I

CALLED

MOM FOR LUNCH ON TUESDAY, BUT

SHE WAS GOING TO A BOOK REVIEW

IN THE LIBRARY. I DROPPED BY ON

THURSDAY, BUT SHE COULDN'T COME

Jewish Community
Teams With Detroit

The Detroit Jewish community will
sponsor a City Year Detroit Team at
the Northwest Neighborhood
Empowerment Center
(NHEC)/Adams Butzel Recreation
Center, a Detroit Jewish Initiative pro-
ject facility.
An Americorps program, City Year
is a national youth service organization
that unites diverse young people, ages
17-24, for a year of full-time commu-
nity service, leadership development
and civic engagement. Corps members
serve as catalysts for social change in
urban communities. They participate
in formal leadership development and
essential skills training. For their work,
corps members receive a weekly stipend
of $1,650 and health coverage; they are
eligible for a $4,725 post-service award
to be used for educational pursuits.
The NHEC City Year is being facili-
tated by. the Detroit Jewish Initiative, a
joint project of the Jewish Community
Council and the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. Jerry Knoppow
is the Initiative chair of City Year
Detroit. The Initiative is seeking to
recruit team members from the Jewish
community for the 2000-2001 corps.
A community-based health initiative
that takes a holistic view of health and
encourages healthy lifestyles, NHEC is
located in the geographic area once
served by DMC-Sinai Hospital.
NHEC City Year Team members have
a variety of assignments including:
mentoring and tutoring in Clinton and
Crary elementary schools; assisting
University of Detroit nursing students
at NHEC in developing health educa-
tion/prevention programs; creating
after-school programs for tutoring, edu-
cation on teen pregnancy/prevention
and domestic violence; and staffing
recreation programs. The Jewish corn-
munity will be asked to volunteer with
the team on a number of daylong ser-
vice projects.
The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit has committed
$100,000 a year for three years, becom-
ing one of the six "founding team"
sponsors for City Year Detroit. This
commitment has been made possible by
contributions from the United Jewish
Foundation and the Jewish Fund.
The other corporate sponsors of
City Year Detroit are Bank One, Blur
Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan,
Comerica Inc., DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund and Henry Ford
Health System/Health Alliance Plan.

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ROOM WORKING ON HER NEW EXERCISE

PLAN. I INVITED MYSELF TO LUNCH WITH

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THE HEATHERWOOD. I HOPE SHE CAN

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