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January 2021 Virtual Hiring Events Hosted By The Indiana Department of Correction
January 2021 Virtual Hiring Events Hosted By
The Indiana Department of Correction
New Castle, Ind. – Sometimes you just know when it’s time to start something new. Here is your chance. Start YOUR new, challenging and rewarding career with the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC).
An IDOCÂ Recruiter and a representative from the Human Resources Department will be available to answer questions and schedule interviews. Information about locations with immediate openings will also be presented.
Each virtual hiring event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams at the listed time and date. All times are Eastern Standard Time
- https://bit.ly/37TdsyFÂ Â January 6, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.
- https://bit.ly/2JNYxOq January 13, 2021 at 6 p.m.
- https://bit.ly/2IHvFqs  January 23, at 11 a.m.
- https://bit.ly/3naFWuh January 27 at 3 p.m.
There are a variety of open positions, but the greatest need is for Correctional Officers and Maintenance Staff.
Please refer to the IDOC Recruitment page on Facebook to stay up to date on future scheduled events.
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Looking for a new career? We are hiring now! ÂCall or email Recruitment and Retention Coordinator David Wence during business hours at 765-593-1021 or DWence@idoc.in.gov. Links to More Information on IDOC Career Opportunities: Click This for All IDOC Career Opportunity and Benefit Information |
More Local Nonprofits Receive COVID-19 Relief Funds
 Response Fund Announces 11th Round of Funding Allocations
The COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded the eleventh round of allocations, granting more than $373,000 to 13 of the 15 nonprofit applicants. In total, the Response Fund has granted $2.3 million, approving funds for 96 of the 132 applications to date. Â
This round of allocations will help provide funding for financial assistance, safe shelter, mental health services, virtual programming for students with disabilities, technology improvements, and transportation. Â
As part of this Round, Christian Resource Center (CRC) in Spencer County was awarded $25,000 to provide emergency financial assistance, food, and computer/internet access for families who lack technology resources. CRC’s requests for assistance have increased more than 50%, with many individuals at the point of losing their homes because of job loss or reduced work hours. In addition, hundreds of families can’t afford internet service or live in areas without broadband, making it difficult for virtual learning.Â
A revised application that incorporates criteria for funding Recovery and Restoration requests will be available on Monday, December 21st. New applications will be evaluated through the lens of all three phases – Relief, Recovery, and Restoration.
Eleventh Round Funding Recipients:
Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Evansville – Evansville, Indiana-Awarded $46,500
Organization: Bread of Life Ministry, Inc. – Lynnville, Indiana-Awarded $14,700
Organization: Christian Resource Center – Rockport, Indiana-Awarded $25,000
Organization: Churches Embracing Offenders, Inc. – Evansville, Indiana –Awarded $10,000
Organization: Evansville Emergency Food Pantry Consortium – Evansville, Indiana-Awarded $45,000
Organization: First Christian Church of Newburgh – Newburgh, Indiana-Awarded $16,00
Organization: Griffin Community Ruritan Club Foundation – Griffin, Indiana-Awarded $4,000
Organization: Isaiah 1:17 Project – Evansville, Indiana-Awarded $72,000
Organization: Lampion Center – Evansville, Indiana-Awarded $82,636
Organization: Optimal Rhythms, Inc. Newburgh, Indiana-Awarded $10,000
Organization: Ozanam Family Shelter Corp. – Evansville, Indiana-Awarded $25,000
Organization: Potters Wheel, Inc.-Evansville, Indiana-Awarded $3,400
Organization: Warrick Ecumenical Soup Kitchen, Inc.-Boonville, Indiana-Awarded $19,500
FOOTNOTES:
Donations to the fund may be made by credit card at covidresponsefund.com or by check at all Old National Bank and Heritage Federal Credit Union branches. Checks should be made payable to United Way of Southwestern Indiana and all donations should reference “COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region (or GERF)â€Â in the memo.
