Garfield GAIN Fiesta - Garfield Neighborhood

Garfield GAIN Fiesta - Garfield Neighborhood

Garfield
FALL 2013
News
Working Together For a Safe, Clean and Friendly Neighborhood. Trabajando Juntos por Un Vecindario Seguro, Limpio y amable. “¡Si Se Puede!”
Garfield GAIN Fiesta
WEE CARE
Annie Lloyd, conribuor
Remember those warm, wonderful feelings of hanging out and playing at your grandmother’s
house? The feeling of love transcended the entire house, giving you the feeling of wonder,
excitement and freedom to express yourself at play -- without computers.
Such is the feeling at Wee Care Child Development Center located at 1149 E Fillmore Street,
where grandmothers give children that feeling you don’t get with computers. That’s what
parent Domingo Galindo likes about Wee Care. “Wee Care is an ‘old school’ daycare, no computer
and nothing high tech, unlike most daycares today. The employees are all grandmothers, who
love to express the ‘grandma love’ to the children.” Wee Care’s emphasis is on the well being
of children in a warm and familial environment. Tucked away in a neighborhood of historic
homes in the Garfield District, Wee Care is more like a day at your grandmother’s house than
today’s typical day care center. In operation since 1973, many of Wee Care’s former students
now bring their children to Wee Care because of its comfort and nurturing environment.
Like most parents, Domingo works hard for his money and he believes Wee Care is the best
value for his money. “Wee Care is a ‘Diamond in the rough,’” says Domingo. “It provides the
community with affordable daycare.” As a father and a member of the Phoenix community,
Domingo believes in order to provide affordable daycare, “we need the assistance of parents
and the community getting involved with keeping the facility running.”
Wee Care is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Programs offered
include Before and After School, Summer Program, and Child Care Food Program. Meals
include a hot breakfast served between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m., hot lunch, and afternoon snack. To
learn more about Wee Care check out their newly developed website athttp://weecarechild.
org/ or simply call (602) 258-2359.
¿Recuerdas los momentos maravillosos que pasabas en casa de tus abuelos?
El amor que se sentía por toda la casa, poder expresarse en juego con la sensación de maravilla,
emoción y libertad sin uso de las computadoras. Así es en el Centro de Desarrollo Infantil “Wee
Care” ubicado en 1149 E Fillmore Street. En “Wee Care,” los abuelos dan a los niños el amor
y cariño que no puede darles la computadora. Este sentimiento es lo que a los padres de
Domingo Galindo les gusta de “Wee Care.” Wee Care es una guardería infantil sin computadoras
ni equipo de alta tecnología, lo cual es muy diferente a otras guarderías de nuestra época. Las
empleadas son abuelas y les encanta expresar el amor de la abuela a todos los niños. Wee
Care enfatiza el bienestar de los niños en un ambiente cálido y familiar. Ubicado en un barrio
de casas históricas en el distrito de Garfield, Wee Care es como estar en la casa de sus abuelos
weecarechild.org
en vez de en una guardería tradicional. Wee Care ha estado en funcionamiento desde 1973
y muchos de los alumnos ahora traen a sus hijos para estar confortables en un ambiente de amor. Como la mayoría de los padres,
el señor Domingo trabaja duro para su familia y el cree que Wee Care le da más valor por su dinero. Wee Care es realmente una
joya, dice Domingo. “Ofrece a la comunidad la solución de una guardería económica.” Domingo, un padre de familia y miembro
de la comunidad, piensa que es importante contar con una guardería económica. “Necesitamos que los padres y la comunidad
participen en el mantenimiento de esta guardería.” Wee Care abre de las 6:30 de la mañana a las 6:00 de la tarde de lunes a viernes.
Los programas que se ofrecen incluyen el cuidado antes y después de la escuela, programa de verano y programa de alimentos. La
comida incluye un desayuno caliente entre las 7:30 y las 9:00 de la mañana, un almuerzo caliente y bocadillos. Para obtener más
información sobre Care Wee visita el nuevo sitio web en http://weecarechild.org/ o simplemente llama al ( 602 ) 258-2359 .
