Tagged With "Social Media for Nonprofits"
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Structural Oppression is Trauma: Resources from the Resilient Sacramento Best Practices Presentation
Our June meeting focused on best practices in broadening the trauma lens to include structural oppression. Key resources attached.
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The National Crittenton Foundation Releases Adverse Childhood Experiences Survey Toolkit for Providers
NEWS RELEASE ...
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The seven leaders who are putting the focus on Sacramento’s black children [Sacramento Bee]
The chatter of children in a bright yellow activity center is the only sign of life in south Sacramento’s otherwise desolate Phoenix Park apartment complex. Inside, children line up for an after-school snack before shuffling to supervised recess and homework help with the Focus on Family Foundation, a local nonprofit group. Many of the kids come from homes riddled by domestic conflict, said director Jackie Rose, and if not for the daily program, they wouldn’t have access to healthy foods,...
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Tools for Healing Systemic Trauma: Immigration and Deportation Community Stress
First 5 Sacramento has developed a toolkit to help families develop material and emotional safety plans to ease and heal the community stress that arises from immigration and deportation fears.
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Toxic Stress, Behavioral Health, and the Next Major Era in Public Health by Mental Health America
To view the document, click on the following link: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/toxic-stress-behavioral-health-and-next-major-era-public-health
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Unique opportunity to receive *Travel Assistance* to a health conference!
The conference will focus on how we can deliver better care through coordinated, data-driven, and patient-centered approaches—with attention to the social correlates of health like housing, transportation, hunger, and education.
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Video: RYSE Presents...Revealing White Privilege and Healing Racial Trauma with Dr. Ken Hardy
To view this video, click here . FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RYSE CENTER LEARNING SERIES: Trauma and Healing Learning Series, Session 5: Revealing White Privilege and Healing Racial Trauma WHAT: Against a backdrop of the national Black Lives Matter movement and the rich local history of intersecting movements for social justice, young people of color face continued threats and exposure to harm including displacement, unwelcoming schools, over-policing, and dominant media narratives fueling...
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Virtual Screening and & Live Twitter Townhall: select segments "Resilience" and "Paper Tigers"
On April 3rd, KPJR Films is holding a virtual screening of select segments of Resilience and Paper Tigers! There will also be a live Twitter Townhall with folks from KPJR Films! Please spread the word! The registration deadline is TOMORROW, Wednesday 3/28 at 5pm: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWrkAuyVL_NcprqN0jYwLGuXzpoi6RBdVPYLUAIhUnwV3XlQ/viewform DEEPENING THE CONVERSATION: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA & AC Es RESILIENCE + Paper Tigers select segments Virtual Screening & Live...
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White Women: We Need To Talk About Race [forbes.com]
“White women like me” is a phrase you hear often when you talk with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. Rowe-Finkbeiner is the cofounder, executive director and CEO of MomsRising.org – a grassroots organizing nonprofit that takes on “the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the public and mobilizing massive grassroots actions.” Both her activism at MomsRising.org and her latest book, Keep Marching: How Every Woman Can Change Our World, focus on the idea that we can...
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2018 Violence Reduction Summit
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CSSP: On resilience building
The Center for the Study of Social Policy is doing some amazing work on defining and building capacity for resilience in communities. I've attached their Protective Factors framework as a resource for our group.
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Directory of ACEs Connection How-Tos
Hi all- With the beautiful new changes to our site, please take a moment to review the updated "How-Tos" below . If you can't find what you need or are having issues with the site please let me know. ( Gail ) JOIN How-To: Join ACEs Connection How-To: Join ACEs Connection Groups INVITE How-To: Invite Others to Join ACEs Connection How-To: Invite Others to Join an ACEs Connection Group SIGN IN & UPDATE PROFILE How-To: Sign In to ACEs Connection How-To: Update Your...
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Do you or a loved one need mental health help amid the coronavirus crisis? Here's who to call [sacbee.com]
By Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2020 With unemployment soaring, a statewide stay-at-home order and no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, this is a trying time for the mental health of all Californians. To that end, the state maintains a resource at covid19.ca.gov that includes advice and multiple hotlines to call. The site also offers some advice to people struggling at home. That advice includes limiting social media and news intake, and being mindful of your sources...
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Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris Shares Concerns About The Impact COVID-19 Is Having On Blacks [sacobserver.com]
Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris joined Gov. Newsom for the first time last week to announce a number of actions leaders have taken to address the pandemic. By Genoa Barrow, Sacramento Observer, April 17, 2020 As a pandemic sheds a spotlight on long-standing health inequities for African Americans, California’s surgeon general looks to find lasting solutions. Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris was named to the new position created by Gov. Gavin Newsom in January 2019. She is an African American pediatrician,...
