Community Calendar

The CAPSH Community Calendar lists community events, classes and workshops. To have your event listed please call: 952-697-1304.

One-Day Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 8
Oak Grove Lutheran Church, Richfield
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 8
North View Junior High Gym
5869 69th Ave North, Brooklyn Park
    This event, hosted by the Minnesota Africa Women’s Association, will feature African food and entertainment. Free HIV testing will also be offered. For more information, call 612-588-7666.

Egal Shidad Project Kick-Off Event
2-5 p.m. March 10
Brian Coyle Center
420 15th Avenue S., Minneapolis
   The Egal Shidad project seeks to incorporate traditional values into stories about health created by and for Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community. It is named after Egal Shidad; a familiar and beloved “wise fool” in folklore of Somalia. Through video, radio and English Language Learning curricula, Egal Shidad will work with health educators to develop and deliver multi-media, story-telling units on important health topics in both Somali and English. For more information or to get an invitation mailed to you, email egalshidad@comcast.net.

13th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15
Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota
300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis
   Workshops throughout the day will include topics such as girls’ empowerment, women in armed conflict, immigrant women’s health, women and religion, sexual violence against indigenous women and women and the global water crisis. For more information, call Sarah Herder 612-341-3302 ext. 126.

Relationship Matters: Promoting Secure Attachment in Young Families
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 19
Duluth Building for Women
32 East 1st Street, Duluth
   This interactive workshop, led by Michelle Fallon, MSW, LICSW, Center for Early Education and Development, University of Minnesota, includes: an introduction to the infant mental health framework – definition, history and current knowledge about what works; implications for work with adolescent parents and their children; strategies for making programs more relationship-based; and current research on “what works” with adolescent parents. For more information, call Marilyn Colby Rivkin at 651-644-1447 ext. 15.

Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop
6-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesdays
March 17, 18, 24, 25
Maple Grove Government Center
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

One-Day Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 19
Hopkins Family Resource Center
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

CommonBond Communities’ Playhouse Parade
March 20-29
Mall of America
   CommonBond Communities invites all those who are concerned with affordable housing to stop by the Mall of America and view its outdoor playhouses. The whimsical displays will be auctioned off on March 29 to benefit CommonBond. For more information on the CommonBond Playhouse Parade, call 651-291-1750 and ask for the Playhouse Parade or visit www.CommonBond.org.

PRISM Stakeholder Celebration
5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25
Golden Valley Golf and Country Club
7001 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley
   Diana Pierce from KARE 11 will be the Master of Ceremonies for the night. Stop by this open house for hors d’oeuvres, drinks and conversations. This is a great chance for all the organizations, individuals and groups that donate volunteer time and/or money or work in collaboration with PRISM to learn more about the organization and its clients. Community members who would like to learn more about PRISM are also invited to attend. To attend the event, RSVP to PRISM Communications Assistant Kelly Tomek, ktomek@prismmpls.org or 763-432-4202. Please call or email with your reservation by March 4.

Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop
6-9 p.m. Thursdays
April 3, 10, 17, 24
Plymouth Creek Center
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

Let the Healing Begin: Engaging African American Adolescent Males Around Life Choices
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 8
Earle Brown Heritage Center
6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center
   This conference provides an opportunity for community leaders, educators, and youth service providers to engage adolescent African American males around issues of violence and community life. We will explore notions of manhood and masculinity among adolescent African American males. Participants will learn more practical ways to promote healthy lifestyle alternatives to violence and crime, as well as strategies to promote coping with anger, aggression and societal frustration. For more information, visit www.mnyipa.org.

NO. Why Kids Need It and Ways You Can Say It
7:15-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10
Richfield High School Auditorium
7001 Harriet Ave S, Richfield
   Psychologist and author Dr. David Walsh will provide a toolbox of tactics, explanations and examples for using “no” effectively from his latest book, No. Why Kids of All Ages Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It. For more information, call Joey Page 612-798-6901.

Champlin Dayton Together For Kids 8th Annual Community Recognition Event
9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12
Champlin American Legion Post #600
12450 Business Park Boulevard, Champlin
    Together For Kids will be honoring youth and adults who have made a difference in their community. For more information on the event, call Joan Molenaar, 763-427-8395.

Home Stretch Home Buyers Workshop
6-9 p.m. Thursdays
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Bloomington Civic Center
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

One-Day Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 10
Hopkins Family Resource Center
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

Home Stretch Home Buyers Workshop
6-9 p.m. Wednesdays
June 4, 11, 18, 25
St. Alphonsus Church, Brooklyn Park
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.

One-Day Home Stretch Home Buyer Workshop
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 14
Hopkins Family Resource Center
Call 952-933-9639, ext. 281 to register.