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What:  TCA Intensive Job Readiness Program – designed as comprehensive pre-employment model which focuses on positive workplace behavior and survival mechanisms for job seekers with multiple barriers who need to get and keep a job.

When: Recruitment starts May 1^st ends May 11^th   2012. Candidates will be scheduled for interviews and selected by May 18^th 2012. Program begins May 29^th, 2012. Candidates must commit to 30 day IJR training for 6 hours per day. Once selected and candidates complete orientation process, candidates will receive an hourly stipend to assist them while in the program.

How: Interested candidates must complete TCA IJR referral card and submit to TCA staff member or TCA Partner agency. Staff or partner agency will then submit card to IJR program leads, Anthony Gabriel or Ray Guidry for interview processing no later than May 11^th, 2012.

Where: Program  Activities will be based  at the TCA  Warehouse  located at 4518 Thalia Street  as well  TCA’s  Main  office building  located at  1420 S. Jefferson Davis  Parkway.

For more info or questions: Please, contact Anthony Gabriel at 504-875-2657 or Ray Guidry at 504-875-2646 or fill out the form below:

The HONORE’ Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement At Southern University is part of a national initiative called the “Five Fifths Agenda for America” (FFAA) whose mission is to address the black male cradle-to-prison pipeline and its consequences. The goal of the FFAA initiative is to enable young black men with life challenges to become educators and servant leaders who will seed positive change in their schools and communities. Selected students are provided the following resources:

On-Campus housing and meal plan
All required textbooks for courses of study
Laptop computer pre-loaded with MS Office, etc.
Monthly spending allowance
Academic and Psycho-social monitoring and support
Field trips plus regular visits by rople models and motivational speakers.
For more information, call 504-286-5107 or email Honore_center@sus.edu.
2.0 GPA or better, ACT score must be between 14-19.

If you have expired or unwanted prescription drugs, you can safely dispose of them this Saturday, April 28 from 10am to 2pm as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 4th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Find a collection site near you.

On Friday, April 13, 2012, TCA will provide Orleans Parish residents with utility assistance, commodity registration, and employment information and referral at Bethel AME Church, 1437 Caffin Ave. from 9am to 2pm on a first come first serve basis.

Total Community Action, Inc. will distribute commodities to needy families under the Food Assistance Program for Orleans Parish Residents on Thursday, April 19, 2012.

Commodities will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Recipients must present the pre-issued pink commodity card. To register for April distribution residents must call Total Community Action Community Services at (504) 324-8609 by Friday, April 13, 2012.

The distribution of food items is a joint effort of TCA, Second Harvest and the City of New Orleans.

TCA BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING
SCHEDULE
MARCH 28- APRIL 9, 2012
Board Business Meeting- April 10, 2012

TCA Program Committee will convene at 12noon, on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Total Community Action, Inc. 1420 S Jefferson Davis Parkway, Room 206A.

TCA Audit and Compliance Committee will convene at 9:00am, Thursday, March 29, 2012, Total Community Action, Inc. 1420 S Jefferson Davis Parkway, Room 206A.

TCA EEO Committee will convene at 10:15am, Thursday, March 29, 2012, Total Community Action, Inc. 1420 S Jefferson Davis Parkway, Room 206B.

TCA Personnel (Human Resource) Committee will convene at 12noon, Thursday, March 29, 2012, Total Community Action, Inc. 1420 S Jefferson Davis Parkway, Room 206B.

TCA Budget Committee will convene at 12noon, Monday, April 9, 2012, Total Community Action, Inc. 1420 S Jefferson Davis Parkway, Room 206A.

The TCA Board of Directors will convene for a regular Board business meeting at 12 noon, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Total Community Action, Inc., Room 206A.

As a Community Action Agency we are charged with advocating on behalf of residents of our community. On yesterday, the 2012 Legislative Session began, a session that has the potential to redefine K-12 public education in Louisiana. The Governor’s Education Reform agenda touts to empower parents, teachers and school leaders.
None of us are satisfied with the current state of education in our state, but many of the proposals that comprise this agenda threaten to undermine this (public education) cornerstone of American democracy.
This Wednesday the House Education Committee and this Thursday the Senate Education Committee will hear his three foundational bills.

• Rep. Carter’s House Bill 976 and Sen. Appel’s SB 597, which expand school choice, including the scholarship program, pathways for charter schools, the providers who can offer courses to K-12 students, and a “parent trigger” for failing schools.
• Rep. Carter’s House Bill 974 and Sen. Appel’s SB 603, which link teacher tenure to performance, make effectiveness the primary criterion for personnel decisions, and grant authority for hiring and placement of personnel to school superintendents.
• Rep. Carter’s House Bill 933 and Sen. Appel’s SB 581, which outline a framework for a single coordinated early childhood education system with accountability for academic outcomes

Supporters/Advocates are requested to WEAR RED on Wednesday and/or Thursday to show your support for Advocates for Education, as we stand for students.

NOLA Youth Works provides quality summer experiences that build a pipeline to careers for local youth ages 13-21.  Experiences focus on creating a career- ready workforce and are intended to have a long-lasting and long-term impact on each participant.  Youth earn a much needed paycheck and, equally as important, gain experience that helps them define and advance their career goals.

Applications will be completed/accepted:
March 10th – April 14th
Monday – Thursday 5 pm – 8 pm
Saturday 10 pm – 2 pm

Two Locations:
3400 Tulane Ave. NOLA 70119 (504) 658 – 4547
3520 General De Gaulle, Suite 1030, NOLA 70114 (504) 658 – 4580

Click here for more information

Join Us on March 10th at 2pm for the Red Umbrella March! The march starts at Hunter’s Field at the corner of Claiborne & St. Bernard Avenues.  The RUM will be led down Claiborne Avenue by the renowned Stooges Brass Band, The Original Lady Buck Jumpers and the Dumaine Street Gang, then we will turn left onto St. Philip Street, turn right onto Rampart Street and turn right again into Congo Square where Dr. Corey Hebert and radio personality Kelder Summers will host our rally.

Join us in Celebrating Wellness & Culture at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on March 10th at 9am.