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Early childhood educators learn new ways to spot trauma triggers, build resilience in preschoolers
A hug may be comforting to many children, but for a child who has experienced trauma it may not feel safe.
That’s an example used by Julie Kurtz, co-director of trauma informed practices in early childhood education at the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS), as she begins a trauma training session. Her audience, preschool teachers and staff of the San Francisco-based Wu Yee Children’s Services at San Francisco’s Women’s Building, listen attentively.
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Eleven state-specific profiles feature ACEs-related data and ACEs/trauma-informed/resilience-building initiatives
One of the resources shared with participants in the Sept. 13-14 convening of First Spouses in Milwaukee to address trauma was a series of state information sheets that featured data on ACEs prevalence and ACEs/trauma-informed/resilience-building initiatives. These one-pagers provided a succinct summary of state highlights on trauma that in some instances were well known to the First Spouses but for others, provided new information. In partnership with state trauma leaders, ACEs Connection...
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Emergency Child Care for Foster Families [saccounty.net]
By Sacramento County, SacCounty News, January 9, 2020 To recruit more loving families for children in foster care, Sacramento County is making it easier to find and afford childcare services for resource families. The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program’s goal is to increase the number of resource families for children in foster care by helping families find the right child care provider, connecting families to long-term child care subsidies, and by providing vouchers to pay for childcare...
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Emergency Child Care for Foster Families [saccounty.net]
By Sacramento County, SacCounty News, January 9, 2020 To recruit more loving families for children in foster care, Sacramento County is making it easier to find and afford childcare services for resource families. The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program’s goal is to increase the number of resource families for children in foster care by helping families find the right child care provider, connecting families to long-term child care subsidies, and by providing vouchers to pay for childcare...
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FOSTER – Special movie screening and discussion
On behalf of HBO, Participant Media and Child Welfare Department Association (CWDA), we would like to invite you to a special screening and discussion of FOSTER on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. RSVP information and details are below. We hope you can make it! FOSTER – Special Screening and Discussion DATE: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 TIME: 6:00pm LOCATION: The Crest 1013 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814 Attire: Casual Seating is limited. Kindly RSVP by Friday, April 5 . ...
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New Kaiser Permanente Partnership Aims to End Chronic Homelessness in 15 Communities
Press Release March 11, 2019 AUSTIN, Texas — At the annual South by Southwest Conference, Kaiser Permanente today announced a partnership with Community Solutions to help accelerate efforts to end chronic homelessness in 15 communities (scroll down for list) within Kaiser Permanente’s national footprint. As part of the new partnership, Kaiser Permanente will provide $3 million over a three-year period to Community Solutions’ Built for Zero initiative, which uses real-time data to help local...
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Oaks Counsel: Michelle Katz is creating healthy ways to process and celebrate life's transitions
Michelle Katz of Nevada City, is the founder of Oaks Counsel, a program designed to bring rites of passage and nature-based healing back into the lives of busy Americans. Michelle Katz of Nevada City, is the founder of Oaks Counsel, a program...
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OCAP grants announced, applications due by 12-14-18
The Office of Child Abuse and Prevention ( OCAP ) recently announced a funding opportunity that may align with the work of California based ACEs champions. Please see the details below, the OCAP Grants link, and the attached document for further details. Copied from the website : The Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) administers federal grants, contracts, and state programs designed to promote best practices and innovative approaches to child abuse prevention, intervention, and...
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On Getting Pushback: Advice for Young People Walking Out of School [truth-out.org]
As a longtime grassroots organizer and direct-action trainer, I have heard from multiple parents, in the past few days, asking me about what their children will be up against as they participate in the #NeverAgain walkouts this week. As most of us have read, some students will be treated gently by administrators, who have more or less decided to go with the flow. Some students, however, may face consequences for walking out. Many have already been menaced by saber-rattling administrators...
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Our Relationships Keep Us Alive: Let's Prioritize Them in 2018 [truth-out.org]
This piece has been a long time coming. As a young person, I spent years interviewing women involved in the Black Power movement, reading their letters, poetry and essays. I was researching their experiences and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on their lives. Later on, I realized that I was searching for a way to be involved with movement work in which my spirit, personality and hope could remain intact. I've learned that part of that work is mine alone. But part of it is a...
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Overview of the 2016 Project on Behavioral Health Services For Children and Youth in California [dhcs.ca.gov]
Thank you to Jane Adcock and Arden Tucker from the California Behavioral Health Planning Council (CBHPC) for attending our Resilient Sacramento meeting and for providing information on the Overview of the 2016 Project on Behavioral Health Services For Children and Youth in California. To access the report, click here .
