Rick Warren Saddleback Confrence (1hr 50min Video)

About Rick Warren

Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and best-known churches. In addition, Rick is author of the New York Times best seller The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, which was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th century. Copyright © 2009 Rick Warren

 

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About Urban Awareness USA

Urban Awareness USA, bridges the gap between communities, government and faith-based organizations. Our mission is to strengthen, empower and equip faith-based & community organizations with the necessary tools and resources they need to partner with and receive funding from government agencies and private philanthropist to better serve their communities.

Urban Awareness USA
a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization
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Growing Through Goalsetting by Rick Warren (5min Video)

About Rick Warren

Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and best-known churches. In addition, Rick is author of the New York Times best seller The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, which was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th century. Copyright © 2009 Rick Warren

 

Other Resources

About Urban Awareness USA

Urban Awareness USA, bridges the gap between communities, government and faith-based organizations. Our mission is to strengthen, empower and equip faith-based & community organizations with the necessary tools and resources they need to partner with and receive funding from government agencies and private philanthropist to better serve their communities.

Urban Awareness USA
a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization
www.urbanawarenessusa.org
www.urbanministrytools.org

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The Saddleback Story told by Rick Warren (15min audio)

How to Increase Church Attendance and Membership (90 min video)

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Early Childhood Inclusion (12 min video)

CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge

Connect: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge is working with the early childhood community to create a series of web-based resources that focus on and respond to challenges faced each day by those working with young children with disabilities and their families.

New Video from CONNECT

Related documents:

Research Synthesis Points on Early Childhood Inclusion
Policy Advisory on Inclusion

Interested in more about CONNECT resources?

Contact CONNECT at: connect@unc.edu

Research shows that many early childhood practitioners do not have the confidence and competence they need to serve young children with disabilities. One reason is because early childhood teacher preparation programs often do not require any courses in working with young children with disabilities. This can be the case even when a program’s stated mission is to prepare early interventionists and early childhood special educators.

CONNECT is developing web-based resources and modules on effective practices to help professional development providers fill that void. Modules focus on both content related to young children with

disabilities and on helping tomorrow’s practitioners develop evidence-based decision-making skills. All CONNECT modules will be online and in a format that allows them to be easily infused into existing professional development efforts.

CONNECT is a collaborative effort with modules being shaped by the needs of those in the field. This exchange is supported by an online community.

Importance of Early Childhood Learning (6 min video)

The Abecedarian Project

FPG’s Abecedarian Project was featured in the documentary My Brilliant Brain. The three-part series, explores the inner workings of the human brain. The Abecedarian Project was part of the first episode. The documentary aired on the National Geographic Channel in the U.S. in 2007. This clip is the footage about Abecedarian.

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The Released: Mentally Ill offenders when they leave prison (54 min video)

Five years ago, FRONTLINE's groundbreaking film, The New Asylums, went deep inside the Ohio prison system as it struggled to provide care to thousands of mentally ill inmates. This year, FRONTLINE filmmakers Karen O'Connor and Miri Navasky return to Ohio to tell the next chapter in this disturbing story: what happens to mentally ill offenders when they leave prison. The Released is an intimate look at the lives of the seriously mentally ill as they struggle to remain free.

Supporting Resources: Reentering Society/Recidivism

Grading the States: 2009
According to this recent National Alliance on Mental Illness study, the nationwide grade for mental health care for those who are seriously ill is a “D.” Find out your state’s ranking.

Breaking the Tragic Cycle
From the companion site to FRONTLINE’s 2005 report, The New Asylums, on mentally ill inmates, here are some examples of programs designed to help prisoners reenter society.

Compassion, Compulsion and the Mentally Ill
Dr. E. Fuller Torrey’s June 2008 Wall Street Journal opinion piece on the legacy of deinstitutionalization and its link to the statistics on violent crimes committed by untreated mentally ill people.

Understanding and Preventing Criminal Recidivism Among Adults With Psychotic Disorders
Writing in the June 2007 issue of Psychiatric Services, Dr. J. Steven Lamberti lays out the current strategies for treating severely mentally ill people in the community, explains the risk factors particular to the population, and proposes a framework for breaking the cycle of recidivism.

