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Marijuana Today & The Chronic Alcoholic

Friday, September 17, 2010. 8am-4:30pm

A Workshop for Social Workers, Counselors, Nurses, Addiction Professionals, Corrections Personnel, Caregivers, Day Care Providers, Home Health Visitors, School Officers, Security Officers, and Clergy

Location: Washburn Institute of Technology (WIT)
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The Conversation Continues

Thursday, September 9, 2010. 5pm-7pm

Our community vision is ongoing and so is the conversation about it. Come share your vision. For more information call 785.231.6006, email, visit www.heartlandvisioning.com, or visit us on facebook and twitter.

Location: Auburn Community Center

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Shawnee County Progress Report

The 2009 Shawnee County Progress Report is in lieu of the Community Resources Council's Trends and Indicators. The Report is structured around the six foundations from the Heartland Visioning Strategic Plan, minus Private Leadership which is still being developed and will be reported on in the future.

The foundations will be measured using indicators identified as important by Shawnee County residents including elected officials, public and private companies and non-profit agencies.

The purpose of The Report is to provide useful information to measure our life in Shawnee County. The Report provides information to businesses, governments and other organizations to assess the condition of our community. This information is intended to be used by anyone wanting to plan for the future. Overall, The Report serves as a progress report to ourselves: identifying areas where we in Shawnee County excel, as well as areas where we have challenges and want to improve.

The Report was produced through Community Resources Council of Shawnee County with the aid of sponsors including Shawnee County, Kansas, The City of Topeka, United Way of Greater Topeka, Heartland Visioning, Greater Topeka Chamber and Go Topeka, Stormont-Vail Health Care, WIBW-TV, Westar Energy, Topeka Community Foundation, Parrish Hotel Corporation, Anderson Montgomery, LLC, Capitol Federal Foundation, and Peterson Publications Incorporated. The Report is offered both in hard copy and on the web.

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Agendas and Minutes

Community Resources Council Schedule Monthly - 1st Tuesday of each month at 5:15pm Next Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 7, 5:15pm Location Washburn Inst. of Technology 5724 Huntoon Street	Emergency Aid Council Schedule Monthly - 1st Friday of each month. 9:00am Next Meeting Friday, Sept. 3, 9:00am Location HCCI 1195 SW Buchannan	Homeless Task Force Schedule Monthly - 2nd Wednesday of each month. 1:00pm Next Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 8, 12:00 Location Community Action 621 SE Swygart	ADAAC Schedule Monthly - 4th Thursday of each month. 12:00 Next Meeting Thursday, August 26, 12:00 Location St. Francis, Conf. Room 1 1700 SW 7th
SCACA Schedule Monthly - 1st Wednesday of every month. 9:15am Next Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 1, 9:15am Location Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging 2910 SW Topeka Blvd	Paratransit Council Schedule Bi-Monthly - 3rd Thursday every other month. 1:30pm Next Meeting Thursday, TBA, 1:30pm Location Quincy Street Station 820 South Quincy	HHN Schedule Monthly - 2nd Monday of each month. 11:45am Next Meeting Monday, Sept. 13, 11:45am Location Downtown YMCA 421 SW Van Buren	East Topeka Council Schedule Bi-weekly - every other Thursday of each month. 6:30pm Next Meeting Thursday, Sep. 9, 6:30pm Location Highland Park Library

Community Resources Directory

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The Community Resources Directory is an annually published social services directory, which is currently in its thirtieth volume, issue thirty-seven.

With 157 pages and six sections of information, the CRC Directory is the most comprehensive reference for Adult and Family Resources in Topeka and Shawnee County. The Directory is complete with a Problem Service Index ("The Service Finder") and detailed descriptions of services in the following categories:

General and Adult Services
Children, Youth and Family Services
Senior Citizens' Services
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Medical Services
NEW ? Food & Clothing Banks & Hot Meals section
NEW - Support Groups section

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Pricing

The 2010 CRC Directory is $25 (cash/check only). Please add $5.00 for shipping & handling, unless you intend to pick up your directory at our office at 501 SE Jefferson, Suite 30, Topeka KS..

