Please join us for our Opening Doors for Student Health
fundraiser. Proceeds will be used towards Youth Advocacy Day taking
place on Wednesday, April 1st. School health center friends,
colleagues, family members and anybody else who would enjoy a fun event
that contributes to a good cause is invited! Please RSVP using our invite.
For more information, please contact Megan at
merskine@ilmaternal.org, or by
phone at 312-491-8161.
DATE: February, 26th
2009
TIME:
5:30-8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Small Bar, 2049 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60622
COST: $35- includes beer, wine and food.
RAFFLE: Raffle tickets will also be
available for $5. Prizes include gift certificates to theaters, movies
and restaurants.
PARKING:Small Bar
is located on Division in Wicker Park, just west of Damen. Street
parking is most available on streets that are west of Damen, both
north and south of Division.
You can pay on-line
here. Click on “I want to make
a one time donation” and designate $35 to the ICSHC Project. You may
also pay at the door or mail checks made payable to IMCHC to IMCHC, c/o
Megan Erskine, 1256 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60642. Please
consider donating if you are unable to attend.
Save
the Date!
Collaboration, Community, Commitment
I Hotel and Conference Center
1900 South First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
May 7-8, 2009
The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers is collaborating this
year with the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health to host the annual
School Health Center Conference. The conference will promote a positive
approach to sexual health issues with the understanding that school
health centers offer one of the best environments for implementing
meaningful change.
Join the ICSHC for our SHC Advocacy Day on April 1st, 2009 in
Springfield! Students, providers, parents, teachers and SHC allies are
all invited to participate in an exciting day of taking action for
increased school health center funding. Advocates will participate in a
brief training, be able to speak directly with their legislators about
supporting school health centers, and for the first time ever, attend a
Adolescent and Children’s Health Rally in the Capitol Rotunda! The event
will be hosted by the ICSHC’s very own Youth Advisory Council. You don’t
want to miss this very important and fun event! For more information or
to RSVP, please contact Megan Erskine at
merskine@ilmaternal.org by phone at 312-491-8161.
Please see the links
below for more information about how to RSVP. If you plan on bringing a
group of students, you MUST attend an Advocacy Day Leadership
Training on either February 20th or March 2nd. For
those not in the Chicago area, Megan will set up a phone training by
appointment.
On April 9, 2008 over
220 students, teachers, parents, providers, and ICSHC members and
partners from 17 different schools gathered in Springfield to voice
their support for school health centers. Nearly 190 students from across
the state participated an advocacy training, a rally, and a trip to the
Capitol to speak with their legislators about school health center
funding. Thank you to all who helped lead the day. Please view photos
from photographer Katie Stapely at here.
Interested in
attending School Health Center Advocacy Day with a group of students? Be
sure to get the information you need by attending a mandatory Advocacy
Day training. For those not in the Chicago-area, Advocacy Day trainings
will be incorporated into regional meetings. Other trainings can be
conducted by phone. The first Chicago training will follow the
Chicago-area regional meeting; the second training will take place on
March 2nd. More information will follow.
Advocacy Day
Leadership Training
February 20th, 2009
12:15 to 2:00pm
Uplift Community High School
900 W. Wilson, Library
Chicago, IL 60640
The ICSHC is once again holding its statewide student contest. Last
year, we delivered 36 keys and 1,500 stories to the Governor’s Chicago
office. This year, we will build upon last year’s success by involving
even more school health centers! Each school health center is being
asked to design three keys and collect 20 short essays that will be used
to reach out to our elected officials in the Illinois legislature.
School health centers will receive materials in November, and all keys
and essays should be returned to ICSHC by Friday, January 10th.
Prizes will be awarded to awarded to school health centers and
individual students. Click below for campaign materials:
Stay tuned for action items and activities to build awareness around
school health centers! This year’s Awareness month goals include each
school health center holding a site visit or meeting with a state
legislator, presenting the school health center Power Point, and
recruiting students and supporters for Advocacy Day.