Reentry Policy Council: Reentry and Mental Health
Includes links to relevant sections of the council’s report on released prisoners and additional resources, including this report (PDF file) on how four states help mentally ill prisoners enroll for Social Security and Medicaid benefits.

Mentally Ill a Threat in Nursing Homes
A 2009 Associated Press article on how inappropriate housing placements for severely mentally ill people can have deadly consequences.

www.schizophrenia.com
This site offers an overview of the disease, plus dozens of related topics. Started by a man as a memorial to his brother who was schizophrenic, it’s a popular discussion forum for people diagnosed with the illness, as well as for families, significant others, caregivers and friends.

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Strategy for Building an Advocacy in your Community (1hr 47 minute video)

Greg Simon spoke about successful representation of client interests, building alliances with policy makers, and developing new and transparent lobbying strategies. He also talked about using lobbying as a means of public advocacy rahter than public relations, as well as methods to build relationships with various interest groups. He also answered questions from the audience.

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Black Mega Churches and Prophetic Community Engagement

Watch Susan Barnes's Jan. 23 talk on "Black Mega Churches and Prophetic Community Engagement."

This lecture was part of the colloquium series sponsored by the Center for Community Studies.

According to C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya's book The Black Church in the African American Experience, prophetic churches are those whose Christian stances are informed by a "this-worldly" call to community action. In contrast, more priestly congregations have an "other-worldly" focus on religious hygiene.

This presentation examines some of the purposes and programs of black mega churches that lead to community engagement and personal empowerment. Of particular interest will be whether and how black mega churches respond to issues related to race, poverty and politics.

Supporting Young Families: Understanding Young Fathers (1hr 26min Video)

Presenters discuss what research and practice tell us about how young fathers view fatherhood. This session highlights various patterns of successful fatherhood among young fathers and seeks to answer how young men integrate fatherhood into their overall identify. What are the hopes and aspirations that young fathers have for the future and where/how does marriage fit?

A Look at Violence in African American Relationships (1hr 40min video)

This workshop will explore the cause of the disproportionate rates of violence among women of color and some of the tailored interventions for minority populations. Presenters will discuss the disproportionate rates of violence among youth and what steps can be taken to halt this epidemic

The Toolbox: Tools for Building and Maintaining Relationships (53min video)

This workshop will provide research-based methods that have proven effective tools for youth to develop and maintain healthy and durable relationships. Participants will receive strategies that can readily be employed to combat the negative forces that threaten relationships. Theses methods will help relationships weather time and adversity

CNN's Roland Martin - A View of Media, Marriage and Faith in America (1hr video)

This high-powered closing plenary will energize forcus on the cultural relevance of the media, the importance of marriage in the African American community. Roland S. Martin, award-winning journalist and author, will engage, exhilarate and challenge participants

Churches Re-connecting Ex-Offenders to Family and Community (1hr 16min video)

A discussion of how faith-based organizations can facilitate offenders’ re-entry into their marriages, families, and communities. This session provides examples of faith-based programs designed to strengthen marital and family relationships of ex-offenders. The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) will present their evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offenders re-entry programs

National Fatherhood Initiative Legacy Campaign (25min video)

Through a series of print, radio and outdoor PSAs, the National Fatherhood Initiative Legacy' Campaign inspires African American men to ask themselves, "What's My Legacy? The messages encourage African American men to consider marriage for its benefits to the well being of their children (or future children), and its ability to help men build strong family legacies. The ads feature real stories of real married dads who have built powerful family legacies through their strong marriages. The campaign features the "Legacy Wall" which is a collection of stories from real families

Black Church Engagement: A Perspective on Healthy Marriage, Fatherhood (1hr video)

This session will examine the role of the black church and recent research on black churches' engagement in issues of healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood and prison re-entry. Presenters will discuss the work of Exodus Transitional Community, a faith-based re-entry program, as well as the challenges and opportunities of organizing ministers for family-focused initiatives

Ex-offender Reentry: Collaboration Between Faith-Based Organizations and Government (3hr Video)

Faith-Based Economic Development in Urban Communities (47 min. audio)

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