Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Scholarship Opportunity for Immigrant Families

WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIESDeadline: February 5, 2010The Western Union Foundation’s (http://foundation.westernunion.com/) Family Scholarship Program is a new educational initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States. The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. All applicants must be 18 or older. The country of origin for at least one of the applicants must be outside the U.S. Scholarships will only be made to nonprofit accredited higher education institutions and nonprofit training/educational providers. Recipients are eligible to receive scholarships in amounts of $1,000 to $5,000 per family. Visit the Western Union Foundation Web site for complete program information.

Free Computer Workshops for Parents of Children with Disabilities

PACER is organizing a series of workshops on Tuesday evenings in December for parents of children with disabilities. These free workshops are for parents who who are computer beginners or have limited access to technology. Come explore how computers and the Internet can benefit your child.

They are being held in Minneapolis and you can register online.

http://www.pacer.org/newsletters/eblast/workshops/eblast2009-12-1_workshop.html

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Find out about Learner Web!

Do you have access to the internet?

Would you like to work on your own to learn more English or study for your GED?

There is a free class at Rondo Library on November 12 (5:00-7:00pm) and November 19 (3:30 to 5:30 pm) to learn how to use a free computer program called Learner Web.

http://host6.evanced.info/melsa/stpaul/eventsignup.asp?ID=1088&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=11/1/2009&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=9&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=

You can sign up with me (Cait Thomas) at Neighborhood House to work on Learner Web and I can help you with any questions you may have.