Chester Green: October 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Grace Community Resource and Empowerment Center, Inc. TOWN HALL MEETING Tues. Oct. 18

Grace Community Resource and Empowerment Center, Inc.
In Collaboration with the White House Office of Faith Based

and Neighborhood Partnerships
Presents

TOWN HALL MEETING

Prevention and the Faith Base Connection”
Schneeberg, Director
Neighborhood Partnerships
Tuesday October 18, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.

Alumni Auditorium, Widener University Campus – One University Place. Chester, PA

Chester, PA - Grace Community Resource and Empowerment Center, Inc. (GCREC) will
present in collaboration with the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships its 2nd Town Hall Meeting - “LET’S TALK: Violence Prevention and the Faith Base
Connection”. The meeting will feature Eugene Schneeberg, Director - Center for Faith-Based
and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP) as the Keynote Speaker. Mr. Schneeberg will join a
professional panel for a public discussion about Violence: Causes, Reduction, Prevention and
Resources. This very important Town Hall Meeting will take place Tuesday October 18, 2011
at 7:00 P.M. Alumni Auditorium, Widener University Campus – One University Place. Chester,
PA.

Attending the meeting with Mr. Schneeberg will be Mark Roscoe, a Senior Policy Advisor
with the CFBNP. Confirmed panelist are Calvin Hodnett, U.S. Justice Dept. & representative
of President Obama's SC2 Initiative; Chester City Councilman John Lender, Dept. of
Public Safety; Rev. Bayard Taylor, Chester Police Chaplain and Pastor at Calvary Baptist
Church; Fatima Hafiz PhD, professor in teacher education at Temple University and Senior
Facilitator for the T.E.A. Group (Transformative Education Associates, LLP); Nicole Cogdell,
Chester Resident, Parent &; Senior Advocate, Technical Advisor for Brothers of Concern. **We
just received notice that, former Deputy Director of CFBNP, Ben O’Dell (Now an official w/
HUD) will join the panel for discussion.

“LET’S TALK: Violence
Keynote Speaker: Eugene
Center for Faith-Based and

Chester and surrounding communities are invited to come out and take advantage of the
information shared by Mr. Schneeberg from CFBNP on the role of the Faith Based community
and community partners, and what resources are available to combat the issue of violence. This
is a great opportunity for the Chester community to witness and participate in sharing ideas,
opinions, and initiatives to help uplift our city.

GCREC is grateful and appreciates the efforts and collaboration of Director Eugene Schneeberg
and the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to help make this
Town Talk Meet a reality.

“Stand Up Chester and Get Involved”.

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

[ ACTION UNITED ] How do we stop the gun violence NOW! Oct 25th 6pm @ YWCA

A big community meeting will be taking place at the YWCA on the 25th of this month, the last Tuesday of October @ 6pm. The goal is to bring as many concerned residents together as possible and to create a plan of action to stop the violence in Chester City. Especially, before the summer months arrive. There will be a moment of discussing the top issues and concerns with community members and then there will be a panel of community leaders to help direct the community on what the next steps should be collectively in order to STOP THE VIOLENCE! Guest panelist will be City Anti-Violence Initiative Dir. Cory Long, Chester Anti-Violence Activist Nicole Cogdell, Dir. of the Human Rights Coalition Richard "Tut" Carter, Pastor Lenny Bryant and Dir. of the Christian Coalition Against Violence Pastor Ted Reed. The meeting has been organized by a group of concerned residents called Action United. If you would like more information please contact Desire Grover: desiregrover@gmail.com Thanks so much! There is POWER in NUMBERS! Join us!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Chester Re-Entry Resource Center...

(Left) Rev.Dalton & (Right) Richard "Tut" Carter

For the first time in the history of Chester city a Prison Re-Entry Call Center has been opened. The center will provide transitional support, civic resources and advocacy for the Re-Entry Community of Ex-offenders in Chester city and throughout Delaware County. Richard "Tut" Carter and Rev. Dalton, in collaboration with the Mayor's anti-violence task force, worked together to create the Chester Re-Entry Resource Center of Delaware County.

First time in the history of Chester a Prison
Re-Entry Call Center has been opened.

In good faith the Mayor has committed to paying for a full year of the call center's utilities. The goal of the call center is to help recently released ex-offenders transition back into society in a healthy and productive way. Chester Re-Entry Resource Center of Delaware County strongly believes that to provide these resources to these men will help end violence, reduce recidivism and end the hopelessness in the hearts of their families.