Created: Friday, January 22, 2010 2:03 p.m. CST
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Resources for ‘People in Need Forum’ Jan. 30

By EL CONQUISTADOR

CRYSTAL LAKE – The 2010 People in Need Forum, which connects volunteers and staff from human service organizations to community resources for people in need, will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.

The forum will include more than 12 different workshop sessions that address area townships and emergency assistance, food stamps, senior services, elder abuse, cultural differences, and more.

“The People in Need Forum is unlike any other event held in McHenry County,” said Bev Thomas, 22nd Judicial Circuit, Family Violence Coordinating Council and the Center for Non-Profit Leadership.

Admission is free and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available.

Registration is available online at the website www.peopleinneedforum.org, or by calling the United Way of Greater McHenry County Volunteer Center at (815) 344-4483.