Presently, Creciendo Juntos plenary and working group meetings are open to public attendance and presentations. Please send us an email if you are planning on attending for the first time or would like to speak on your work with or about the local Latino/Hispanic community.

UPCOMING PLENARY SESSIONS

Every month from September to June Creciendo Juntos (CJ) organizes a plenary (monthly encounter) open to the public. The plenaries are typically 90 minutes long, in the form of a workshop, panel, roundtable, or presentation, and include a question and answer or discussion period, and end with announcements. The plenaries are an important communication and training tool, providing useful information about the Latino community and the issues they confront and about programs, events, policy, and resources related to it. Overviews of plenaries are archived at http://www.cj-network.org/sessions.html
Announcements for upcoming plenaries are located at http://www.cj-network.org/comm_ann.html

February 10, 2011:
Banking Services and Accessibility for Latinos
Coordinator: Gloria Rockhold, grockhold@k12albemarle.org

March 10, 2011:
Policies of Special Interest to Virginia’s Immigrants
Coordinator: Tim Freilich, tim@justice4all.org

April 14, 2011:
Early Childhood Development in our Latino Community
Coordinator: Maria Williams, elbambutercero@hotmail.com

May 12, 2011:
Access to Higher Education for Latinos
Coordinator: Gloria Rockhold, grockhold@k12albemarle.org

June 9, 2011:
CJ Roundtable
Coordinator: Anna Sullivan, annabsullivan@gmail.com

Calendar Years 2010 - 2011
CJ Workshops are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month.
There are no workshops in July and August.
In November 2010, the plenary is scheduled for Wednesday, November 10.

Time: 10 am – 11:30 am
Registration, coffee & donuts: Begins at 9:40 am
Place: Albemarle County Office Building (COB)
1600 5th Street Extended, Meeting Room A
Interstate 64, Exit 120, or from the downtown COB,
take McIntyre for 4 miles (the street changes names several times),
the 5th Street Office is ½ mile from Interstate 64, on the left
For more detailed directions, visit:
http://www.albemarle.org/page.asp?info=dir#cob5

Mental Health Work Group
Date: third Friday of each month 9-10:30am.
Location: The Women’s Initiative, 1007 E High St, Charlottesville, VA
Email: eirvin@thewomensinitiative.org.
Upcoming Meeting Topics
December 17: Domestic Violence and Abuser Treatment Issues
January 21: Burnout and Self-care Issues

Southwood Work Group
Date: TBA
Location: Southwood Community Center
Email: grockhold@k12albemarle.org

Health Promoter Work Group
Date: First Monday of Every Month, at 2:00 pm
Location: Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA), 1013 Little High St. Charlottesville, VA.
Email: wlfwmn@gmail.com, ns7e@virginia.edu or aaron@saracville.org

Faith Based Initiatives Work Group
Date: Last Friday of Every Month, Time: 9 to 11 am, except November (this meeting will be held on November 19)
Location: Albemarle County Building at 5th Street Extd, Room C
Coffee and pastries will be served.
Email: mdbannister@liberty.edu

CJ Website & Alert Work Group
Date: Every Friday via email (before 3 p.m.)
Email: lhemby@albemarle.org

Annual Help Fair Work Group
The next CJ Help Fair will be Saturday, October 2, 2010
Email: mtrujillo@unitedwaytja.org