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Workshops slated for groups aiming to help at-risk young people SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Center for Community Safety of Winston Salem Slate University and Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods will hold orientation sessions on Jan. 19 and Jan 21 for Operation Strengthen, a project funded by a $.">18,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Operation Strengthen is a "capacity-build ing" project for faith-based and community based organizations serving "at-risk" young peo ple in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Organizations meeting the eligibility require ments will have the opportunity to apply and receive free technical assistance, training, and sub-awards of up to $11,000. The Center for Community Safety is a com munity-based center of Winston Salem State University that helps shape the way local com munities respond to violence impacting resi dents Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods provides grants, training, and technical assis tance in leadership and development to Winston Salem Forsyth County organizations. Attendance at one of the two orientation ses sions is mandatory for eligibility. To register for orientation or for more infor mation visit www.centefforcommunitysafety.org or call Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods at (336) 631-9407. Food bank will add job training component BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Fur years, the Second Harvest hood Bank of NoQhwest North Carolina has supplied food to (iwens of agencies that feed thousands of people But now the agency is expanding its mission to include job training for the economically disadvantaged Second Harvest will soon open the Triad Community Kitchen, a job training and food prepara lion venture "The Triad Community Kitchen is going to be a unique program thai helps people in need oo many levels," said Nan Holbrook (mswold, executive director "The Community Kitchen will provide a job training program for 100 low -income and homeless individuals each year, giving them the basic skills they need to begin a career in food services. A chef will be hired who is a certified Serv Safc trainer for safe food handling " Second Harvest collects more thaq 9 million pounds of food each year, much of which would've been thrown away, from grocery stores, food compa nies, a community garden, and regional and national food drives. The food is inspected, sorted, and stored in a 65, 000- square-foot w arehouse for distribution to more than 380 partner agencies that provide more than 650 programs for people in need in 18 counties from Boone to Burlington Some of the foods Second Harvest receives are perishables, such as produce Often the food bank will receive food when it's already near the end of its shelf life. Sometimes the food bank might have to use it within a week or a few days after receiving it. The Community Kitchen will solve that problem for many foods Second Harv est receives with short shelf lives, by transforming them into something more use ful that will last longer. Film from page A 70 always imagined her. Georgia starts out emotionally handi capped, someone who can't really speak her mind. Latifah really dug deep and came through with those scenes as the charactcr deals with her own emotions about dying." LL Cool J, who has known Latifah for many years, takes on the role of Sean, Georgia's co worker and the object of a crush. For that part of the role, Latifah was able to call back old feelings "He's a very handsome guy, and I had a crush on him w hen I was growing up," Latifah admitted, "so I just recall how I felt when I had his poster on my wall." LL Cool J responded with sur prise when told of Latifah's child hood infatuation "Really? I did n't know that. We've known each other a long time, and playing scenes with her has been wonder ful. She's such a small young woman She's taught me a few things." In 2004 Latifah received an Oscar nomination for Best* Supporting Actress, a Golden ? Globe nomination and a SAG Award nomination for her por trayal as Mama Morton in Miramax's "Chicago." After that, she starred in Disney's box office hit "Bringing Down the House," on which she also acted as execu live producer through her compa ny, Flavor Unit Entertainment. She most recently starred in and produced the "Barbershop" spin-off "Beauty Shop" Along with the 2004 comedy 'Taxi," her other films include "Set It Off," "Living Out Loud," "Brown Sugar," "Bone Collector," and "Jungle Fever," her film debut. She also serves as co-chair for the Lancelot H. Owens Scholarship Foundation Inc. Established by her mAther, Rita Owens, to perpetuate the memory of a loving son and brother, the foundation provides scholarships to students who excel scholasti cally but are limited in financial resources. BET from page AW important strategic moves. First, it launched a home entertainment business through a groundbreak ing retail deal with Wal-Mart stores to sell BET-branded content nationwide. Next, the company unveiled BET Mobile, a venture to access the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video con -tent for wireless devices. BET then completed its realignment of assets by selling the BET Books division to publishing giant Harlequin Enterprises. BET's programming engine was running full throttle ia 2005 with a mix qf mega-specials and proven favorites forming (he right tonic for viewers. The "'05 