We seek justice, and change lives.

Joe’s Memory Arts Café offers monthly gatherings for individuals with memory loss living in their own homes, their care partners, family and friends. The café is a supportive and engaging environment where everyone can interact, have fun, find support and enjoy a positive experience without feeling embarrassed or misunderstood. It is a place where the care partner can take a break from their care giving role, have some real fun with their loved one, make new friends and find resources.

Relieve the Stress…Reduce the Stigma.

Our focus is to relieve the stress and isolation felt by individuals with dementia and their care partners, while reducing the stigma around the disease.

The second Sunday of the Month beginning Sunday, October 13, 2013

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Towsley Health Building
5361 McAuley Drive, Ypsilanti, MI48197

This event is free to the public.

Registration not required, but appreciated. For additional information or to register, call café coordinator Sandy Schmunk, LBSW at 734-649-6806, email her at schmunsl@trinity-health.org or visit stjoeshealth.org/huron-woods.

Joe’s Memory Arts Café is made possible with funding through a grant from the Anna Botsford Bach Fund for Seniors and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, as well as the J. Ferrantino Charitable Foundation.

 

The Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) offers free, confidential and unbiased Medicare and Medicaid information and assistance. MMAP provides individual counseling sessions, group and organizational presentations and is currently scheduling MMAP assistance days at various community locations to help during the Medicare/Medicaid open enrollment period (October 15th-December 7th).

If you would like to schedule an appointment for counseling, community presentation or inquire about MMAP assistance day locations, or other information, please contact MMAP at:

Phone: 734.712.0523 | 734.712.7259
Email: Allison Ranusch, MMAP Coordinator at: aranusch@csswashtenaw.org

Come learn the ABCs of Keeping Babies SAFE

When: Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Time: 6 pm

Where: Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
4925 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Who Should Attend: New and expectant parents, foster parents, grandparents and anyone who has care of a baby

For more information, please contact:
Marcia Dykstra, Washtenaw Area Council for Children
734.434.4215
marcia@washtenawchildren.org

 

 

Click here for a downloadable flyer.

We thank you for meeting us on the goal line to “Score A Touchdown for CSSW”!

We are honored to be part of the CSSW team to help our neighbors in need. For more than 50 years, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County (CSSW) has helped thousands of families of all faiths and backgrounds tackle issues related to poverty, age, mental illness, substance abuse, and disability. It is because of your continued generosity that enables the Agency to continue to assist our community’s most vulnerable citizens.

It is a privilege to have Herb and Chris Black as our Honorary Chairs this year. Their continued support and involvement with CSSW have been invaluable to the Agency. We thank all of our wonderful friends, generous sponsors and each of you for joining us this afternoon! We hope you enjoy the LIVE Auction and the fabulous raffle prizes all donated by the local businesses in our community. Please enjoy our winning lineup of outstanding food, excellent company, and for the die-hard football fans, the Detroit Lions game.

Thank you again for being on our team!

EVENT CHAIRS
Margot DeVine-Mumby & Mary Kay Pearson

 

Event photos available here!

A seminar series arranged by an interdisciplinary group of University of Michigan faculty and graduate students that will address the issue of the Safety of Minors Engaged in Activities Involving Faculty, Students, and Staff on College Campuses. Each session will consist of a presentation on a cutting edge topic relevant to the safety of children and youth, followed by discussion and refreshments. Seminars take place on Tuesdays from 5-8 pm, are FREE and open to the public (CEUs available for a nominal fee). For more specific information, please contact the Family Advocacy Center at 734.998.9700

Schedule:

September 24, 2013
Introduction to the Seminar series Minor Safety Issues from the Perspective of Different Disciplines/Professions
Presenters will include professionals and graduate students in medicine, social work, education, law, and psychology

October 8, 2013
Perspective from the Media
Kyle Feldscher, AnnArbor.com, Cops and Courts Reporter

November 19, 2013
University of Michigan report to President Mary Sue Coleman on Minor Safety
Donica Varner, JD, Office of the General Counsel; Kelly Cunningham, Director of Public Affairs

December 10, 2013
The Penn State Case
Debra Shilling Wolfe, M.Ed, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice

January 21, 2014
How States and Universities are Responding to the Gap in the Safety Net for Minors Engaged in Activities with Faculty Students and Staff
Frank Vendervort, JD, Clinical Professor of Law, Supervising Attorney, Child Advocacy Law Clinic & Juvenile Justice Clinic

February 25, 2014
Catholic Clergy Secual Abuse: Parallels and Perspectives
Karen Terry, Ph.D. Professor & Associate Provost and Dean of Research

March 25, 2014
Minor Safety on College and University Campuses: A Historical Perspective
Dr. David Finkelhor, Family Research Laboratory, Director, Crimes Against Children Project, Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire

April 22, 2014
Introduction of Policy on Minors Involved in University-Sponsored Programs or Programs Held in University Facilities
Kathleen Rychlinski, Assistant Director, Risk Management Services
Prof. Robert Ortega & Kathleen Couborn Faller, School of Social WOrk & Family Assessment Clinic