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March 27, 2007

FAIR HOUSING SEMINAR

Friday, March 30, 2007
9:00 am – 3:00 pm (registration: 8:30 – 9:00am)
Temple Beth El
3055 Porter Gulch Rd., Aptos, CA 95003

PREVIEW OF AGENDA
I. Overview of Federal and State Fair Housing Laws
II. Applying Fair Housing Principles to: Advertising/Realtors/
Brokers/Mortgages/Insurance/Property Management
III. Reasonable Accommodations and Modification for Tenants
& Homebuyers with Disabilities

AND MORE…

REGISTER BY EMAIL: rangulo@crla.org
or
REGISTER BY TELEPHONE: 1.800.997.2752
By March 26, 2007
Cost: $10 per person
Sponsored by: California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., Rural Fair Housing Center & Temple Beth El, COPA Leaders and COPA Housing Strategy Team
Any Questions, please call Ruth Angulo at 1.800.997.2752

CRLA, Inc., is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider.
CRLA, Inc. certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit
by the State Bar of California in the total amount of 5 hours. (A.M. Session-3hrs / P.M. Session-2hrs)

CRLA HUD FHIP PEI Grant No. FH700G05066

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WCS~DdM Peer Counseling Training

Women’s Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres is holding its next state-certified peer counseling training for interns and volunteers May 1 – June 2, 2007. Training sessions will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-9:30 (Aptos) and Saturdays 8:30-5 (Watsonville).

Topics include:
History of Violence Against Women, Understanding Domestic Violence, Child & Teen Sexual Abuse, Crisis Intervention & Listening Skills, Client Advocacy and Investigation Procedures, Overview of Sexual Assault & Sexual Assault Response Team, Law Enforcement & Sexual Assault, Santa Cruz District Attorney’s Office, Immigrant Women and the Legal System, Community Resource Panel and more..

For more information or to register, contact Elizabeth at 722-4989 x214 or volunteer@wcs-ddm.org.

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March 2, 2007

Free Fundraising Training!

A Free Day of Fundraising Essentials
Featuring Foundation Center training
Sponsored by the S.H. Cowell Foundation
In cooperation with the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County

Thursday, March 29
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cabrillo College, Watsonville Center
318 Union St., Watsonville 95076

Thanks to support from the S.H. Cowell Foundation, the Foundation Center is offering its most popular curriculum of free training programs to nonprofits in the Watsonville region (including Pajaro Valley). The day will include training on creating effective fundraising plans, researching foundation prospects, best practices in cultivating relationships with foundations and an opportunity to hear directly from grantmakers in the region about how to apply and current philanthropic trends. Participants will receive free copies of the Foundation Center’s popular books Securing Your Organization’s Future and Winning Proposals.

For more information, or to register for one or all of the programs being offered, please visit: http://foundationcenter.org/sanfrancisco/wkwatsonville.html or call (415) 397-0902.

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