Garfield Community Garden
at 1022 E. Garfield St:
info on Garfield Historic District Facebook group, or
e-mail, garden85006@gmail.
com (we can respond in either English or Spanish); or
call Jack Dillon and Julie
Quiroz at 602.254.7030
We would like to invite Garfield neighbors
to join us on nextdoor.com, a new social
site designed specifically as a neighbor to
neighbor community-builder. They’ve made
presentations to our Redevelopment and Economic Development Committee
(you’re always welcome), and we reviewed their origins and intentions. It’s a social site
much like facebook, myspace or google+ however the difference is, all neighbors/
users/participants are vetted Garfield residents. Singing up requires verification
of residency within Garfield (you see only cross-streets). No outsiders permitted.
No developer or person living in Tempe can chime in on our conversation. We can
however, view what issues are in neighboring hoods that have joined nextdoor.
com; such as Willow & Coronado. Besides a great way to post lost puppy or found
puppy, Nestdoor.com is greater at focusing on solutions to stolen bikes or cases
of serial vandalism or graffiti, or street lights out, because you know you’re only
talking to neighbors. Recently the independent Garfield Historic District Phoenix
Facebook group had quite a discussion over a group of problematic juveniles; and
snarky exchanges. We believe nextdoor.com will be a better platform for Garfield
residents to have helpful discussions. Yes there will be differences of opinion, but
assuming we can all be civil, we’ll focus on the common denominators that bind us
together as a community of different cultures and characters. Nextdoor.com
Keyboard classes for beginners have begun for this session.
Verde Park has keyboards at the park site, and classes are
conducted in the class room. Wednesday, 5:30 for 9-12 year
olds, and Thursday, 5:30 for 6-8 year olds. The classes will be for 6 week sessions, one day a week. Classes will begin again
this Spring. Activities this fall include: Youth bingo, weekly tournaments, sports and games. Games are Wednesday’s at
Hamilton School. Youth volleyball will begin October 21 with games on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Renovations at
Verde Park include: new field lighting, furniture, game tables, interior paint, cabinets, fence, and counter tops. Projects
coming up include a large ramada, new turf, and repair and painting the trim of the building.
Hours of operation: 4-8 p.m. Monday-Friday
Free daily meals from Kids Cafe served at 5:00 p.m.
Seniors program 9a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday.
FRANK X. GORDON ADULT EDUCATION 1022 E. Garfield St.
Maricopa County Adult Probation
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Garfield GED Classes
602.254.7030 ext 241
WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY
ENGLISH (ESOL) CLASSES
602.254.7030 ext 242
WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY
December 16th
BULK (UNCONTAINED) TRASH
BASURA A GRANEL
NO TIRES
sin neumáticos permitidos
Entrance is on
11th ST. Between
Roosevelt & Garfield
REGISTRATION
AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH
CLASS.
PLEASE BRING A VALID U.S.
or STATE GOVERNMENT ID, A
PENCIL AND
PLAN ON 3 HOURS.
The Garfield Organization is looking
for volunteers. If you would like to
be involved with planning events or
improving the Garfield Neighborhood
please reach out to us. Is there something we should
be doing that you can help with?
Join us at a community meeting or on Facebook
at bit.ly/garfieldhd
In Loving Memory of Jerome Miller
His big open smile and “can-do” attitude shaped Garfield’s
Neighborhood Initiative Area - which today is responsible for most
of our revitalization strategies. Jerome Miller began his career with
the city in 1994, in the Neighborhood Services Department. Among
his many responsibilities in the newly formed department was to
serve as lead staff over comprehensive revitalization in the City’s new
Neighborhood Initiative Areas. A subsequent study by ASU found
that this strategy led to a significant reduction of blight and dramatic
improvement in quality of life in those areas. Jerome was appointed
Deputy City Manager in July 2010, after serving as Interim Deputy
City Manager since 2009. He oversaw the Equal Opportunity, Housing,
Human Services, Neighborhood Services, Parks and Recreation, and
Water Services departments, the Public Information Office, Water
Strategies and Development, and the West Phoenix Revitalization
Advisory Board. In addition to devoting evenings and weekends to
untold numbers of neighborhood meetings and events, Jerome’s
commitments in the community included service on the boards of
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix and the Central Arizona
Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. He also
served as the Chairman of the Phoenix Community Development and
Investment Corporation, which promotes economic development and
job creation in low- and moderate- income communities. Additionally
he taught classes on comprehensive neighborhood revitalization and
participated as guest lecturer on public sector leadership for ASU.
