Next Safe Silver Spring Meeting at new station and new Commnader - 7/15; United4CommonGood; +

This issue of our Safe Silver spring newsletter contains: 1) Information on our next meeting which is Tuesday, July 15, 7 p.m. 2) A project by St. Camillus Church  "United4CommonGood"; 3) A couple of recent postings from my blog, including a request for assistance on 3 projects.

This newsletter can also be found at http://tinyurl.com/sssnews70314

1)      The next Safe Silver Spring meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 7 p.m. It will be held at the new 3rd District Police Station in White Oak. The Station is at 1002 Milestone Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904. You can reach Milestone Drive from Route 29 or from New Hampshire Ave, just north of the 29 intersection.

After a 20 minute tour of the station, we will meet with the new 3rd District Commander Marcus Jones.  Please come with questions. 
 
This meeting is located on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/249245791939619/?ref=4 Please spread the word on this meeting by sharing this email and/or this facebook event. 

2) United4CommonGood

I strongly encourage everyone to support this compact which is led by St. Camillus Catholic Church to protect the residents, small businesses and workers in the International Corridor.  Please sign their petition and spread the word.  See

http://www.united4commongood.org/

This initiative is related to the Purple Line Compact which is led by Casa de Maryland, the University of Maryland's National Center for Smart Growth, and other leading organizations.  Safe Silver Spring is a supporter of this Compact.  The Compact is designed to ensure that the residents, small businesses and workers in the International Corridor are protected from any negative impacts of the Purple Line. 

Here are some related materials which I shared recently:

a)      CASA reports on Cradle to Career. 
http://www.somoslangleypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/from-cradle-to-career.pdf From Cradle to Career. This report outlines the challenges that face the Latino community in Langley Park. It is a very important report which I highly recommend.

Here is key data presented graphically.
http://www.somoslangleypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/langleypark-neighborhood-snapshot.pdf

Here is an article by the Post that covers similar material.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/langley-park-study-finds-students-face-serious-challenges/2014/06/23/bf58fa8e-fae2-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html?wprss=rss_local

3) Recent postings on my HealthReformAction blog.

a) Advice needed on projects dealing with ACA enrollment; Dual eligibles; Pay for Performance

http://tinyurl.com/hra70314projects

I need advice on 3 projects that I am involved in: 1) ACA enrollment; 2) Dual Eligibles; 3) Pay for Performance.  The advice consists of project suggestions, where to get help, persons to consult, and any other forms of assistance that you are willing to provide. The blog posting provides more details on the issues, etc. 

b) The 8 Best Lines From Ginsburg's Dissent + more

http://tinyurl.com/hra070214hobby  

Articles include 1) a review of the Hobby Lobby decisions, 2) the ACA accounts for economic growth and access to preventive services, 3) consequences of State Medicaid decisions, 4) keeping enrollees, and 5) 2015 premiums.