Wilmington University Will Offer Workshops for Local Job Seekers

Searching for a new job can be a slow and difficult task and for 38,200 Delawareans it is an everyday reality. According to the Department of Labor, Delaware’s unemployment rate has jumped from 8.6% in November 2009 to 9% in December. Across the bridge in New Jersey the unemployment rate has risen to 10%. For many who are recently unemployed, finding a new job is critical and most don’t know where to begin to look. That is why Wilmington University would like to lend a helping hand. As part of a community outreach program the University’s Career Services department is offering several free workshops throughout the tri-state area to prepare job seekers on their paths to success.

The first workshop is entitled ‘Job Seeking Strategies’ and will be offered at the University’s Burlington County College location in New Jersey on February 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Read full text here

DE Center for Horticulture and Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids

receive joint $30,000 grant from Dow

NEWARK – The Delaware Center for Horticulture and Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids received a $30,000 grant from Dow’s Community Partnership Initiative (CPI) to establish vegetable gardens at four public schools in Newark . The CPI program was developed by Rohm and Haas (a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company) to address education and recreation needs for youth.

Planning and teacher training is currently underway at Brookside Elementary, Downes Elementary, McVey Elementary and West Park Elementary. Raised bed gardens will be built and planted at each of these Christina School District schools in March 2010. More than 2,000 students in grades K – 5 will learn how to grow a vegetable garden and how to harvest and eat what they grow. Hands-on lessons that support state learning standards will be integrated into the school curricula.

Based on the proven success of gardens at other schools, these Newark vegetable gardens will improve students’ ability to learn science and develop their environmental literacy. The program encourages them to try new vegetables and increase the percentage of vegetables they eat, and enhances their health by demonstrating the importance of vegetables in a healthy diet. When possible, the fresh produce will also be used in ethnic recipes that tie in with the social studies curriculum.

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