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·         (July 12) FW: Join RJN!, DEA, NEA, Advancement Project, & CAO

·         (July 12, 14, 18, 19 & 21) FW: Infant Mortality Sessions

·         (July 13) FW: 2 More Chances to Get Belgianized! Win Admission for 2 and a Rare Basket of Brews!

·         (July 15) FW: Fall Term Registration for 'Dayton's African Amrican Heritage & You'

·         FW: GDCC July Newsletter

·         FW: New program for heroin addicts  ---  DDN

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From: Racial Justice NOW!
Subject: REMINDER: Join RJN!, DEA, NEA, Advancement Project, & CAO

Restorative Justice Workshop

Please respond to this email to confirm your attendance.
Introduction to Restorative Justice Workshop

WHAT:The philosophy and practices of restorative justice are illuminated in this workshop designed to meet the needs of participants. Restorative justice practices are being implemented in schools, community and juvenile justice settings to build relationships and trust, improve communication, resolve conflicts, address safety and disciplinary issues and promote healing.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 3pm-6pm

WHERE: Dayton Public Schools Administration Building
115 South Ludlow, 4th Floor, Dayton, OH 45402

Join Racial Justice NOW!, Dayton Education Association, National Education Association, and Advancement Projects they host trainiers from Chicago's Community Justice for Youth Institute for this special workshop.

 

From: Cheryl Scroggins
Subject: FW: Infant Mortality Sessions

Presents Life-Saving Information Sessions:

Did you know that the Infant Mortality Rate
among African American women is two and a half times that of other races?

If you are pregnant, have small children or of the age to become pregnant, we have some life-saving information for you. All sessions will be held at Blessed Hope C.O.G.I.C., 1886 Needmore Road, Dayton, OH  45414.  Scheduled dates, times and subject matter listed below:

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

• Overview of Infant Mortality by Yevetta Hawley, Director of Nursing,
  Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County
• Overview of Medicaid/CareSource** by Joseph Smith, Team Leader

 

Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

• Overview of Infant Mortality by Yevetta Hawley, Director of Nursing,
  Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County
• Overview of Medicaid/CareSource** by Joseph Smith, Team Leader

 

Monday, July 18^, 2016 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm – HIV Rapid testing mobile unit

 

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

• Postpartum Depression by Deborah Ruxer RN, MS, CNM, C-EFM - Advanced Practice RN, Women's Services Good Samaritan Hospital
• Stress Relieving Exercises by TC Fit Club

Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

• Postpartum Depression by Deborah Ruxer
• Stress Relieving Exercises by TC Fit Club

 

**Please bring the following items to sign up for Medicaid/CareSource:  Copies of Social Security Card, ID Card, Birth Certificate and 4 check stubs and/or benefit letter.

 

These sessions are sponsored by Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County, CareSourceÒ, TC Fit Club, The Ohio Equity Institute and Blessed Hope Church of God in Christ.

 

From: Dayton's Belgian Ale and Food Festival
Subject: 2 More Chances to Get Belgianized! Win Admission for 2 and a Rare Basket of Brews!

Here's 2 More Chances to Get Belgianized!

Two New Raffles from the Belgian Ale and Food Festival!



WIN 2 ENTRY TICKETS TO THE BELGIAN ALE AND FOOD FESTIVAL 
$5 (ENDS JULY 13TH)

For a limited time only, purchase a $5 raffle ticket to win 2 admission tickets to this year's Belgian Ale and Food Festival July 30th, a $100 value! The lucky winner and a guest will enjoy a fun filled afternoon sampling 27 Belgian and Belgian style ales, and great Belgian food! Raffle tickets available until Wednesday July 13th at noon. The winner will be notified by phone or email. Enter Now!



WIN A PREMIUM BASKET OF RARE AND NEVER SEEN BELGIAN
STYLE ALES $5

You won't find these beers at your local watering hole as they were only brewed once or are only seasonally available in limited quantities. This basket of 6 Belgian style ales was donated by a private collector with discerning taste and includes:

1. Preservation Series: Saison Tonnellerie (limited brewed once)

2. Allagash Curieux Bourbon Barrel Aged Triple

3. Iron Fist Dr. Strange Matter Imperial Sasion (limited brewed once)

4. Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi (fall)

5. Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic Bio

6. Ska Brewing Cru D'etat (rotating availability)

One raffle ticket $5. Drawing to be held at the Belgian Ale and Food Festival July 30th, as always, you do not need to be present to win! Good Luck! Enter Now!

All Proceeds Benefit

 

 

From: MARGARET PETERS
Subject: Fall Term Registration for 'Dayton's African Amrican Heritage & You'

SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

HIS 6297/906 - Open to all adults
Dayton's African American Heritage and You

Instructor – Margaret Peters
Author – Dayton's African American Heritage and You

Adjunct Professor Margaret Peters and students at the monument in Massie's Creek Cemetery honoring  Major Martin Delany            Photograph by student Nozipo Bam Glenn

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Wednesday 9:00 am: - 11:30 am,   Aug. 24 – Nov.  9 
Northwest Recreation Center, 1600 Princeton Drive

REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL TERM
Friday, July 15, 9-10:30 am  at Princeton Park      At any Recreation Center, on-line (www.sinclair.edu, click on Course Scheduler and follow the prompts  or at  the Lifelong Learning Office, Bldg. 12, Second Floor, Mon-Thurs, 8am – 3:30 pm

FEE - There is a $20 fee. Those who enroll exclusively in 6000 level, non-credit courses will receive free parking at all Sinclair locations.