BET Awards" earned the title of most Hudlin watched program ever by African .Americans in the histofyof cable television (Nielsen Media Research, 1996-present). Overall, 6.6p million viewers watched the annual showcase nationally across all demographics. For the year, BET's daily sign on to sign-off rating was .50, which calculates to an average of 485,000 viewers and 406,000 households tuning in - easily the best performance in the network's 25-year history. Black college reality show "College Hill" was cable's No. 1 half-hour original program among African-American households during the first quarter of 2005. Viewer favorites like "106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live," "Bobby Jones (iospel," Black Buster Cinema," and a blend of syndicated sitcoms highlighted by "In Living Color'' and "The Jamie Foxx "Show" were consistent draws in their time slots. BET struck a heartfelt cord with all of America in September with "S.O.S. (Saving Ourselves): THE BET Relief Telethon." which raised more than $12. mil lion in pledges and contributions for Hurricane Katrina victims. News-focused specials per formed well again for BET in December as "Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive," a documentary on the life and death of Pryor, attracted 1.1 million viewers. Going forward. BET's strate gy rests on a re energized com mitmoit to more original pro gramming Lee announced in July the hiring of acclaimed Hollywood pmduccr and director Reginald Hudlin as BET president of entertainment Hudlin's charge is to establish a solid pipeline of original programming from sources inside and outside of BET. "We're giving Reggie and his team the latitude and resources to shake things up," said Lee. "The payoff may not happen overnight, but we're definitely moving in the right direction." Hudlin has already had impact He led a multicity, coast to-coast casting call that attracted thousands of candidates from which BET will unveil fresh new talent for a range of network shows. BET's news and public affaire programming has been infused with a more contemporary delivery that shifts from half -hour newscasts to news briefs through out the day; increases the number of issues-driven news specials; and further leverages the BET.com Internet portal as a news content source. z Next for Hudlin and BET is a of new 2006 programming includes more genre-busting reality series; an unconventional talk show with religious leaders debating hot topics; a fast-paced news magazine; and more high energy specials. ? Wel%ul<> San Grit wold lakes Attorney General Roy Cooper on a tour of the food bank's warehouse in 2005. "It will also enable us to use the abundance of av ailable perishable product to prepare food for our partner agencies feeding the hungry. Because of the unique process method used - the cook-chill method - the food will remain fresh in a refrigerator for four to six weeks, and longer if frozen," said Griswold. According to Associate Director Mark Uren, the majority of the kitchen stall that prepares the food w ill be made of homeless and low -income trainees. Their work in the kitchen will be on a volunteer basis, but the training they will receive will be similar to what one might pay for at a technical college. The chef will train them in safe food handling and kitchen skills, giving them abilities that will make them mar ketable to restaurants and other food services. Uren said those who are unemployed or under employed could use the skills they leam to get a job earning $9 or $10 an hour. These skills could take many from minimum wage to a living wage The Community Kitchen will be located in Second Harvest's food warehouse. Second Harvest insulated floor space, ran electrical wiring and roughed in plumbing for the kitchen when Second Harvest expanded the warehouse in 2001. But the funding to finish the project wasn't there Now Second Harvest has raised more than 75 percent of the $492,702 cost for construction With commit ments for more than $370,000, only $122,702 remains to be raised for construction, and $92,670 is still needed for the first year's operating costs. If all this can be raised by March 31, 2006, the Kale B Reynolds Charitable Trust will donate $75,000. toward construction. Uren said thafehe hopes construction w ill begin on the kitchen in the spring The local Second Harvest is part of .America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, with more than 200 regional food banks and food rescue programs, serving all 50 stales and I*uerto Rico. There are more than 80 Community Kitchens across the nation. The national network dis tributes 1 .9 billion pounds of food to 50,000 nonprof it organizations serving those in need across the nation For more information about the local Second Harvest or to make a donation, go to its Web site, wwwJiungerwmjtrg. The answers will come. Success in IT starts with iisking the right questions. a ove A i in Compute Derrick Hargrove, J Moster of Science m Science rmation T? I WJtm COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INIYKRSHY How can I upgrade my technical skills or become more competitive in my field ? Good questions Focused on diversity and performance, the Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology (MCST) program at Winston-Salem State University offers hands-on experience through university and business collaborations. For an affordable and convenient program, the WSSU MCST is the right answer. 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