In the Community March 6, 2020

   In the Community, March 6, 2020

A Weekly Listing of Diversity and Multicultural Events

From the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony:

"Diversity, Unity, and Justice Are at the Heart of ACEH"

ACEH was founded in Holland in 1999 and is committed to justice, equal opportunity, cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation for diversity.  Members work together to make West Michigan a place where all people are welcomed and respected. "In the Community" is also on the ACEH website www.harmonyalliance.org   Check us out under Groups on Facebook, at ACEH – Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony.  _________________________________________________________________________________

 It's here again:  Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 8.  Spring forward and move non-automated clocks ahead one hour.  (The rest will do that on their own!)

 Sat, March 7, 10 am:  2^nd annual Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings.  Hosted by Gender SAFE (Supporting All For Equality), program will feature new stories about transgender and non-binary youth, a craft and song, a collection of books, and a reading list to take home.  Gender SAFE leaders will be on hand to answer questions and share informational resources.  In main floor meeting room, Herrick District Library, 300 S. River, Holland.

 Tues, March 10, 7 am to 8 pm:  Polls open to vote in Michigan's Presidential Primary.  Other issues also will be on the ballot in some area locations.

 Wed, March 11, 4:30 to 6:30 pm:  Community Connections. Open house at which some 45 local nonprofits (including ACEH) will showcase services and help attendees connect with short- and long-term volunteer opportunities. Hosts: MI West Coast Chamber of Commerce and Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance. Free; registration appreciated at https://www.westcoastchamber.org/events/register/2757  At Compassionate Heart Ministry, 404 Centerstone Court, Zeeland.

 Wed, March 11, 6 pm:  Documentary film: "True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality." Attorney Stevenson is founder/executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. This HBO documentary focuses on his personal story and those of his clients and "a history of injustice and complicity by the U.S. justice system, revealing how a narrative of racial inequality emerged in this country." (A dramatization of his work, "Just Mercy," was shown in Jan-Feb at the AMC Star 8 Theater in Holland.)  Co-hosted by HOSA (Holland Openly Secular Alliance), and ACEH. Free; open to all; pizza and refreshments served.  At Herrick District Library auditorium, 300 South River, Holland.

 Sat, March 14, noon:  St. Patrick's Day Parade: Travels east on 8^th Street from the Civic Center to 8^th Street between College and Columbia Aves. Irish dancers, bagpipers; families wearing green are invited to carry Irish flags in the parade.

 Sun, March 15, 1 pm to 2:30 pm: "Conversation on Race: America and the Church--Empowering Leaders of Color to Lead in the Church and Beyond."  Panel discussion with Rev. Bernard "Chris" Dorsey, Juanita Bocanegra, Raul Garcia.  Free; open to public. At BLVD Church, 238 West 15^th St, Holland.

 Mon, March 16, 6:30 pm:  Town Hall Meeting on Mental Illness: Before Prison, In Prison, After Prison.  Panelists represent returning citizens, family members, prisoner support groups, mental health, courts, and law enforcement.  Hosted by Momentum Center, governments, schools, health systems.  At Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus, Grand Haven.

 Fri, March 20, 7 pm (business meeting; support group) 8:10 pm (program): PFLAG Holland/Lakeshore meeting. Out On The Lakeshore director Jeffrey Sorensen will speak about efforts to add LGBTQ people to the list of those protected by Holland's anti-discrimination ordinance. Gender SAFE (Supporting All for Equality) meets from 6 to 8 pm.  At Grace Episcopal Church, 555 Michigan Ave, Holland.

 Wed, March 25, 5 pm: Annual César Chávez Lecture: Migrant Workers' Tale, Chávez and Huerta's Legacy of Courage and Persistence, by Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Whitworth University, Spokane WA. She will focus on the history and plight of migrant workers, their struggle for equality, and their search for justice through the leadership of Chávez and Dolores Huerta, including "what has America learned as the nation continues to struggle with welcoming immigrants and providing justice for farmworkers and the poor." Dr. Jarvis was a member of Hope College psychology faculty, 1993-2017.  Co-sponsored by Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Latino Student Organization, GROW.  At BSC Auditorium, Bultman Student Center, 141 East 12^th St, Holland.          