Contributions may also be mailed to United Way of Southwestern Indiana, 318 Main Street, Suite 504, Evansville, IN 47708. For stock or ACH transactions, please call 812-421-7476.Â
TRI-STATE AIDS HOLIDAY PROJECT NEEDS FAMILY SPONSORS & DONATIONS
TRI-STATE AIDS HOLIDAY PROJECT NEEDS FAMILY SPONSORS & DONATIONS
The Tri-State AIDS Holiday Project is currently working to meet the needs of 40 low-income households impacted by HIV / AIDS throughout the region.Â
Sponsors are needed to help purchase gifts including clothes and toys for children. Households vary in size from 1 person to 6 people. Household sponsors receive a wish list that includes clothing sizes.
To sponsor a household, call or text 812-480-0204, email 3statealliance@gmail.com, or message the Tri-State Alliance on Facebook. Donations can also be made and volunteers will shop for the household you sponsor.
Donations are also needed to help purchase grocery store gift cards for all the low-income households impacted by HIV / AIDS that we are sponsoring. Donations can be made online at TSAGL.org/donate.html OR sent to the TSA Holiday Project, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728.
Colleen Steffen Becomes Next Editor Of TheStatehouseFile.com
Colleen Steffen Becomes Next Editor Of TheStatehouseFile.com
Staff Report
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – The new year will bring a new executive editor to TheStatehouseFile.com, the award-winning news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Jan. 1, Colleen Steffen will succeed outgoing Executive Editor Janet Williams.
“Few periods of my life were more impactful than my time spent in newsrooms and at Franklin College. I’m so happy to be part of this program combining the best of both. For an FC grad, it’s a real dream to be back in the fold,†said Steffen.
Steffen, a Franklin College alumna, returns to her alma mater following a career as a newspaper editor, freelance writer, and teacher.
She spent 13 years as a writer and editor at newspapers in three states and five years as a journalism instructor at Ball State University, where she specialized in immersive newsroom experiences for undergrads and wrote a textbook for beginning reporters. She has worked in PR and marketing and most recently owned her own content creation business offering everything from website creation to social media management.
“We are thrilled to have someone with Colleen’s superb skill set take the reins at TheStatehouseFile.com. She is exactly the right person to lead our students into the next chapter – but, then again, she’s a Franklin College journalism grad, so she should be ready for big jobs and big challenges,†said John Krull, director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com.
Steffen will oversee a staff of Franklin College journalism students who provide content for 35 partner news organizations year-round. TheStatehouseFile.com, which is entering its 10th year of operation, has produced graduates who work in journalism, politics, law and public service for organizations as large as CNN and as small as a rural Indiana newspaper.
“TheStatehouseFile.com has produced so many talented young journalists while covering those important stories that might get overlooked in the legislature’s crowded schedule. I’m really looking forward to building on that legacy and expanding its audience and reach, particularly online,†said Steffen.
Steffen began working with Williams, the outgoing executive editor, Monday to ensure a smooth transition.
Williams leaves to pursue other interests, among them serving as the president of the Speed City Sisters in Crime, the Indiana chapter of the worldwide mystery/crime writers association Sisters in Crime.
“Janet has been a fantastic editor, teacher, and mentor for our students. We all will miss her, but her legacy is immense. It will be seen in the work of every student who was fortunate enough to learn from her,†said Krull.
Williams said stepping away from serving as TheStatehouseFile.com’s executive editor was not an easy decision.
“Working with the talented students at TheStatehouseFile.com and watching them grow into accomplished journalists has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional career. I have learned much from them and am confident that in Colleen Steffen they will have a strong teacher and caring mentor. I appreciate the opportunity I have had to work with the students and with my colleagues on the faculty and staff,†said Williams.
TheStatehouseFile.com is a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. Individual subscriptions are available for $5 per month or $50 per year. All revenue from the site supports the student journalists’ education.
FOOTNOTE: Â TheStatehouseFile.com is a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Ivy Tech Community College to Offer Virtual Express Enrollment Week Jan. 5-8
Ivy Tech Community College to Offer Virtual Express Enrollment Week Jan. 5-8
EVANSVILLE, IN – Ivy Tech Community College will host a Virtual Express Enrollment week Jan. 5-8. via Zoom, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ivy Tech Spring classes start Jan. 19.
This free event is designed to assist interested individuals in completing the enrollment process virtually, potentially all in one day, all from the safety of their home.