Jerome’s impact transcends the limits of a single lifetime, organization or neighborhood. Countless public servants
throughout the country and thousands of residents throughout Phoenix attribute transformation in their careers,
communities and lives to his leadership. He will be remembered as a warm and engaging colleague, a loving and
devoted friend, a passionate and vocal advocate for neighborhoods, and an inspirational force behind lasting change
in our organization and our city. Jerome made a significant impact in many of Phoenix’s neighborhoods including
here in Garfield, his commitment to people will be missed.
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Phoenix Allies for Community Health
PACH beleives It’s time to build a free clinic in Downtown Phoenix.
A clinic that actively seeks the guidance and leadership of most affected
communities. A clinic that isn’t afraid to talk about the socio-political
causes of health disparities. A clinic that understands that community
health and community empowerment always go hand in hand.
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PACH
The Phoenix CommUnity Clinic is more than just a free version of
America’s broken healthcare structure. We seek to enter into collaborative
relationships with the community we serve. We seek to provide socially
conscious care that integrates the best practices of holistic traditions and
modern bio-medicine: from acupuncture to dietary education, wellness
checks to prescriptions, public advocacy to community gardens… our neighbors deserve nothing less.
This is, of course, an enormous undertaking. We’ll need neighborhood input, donations, and volunteers
of all types. We can’t do this without you.
Join us; together we can build the kind of
clinic that we and our neighbors deserve.
*Free blood pressure & diabetes testing
*Sign Up for the affordable care act (“Obamacare”).
Licensed navigators will answer questions and assist in logging on to the
healthcare.gov site
THEFUSIONFOUNDATION.ORG
AZPACH.ORG
Phoenix aliados para la salud de la comunidad
Translation Courtesy of: Diana DeLugan
PACH cree que es hora de construir una clínica gratuita en el centro de
la ciudad de Phoenix.
Una clínica que busca activamente la dirección y el liderazgo de las
comunidades más afectadas. Una clínica que no tiene miedo a hablar
de las causas sociopolíticas de las disparidades de salud. Una clínica
que entiende esa salud y empoderamiento de la comunidad siempre
van mano a mano.
La clínica de la comunidad de Phoenix es más que una versión gratuita de
rota estructura profesional de la salud de los Estados Unidos. Buscamos
a entablar relaciones de colaboración con la comunidad que servimos.
Buscamos proveer cuidado socialmente consciente que integra las
mejores prácticas de las tradiciones holísticas y bio-medicina moderna:
de la acupuntura para educación dietética, cheques de bienestar a las
recetas, Defensoría Pública a jardines comunitarios... nuestros vecinos
merecen nada menos.
Esto es, porsupuesto, una enorme empresa. Vamos a necesitar la entrada del barrio, donaciones y
voluntarios de todo tipo. No podemos hacerlo sin ti. Únete a nosotros; juntos podemos construir el
tipo de clínica que nosotros y nuestros vecinos se merecen.
Visite con nosotros y registrarse para el Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). Navegantes con
licencia responden a preguntas y asisten en el sitio thehealthcare.gov
Garfield GAIN Fiesta
Each and every one of you brought such energetic
enthusiasm to the GAIN FIESTA table, our collaborative
effort succeeded beyond our wildest expectations.
We planned for 4-600, and final tally by our officers
was 8-900 turnout. This is the beginning of many
wonderful relationships.