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 LOOKING AHEAD: SAVE THE DATE!  Saturday, March 28

5 pm to 8:30 pm, First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall

57 West 10^th Street, Holland.

 The annual Community Potluck and Cultural Sharing Party of ACEH:

 "All That Jazz: A Historic Idlewild Experience!"

Come for great live music and a program about the Michigan town of Idlewild where outstanding black entertainers performed when they were shut out of other venues in the state and nation.  Come for fellowship, wonderful food, family activities. Come for the silent auction of goods and services, our chief fundraiser to support scholarships and ACEH work in the community. Everyone is welcome!  Please bring a dish to share from your family's heritage and a nonperishable item for a local food bank.

     Have something you could donate to the auction?  Contact Al Minert at apminerthm@att.net or (616) 396-3751.  Can you volunteer to help decorate, greet, serve?  Contact Mary De Ridder at deriddermd@juno.com or 399-2161, or Ann Weller at editann@aol.com or 396-2201.

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U. S. Census Information

ONLINE: Census recommends going to 2020census.gov to access the online questionnaire.  When the time comes to self-respond, there will be a huge button that reads "RESPOND NOW" that will take users to the on-line form. We want them to go to 2020census.gov because there is so much more information, including the language guides, which will also be prominently showcased.

 BY PHONE: Starting Monday, March 9, respondents can call these toll-free numbers for assistance/questions or to respond to the 2020 Census by phone. 

 English: 844-330-2020; Spanish: 844-468-2020 

Chinese (Mandarin): 844-391-2020; Chinese (Cantonese): 844-398-2020 

Vietnamese: 844-461-2020; Korean: 844-392-2020 

Russian: 844-417-2020; Arabic: 844-416-2020 

Tagalog: 844-478-2020; Polish: 844-479-2020 

French: 844-494-2020; Haitian Creole: 844-477-2020 

Portuguese: 844-474-2020; Japanese: 844-460-2020 

English (Puerto Rico residents): 844-418-2020 

Spanish (Puerto Rico residents): 844-426-2020

 Telephone Display Device (TDD): 844-467-2020

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Community Opportunities

Election Inspectors Needed!  2020 will be an especially busy election year, including a Presidential Primary on March 10, a General Primary on August 4 and the General Election on November 3. The City of Holland is looking for Election Inspectors (the workers at the polls) for the August and November dates and continuing into the following years; you are paid for hours worked. For more information and to get an application, contact the City Clerk's office.   http://www.cityofholland.com/167/Elections

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Exhibits

 Focus Exhibition through April 25. Showcases artworks by African American artists and features 20 works from Kruizenga Art Museum's own collection. Free admission.  At the museum, 271 Columbia Ave, Holland.   _________________________________________________________________________________

Jobs and Job Fair

City of Holland Job Fair: Saturday, March 21, 11 am to 1 pm:  Hosted by Holland Recreation and Downtown Holland for part-time and seasonal positions.  At Holland Civic Center, 150 West 8^th Street, Holland.

Holland Sentinel employment ads:  www.hollandsentinel.jobs

Michigan Works!  Bring resumes.  www.westmiworks.org  At 121 Clover St, Holland.

Gentex Corporation:  Walk in interviews are held every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 58 E. Riley St. in Zeeland. www.gentex.com/careers

Haworth: Open interviews every Tuesday, 9 am to 6 pm.  Hiring loader/unloaders.  Corporate security officer, part-time.  Marketing intern, summer 2020, paid (apply on company site). www.haworth.com/careers

Herman Miller, Inc:  www.hermanmiller.com  Click on About Us, scroll to Careers.  Open interviews for manufacturing positions, every Monday from 9 am to 6 pm at Zeeland Mainsite facility, 855 East Main St, Zeeland.   Internal communications manager. Building concierge, part-time.  Director of production operations. 2020 writer/editor intern (summer, 12 weeks, paid).  2020 digital support intern. Financial analyst (international).

Allegan County:  www.allegancounty.org

Arbor Circle:  www.arborcircle.org/employment  Bilingual (Spanish) therapists.  Residential direct care, full-time, 3^rd shift. Community/school-based therapist. Front desk/program support specialist. Masters-level therapist (Kent, Newaygo, Allegan).  Peer recovery coaches (Kent, Allegan). CLS (no degree required), part-time.  Bridge residential, part-time, all shifts.  Client services (Kent).

