Southside, Durham, NC

Southside Community Center Welcomes You

Neighbors Working Together Creating Hope

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Southside Community Center

201 West Enterprise St.

Please Join Us

Southside Community Center’s ribbon cutting ceremony. The event will be held Monday May 12th from 5-7p at Southside Community Center, 201 West Enterprise St.

Neighborhood PRIDE Alliance Task Force Meeting
401 E. Lakewood Ave. (Heritage Square Shopping Center)
Tuesday, April 15 - 6:00pm

The agenda for Tuesday is attached below…

NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE ALLIANCE
AGENDA
APRIL 15, 2008
Mike Shiflett, Presiding

Welcome                                                                               Mike Shiflett
Co-Facilitator

Introductions                                                                       Group Participation

Hope VI Update                                                                  Terrance Gerald
Hope VI Director

Code Enforcement Updates                                           Khalid Hawthorne
Michelle Sellars
Cynthia Mebane-Watts

Deconstruction Update                                                    Cynthia Mebane-Watts

Steering Committee Report                                             Paul Joyner
Co-Facilitator
Education Initiative
Merger—Development/Resource and Investment Committees

Announcements

NEXT MEETING
JUNE 17, 2008
GOLDEN BELT BUILDING
3RD FLOOR
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
CONFERENCE ROOM

Neighbors, the Mayor’s Summer Youth Jobs Program still has openings in the Office on Youth!

You must be at least 16 years of age to apply!

You can apply online (City’s website), drop by City Hall, or, stop by our community outreach center for applications.

Please call before stopping by:

688-5984 (o)
280-1067(c)
682-2821(h)

bro ray

If we keep talking to our children, family members and friends, we can make a tremendous change! Thank you for doing your part. - Wanda

Drug and Alcohol Awareness Tip 042508

CHECK THE LABEL & CHECK YOUR LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE SHELVES “ALCOPOPS” - Sweet fruity alcohol drinks packaged in a way similar to fruit drinks.
ALCO-ENERGY DRINKS - These drinks, “new” on the market, such as RED DEVIL are highly potent and contain as much caffeine as 2 1/2 cans of Red Bull + 4 shots of vodka. Alcohol is a stimulant as is caffeine. This drink mixes an unhealthy combination of the two in one serving.

Teen Conversation starter: Hey, you know I just heard something that
I can’t figure out being as un-hip as I am maybe you can help me.
Have you ever heard of ….

For more information, visit our website: www.DurhamTRY.org
To get involved in our grassroots effort call: Wanda Boone (919) 491-7811

Other:
We have a few openings for our FREE call ASAP to register:
919-491-9740 - Earl Boone
Spiritual Care to Addicted Persons and Families

The goal for the day is to provide faith leaders with basic knowledge about addiction, strategies to help families and children, and information about community resources. Our vision is that Durham County churches, faith leaders, and their ministerial staffs will become knowledgeable and comfortable in addressing issues related to addiction and helpful in referring affected persons and their families to appropriate resources.
Durham Public School Staff Development Center
2107 Hillandale Road, Durham, NC
April 29, 2008
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
This event is free and made possible through support from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration of the federal Department of Health and Human Services
Instructors:
Sis Wenger, President/CEO, National Association for Children of Alcoholics

LOS ANGELES - With rows of Afro-centric boutiques, cafes and soul food restaurants shaded by tall old trees, Leimert Park has become a serene enclave in the 15 years since a race riot tore apart its neighborhood in south-central Los Angeles.

Under the surface, things aren’t so calm. But today’s escalating neighborhood tension has nothing to do with the outrage that boiled into rioting when several white police officers were acquitted in the beating of black motorist Rodney King on April 29, 1992.

This time, it’s a fight over the area itself — how it should be defined and who should live and work there.

Merchants who revived Leimert Park (pronounced la-MERT) as a black cultural hub are battling government officials, developers and other shop owners who have a vision for bringing in new shoppers and residents.

Leimert Park Village is a black bohemia where shoppers browse through stacks of books by black authors, artisans peddle Ghanaian kente cloths and African wood carvings, and residents debate local politics at a quiet coffee house over slices of fresh-baked sweet potato pie and listen to live jazz at a nightclub.

Mary Kimbrough, 65, opened Zambezi Bazaar in Leimert with her sister, Jackie Ryan, 70, in 1991, selling everything from old copies of Negro Digest, a predecessor to Ebony magazine, to earrings and statues from Africa.

“What other place has 90 African-American business owners within a block-and-a-half radius?” Kimbrough said.

Neighbrohood too Afro-centric?
But the sisters believe the city is trying to replace black-oriented businesses with businesses catering to wealthier white customers as a means of boosting tax revenue.

