South Bend, Indiana; February 24, 2009

CFH Guests of the Month:

Lorenzo Kibler, Joseph Blank, Marcus Lockmondy, Mike Bell, Andrew Bultas, Jennifer LeVeque, David Reed, Jessica Howder, Christopher Irish, Danae Woods, Willliam Wessendorf, David Young, Justina Urbin, Bill Allee, Glenn Harrington, Sue Palm, Rebbecca Roberts, Kathy Guyton-Smith, Danny Forrest, Mike Reed Anthony Neri, Cameron Smith, Jerry Griffin.

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project. .
Bengal Bouts (Boxing)--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.

Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.

ABE

▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪GED: All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Thursdays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Mondays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.

▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Math: Computation--Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 1-2 p.m.; Applied--Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. and Fridays, 2-3 p.m.

▪Gender Roles: Fridays, 3-4 pm.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Intermediate Computer Classes: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Grammar Classes: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel..

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Tennis, Men--Kentucky 5, ND 2; Boxing, Bengal Bouts--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
NBA Scores: Knicks 123, Pacers 119; Nets 98, 76ers 96; Jazz 108, Hawks 89; Celtics 114, Nuggets 76; Hornets 112, Kings 105; Clippers 118, Warriors 105.
NBA Notes: TV--NBA analyst Charles Barkley gets five days in jail for DUI.
NHL Scores: Sharks 1, Stars 0.
NHL Notes: Rangers--Rangers fire head coach Tom Renney, hire John Tortorella.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(15) Kansas 87, (3) Oklahoma 78; (6) Louisville 76, Georgetown 58;
Women--IPFW 61, IUPUI 56; (14) Texas A&M 57, (2) Oklahoma 56; (10) UNC 74, N.C. State 57.
NFL Notes: Colts--Colts reportedly will release WR Marvin Harrison.

Local

Local Headlines: Local Soldier Mourned-- Mishawaka family mourns U.S. Army Pvt. Randy Stabnik, who died of meningitis at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.; Mishawaka State of City--Mayor Jeff Rea delivers Mishawaka State of the City address; Tech School--South Bend school board member William Sniadecki having second thoughts about location of new South Bend tech high school.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama to address both houses of Congress, nation on economy; president to meet with Japanese PM Tara Aso; North Korea--North Korea says it is preparing satellite launch; Thailand-- thousands demand dissolution of Thai Parliament; Middle East-- U.S. official says Gaza reconstruction aid could top $900-million; UFOS--natural explanation found for UFOs.
Oscars--"Slumdog Millionaire"--Best Picture, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Original Song ("Jai Ho"; Music: A.R. Rahman; Lyrics: Gulzar), Best Cinematography, Best Editing (Chris Dickens), Best Musical Scores (A.R. Rahman), Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Best Sound Mixing; Kate Winslet--Best Actress ("The Reader"); Sean Penn--Best Actor ("Milk"); Heath Ledger--Supporting Actor ("The Dark Knight"); Penelope Cruz--Supporting Actress ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"); "Milk"--Best Original Screenplay (Lance Black); "The Duchess"--Best Costume Design; "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"--Best Art Direction; Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup; "Wall-E"--Best Animated Feature Film; "La Maison En Petits Cubes"--Best Animated Short Film; "Spielzeugland" (Toyland)--Best Live-Action Short Film; "Man On Wire"--Best Documentary Feature; "Smile Pinki"--Best Documentary Short Subject; "Departures" (Japanese)--Best Foreign Language Film; "The Dark Knight"--Best Sound Editing.

Weather
Today High 32 Low 26 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 43 Low 31 PM Showers
Thu High 41 Low 25 Rain

Fri High 29 Low 17 Snow Showers
Sat High 31 Low 20 Sun

TV Listing: 16--8 p.m., The Biggest Loser; 9 pm., Presidential Address to Joint Session of Congress; 22--8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Presidential Address; 25--8 p.m., 90201; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28--8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., Presidential Address; 46--8 p.m.;, Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Homeland Security USA; 9 p.m., Presidential Address; 69 (digital channel 50)--8 p.m., NBA Basketball: Magic vs. Bulls.

Philadelphia Gets Homeless Grant

Philadelphia, February 20 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it has awarded Philadelphia $28.6 million through the 2008 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program. Philadelphia was awarded $26,360,293 in the competitive portion, and $2,303,406 in formula Emergency Shelter Grant funds. This year's competitive award is $1m more than Philadelphia received last year.

“This year’s award will allow us to continue and build upon the successes that we have achieved in tackling homelessness over the last year”, said Mayor Nutter. “With this award, the City will create 100 new units of permanent, affordable housing for homeless families and for the men and women who are living on our streets.”

Since last May when Mayor Nutter unveiled his strategy to create new housing and treatment opportunities, 278 homeless individuals and families have moved into affordable housing units. With case management and behavioral health supports, every one of them has remained in housing - ending, for some individuals, years of homelessness. Another 120 individuals and families are in the pipeline.

This award enables a continuation of funding for 2,200 units of Safe Havens, transitional housing, and permanent housing for homeless individuals and families. It includes funding for 100 new units of housing, including five years of rental assistance funding for 56 of the 125 Housing First units managed by Pathways to Housing under the Mayor’s Homeless Strategy.

It is important to note that this funding does not alleviate any of the City of Philadelphia’s financial difficulties as the funding was already anticipated in the City’s budget and homeless strategy. The vast majority of the award goes direct to non-profit organizations to continue the work that they were already doing, and the balance ($4.8m) provides funding for new construction, multi-year rental assistance, and supportive service and operating dollars for the new housing that will be created. The Administration is currently reviewing the new stimulus package from the federal government to identify further potential funding opportunities.

HUD's funding is provided in two ways:

Continuum of Care Grants provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons. In addition, Continuum grants fund important services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. More than $1.5 billion in Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. Continuum grants fund a wide variety of programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for homeless persons and families. Half of all Continuum funding awarded today, more than $783 million, will support new and existing programs that help to pay rent and provide permanent housing for disabled homeless individuals and their families (see attached summary of the funding awarded today).

Emergency Shelter Grants provide funds for the operation of local shelters and fund related social service and homeless prevention programs. HUD is awarding $160 million in Emergency Shelter Grants that are allocated based on a formula to state and local governments to create, improve and operate emergency shelters for homeless persons. These funds may also support essential services including job training, health care, drug/alcohol treatment, childcare and homelessness prevention activities. By helping to support emergency shelter, transitional housing and needed support services, Emergency Shelter Grants are designed to move homeless persons away from a life on the street toward permanent housing.

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father,and from the Lord Jesus Christ,the Son of the Father,in truth and love.

Submitted by Lorenzo Kibler