Membership

No Memberships offered in 2010. New Membership Benefits coming in 2011. To get your copy of the CRC Directory please refer to the Purchase Directory Order Form section.

MAACLink

Community Resources Council is responsible for adminstering MAACLink in the Topeka community. MAACLink is a shared client database linking the major emergency aid and homeless service providers in the community. It is a unified, collaborated effort within the Topeka community intended to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of our local social services.

More information is coming soon.

Questions? Email G.R. Laughlin, MAACLink Administrator for Topeka/Shawnee County

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Heartland Healthy Neighborhood

"Actively promoting neighborhood well-being by mobilizing people, ideas, and resources."
HHN is a coalition working to make Topeka/Shawnee county a healthier community.

Initiatives

Clean Air

Complete Streets

What Are Complete Streets?
Complete Streets are streets designed and operated to be safe, comfortable, and convenient for all users, not just those using a car. The vision is for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities to safely use our streets.

What Are the Benefits?

Complete Streets:

Promote Good Health
Improve Mobility for Disabled Americans
Fight Climate Change
Make for a Good Ride
Improve Safety
Help Keeps Kids Safe
Lower Transportation Costs
Spark Economic Revitalization

Complete Streets Info


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Education
Quality of Life
Infrastructure
Economic Development
Government

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Vision: Shawnee County will promote development of broad based skills to prepare students for lifelong learning that is globally competitive: intellectually, socially, economically, culturally and personally.

Education Indicators

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Vision: Shawnee County will be a safe and caring community with vibrant arts, cultural entertainment and recreational activities for all.

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Vision: Shawnee County will build a community infrastructure that promotes learning, health, safety and growth for all residents through long-term planning and best practices.

Infrastructure Indicators

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Vision: Shawnee County will create a positive attitude about economic development that attracts and retains individuals and companies who are globally involved.

Economic Development Indicators

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Vision: Shawnee County will have government, which includes employees and elected officials in Shawnee County, which leads the community with a collective attitude toward creating and moving us from a good to great community.

Coming soon!

In 1925 Community Resources Council was founded under the name "Topeka Council of Social Agencies". In 1965, it became known as the Community Resources Council (CRC).

Today, CRC takes an active part in the growth of Topeka/Shawnee County. From publishing the Community Resources Directory, to working with coalitions to better the quality of life, to publishing & updating the Shawnee County Progress Report, CRC constantly strives to bring government, social services, and businesses to the table. This is your "community" resource, and we look forward to you becoming active in the planning for tomorrow.

Mission
To connect the resources in our community through research, information, advocacy, and collaboration.

Vision
CRC is a catalyst to promote community action.

Nancy Johnson, Executive Director
Nancy is a strong advocate for social service, business and government cooperation. Nancy brings 25 years of experience in both the non-profit and business community. Before coming to CRC, Ms Johnson was the Planning, Marketing & Community Relations Director from 2003 - 2007 with the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority. Nancy serves on a number of committees and initiates and carries the CRC's mission to ensure that the Topeka-Shawnee County community has a planned, coordinated and efficient continuum of health, education, welfare, and recreational services dealing effectively with the needs of its entire people.
Contact Nancy: crcexec@crcnet.org

Sylvia Hopper, Operations Manager
Sylvia's responsibilities include the day-to-day operations of the CRC accounting, purchasing, record management, annual budget, human resources and grant applications. Sylvia serves as staff support for the CRC Board of Directors and is a member of the Advisory Council on Accessible Transportation. Sylvia provides administrative duties for the Paratransit Council and the Shawnee County Advocacy Council on Aging. She came to CRC with the experience of owning two businesses and teaching business courses. Sylvia is a Notary Public and a Certified QuickBooks User.
Contact Sylvia: crcinfo@crcnet.org