At the event, students will have the opportunity to:
- Complete the FAFSA or have their financial aid questions answered. Also, students can learn more about aid such as grants, scholarships and loans.
- Determine what assessments may be needed to enroll.
- Learn about Ivy Tech programs.
- Meet with an academic advisor.
- Register for classes.
Students should be prepared with the following documents:
- Government-issued ID
- Tax information for 2018 to complete the FAFSA for spring and summer classes (Ivy Tech’s code is 009917)
- SAT/ACT/PSAT scores or High School and/or College Transcripts – if available
- An idea of what he/she would like to study
Interested individuals must RSVP to ivytech.edu/eeday in order to receive the Zoom meeting details by visiting.
Hoosiers Charged With Or Convicted Of MIsdemeanors To Receive Services
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction today announced that its Recovery Works program will expand to serve Hoosiers charged with or convicted of misdemeanor offenders.
Recovery Works was established in 2015 as voucher-based system to support partnerships between the criminal justice system and mental health and addiction treatment providers to reduce recidivism and encourage recovery. To date the program has only been available to someone facing a felony charge or with a prior felony conviction. Recovery Works has now developed a pilot program targeting the needs of individuals charged with a misdemeanor crime to help address the gap in mental health and substance use treatment resources for this specific group and to provide access to the necessary treatment at an approved treatment provider.
“Recovery Works is a model program: collaborative, evidence based, and driven by data and outcomes, said Jay Chaudhary, J.D., DMHA director. “We are thrilled for this opportunity to expand crucial services to the misdemeanant population and are confident that the outcomes will be equally positive.â€
Twenty treatment providers and recovery residences serving 26 Indiana counties were selected for the pilot, through an application process. DMHA and its Recovery Works team hope the pilot program will provide the data and insight needed to expand the entire program to include people with misdemeanor charges statewide.
“This pilot program is critical in reducing the disproportionate number of persons with mental health and substance use disorders that are entering our justice-involved settings,†said Douglas Huntsinger, Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement. “Recovery Works is one way we’re trying to address this societal issue. The hope is that by increasing access to treatment and wraparound services, we’re able to reduce recidivism and future involvement in the justice system, while also helping a person sustain their recovery.â€
The 20 participating agencies and the counties they serve are:
- Choices Consulting Center: Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo
- Community Howard Behavioral Health: Clinton, Howard, Tipton
- DC USA: Vanderburgh
- Families First, Inc: Hancock, Marion
- From This Space: Marion
- Grant-Blackford Mental Health: Lake
- Infinity Counseling and Wellness: Lake
- Innovative Recovery: Marion
- Lakeside Behavioral Solutions: Lake
- LifeSpring Health: Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, Washington
- Mission 25: Whitley
- New Living Center: Marion
- Northeastern Center: Dekalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben
- Place of Grace: Huntington
- Planted Seed Ministries: Lake
- Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick
- Stagz: Marion
- STAR Care: Allen
- Talitha Koum: Hancock
- Together We Can: Marion
Criminal justice agencies in these counties will identify candidates for the pilot and refer them to the participating agencies.
Record Levels of Investment in 2020 to Build Rural American Prosperity
USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today highlighted the department’s investments in 2020 that are building prosperity and strengthening the nation’s rural businesses and communities.
“Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, USDA invested a record $40 billion in rural communities in 2020,†Brand said. “This assistance is helping increase economic opportunities and improving the quality of life for rural residents across the 50 states and all U.S. territories.
Brand added, “USDA responded with urgency to help those affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic. We worked to bring high-speed internet capacity, modern community facilities, and upgraded water and wastewater infrastructure to rural areas. We helped provide homeownership opportunities and reliable electricity. We invested in businesses and family-supporting jobs, because when rural America thrives, all of America thrives.â€
Below is a summary of USDA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 accomplishments:
Connecting Rural America to High-Speed Broadband
- Invested $1.3 billion to support rural broadband expansion through the ReConnect Pilot Program. Included in this total is $85 million provided through the CARES Act. In total, these investments are connecting approximately 280,000 households, 19,978 farms and 10,053 businesses to high-speed internet.
