Community Events

Sept. 24 - 27
Atlanta
11th Annual Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP) Conference

This year's theme is Instant Messaging: Communicating Effective Prevention Strategies to Today's Youth.
http://www.gcapp.org/G-CAPP/conference.htm

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Sept. 25 - Oct. 24
Statewide
2006 KIDS COUNT Tour/PeachCare Lunch and Learns
Link to Tour site

Sept. 27 - 29
Macon
Voices for Georgia's Children Annual Statewide Policy Academy and Conference on Homelessness

The third Annual Georgia Coalition to End Homeless policy academy and conference on ending homelessness in Georgia http://www.georgiavoices.org/EventCalendar/ListofEvents/GCEHConference.aspx

Friday, Sept. 29
Atlanta
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
TANF Briefing—Facts, Not Myths, for Georgia's Families: A Briefing on TANF and Poverty
Atlanta Community Food Bank
732 Joseph Lowery Blvd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30318-6628

• What's been happening to the mothers and children who used to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in Georgia (TANF)? What are their legal rights?
• What about the special needs of women who are disabled or victims of domestic violence?
• What does recent census data on poverty in Georgia tell us?

Join us to explore answers to these and other TANF questions.

Presenters
Nancy Lindbloom, Georgia Legal Services Program
Michael Rich, Emory University
Shelley Senterfitt, Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Registration Information Space is limited. To register, e-mail Cynthia Grant at cgrant@gabar.org, or call 404-527-8763.

Note: This briefing also will be Webcast for those unable to attend. However, the Webcast video will allow limited chat participation. You may join the Webcast by visiting http://www.georgiaadvocates.org/calendar.cfm. Click on the calendar on the date of the event and choose the TANF Briefing Calendar item. No special software is necessary. Registration is not necessary for viewing the Webcast.

Oct. 12 - 13
Washington, D.C.
The Alliance for Excellent Education’s Third Annual High School Policy Conference
http://www.all4ed.org/events/2006HSConference/index.html

Oct. 15
Location to be announced
3-5 p.m.
Interfaith Celebration of Children Service (formerly Children’s Sabbath)

Annual metro-wide interfaith worship service to celebrate our children and lift up their needs in prayer, meditation, word and music. The service will feature music from the newly formed Interfaith Children's Movement of Metropolitan Atlanta (ICMma) Interfaith Children’s Choir and inspiring presentations from our diverse interfaith membership. Refreshments will be provided following the service.
http://icmma.org/pages/projects/children_service.html

Nov. 4 - 8
Boston
American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting and exposition

The APHA Annual Meeting is the premier platform to share successes and failures, discover exceptional best practices, and learn from expert colleagues and the latest research in the field.
http://www.apha.org/meetings/

Nov. 8 - 11
Atlanta
National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference
http://www.annualconference.naeyc.org/

January 15, 2007 (entry deadline)
Georgia High School Technical Communication Competition

The Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) invites Georgia high school students to submit entries to "Aspirations," the Georgia High School Technical Communication competition. There is no entry fee. The STC Atlanta Chapter sponsors this competition to encourage development of technical writing skills among students in grades 10 through 12. Awards will be presented at the STC Atlanta Chapter Annual Awards Banquet in April 2007.
http://www.stcatlanta.org/competitions/hscomp.htm