G.R. Laughlin, MAACLink Administrator
G.R. is the MAACLink Administrator for the Topeka and Shawnee County Continuum of Care MAACLink service, a shared client database linking the major emergency aid and homeless service providers in the community. G.R. provides administrative support for the Topeka Shawnee County Emergency Aid Council and the Topeka Shawnee County Homeless Task Force.
Contact G.R.: maacadmin@crcnet.org

Leah Durst, Project Coordinator
Leah's responsibilities include developing and editing the Community Resources Council Directory and updates for the Shawnee County Progress Report. She also handles special projects such as the "ToolKit 4 Life" series and provides administrative support for the Topeka Shawnee County Alcohol & Drug Abuse Advisory Council. Her education includes Medical Secretary certification from Kaw Area Technical School and an Associates Degree in Business Management from Washburn University. Leah has over thirty years of administrative, management and public relations experience.
Contact Leah: crcproj@crcnet.org

Kate Burk, Administrative Assistant
Contact Kate: crcoa@crcnet.org

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Karen Peterson,LMSW Chair (2007-2010)
OARS Field Developer
KCSDV
634 SW Harrison
Topeka, Kansas 66603
785-232-9784
kpeterson@kcsdv.org

Sherry Lundry, Vice-Chair (2007-2010)
TARC
2701 S.W. Randolph Ave.
Topeka, KS 66611
232-0597, x409
slundry@tarcinc.org

Akilah Scott, Treasurer (2008-2010)
Capitol Federal Savings
700 South Kansas
Topeka, Kansas 66603
235-1341, x6647�
ascott@capfed.com

Lenora Kinzie, Secretary (2008-2011)
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
1500 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66604
354-5806��
lkinzie@stormontvail.org

Don Perkins (2007-2010)
1515 SW Western
Topeka, KS 66604
233-8397
dperk39@cox.net

Ralph Krumins (2010-2013)
6342 SW 21st
Topeka, KS� 66615
271-2492
ralph.krumins@wfadvisors.com

Sherri Gibson (2008-2011)
The Topeka Capital-Journal
616 SE Jefferson
Topeka, KS 66607
295-1177
sherri.gibson@cjonline.com

Thomas L. Harkness (2008-2011)
340 NW 66th St.
Topeka, KS 66617
785-230-6676 (cell)
785-246-2347 (home)
Tldmhark@aol.com

William Beteta (2009-2012)
Heartland Visioning
201 SE 6th St., Suite 110
Topeka, KS� 66603
231-6066
wbeteta@heartlandvisioning.com

David Shriver (2009-2012)
Kansas Association of School Boards
1420 SW Arrowhead
Topeka, KS� 66604
273-3600
dshriver@kasb.org

Joe Hodgson (2009-2012)
YMCA
3635 SW Chelsea Dr.
Topeka, KS� 66614
271-7979
joeh@ymcatopeka.org

Lisa J. Martin, MPH, RD, LD (2010-2013)
K-State Research & Extension ? SN CO
1740 SW Western
Topeka, KS� 66604
785-232-0062, ext. 119
ljmartin@ksu.edu

Dr. Roxanne Kelly, Dean (2010-2013)
Washburn Institute of Technology
5724 Huntoon Street
Topeka, KS� 66604-2199
785-228-6301, fax 785-273-7080
Roxanne.kelly@washburntech.edu

Esmond Alleyne (2010-2013)
6213 SW South Pointe Dr.
Auburn, KS� 66402-9001
478-0329
omowale52@aol.com

Nancy Johnson ? Executive Director
Community Resources Council
501 SE Jefferson, Suite 30
Topeka, KS� 66607
233-1365�
crcexec@crcnet.org

Marijuana Today & The Chronic Alcoholic

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Shawnee County Progress Report

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