Beyond Our Barriers:  https://www.bob4mi.com/  Helps persons with disabilities connect with potential employers.

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland:  www.bgch.org  Scroll down to "We're Hiring."  Registrar/youth support, M-F 2 pm to 7 pm.  Health & PE coordinator for club's Saugatuck Extension Facility at Douglas Elementary School, M-F, part-time.

Civic Jobs Bank:  Positions offered by civic organizations throughout the state.  An outreach of SMG Strategies.  https://www.smgstrategies.com/civics-jobs-bank?fbclid=IwAR0-PB848nqv_wBqd_EYFap1RPE6r59TaN3SSl0AsWNPonhfFclxKYXm6Gk

Community Action House:  www.communityactionhouse.org

Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area:  www.cfhz.org  Administrative assistant, full-time.  Communications associate, part-time.

ESCAPE Ministries:  Experienced operations manager.  Administrative assistant to executive director.  Positions need to be filled soon. Apply in person, with resume, at ESCAPE, 202 East 32^nd St, Holland.  Or send resume to willie@escape-out.org

Evergreen Commons:  www.evergreencommons.org/join-our-team  Program assistant for Day Center, 3 days/wk (24 hrs).

Fennville Public Schools:   www.fennville.org and click on District.

Global Concepts Enterprise, Inc.:  Assemblers and material handlers, quality auditor, assembly supervisor, product/project engineer.   Email resume to HR@globalconcepts.com or apply at 785 Waverly Court, Holland.

City of Grand Rapids:  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/grandrapids Administrative aide.

Grand Rapids Community College:  www.grcc.edu/humanresources/jobs

Grand Valley State Univ:   https://gvsu.edu/jobs/htm Systems analyst.  Food service supervisor. Seidman data & technology assistant.

Holland Community Aquatic Center:    http://hollandaquaticcenter.org/employment/   Office manager, full-time.  Administrative assistant – campaign coordinator, part-time.  Swim instructor.  Fitness instructor. Lifeguard.  Maintenance/custodial/janitor.

Holland Area Arts Council:  www.hollandarts.org/careers-and-internships.html  

Holland Charter Township:  www.hct.holland.mi.us

City of Holland:   https://mi-holland.civicplushrms.com/careers/Jobs.aspx  Windmill Island Gardens program coordinator.  Swimming pool supervisor. Holland Recreation internship, summer/fall.  Softball coordinator.  Sports complex operations internship, weekends. Lifeguard, seasonal, part-time. Recreation field maintenance. Summer intern, engineering (paid). Summer road crew, seasonal. Technology specialist.  Customer service representative, part-time. Windmill Island Gardens Tulip Time jobs, $10/hr: windmill guide; ticket seller; gatekeeper (May 2 – May 10; paid training provided April 27 – May 1; work wear provided).  Permit technician.  Public administration policy intern (Parks and Recreation).  Horticulturalist internships (2), part-time, paid, temporary. Police officer.  Reserve police officer.  On-call firefighter.  Volunteer internship in Dept. of Public Safety.  Parks general maintenance (seasonal).  General recreation aide.  Police cadet.  School crossing guard.

Holland Hospital:   www.hollandhospital.org and scroll to Careers.  Medical records specialist 1. Diabetes care & education specialist, part-time (64 hrs/2 weeks), benefit eligible. Exercise physiologist, part-time (32 hrs per 2 weeks). Charge coding analyst, part-time. Diagnostics customer service representative, part-time.   RN – invasive procedures, part-time. Security officer, part-time. Diabetes educator, part-time, benefit eligible (40 hrs per 2 weeks). Patient access specialist. Medical lab scientist. Outpatient behavioral health therapist. Registered respiratory therapist.  

Holland Public Schools:  www.hpsJOBS.com or www.hollandpublicschools.org  Families in Transition liaison (part-time, 25-30 hrs/week during school year).  English learners family engagement coordinator (part-time, 12.5 hrs/wk). Instructional assistant, full time.  Long-term substitute teachers. Guest teachers.  Guest instructional assistants.  Bus drivers, regular and sub.  Food service.  Substitute secretaries, teachers.