There’s no way for me to single out for outstanding
praise, any one partner, as it was a real team effort.
But I’m sure everyone appreciated the on-site
leadership of our co-chair, Jacob Akins (eg. inspired
spontaneous decision to move Health services to
immediate access of gym); Verde Park’s joy-filled
Cindi ‘we’ll get it done’ Wilson; Incredible crowd
motivators Campesina’s MC, and Rachel Sherman’s
organization skills; all your contributions. Truly a
wonderful authentic community-roots G.A.I.N. gift,
was our CAO Mario Ancich, and officers grilling 1000
Hot Dogs, while motivating the kids to help out with
food, water and sodas.
Garfield’s founding la Doña Lupe Sisneros, would
be ecstatic with our accomplishment leading to
expanded testing, and providing direct contact
for services, at next year’s GAIN FIESTA Health Fair.
Everyone on board?
Sponsors:
Community Action Officer
Mario Ancich
Central City Precinct
Commander Tovar & Officers
Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department
La Campesina Radio
MANO-CPLC
Phoenix Parks/Verde Park
Garfield Organization
Alwun House
Puente
HOPE MOBIL, pre-natal ultrasound
Other Service Booths:
Re-Invent PHX; Garfield Plans
Public Works recycle
(NEAT) Nutritional Education And Training
MANO-CPLC Health Services
Magic Smiles Dental Care, visual exam
Neighborhood Housing Services
PACH glucose and blood pressure testing
Thank you neighbors.
Most appreciatively,
Kim Moody, Co-Chair
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton
Garfield Neighborhood Volunteers
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Numeros Importante de Telefono
Policia: Incendio y Emergencia de medico
911
Emergency: Police, Fire, Medical
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS
You Are Always Welcome ~ Bienvenidios
Revitalization & Economic Development (RED)
4th Tuesday of Every Month!
Lupe Sisneros Safe Haven
1029 E Garfield St. 5:30pm.
Issues Covered: Housing, Revitalization, Infrastructure, Business and
neighborhood Development & Community Garden. Committee
members make sure development around us; enhance neighborhood
livability and housing stability.
Community Action Officer
Mario Ancich
Crime Stop / Para evitar crimen
534.1389
Garfield School / Escuela Garfield
257.3863
Cuarto Martes Del Mes
495.5109
COMITE DE REVITALIZACIÓN (RED)
Se reúne a las 5;30 pm, el cuarto martes de cada mes en Lupe Sisneros
Safe Haven, 1029 E. Garfield. Temas tales como viviendas unifamiliares,
preguntas del tráfico, nuevas construcciones en y alrededor de Garfield
y el impacto que tendrá sobre.
Verde Park / Parque Verde
Cindy Wilson
Animal Control (strays at risk)
262.6151
506.7387
Graffiti Busters / Limpiador de inscripciones 495.7014
Community & Law Enforcement Meeting
Last Wednesday of Every Month!
Neighborhood Housing Services 258-1659
NHS nonprofit, guides first time homebuyers through
the process of finding and buying a house; sometimes
builds and renovates new homes for qualified applicants, and assists some homebuyers who are faced with
foreclosure by negotiating with their lenders.
Lupe Sisneros Safe Haven
1029 E Garfield St. 5:30pm.
Want to feel safer? Together with the Phoenix Police Department we
work towards building a safer more inviting neighborhood. Come join
your neighbors to resolve saftey concerns and learn about what’s being
done to make Garfield a better place to live.
Reunion Sobre Cuestiones de Vigilancia y
Polica: ¡Último Mercules del Mes!
Lupe Sisneros Safe Haven
1029 E Garfield St. 5:30pm.
Nos reunimos con nuestros amigos y la policía para hablar de preguntas
de seguridad y cómo solucionar estos problemas.
GARFIELD NEWS is the official voice of Garfield Organization, a neighborhood alliance. Contact: [email protected]
Editor, Kim Moody; Assistant Editor, Jacob Akins; Production, Alwun House Foundation.