Senator Anthony H. Williams

Career Clinic with Septa
2011-06-28 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Sayers Memorial United Methodist Church, 61st and Catharine Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19143, United States
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Senator Williams and SEPTA have teamed up to educate individuals on what SEPTA’s expectations are for finding qualified applicants. Not your “average” Career Fair, this will give you the opportunity to have the inside track for employment.
We will have three presenters from SEPTA’s Human Resource Department to identify what skills and experiences the company would like to see in applicants. Dan Amspacher, a Talent Director at SEPTA, will talk about the experience required for different positions within the company. George Spellman will go over the SEPTA culture, history, and standards. A member of the SEPTA Transit Police Department will talk about what it takes to be a PoliceOfficer for SEPTA.
A SEPTA representative will be on hand to explain how to fill out their job application.

Neighborhood to Neighborhood Summer of Peace 2011 Cookout
2011-06-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Stinger Square, 32nd & Reed Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, United States
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Join State Senator Anthony H. Williams, together with Peace Not Guns, Youth Action and Tasker Elite at the N2N Summer of Peace 2011 Cookout. Enjoy a day of family fun to kickoff a summer of peace in our communities. Lots of fun activities are planned for young and old alike at this free event.
All Day Activities (11 am – 4 pm):

Moon Bounce Obstacle Course
Moon Bounce House
Moon Bounce Basketball
All you can Eat Popcorn
P. Burst (Water Game)
Free Cotton Candy
DJ
Arts & Crafts Table

Specific timed Activities:
Cookout food service starts at 12 noon
12:30 – 1:30: Jazzy the Clown & Dancing Elmo
12:30 – 3:30: 2 Face Painters per hour, with balloon art
12:30 – 2:30: Fire trucks
1:30 – 2:00: Recognition Ceremony
1:30 – 2:30: Dancing Sponge Bob
2:30 – 3:30: Dancing Alvin

Gun Buyback Event
2011-06-25 09:00 - 11:00 | Donald Finnegan Playground, 30th & Wharton Streets, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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A gun buyback event has been organized by Senator Anthony H. Williams, Peace Not Guns and Youth in Action. Participants who hand in a gun at the event will receive a $100 gift card. It’s all completely anonymous. There will be no questions asked.

Senate Bill 1 Town Hall Meeting
2011-06-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Bibleway Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1323 N. 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams and State Representative Vanessa Brown with Students First and BAEO invite you to a Town Hall Meeting about Senate Bill 1.
June 2, 2011
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Bible Way Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
1323 N. 52nd Street

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For more information, call 215-492-2980.
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Helping Hands Intergenerational Resource and Information Conference
2011-05-14 08:00 - 15:00 | University of the Sciences, 600 South 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4495, United States
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State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams finds new activists, hopes for added traction in effort to pass Intergenerational Family Care Act
PHILADELPHIA – Estella Hyde understands the stigmas grandparents and other family members raising younger relatives sometimes face, intimately. She’s raising her teenaged granddaughter.
But people like her can find strength – as well as expertise and advice – in numbers, and it’s why she joined the aunts, uncles, cousins, older siblings and fellow grandparents who converged on the University of the Sciences for the 2011 Helping Hands Intergenerational Resource and Information Conference.
And in those numbers, they can also find a voice to advocate for their cause, said Hyde, president of AARP Pennsylvania. She led a workshop on the topic, one of several offerings at the conference presented by the office of state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware), Turning Points for Children and Grands as Parents.
The event allowed attendees to bolster their knowledge of not just legal, but also educational, financial and behavioral issues connected to raising a younger relative, for the child and caregiver.
“Sometimes, they’re afraid to admit that they are in fact raising a younger relative, because that would mean that there is some problem in the family,” Hyde said. “Sometimes they are embarrassed to move forward. But it is difficult if you stay isolated. When they talk with someone else, they can assist each other and draw strength from each other, even if it’s just emotional strength.”
Elmer Smith, a featured columnist and editorial board member at the Philadelphia Daily News, offered a moving lunchtime address about the sacrifice and appreciation he had for his aunt, who stepped in to raise him after his mother died.
“Facing a host of circumstances, these caregivers willingly step into the breach and do the important job of raising a new generation,” Williams said. “This is not just something that happened way back when. This is a contemporary issue. Even since 2007, there has been a sharp upward trend in the number of children being raised by relatives. We must do a better job of educating and supporting their caregivers.”
According to census data, about 1 in 5 American grandparent caregivers live at or below the poverty line; locally, it’s about 2 in 5. And most of these caregivers struggle disproportionately to tame housing costs, with upwards of a third of their income going to such expenses.
Recognizing this need, Williams helped to organize the conference and is championing caregivers legislatively. His Senate Bill 119, the Intergenerational Family Care Act, assists families in which children are being raised by their grandparents or other generation-skipping older relatives. If enacted, it would address critical needs identified at the conference, such as rental assistance, day-care assistance for working heads of households and development and improvement of intergenerational housing. The bill has bipartisan support and sits in the Public Health and Welfare committee in the state Senate.
Details can be found on his website. AARP is a supporter of the bill.
On average, it costs more than $1,100 every month to care for one child in foster care, according to the state Department of Public Welfare. SB 119 is a cost-effective, socially corrective remedy, Williams said.
“By investing a little in intergenerational families now, we stand to save the Commonwealth millions, while allowing children to grow up in loving and stable family homes that put them on the path to being responsible citizens,” said Williams. “And that’s something we all want.”
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For details about SB 119, visit www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com or call (215)492-2980.

Healthy Eating Program
2011-03-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Bartram Village Management Community Center, 5404 Gibson Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19143, United States
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Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 2011 – Passionate about wanting to help his constituents to improve their health and eating habits, Sen. Anthony H. Williams is partnering with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to co-host a free healthy eating lunchtime program for parents of Bartram Village in Southwest Philadelphia as a pilot program for what he hopes will develop into a broader community effort.
The five-week nutrition program will take place on Thursdays, Feb. 3 to March 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bartram Village Management Community Center, 5404 Gibson Ave. in Philadelphia.
“Our community suffers disproportionately from diabetes, hypertension, obesity and other preventable diseases,” Williams said. “Most of these chronic and deadly diseases are caused by poor eating habits, so learning how to eat and prepare healthy meals will literally save lives.”
A nutritionist and a chef will teach participants how to prepare healthy meals and provide tips for food and snack shopping. Free lunches will be provided and there will be giveaways at every session, as well as gift cards for completing the five-week program.
Mr. Chris Chong, owner/operator of seven Philadelphia-area McDonald’s, two of which are located in the senator’s district in Southwest Philadelphia, is a proud sponsor of this event, providing funding and healthy food options for the fast food eating portion of the program.
“I encourage parents to participate in this program,” Williams said. “It is crucial for their health and the health of their children.”
Participation is limited to the first 20 Bartram Village parents who sign up, so call the senator’s office at 215-492-2980 to reserve a spot.
For more information about the healthy eating program and Sen. Williams, please visit www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com.
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