“The whole thing is to remove black people,” Ryan said.

Councilman Bernard Parks is concerned that the specialized shops suffer by appealing to a limited clientele.

“So Leimert Park doesn’t die on the vine, it needs to attract the type of business that drives them there every night,” said Parks, who is black and a former Los Angeles police chief. “Normally (people) will not go every night to Leimert Park to buy this unique Afro-centric trinket.”

18 February 2008, 6:30pm
201 West Enterprise Street
(Southside Community Outreach Center)

Agenda Items:
·      Ms. Juanita McNeil from the West End Community Center will share her experience running their community center
·      Plan for the opening of our Community Center and sign up volunteers (kids and parents who want to participate in the Center’s programs)
·      Updates on the Revitalization Process

Looking forward to seeing you there!
For more info, please call Bro Ray, 682-2821 or Marie Hunter, 682-0600

NCCU Law student VITA Volunteers To Offer Free Income Tax Return Preparation and Filing at the Law School on Saturdays beginning February 2, 2008.

NCCU Law students trained and certified to prepare tax returns through VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program will offer free income tax return preparation and filing on Saturdays in February and March from 9:00am-3:00 pm at the Law School. Location: Second floor computer lab, NCCU School of Law, 1512 South Alston Avenue.  Contact: 530-6333.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is an IRS program that provides free income tax return preparation to taxpayers earning up to $39,000 annually. VITA helps working families take advantage of all of the tax credits they are eligible for including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and education credits.

NCCU VITA tax preparation services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis and returns are prepared while you wait. Returns will be filed electronically and in most cases taxpayers will receive refunds in 7 to 10 days. Spanish-language tax preparers will be available most Saturdays.
Taxpayers wishing to have their returns prepared by VITA should bring with them:

Proof of identification (valid photo identification)
Social Security Cards for you, your spouse and dependents and/or a Social Security Number verification letter issued by the Social Security Administration
Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return
Current year’s tax package if you received one
Wage and earning statement(s) Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, from all employers
Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099)
A copy of last year’s Federal and State returns if available
Bank Routing Numbers and Account Numbers for Direct Deposit
Total paid for day care provider and the day care provider’s tax identifying number (the provider’s Social Security Number or the provider’s business Employer Identification Number)
To file taxes electronically on a married filing joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms

Rebecca M. Winders PhD AICP
Associate Professor
NCCU Department of Public Administration
314 Whiting Bldg
Durham NC 27707
(919) 530-5199
rwinders@nccu.edu

The annual Citywide Block Captains Workshop, sponsored by the Crime Prevention Unit of the Durham Police Department, will be held February 23, 2008. Go to “Latest News”

on www.durhampolice.com for details. Registration required.

Link to flier with information is conveniently provided here:

http://www.durhampolice.com/news/pdf/080124_1.pdf

Kimberle W. Walker

Public Relations Coordinator

City of Durham Police Department

505 W. Chapel Hill Street

Durham, NC  27701

Phone: (919) 560-4322 ext 263

Fax: (919) 560-4971

kimberle.walker@durhamnc.gov

Community Meetings on the 08-09 City Budget Set

Durham, N.C. – In February and March, Durham City Council will host a series of community meetings entitled, “Coffee with Council.”  These face-to-face meetings with residents will be held throughout the city and are designed to give citizens the opportunity to provide direct input to council members on budget items for the upcoming 2008-2009 fiscal year.

The topics of discussion include: public protection, economic development, water and sewer utilities, quality-of-life issues and any other services offered by the City.  Residents who have ideas on how the City can improve its services are welcome to attend any of the meetings scheduled below:

·         Saturday, February 9, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Irwin R. Holmes, Sr. Recreation Center at Campus Hills, 2000 South Alston Avenue.

·         Monday, February 11, 2008, from 5:30 p.m. p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Easley Elementary School, 302 Lebanon Circle.

·         Saturday, February 16, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Eastway Elementary School, 610 Alston Avenue.

·         Tuesday, February 26, 2008, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hope Valley Elementary School, 3005 Dixon Road.

·         Saturday, March 8, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, 1313 Halley Street.

·         Monday, March 10, 2008, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Durham County Schools Resource Center, 2107 Hillandale Road.

·         Thursday, March 13, 2008, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Council Committee Room, Second Floor of City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza.

About the Department of Budget and Management Services

The Department of Budget and Management Services monitors expenditures/revenues for all funds, reports the City’s financial status, assists the city manager in preparation of the annual operating budget, and manages the Capital Improvements Program.  For more information, visit the department’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms.

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