IDENTIFICATION: Bring photo identification when you register.
QUESTIONS: Lifelong Learning office, 512-2372 or 512-5184

 

 

From: Dr. Crystal Walke; Executive Director, Greater Dayton Christian Connections
Subject: GDCC July Newsletter

Good afternoon, please click on the link below for July's newsletter.

http://christianconnections.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GDCC-July-2016-Newsletter.pdf

 

 

From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: New program for heroin addicts --- DDN

Heroin addicts could go to treatment instead of jail under new program

By Chris Stewart - Staff Writer

DAYTON — A new program will try to stop the revolving door where heroin addicts find themselves in trouble with the law, in jail and back on the streets only to repeat the cycle.

The Front Door Initiative aims to push heroin and fentanyl users who come into contact with police – typically through emergency overdose calls — into outpatient treatment immediately instead of jail. The program will be voluntary.

"This is on-demand treatment where the officer will transport them to addiction services or one of us will show up at the hospital to help them with addiction services," said Bruce Langos executive director of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Criminal Intelligence Center, "Grabbing them right away is the purpose."

The four-week Front Door program has never been more urgent, said Sheriff Phil Plummer, who laid out a stark reality: 808 overdose calls so far this year in the county and more than 200 deaths. All of last year, 259 people died of drug overdoses.

The number of 2016 deaths will almost surely eclipse the previous worst year, 2014, when 264 people died of drug overdoses. Of those 2014 deaths, 190 proved to be from either heroin, fentanyl or a combination of the two.

Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger said Tuesday the office is "completely overwhelmed" with so many cases and would likely not have conclusive results from April deaths until August. "Numbers and deaths are out of control," he said.

The Montgomery County Drug Free Coalition-led Front Door effort involves partnerships between the coalition, the Dayton Police Department, East End Community Services, the sheriff's office and other community partners, including Cornerstone Project, which provides the outpatient treatment at several locations, including in east Dayton, where the region's heroin epidemic is most acute.

"If we don't get them to services then we basically lose them until the next crisis event," said Keith Vukasinovich, Cornerstone Project managing partner. "The next crisis event can be fatal for them. So we've got to take advantage when the situation presents itself."

Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, who joined Plummer and Vukasinovich Tuesday at the Sheriff's Office to introduce the program, said the state and county were "in a crisis mode" when it comes to fighting opioid addiction and praised the effort as "cutting edge."

"I do hear this frustration about the fact that police officers, and for that matter, our firefighters and other first responders out there using Narcan are assisting the same people again and again," said Portman, who has co-sponsored Senate legislation to combat the heroin epidemic.

The heroin crisis is front-and-center in Ohio's U.S. Senate race this year. Portman's opponent, former Gov. Ted Strickland's campaign has criticized Portman for not doing more sooner.

"Senator Portman is bragging about drug abuse prevention efforts that he actually voted against funding, said Liz Margolis, a Strickland spokeswoman. "As President Bush's budget director, Portman supported slashing drug abuse prevention funding by hundreds of millions of dollars. Preventing drug abuse is serious issue, which is why it is so unfortunate that Senator Portman is practicing exactly the kind of D.C. double-talk which frustrates Ohioans about the dysfunctional politics of Washington.

Front Door already has people enrolled

Front Door has enrolled 54 people since it rolled out first May 26 on Dayton's east side. By the end of this month, nearly every Dayton Police officer and Montgomery County Sheriff's deputy will have been briefed on the program which by then will provide true 24/7 intake, said Cornerstone's Wendie Jackson.

Montgomery County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Brem said any user can request the program by talking to a law enforcement officer. Though some might not be allowed to go directly into treatment, he said.

"Some of it can be officer's discretion. But at the same time you have to look at what they have on them — a warrant or something we don't have any wiggle room on," Brem said. "But if they're making efforts to get the treatment … we can make sure they get the treatment instead of going to jail."

Vukasinovich said the four-week outpatient program costs about $5,100 and is paid through Medicare reimbursement to Cornerstone. Some pay $850 a day for a six-day in-patient detox program.

"I don't think it takes a lot of gray matter wrestling to figure out it's a more cost-effective intervention to get a month of services for the person," he said.

Vukasinovich said the services include intake, four individual counseling sessions, four hours of work with physicians and nurses, cost of sober housing, nine hours of intensive outpatient each week, eight hours of case management, 12 drug screens, online monitoring.

An inmate at the county jail costs about $62 a day, or $22,630 a year, Plummer said. About half of the 900 inmates have opioid use disorder.

"The inn is full," he said.

"The most frustrating thing we experience is a parent saying 'I can't get my kid into treatment. Now we have a place to start."

 

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