“To Heal the Heart: Responding to Family Violence in a Community of Faith” Conference

Being held at The Moody Church in Chicago titled “To Heal the Heart: Responding to Family Violence in a Community of Faith” occurring on October 7^th (8:30am-5:30pm) and 8^th (8:30am-12:30pm).

The conference will consist of a keynote presentation by Dr. Steven Tracy, who is the author of Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse and a professor of Theology and Ethics at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona, and Celestia Tracy, M.A., L.P.C.. There will also be over 25 breakout sessions to choose from covering topics including: human trafficking, domestic violence, date rape, sexual addiction, orders of protection, and many more.

Attendees will include pastors, social ministry leaders, social workers, clinicians, students, and lay leaders. Early bird registration rates (before September 29, 2011) for the conference are $25 for general attendees and $15 for students. For an additional $10, up to 6.75 continuing education credits may be earned by LSW, LCSW, LPC, and LCPC. To view additional information on the conference, how to register, and specific details on workshops, visit the following website: www.tohealtheheartchicago.com.


For Exhibit table information contact setfree@moodychurch.org or 312.480.8626.
 

Protect Yourself from the Flu

For more information about the flu go to www.cityofchicago.org/flu

Become a Healthy Hermosa Coalition Member

Hunger Walk 2011

Over 9,000 were in attendance at the Greater Chicago Food depository 26th annual Hunger Walk on 6/25/11. St Sylvester church in Logan Sq. sent a team of 26 to participate. It was a beautiful day to walk along the lake at Soldier Field. We were all very moved to see all the people, especially knowing we were part of the solution to stop hunger in Chicago, stated Dora Flores-Albert Advocate health care parish nurse at St. Sylvester and Healthy Hermosa coalition member.

　September is Hunger Awareness Month

Learn how you can support our community food pantry and help feed families within our neighborhood. Contact your local food pantry.

A Healthy Laugh

Laughter makes the world go round. It is healthy and makes you, and everyone around you, feel...good. So why not spread a bit of laughter...





Children are quick...and oftentimes funny






TEACHER: Why are you late?
STUDENT: Class started before I got here.


TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA: Here it is
TEACHER: Correct. Now Class, who discovered America?
CLASS: Maria




TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.



TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

Hopefest 2011

Members of Healthy Hermosa Participated in the 2011 HopeFest. For more information click here. Over 5,000 people attended. It was a great success! Thank you to the organizers!

Check out an update on the "Someone You Should Know" page above.

Have a great weekend!

Please Advertise Responsibly

If you walk between Pulaski Avenue and Cicero (Chicago), you will notice that a great amount of alcohol advertisements will entertain the sight of more than one person. But if you stop to observe which of them is dedicated to prevent alcohol drinking among the youth, you will be surprised because there isn't any!

For this reason, the youth from Hermosa in partnership with the Healthy Hermosa Coalition, The Miracle Center, and Boys and Girls club, united and participated in a rally to create awareness among the community residents and elected officials, of the urgent need to restrict alcohol advertisements in Hermosa.

The irresponsible way that some liquor companies flood the Latino community with their ads was a focus of this rally. These ads include catchy Spanish phrases, colors related to sport teams or flags and even young people drinking at the beach or parties. All this done with the intention of catching the attention of Latino Youth.

So with the slogan "Please Advertise Responsibly" it is our HOPE to call the attention of community residents, elected officials, and media and change the way alcohol industries approach and does business in Latino communities!