• Civil War Monument public hearing & possible funding vote
• discussion of pre-proposals for two housing programs:

  re-funding the Newton Homebuyer Assistance Program 

  & creating an affordable housing trust 

• schedule for revising current CPC Funding Guidelines & Priorities

• full meeting agendas
• full text of submitted proposals & pre-proposals
• upcoming deadlines for agenda & funding requests
• funding guidelines & sample forms

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY, NEWTON CPA!

April 24, 7-8:30pm

Freedman Center, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville

No Registration Required 

Parents need to understand how their children might respond to stressful events, such as moving, separation/divorce, death, etc. In this workshop, parents will learn developmentally appropriate ways to prepare children for difficult changes and how to build resilience, as well as strategies for supporting them in the midst of these types of stressors.

Co-Presenters:

Lawrence Berkowitz MPA, Ed.D. is the Director and co-founder of Riverside Trauma Center. A licensed Psychologist in Massachusetts, Dr. Berkowitz has specialties in working with children, adolescents and families. He trains extensively on suicide prevention, assessment and management of suicide, and postvention activities to contain suicide contagion in schools and communities. He has consulted with numerous groups throughout Massachusetts on trauma responses and clinical issues for the past 20 years, and leads a state-wide behavioral health trauma response network. He holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from Western New England College and a Doctorate of Education in Counseling and Consulting Psychology from Harvard University.

Joanna Hooper LICSW is the Clinical Services Director at Riverside Trauma Center. She has worked with youth, families, adults, and communities that have experienced trauma in a wide range of settings, including schools, shelters, drop-in centers, non-profit social service agencies, and private practices within the U.S. and abroad for more than 14 years.  She has extensive experience working with survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, substance abuse, and immigration-related traumas. She holds an MSW from the University of Michigan with a concentration in Health and a Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Center at JRI.

Great news for the City of Newton: for the second year in a row, the City’s recycling rate is above 50%!  Related news:

• Yard Waste Collections begin the week of April 9-13
• Rain Barrel Sale, purchase before April 16th, pick up on April 21 and 24. Call 1.877.977.3135
• Household Hazardous Waste Drop-offs at Rumford Ave site resume May 16

For more details, see the Newton’s Green Bin newsletter:  http://www.newtonma.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=42301

Junior Troop 73010 is organizing a community children’s clothing (and other items) drive for Cradles to Crayons.  Clothes needed from newborn through adult medium.  This is a great time to clean out your closets of outgrown but still in good shape clothes.  Go green and help children in need.  Books, baby equipment, toys and games are welcomed too.  The drop-off will be at City Hall during Newton Serves, on April 29th from 9:00 – 3:00.  We did this last year and filled a truck.  This year we are hoping to do better, maybe even fill 2 trucks.  For more information about Cradles to Crayons and donations needed, go to:  http://cradlestocrayons.org/boston .  Other questions about the drive:  feel free to contact – Alicia Bowman  at alicia.bowman@comcast.net

In Newton we are lucky to have many wonderful programs supporting our children.  One such program at the two high schools is the Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF), which benefits lower income Newton students aspiring to participate in our international educational programs.

Here are three ways in which you can support GELF:

1.    Bid on an auction item, including many from our principals OR you could challenge Superintendent Fleishman in a one hour tennis lesson and much more.

2.    Come to the upcoming GELF dinner on March 24th, which includes a five-course tasting menu with selected wines inspired by the various international regions our scholarship students have explored.  Your hosts and servers for the evening will include the Superintendent, and our high school, middle and elementary school principals. The evening concludes with dancing to live music.  You can purchase seats, $125/person, by clicking here or sending a check to Newton Schools Foundation, 100 Walnut Street, Newton MA 02460.

3.    Can’t make the dinner but still want to support GELF efforts?  Consider donating to Support a Teacher to attend the event ($75/person) or just mail a check to the address above.