- Invested $187 million in broadband through the Telecom Infrastructure and Community Connect programs. These investments are connecting 58,249 households in rural communities to high-speed internet.
Improving Rural Infrastructure
- Invested a record $6.3 billion in 125 projects to upgrade or build electric infrastructure. These investments will benefit 10.7 million customers by improving electric service reliability across 34 states.
- Invested $801 million in Smart Grid technology to improve electric system operations and monitor grid security for rural electric customers.
- Invested $2.1 billion to expand access to safe drinking water and improve wastewater management systems. These investments will improve the reliability of local water supply for 2.1 million rural Americans.
- Invested $140 million through the Community Facilities Programs in rural infrastructure projects such as roads, airports and transportation improvements.
Bolstering Rural Economic Development
- Invested $22.4 million through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) to increase the availability of renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. These investments will help increase biofuels sales by a projected 150 million gallons annually.
- Invested $1.7 billion to assist 384 rural businesses through the Business and Industry (B&I) Loan Guarantee Program. Included in this total was $326 million provided through the CARES Act. These investments created or saved nearly 18,000 jobs.
- Invested more than $386 million in 2,304 loan and grants through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy systems, and energy development assistance in rural businesses. These investments are projected to generate or save more than 1.8 billion kWh.
Improving Rural Quality of Life
- Invested $1.5 billion in loans and grants through the Community Facilities Programs that funded the construction or modernization of 1,683 essential community facilities such as rural hospitals, educational institutions and public safety facilities. These investments will benefit 20 million rural residents, across all 50 states, Guam, Virgin Islands and the Western Pacific.
- Invested $71.5 million through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program in 116 distance learning and telemedicine projects. These investments will benefit 12 million rural residents, making it easier for them to access healthcare and educational opportunities without having to travel long distances.
- Invested $24 billion in direct and guaranteed loans through the Single Family Housing Programs to help 143,795 low- and moderate-income families buy homes in all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Enhancing Customer Service
- Cut red tape to increase private investment in rural America by making it easier for lenders to access four flagship loan programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative.
- Took immediate actions to assist rural residents, businesses and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, USDA launched a Federal Rural Resource Guide, provided loan forbearances, halted evictions, and made additional funding available under existing programs. For more information, visit our COVID-19 response page.
- Streamlined regulations to ease customer access to CARES Act programs, infrastructure improvements, business development, housing, community facilities and high-speed internet access in rural areas.
A SEASON OF HOPE
A SEASON OF HOPE
GAVEL GAMUTÂ By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Last night about 7:00 p.m. Peg excitedly called for me to join her outside as the dark gray sky gave way to a sliver of moon accompanied by Jupiter and Saturn nearing a point of conjunction, the same phenomenon that occurred about 2,000 years ago. It feels good to anticipate the completion of the astronomical wonder that will occur on December 21, the winter solstice. Perhaps we can consider the return of the “Christmas Star†as a harbinger of a better year to come as this painful year of 2020 begins to recede.
That is the traditional interpretation of the Christmas Story, overcoming current adversity and hoping for a brighter future. But many people are not just looking to the stars and dreaming about deliverance. There has been a world-wide effort to achieve effective treatments and prevention of COVID-19. The marvel of the creation of several efficacious vaccines in less than one year is unprecedented. It is a true Christmas type story brought about by the hard work of countless scientists, governmental leaders, workers and volunteers in several countries. When one thinks that the first reported case of polio was before the beginning of the 20th century and that it took over half of that century to develop a polio vaccine, we can appreciate what has been accomplished with the Corona Virus in less than one year.
And it is not just those people who have been directly affected by COVID-19 and those who have been directly involved in the battle to defeat it that have exhibited strength of character during 2020. Life has gone on. People have continued to do their jobs and care for others in the face of fear and restrictions. It is truly heroic that as we have endured over 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, groceries get delivered, utilities remain on, governmental services continue, trash gets picked up, etc., etc., etc. The Christmas spirit triumphs. Thank you to all who have refused to succumb to despair and who have put self-sacrifice over fear to provide for others.
