Office for Neighborhood Partnerships News

Center for Service and Learning & the Office of Career & Employment Service are sending out an S.O.S!

Can you answer the call?
One Suit.  One Blouse.  One Financial Donation.  That’s all it takes for a disadvantaged woman in Indianapolis to receive the support and opportunity she needs to start her journey towards self-sufficiency.

April 12-18, is the annual S.O.S. – Send One Suit – Week campaign to support Dress for Success Indianapolis.  IUPUI Center for Service & Learning and Office of Career & Employment Services will be collecting suits, blouses and financial donations to benefit DFSI, a non-profit organization that provides women clothes, confidence and career development support.  This drive is sponsored locally by Classic Cleaners.  All donations are tax-deductible!   

• There’s Power in Your Suit: We are looking for stylish, classy, professional suits and blouses (donated on hangers) that will empower a woman to stand tall and walk into her interview looking and feeling confident.  If you wonder if an item is appropriate to donate, ask yourself would you or a professional woman you know feel confident wearing the item - as is - to an interview? 

• There’s Passion in Your Dollars:  Giving a financial contribution to DFSI reflects your passion for empowering women in our community to succeed.  This year DFSI will spend $30,000 supplementing inventory when donated items don’t meet the needs of their clients.  You can ensure every woman receives a complete outfit, by giving $5 for a jewelry set, $10 for a pair of shoes, $15 for a purse or $50 for a suit! 

• When to donate:   Monday, April 13th – Friday, April 17th, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Where to donate: BS 2010B

• Classic Cleaners wants to thank every donor:  In addition to the warm, fuzzy feeling you’ll get from supporting a woman in need when you donate, you’ll receive a $10 Classic Cleaners Coupon that is good towards an order of $20 or more of dry cleaning!

Print off a 2009 S.O.S. Drive Flyer!

For more information about DFSI, look online at www.dressforsuccess.org/indianapolis.  If you have any questions, please contact Starla Officer, Coordinator for the Office of Neighborhood Partnerships via phone at 317.278.3475 or via email at officers@iupui.edu.

ONP Student Employment Opportunities Available!

Check out these new Office of Neighborhood Partnership Employment Opportunities!

Scholastic Book Fair Coordinator
Program Development Assistant

Marion County Public Library offers Grant Workshop Series!

Monday, February 16th, 2009
Grant Writing 101
Speaker: Cynthia Oda (ODA Enterprise)
Location: Brightwood Branch Library
Time: 1-3pm
Call 275-4311 to register!

Monday, March 9th, 2009
How to Acquire Vacant & Abandon Houses
Speaker: Duane Ingram
Location: Haughville Branch Library
Time: 5-7:30pm
Call 275-4420 to register!

Monday, April 13th, 2009
How to Form a 501 (c) 3 Nonprofit Organization
Speaker: Tyrone F. Chandler (Community Assets, LLC)
Location: Brightwood Branch Library
Time: 1-3pm
Call 275-4311 to register!

Monday, May 18th, 2009
Develop Your Proposal in Eight Steps
Speaker: Tyrone F. Chandler (Community Assets, LLC)
Location: Haughville Branch Library
Time: 5-7:30pm
Call 275-4420 to register!

Monday, June 15th, 2009
Building an Effective Nonprofit Organization
Speaker: Falicia Brewer (Falicia Brewer & Associates)
Location: Brightwood Branch Library
Time: 1-3:30pm
Call 275-4311 to register!

Monday, July 13th, 2009
Lock & Key to Proposal Writing
Speaker: Falicia Brewer (Falicia Brewer & Associates)
Location: Haughville Branch Library
Time: 5-7:30pm
Call 275-4420 to register!

Monday, August 10th, 2009
Understanding Your Program Needs
Speaker: Cynthia Oda (ODA Enterprises)
Location: Brightwood Branch Library
Time: 1-3pm
Call 275-4311 to register!

George Washington Community School Opens New Wellness Center in collaboration with Fit for Life program!

(Sept. 16,2008) Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Eugene White and Marion County Health Department Director Dr. Virginia Caine announced public fitness hours for a new Wellness Center at George Washington Community High School on the city's near Westside.

Part of the school's recently completed $27 million restoration, the fully equipped, 6,000-square-foot wellness center is designed for fitness conditioning by students and athletes. The center now welcomes use by parents and other community members Monday-Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m. Adults are charged a $20 annual fee.

The Washington Wellness Center offers free personal trainers provided by Fit for Life student fitness and exercise science majors from the Department of Physical Education at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) as well as health and nutrition advice from students of the School of Nursing at IUPUI. Dr. Caine noted that both West Indy and Near West new Quality of Life Plans developed through the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative (GINI) identify Fit for Life and the new facility to support community five-year health goals to reduce obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke.

Dr. White said the adult programming fits into his goals for IPS high schools to provide more parent and community engagement opportunities in after-school hours.

"We want our schools to become more engaged as hubs of their communities, offering both youth and adult programming in non-school hours," Dr. White said. "George Washington and this program in particular illustrate the types of life-long learning opportunities our public schools can provide. Through collaboration with IUPUI, our School Wellness Initiative, Continental athletics program, Washington Alumni Association, the Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center and other community partners, students and their families can enjoy this state-of-the-art facility during school and into the evening hours."

The IUPUI Fit for Life begins its fifth year at GWCHS and also provides services at Howe Community, Northwest and Manual high schools. Funding supports have come from the Central Indiana Community Foundation, IUPUI Center for Service and Learning and the Mary Rigg Neighborhood.

Judge's Bar-B-Que Now Accepts the Jagtag!

Jagtag is now accepted as a form of payment at off-campus locations. Judge’s is one of the FIRST off-campus locations to serve IUPUI students in this special partnership!

Judge's is a locally owned and operated family style barbeque restaurant and catering company located in Indianapolis at 2104 W. Michigan St., just west of the IUPUI campus.

Judges offers a wide variety of slow smoked meats - Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, Chicken Wings, Turkey, Ribs, Rib Tips, Beef Brisket, Chicago Style Hot Links, Brats, Polish Sausages and Smoked Salmon.

Stop in today and experience the great taste of barbeque at its finest. Don't forget to pick-up a bottle of Judge's Signature Sauce available in hot, medium and mild.

Show your Jagtag & receive 10% OFF your total purchase everyday!