Kid's Consignment Sales

2nd Annual Noblesville Kid's Consignment Sale
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Kid's Consignment Sale on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church located at 206th & Cumberland in Noblesville. The sale will offer gently used baby & kids clothing, maternity items, baby equipment, furniture, toys, books and games. Admission is free to the public. For any additional details, please visit http://noblesvilleconsignmentsale.blogspot.com. 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10 and sellers will receive 70% of their profits. Bethel Lutheran Church. 206th & Cumberland, Noblesville.

SouthSide Parents of Multiples' Children's Clothing and Equipment Sale
More than 150 mothers of twins, triplets and more, along with other area moms, will be selling high-quality, gently used children's items, including clothing, toys, furniture, maternity clothes and more. For more information regarding the sale call 317-767-5704, email at sspomsale@yahoogroups.com or visit www.sspom.org. 8 am- 12 noon. free admission. Perry Meridian High School. 401 W. Meridian School Rd., Indianapolis. www.sspom.org. (317) 767-5704.

Connect2 Help’s (2 1 1) Hamilton County 2010 Supplement Of The Rainbow Book™ Now Available Free

Carmel, IN ….For the first time ever, Hamilton County’s social services community worked closely with Connect2Help to produce the Hamilton County 2010 Rainbow BooK™ supplement. Connect2Help, the publisher of The Rainbow BooK™ is a United Way agency that helps facilitate connections between people who need health and human services and those who provide them.

The Hamilton County supplement has been in the works for the past year and this newly expanded edition is a direct result of United Way of Central Indiana’s 2008 Community Assessment collaboration with the Hamilton County Task Force. The Hamilton County Task Force consists of community leaders from Clarian North Hospital, Community Hospital, St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Riverview Hospital and many social services providers and local businesses. During a series of meetings it was discovered that there was no easy way for social service providers, first responders, hospitals and schools to assist those in need in Hamilton County.

The directory will now be available free of charge to all first responders, schools and hospitals. With a generous gift from Citizens Energy, Duke Energy and UWCI, anyone in need of social service information will be able to download the Hamilton County 2010 Rainbow BooK™ supplement free from the Connect2Help website by visiting: www.connect2help.org.

Connect2Help telephone information and referral line answers calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anyone needing help can simply dial 2-1-1 to find out about resources from a trained Connect2Help Specialist.

Helping Kids Problem Solve to be Taught in Central Indiana Workshops

Online Credit Card Registrants Save $5 for April 13, 22 Indiana Youth Institute Trainings

INDIANAPOLIS – Children in today’s society are faced with obstacles and difficulties every day that can be avoided if they choose to solve problems in the correct manner. The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) is offering youth workers in Central Indiana two opportunities to learn fundamental ways to help children become better problem-solvers.

School counselors, case managers, probation/juvenile justice professionals, foster parents, youth ministers, mentors, afterschool program managers and others who impact the lives of youth in Central Indiana can register for the workshop, “Teaching Kids How to Problem Solve.”

The workshop will be presented twice in Indianapolis with each session running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The first session will take place April 13 at the Holiday Inn North at the Pyramids 3850 DePauw Blvd., Indianapolis, Ind. 46268. The second session will be presented April 22 at the Holiday Inn Southeast, 5302 Victory Dr., Indianapolis, 46203.

The sessions will be taught by Dennis Bumgarner, director of the Chapel Hill Center for Brief Therapy in Indianapolis and one of IYI’s most popular trainers. Bumgarner’s training educates youth workers on places to start the problem-solving process, common problem-solving mistakes made by kids and ways to help chilren maintain change, once started. Armed with this knowledge, youth workers can transform themselves from mere advice-givers to engaged adults who help young people tap into their personal resources for changing as well as learning new approaches for problem-solving.

On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost of the training is $45, but individuals can save $5 by registering online with a credit card for this or other IYI trainings at www.iyi.org/training_registration. Continuing Education Hours for the workshop are available through the National Association of Social Workers, the Indiana Association of Prevention Professionals, and the National Council on Family Relations for Certified Family Life Educators. Continuing Renewal Units (CRUs) are available for teachers, school counselors and other licensed school professionals.

Bumgarner is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist and has presented numerous training workshops for parents, therapists, counselors, school personnel, businesses and other organizations across the country on a variety of topics related to human behavior.

This workshop also will be presented in Evansville, New Albany (supported in part by the Horseshoe Foundation), Merrillville, South Bend and Fort Wayne. For more information about the workshops in those cities, go to www.iyi.org.

This training is supported in part by the W.C. Griffith Foundation Trust, with additional funding provided by the Clowes Fund and the Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation.

The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of children and youth by serving the institutions and people of Indiana who work on their behalf.