COMMUNITY EVENTS:

WEEKLY EVENTS:

• Carver Center – Free Mentoring – 100 Black Men mentoring program is held every Wednesday at 4:30-5:30.  Mentoring for boys & girls ages 8-18.
• Carver Center 710 W. Percy Baker Ave. – LINE DANCE CLASSES – On-going classes until December 23 – 6:00pm until 8:00pm – No classes November 11, 18 and December 30
• Wednesday Jazz Nights Open Jam – at Bradley Fieldhouse – Every Wednesday until January 9, 2019.  Join the Fieldhouse house band for monthly open jazz jam on the second Wednesday of every month. Bring your horn, guitar or whatever you want to play, call a tune or two and join Andy Greiner among others on stage. Or, sit back, relax and order some food and drink and enjoy the house band’s original tunes and standards.  Every drink comes with a free straw.
• Every Wednesday Every Wednesday March 6 – April 3 6:00-7:30pm – Contemporary Art Center 305 SW Water ST. #2R – Chicago Steppin Class – Beginner Chicago Stepping with Spanky the Wiz.
• Every 1st Sunday for the remainder of 2019. 1st Sunday Praise at 
  New Cornerstone Baptist Church – 3609 W. Harmon Hwy Peoria – All are invited to come for an afternoon of praise from guest choirs, praise teams, psalmist/solos, praise dancing, mime, inspirational readings and spoken word. 
  Call the church if you have questions. 309-676-8983.

MONTHLY EVENTS:

• BLACK BUSINESS ALLIANCE PEORIA CHAPTER – Meeting the first Monday of each month @ 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at 919 S. Matthew Street.
• Peoria County Board Meeting – 325 Main St. – Board meetings are held the second Thursday of every month at the Peoria County Courthouse, room 403. Public comment is welcome and is generally heard at the beginning of the meeting. Agendas and minutes are available at http://peoriacounty.org/agendacenter .
• NAACP MONTHLY MEETING –  The monthly membership meeting of Peoria NAACP is every third Thursday at 101 N. MacArthur Hwy at 7 PM.  
• Peoria County Board Meeting – 325 Main St.- Board meetings are held the second Thursday of every month at the Peoria County Courthouse, room 403. Public comment is welcome and is generally heard at the beginning of the meeting. Agendas and minutes are available at http://peoriacounty.org/agendacenter

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CHILD CARE WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS

FREE TEEN REACH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM =Now enrolling new students.  Teen reach Program will be from 3-6pm.  FREE TO ALL STUDENTS, YMCA members and non members For youth ages 10-16 or 5^th-10 grades.  Focus on academic assistance, life skills, mentoring, S.T.E., career exploration, and recreation (FUN).  After school hours are 3-6pm on half days and on most days when school is not in session.  Carver Community Center.  Transportation:  when available – free transport from Calvin Coolidge, Roosevelt, Manual Trewyn Middle School – Contact John Mabon, john.mabon@peoriaymca.org or call 309-692-7631 ext. 223.

General Membership Meeting – Lincoln Branch Library – Every third Saturday of the month at 11:30 Southside Community United for Change Holds its general membership meeting.  During the meeting we have speakers come and share information effecting the residents, businesses, and community organizations on the Southside of Peoria and throughout the city.  You can become a member of SCUC for a yearly membership fee of $15.  All residents of Peoria are welcome to become a member.  We also provide lunch at each monthly meeting. WWW.www.Scucpeoria.org

PEORIA (WEEK) – Two Peoria based organizations are expanding their child care services as some area school districts moving to remote learning or a hybrid plan for the fall semester.  Crittenton Centers announced Friday they are now licensed to serve school-age children through 12 years old at its downtown facility at 442 W. John Gwynn Jr. Ave.  The Child Development Center currently has openings for ages 6 weeks through 12 years old, including those who need to do virtual learning, according to the announcement.   Crittenton Centers will also work with parents to secure paperwork for Child Care Assistance Programs to reduce the cost of care. Scholarship programs will be offered to support parents in the transition.  For more information on the program click here:  

The Salvation Army’s Child Care Center in Peoria announced Friday it has openings available for its Child Care Center for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old. The Salvation Army has revamped its structured curriculum with a focus on preparing children for kindergarten, its release stated.  The program began August 10, but there are still openings.  It “will feature reading with the teachers, music enrichment activities, as well as age-appropriate learning focusing on the emotional and behavioral needs of children at each age level,” according to the Salvation Army.

Those interested can call 309-655-7283 for an application

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