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| For
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For
Further Information Contact: |
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| April
15, 2005 |
| Office
of The Attorney General
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Peter C. Harvey,
Attorney General
Juvenile
Justice Commission
- Howard L. Beyer, Executive Director
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Sharon
Lauchaire
609-292-2288
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A
Celebration of Womanhood
Conference for Young
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NEWARK
- The first of two regional Celebration
of Womanhood conferences will be held
at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(UMDNJ) Medical Building,185 South Orange
Avenue, in Newark on Saturday,
April 16, 2005. More than 200
participants are scheduled to attend.
(agenda
and directions)
A second conference for the southern part
of the state is scheduled for Thursday,
April 21, at the Clarion Hotel and Conference
Center in Cherry Hill.
The conferences are coordinated by the
New Jersey
Juvenile Justice Commission through
the Governor’s Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Committee.
The JJC, which is the designated planning
authority for the allocation of federal
grant funds, works with the JJDP Committee
to identify appropriate programs, award
funds and monitor success. The JJDP Committee
is responsible for the distribution of
more than $3 million annually in federal
grants to local and state agencies to
reduce delinquency and create local delinquency
prevention programs. The conferences are
being coordinated by the JJDP Committee’s
Young Women's Action Agenda subcommittee.
The northern conference is being sponsored,
in part, by UMDNJ. Several presenters
at the conference are professionals with
UMDNJ.
“The
New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission
recognizes the distinct needs of female
juveniles around the state. We know that
if we can provide them with the tools
and skills to overcome challenges, they
have a much better chance of staying in
school and growing up to be successful
members of their communities,” said
Howard L. Beyer, Executive Director, Juvenile
Justice Commission. “This conference
is designed to provide female juveniles
with the tools and the resources they
need to mature into successful and confident
young women.”
This
year’s theme, “Life’s
Ingredients: A Recipe for Success,”
combines topics such as healthy lifestyles
and relationships, parenting, positive
body image/self-esteem, the effects and
consequences of gang violence, and money
management. These conferences are designed
to empower and raise the self-esteem of
New Jersey's juvenile females, while at
the same time providing them with the
resources needed to make responsible decisions.
For
more information, please contact Danielle
Hill at 609-341-3805.
On the day of the event, please call Kylthia
Roberts at 609-284-2790.
Realizing Potential &
Changing Futures
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Conference
Agenda
All workshops listed below are offered at
both the morning workshop session and the
afternoon session.
9:30
a.m. -
Welcome Remarks
9:45
a.m. -
The Clothesline Project Presentation
JJC’s Juvenile Female Secure Care
and Intake Unit
10:00
a.m. -
Morning Plenary Session
Terry Harrak, Child Welfare League of
America
11:15 a.m.
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Morning Workshops
12:20
p.m. -
Afternoon Workshops
1:30
p.m. -
Luncheon Presentation -
Ms. Maria Bruno, President, Capitol Asset
Group, is a very successful real estate
agent who administers and manages properties
for investors. She is also the co-executive
producer of an upcoming television series
entitled, “House Money”, which
instructs viewers of the purchase, renovation
and sale of distressed properties.
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A.
The Secrets of Womanhood (girls only):
When will you begin young adulthood?
Are you protecting your body or is it
on shaky ground? (Not
open to the press)
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B.
It’s a Different World: Do you
want to know what it takes to become
successful in life?
Come and begin your own recipe for success.
Presenters: Cicely Caldwell, Yunica
Bailey, Cherelle Smith, and JaNeen Vinson,
Mercy Me Outreach. ROOM
609B
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C.
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Have you ever heard the words, “I’m
sorry” and “I will never
do it again”? If you feel enough
is enough, come to this workshop. Presenters:
Stephanie Clark, Director, My Daughter’s
Keeper, Inc. and Juli Harpell-Elam,
Jersey Battered Women’s Services.
ROOM
540 A/B
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D.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Child:
Do you want to know what teenage motherhood
is about? Come to this workshop and
get the answers to your questions and
more. Presenters: Damianniris and Magdalena,
Teen Mothers, Zakkiyyah Sally, Parent
Linking Project, Passaic High School.
ROOM
540 C
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E.
Just Because You are Serving Girls Does
Not Mean Girls are Being Served (adults
only): Learn why girls need different
services than boys. Presenter: Danielle
Hill, Gender Specific Services Coordinator,
Juvenile Justice Commission. ROOM
540 D
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F.
Be Fine in Your Mind: Come and discover
the secrets of inner beauty and its
affect on the outer you. Presenter:
Katrina Parker, Success in the Word
Worship Center. ROOM
609 C
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G.
Keeping it Gangsta: The Real Deal (adults
only): Learn how communities suffer
from the affects of crime and gang violence.
Presenter: Keisha Trotman and Perri
Arnaldy, Essex County Prosecutor’s
Office. ROOM 540 E
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H.
Got My Mind on My Money and My Money
on My Mind: Get smart about money
management. Presenters: Patricia Neleson,
VP, Market Manager, Newark Branches,
PNC Bank and Theresa DeLeon, VP &
Client Advisor for PNC Advisors, PNC
Bank. ROOM
540
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I.
Relax and Release: This interactive
stress management and yoga workshop
will teach every day relaxation methods.
ROOM B 601
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J.
All Girls Can: This intergenerational
panel will share experiences of how
they overcame difficulties. Presenters:
Rev. Wynni Deans, Sparrow Ministries
and Katie, former JJC resident. ROOM
B556 (Lecture Hall)
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Directions
to Conference
University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Signs will direct
you to the Medical Building
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From New Jersey Turnpike, North
or South:
Take exit 15W to I-280 West to the Orange
St./6th St. exit. Make the first right
onto Orange St. and proceed one block
to First St. Turn right and proceed
about half a mile to West Market St.,
where First St. becomes Bergen St. Follow
the parking directions below.
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From
the Garden State Parkway, North or South:
Take exit 145 to I-280 East. Stay to
the left to exit at First St. Turn right
on First St. and continue across W.
Market St., where First St. becomes
Bergen St. Follow parking directions
below.
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Parking
on the Newark Campus:
Take the first left after W. Market
St. for the University's Administration
Complex, low beige buildings and metered
parking in Lot 9. Proceed straight on
Bergen St. across 12th Ave. to parking
for other UMDNJ schools and units. Turn
left about 500 feet beyond 12th Ave.;
bear left for self-parking in DOC parking
garage (hourly rates). Bear right for
valet parking at entrance to University
Hospital. Or continue
straight on Bergen St. to the traffic
light at South Orange Ave. Turn left
and at the first light, turn left into
the University complex and metered parking
in Lot 1.
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From
Route 78, East or West:
Take Exit 56, Clinton Ave., and turn
left at the second light (W. Bigelow
St.). Go about three-tenths mile and
turn right onto Bergen St. Proceed about
one-and-a-half miles to South Orange
Ave.
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Parking
on the Newark Campus:
For metered parking in Lot 1, turn right
on South Orange Ave., and take first
left into the University Complex. For
valet parking or the Doctors Office
Center parking garage, continue straight
on Bergen St. University Hospital is
on the right. Proceed past the hospital
and turn right at the Doctors Office
Center sign. Bear left for self-parking
in garage (hourly rates); bear right
for valet parking at entrance to the
hospital. For
parking near the Administration Complex,
continue straight on Bergen St. across
12th Ave. and take the first right into
parking Lot 9 for metered parking.
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