A fire truck will also be on-site for the kids.
Volunteers are welcome - set-up will begin at 3 PM. Please contact Sal Valadez if you would like to volunteer.
Volunteers & Donations needed – we hope you can join us!!
Three community organizations, the YMCA, Western Avenue Community Center, and the West Bloomington Revitalization Project announce the establishment of the West Bloomington Youth Soccer League (WBYSL), a collaborative effort to serve youth on the west side of Bloomington.
This activity is provided free of charge to youth ages 6-14 years of age.
The Winter/Spring league registration day will be on Sunday, December 4th from 4 – 6 PM at the Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center located at 1615 W. Illinois, Bloomington for children and parents or guardians. This activity will include program registration, a soccer demonstration, free food and refreshments, and a free book give-away provided by the Book Bike.
Parents can pre-register their children at:
All children that pre-register are required to attend the December 4th kick-off activity and be accompanied by their parents or guardians.
The community is invited to support this initiative by donating new and used youth soccer clothing, shoes and equipment. Donations will be accepted from November 15 to January 15 at the following locations:
Need additional information or would you like to volunteer as a coach?
Please contact Joe Rodgers, YMCA Healthy Living Coordinator, (309) 827-6233 jrodgers@bnymca.org
Restoration Christian Church now has a bilingual webpage (English/Spanish). Click here to view.
La Iglesia Cristiana de Restauración ahora tiene una página de web bilingüe (Ingles/Español). Haz clic aquí.
Restoration Christian Church
313 North East Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Tel.: 309.533.4427
E-mail: restorationcc@ymail.com
State Farm is currently seeking Claims Representatives. State Farm anticipates these hiring needs in the Indianapolis area throughout 2011 and 2012.
They are seeking highly-skilled candidates to begin the pre-employment process. Those interested will need to create a profile on StateFarm.com.
Job posting numbers are listed below by location:
Kalamazoo, MI- 28929 Chicago, IL- 28922 Indianapolis- 28872
InterBusiness Issues (iBi) announced it’s 2011 class of 40 under 40 Leaders in the Peoria area.
Peoria Hispanics very own president, Grace Mata, was among them. Follow the link below to read about her bio.
http://www.peoriamagazines.com/ibi/2011/nov/grace-mata
Congratulations Grace! We’re proud of you!
Commerce Bank has a part-time teller position open at their Knoxville Branch located at 2609 N. Knoxville Avenue. If anyone is interested they should submit their online application through the Commerce Bank website www.commercebank.com by clicking at bottom of page under Career Opportunities. They are preferrably looking for someone that is bilingual.
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The Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc. (PCCEO) has a full-time position open listed as Bilingual Family Development Specialist.
| DEPARTMENT: | Early Head Start |
| LOCATION: | 427 W. Main Street |
| SALARY: | $ 27,880 – $29,000 |
| FLSA EXEMPTION | Full Time/Non-Exempt |
This is a non-exempt position which provides planned and regularly scheduled 1.5 hour home visits which includes Hispanic families with infants, toddlers or pregnant women.
Responsibilities also involve the active participation and engagement with families enrolled in ESL classes, prevention and early intervention services, screenings and referral services. Establishing partnerships to support children who are dual language learners (DLL) for optimal language development is required to promote and ensure school readiness.
RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS:
For more information, visit: www.pcceo.org.
There are currently 4 job openings with the State of Illinois, see below for more information.
HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST in Chicago, IL – Spanish speaking and 2 years of HR experience required
ARCHIVAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR in Springfield, IL
FISCAL SPECIALIST I in Springfield, IL – High School Diploma required, some college/technical training preferred
PRIVATE SECRETARY III in Chicago, IL – High School Diploma required, some college/technical training preferred