Hope College:   www.hope.edu/employment/staff  Upward Bound: ACE in Action coordinator. CASA summer teacher and CASA summer teaching assistant. Campus visit coordinator. Student Development – Resident director (live-in, Aug – May). Groundskeeper, part-time.  Residential Life coordinator. Assistant technical director for Conferences and Events.  Administrative assistant for Development and Alumni Engagement. Video content coordinator for Public Affairs and Marketing.  Temporary custodian, physical plant. Program coordinator for CASA (Children's After-School Achievement), part-time (24 hrs/wk; 10.5 months).  Summer staff for K-12 camps.

InterCare Community Health Network:  www.intercare.org  In Holland: Front office specialist. Community health worker.  Medical assistants.  In Allendale: WIC technician/peer counselor.

Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance:  http://lakeshorenonprofits.org/programs-and-services/nonprofit-job-postings.  Job openings at local nonprofits.

MediLodge of Holland: Open positions, full- and part-time, for nurses and CNAs, various shifts. Apply in person at MediLodge of Holland, 1221 East 16^th St, Holland, or online at Indeed: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=medilodge+of+holland&l=holland%2C+mi H

 

Michigan Nonprofit Association:  Job listings in Michigan.  https://mnaonline.org/job-postings/

State of Michigan:  Job openings throughout the state.  Listings can be sorted by location, job types, etc.  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan   

MOKA (Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Allegan):   Residential support for developmentally disabled persons in these counties, full- and part-time, all shifts.  Mentor of community supports.  www.moka.org/careers

Ottawa Area Intermediate School District:   www.oaisd.org/jobs  

Ottawa County:  http://www.miottawa.org/careers  Mental health clinician.  Supports coordinator aide for Community Mental Health Dept., full-time with benefits. Program director for Community Action Agency. District court clerk. Human resources specialist. Nature Education Center intern, paid. Community health nurse-sexual health (clinical), part-time. Cadet. Juvenile Court officer.  Mental health clinician. Juvenile Detention Center/SUD clinician, full-time.  Corrections deputy. 

Plascore:  www.plascore.com/careers or email resume to careers@plascore.com. 615 N. Fairview, Zeeland 49464.

Primera Plastics:   www.primera-inc.com

Ready for School:  http://readyforschool.org/our-story/  (scroll to bottom of page).  Growth specialist.

Resilience (formerly Center for Women in Transition): https://resiliencemi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/On-Call-GP.png   Trauma therapist, full-time. On-call shelter assistant; hourly.

Saugatuck Center for the Arts:   www.sc4a.org  Click on Get Involved and scroll to Employment Opportunities.  Event assistant, part-time. Art educators.  Box office associate. Operations manager.  Programs and performance coordinator.

U.S. Census Bureau:  www.census.gov/regions.  Census workers, part-time.  Apply online at www.2020census.gov/jobs or call 1-855-JOB-2020.

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:  www.hccwm.org  Scroll to Events & News for general job listings in Grand Rapids area. 

West Ottawa Public Schools:   www.westottawa.net/jobs/

City of Zeeland:  www.ci/zeeland.mi.us/jobs   Receptionist/office assistant, full-time.

Zeeland Public Schools:   www.zps.org/jobs or call (616) 748-3011.

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Dear "In the Community" readers:  Many of you support us with your dues and donations, which finance our programs, partnerships, advocacy on current issues, publications, two scholarships, and community social events, and we appreciate you very much.  If you are not currently a member, we hope you will consider becoming one and/or making a financial donation to ACEH, which is a 501c3 organization.   Thank you.

   --The ACEH Board: C.J. Kingdom-Grier, Viola Jackson, Annette Manwell, Al Minert, H Bin Lim, Kim Lillibridge, Natalie Martinez, Lori Joseph Shaw.

It's easy to become an ACEH member!  Here's how:

 --You can join at our website   www.harmonyalliance.org and go to Membership;

 --Or you can write a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Al Minert and mail it to Box 3007, Holland, MI 49422-3007;

--Or you can join at any ACEH program or social event.

Dues are $20 per year for an individual ($35, two years); $30 per year for a couple or family ($50, two years); $40 for a nonprofit; $75 for a business.  In lieu of (or in addition to) paying dues, you may join as a service member, volunteering for the group.