SCI Lynn is looking for translators to volunteer editing a Multilingual Publication for residents of Lynn. This publication will include listings of basic services and resources available to the Lynn community at large. The goal of this publication is to increase accessibility to resources, increase the usage of those services, and promote civic engagement. SCI Lynn hopes to have the publication finished by fall 2008 in the five following languages Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Voluteers may possibly recieve a small honorarium. For more information please contact Amanda Richardson at arichardson@socialcapitalinc.org or call 781-599-1269.

Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development (LHAND) is hosting a FREE Foreclosure Seminar on Tuesday, September 9th, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. The seminar will be held in the LHAND Community Room located at 10 Church Street. The LHAND encourages each participant to bring a copy of their last mortgage statement. For further questions please contact Daisy Reyes via email at dreyes@lhand.org or by phone at 781-581-8652

LynnArts Central Square Coffeehouse and Open Mic at Rantoul Vault Theatre welcomes you to participate in the open mic performances happening every third Sunday of each month. LynnArts is located at 25 Exchange Street in Lynn. Join in for exciting featured artist, followed by open mic performers. Admission is five dollars, however if you sign up for open mic, admission is free. Also, Bring your appetite for Coffee, Tea and snacks. For more information please call 781-598-5244.

Congratulations goes out to the Highlands Coalition and the Ford Community School, which officially dedicated the new International Children’s Garden at Ford School on Monday.  Students will have the opportunity to grow plants in the garden to learn about plants and healthy eating, and the garden will also serve as a great resource for the surrounding neighborhoods.  SCI Lynn was pleased to support the effort as part of the Neighborhood Leadership Awards program.  Many Lynn notables were on hand for the event including Mayor Chip Clancy, Superintendent of Schools Nick Kostan and School Committee member Maria Carrasco, joining project organizer David Gass and Principal Claire Crane.  More on the event in the Lynn Item here:  http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2008/08/05/news/news05.txt” 

For the past several months, Project Bread has continued to work with many local partners to increase participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Lynn. Many parents do not know that their children can access free meals in different Lynn neighborhoods during the summer.

The Lynn SFSP operates at several locations, around lunch time, all summer long. Anyone under age 18 can receive a meal while school is out, no registration or identification is necessary, and many of the sites have fun activities as well! To find Project Bread locations please visit www.meals4kids.org or call 1-800-645-8333.

This summer, Boston Cares is pleased to be in a partnership with John Hancock Financial Services and The Boston Globe to support the 2008 Boston Summer Scholars Program. The Boston Summer Scholar program is providing 500 teenagers with on-the-job training in a corporate or non-profit environment, in addition to weekly skill-based workshops.Boston Cares is teaming up with The Boston Globe and John Hancock Financial Services to coordinate the Friday morning workshop series,which is covering topics such as personal finance, interviewing skills, and leadership. Volunteer mentors are needed to support the workshop sessions, which are held on Friday mornings, from 8:30 AM -10:30 AM - there are four more workshops in need of volunteers - July 25 through August 15. (Volunteers are asked to get to the session by 7:45am). Volunteers are not required to attend all sessions, but are encouraged to sign up for as many as they can to attend. Volunteers sit at a table with 9 youth, take attendance, participate in group activities during workshops, and distribute and collect surveys at the end. For more information please and volunteer opportunities please contact Karen Boss at ph: 617-422-0910 x211.