Other signs of the season and the spirit of goodwill among people are the celebrations that have occurred all over America. Some of these celebrations are connected to various religious faiths. In the United States Amendment I to our Constitution protects such practices. But we also have many secular celebrations emphasizing hope, peace, reconciliation and our shared cultural histories. While I have enjoyed many such events in numerous places over the years, I was particularly struck by the Christmas Parade in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma this past week. Its theme evoked all that is good about community pride and gave evidence of confidence that 2021 will erase the angst of 2020.
The Christmas parade of December 5, 2020 was sponsored by the Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce and was led by its Executive Director Joni Nash on horseback. The parade celebrated the rich history of the Osage Nation as well as the service of military veterans. The live-streamed event featured Osage Princess Fiona Armede Red Eagle and four Osage Chiefs as Parade Marshals: James Roan Gray, Scott Bighorse, John D. Red Eagle and Geoffrey Standing Bear. As each Chief was introduced various accomplishments of the Chief and the Osage Tribe were entertainingly and informatively described by volunteer announcers Debbie and Ron Reed. It was an impressive and extensive list of achievements. And it felt right to have those accomplishments included as proof that the Chiefs’ visions for the tribe and the whole Osage County community were firmly embedded in a rich history with plans for a bright future. I did note that Debbie appeared to be attempting to distance herself from Ron’s Clark Griswold type tie.
Regardless, if you would like to view the parade, type the following address in your Internet browser:Â
https://www.facebook.com/pawhuskachamber/videos/410220680426431/
Such celebrations of the American spirit whenever and wherever they take place are welcome and interesting. But particularly this year, while the planets align as we are exiting the dark side of 2020, it helps to look back at good times in the past and to plan confidently for better times in the future.
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HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS
December 20 – December 26The Week in Indiana History |
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Indiana Quick Quiz1. To which Indiana city would you go to enjoy Christmas at the Seiberling Mansion? a/ Kokomo   b/ Madison  c/ Richmond 2. The town of Santa Claus is found in which Indiana county?    a/ Harrison b/ Spencer c/ Knox 3. Name the author whose childhood in Hammond formed the basis of the movie “A Christmas Story.” a/ James Whitcomb Riley b/ Booth Tarkington c/ Jean Shepherd Answers Below
“We intend to make it a happy day at the White House. . . we shall have an old-fashioned Christmas tree for the grandchildren upstairs, and I shall be their Santa Claus myself.” – – – President Benjamin Harrison, December, 1891
Did You Know?   The year 2020 has seen cancellations of many traditional activities. Statehood Day was no exception. Usually, December 11 is a big day at the Statehouse. That is the anniversary of Indiana’s 1816 entry into the Union. On that day, hundreds of students traditionally wind their way through the Statehouse, visiting booths and tables manned by members of the various state offices and agencies. They take part in activities designed to help them better understand the function of government.    This year, of course, the pandemic forced the cancellation of regular Statehood Day. However, the Tour Office staff, with the cooperation of the members of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, put together an on-line presentation which provides much of the same information. You are invited to see the video below. Take an “Armchair Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse
ANSWERS: 1 a/ Kokomo      2. b/ Spencer  3. c/ Jean Shepherd
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1865   The Indiana General Assembly created the Indiana Normal School. The mission was the education of elementary and high school teachers. Five years later, the school opened with 23 students and a faculty of three. In 1929, the name was changed to Indiana State Teachers College. In 1961, it became Indiana State College, and, in 1965, Indiana State University.
1882   John W. Teel and Frederick Badet launched the South Bend Toyworks Company. They began making croquet balls and mallets and later expanded to include coaster wagons, hobby horses, dolls, and doll carriages. The company, employing over 400 people in South Bend, was acquired by Playskool in 1960. It was later absorbed by Hasbro. The South Bend factory closed in 1985. Pictured: A doll carriage made by the South Bend Toy Company, circa 1910.
2007   A horse-drawn caisson carried the body of Indiana Congresswoman Julia Carson from her home to the Statehouse. Hundreds of mourners passed by her flag-draped coffin in the rotunda. The first woman and the first African American to represent Indianapolis in Congress, she had served ten years on Capitol Hill. Her funeral at Eastern Star Church was attended by many civic leaders, including Senator Richard Lugar, former Senator Birch Bayh, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, Former Congressman Andy Jacobs, Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, and Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson.