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Paid student assistant positions with Dept of Social Services
Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of fellow Californians while achieving your career goals? Do you set high standards for yourself and enjoy a collaborative and challenging work environment? The Department of Social Services serves, aids and protects needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility and foster independence. We are looking for compassionate self-starters interested in contributing to...
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Practical Ideas for Improving Equity and Inclusion at Nonprofits [ssir.org]
The nonprofit sector’s focus on advancing social welfare means that we are responsible not only for implementing effective management practices, but also for holding ourselves accountable to the communities we serve. We know that board diversity improves performance and inclusive teams make better decisions . We know the value of including our communities and program participants in decision-making. Yet while references to equity, inclusion, and diversity (DEI) are seemingly everywhere, as a...
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Preparations begin for 2018 State Legislative Sessions—Tools to help you communicate with your state legislators
With the majority of states convening legislative sessions in 2018*, now is the time to begin preparations to advance trauma-informed proposals and educate lawmakers on the impact of trauma on the health and wellbeing of their constituents. ACEs Connection Network (ACN) will be sharing tools to help in this process over the next months. Two are now available—“How to Create a Community Profile” and “Tips on How to Build Relationships with Your Legislators.” One of the most effective tools...
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Racing ACEs Resilient Sac Meeting PowerPoint by DeAngelo Mack
At the Jan 2020 Resilient Sac meeting, De Angelo Mack from Public Health Advocates spoke on the intersection of race and health. His presentation, "Racing ACEs" is attached to this post. HIs contact information is included in the powerpoint if you would like to reach out to him for further information on the topic.
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FREE TRAINING: Social Media for Nonprofits: Getting Your Message Out1
Saturday, January 11 from 9:30am-1:30pm at Comcast Learn social media tips on a budget, hands-on tricks to get your message out and network with other organizations. The Sacramento chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is hosting a FREE half-day panel to help nonprofits and community-based organizations understand how to use social media to tell their stories. Lunch will be provided as part of the Jan. 11, 2020 workshop, which is open to all nonprofit organizations in the...
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Free Webinar 3/16 "The News About Childhood Trauma: Findings and Implications"
Join this webinar to learn how to shift the way childhood trauma is discussed in the news.
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Funding Available to Support Grassroots Organizing for a Healthy Juvenile Justice System
Funding Available to Support Grassroots Organizing for a Healthy Juvenile Justice System The Positive Youth Justice Initiative is entering its third phase, with up to $750,000 in grant funding available for nonprofit organizations in California to advance positive juvenile justice. The Center for Health Program Management will fund grassroots organizations to advance the work of the Positive Youth Justice Initiative through community organizing to accelerate a statewide movement toward a...
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Funding opportunities for programming focused on healing ACEs
Funding opportunities for programming focused on healing ACEs
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Goodwill, Sacramento County give funds to reopen youth shelter [Sacramento Bee]
Goodwill Industries and Sacramento County are providing a combined $60,000 in seed funding to reopen Wind Youth Services’ shelter for the region’s homeless adolescents, but nonprofit and government leaders are asking the community to match the gifts to keep the operation going this year. Wind operates two shelters for youths in the Rancho Cordova area – one serving clients from 12- to 18-year-old students and the other serving high school graduates from 18 through 24. The nonprofit suspended...
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Great video for kids and parents on how to deal with Covid-19
Please check out this great video I helped to create for kids and parents on how to deal with Covid-19 :) Please feel free to share with colleagues, family, friends, and on social media. Carolee Tran Psychologist https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article242530961.html?fbclid=IwAR0r9-u1CzZ7didM_flPltUYH1wq8t8usQQIz3sohCSET9XDGyOA6RKB4Tg
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Happy World Kindness Day!
On behalf of the Health Education Council , and the Sacramento Minority Youth Violence Prevention Collective , we'd like to wish you all a very healthy and happy World Kindness Day. Let's help reverse the affects of adverse childhood...
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Help make this Back to School Fair a success!
See the attached flyer for information about how you or your organization can help support this Back to School fair in South Sacramento.
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Here’s another thing about millennials – they get in less trouble with the police [Sacramento Bee]
Members of the millennial generation live with their parents more, have less sexual interaction and start families later than prior generations. Turns out they also got in less trouble with the law as teenagers. On average, 5 percent of Californians born between 1982 to 2004 were arrested while younger than the age of 18, according to a new report by the national Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, a nonprofit. That compares with 11 percent of those born between 1943 and 1960 and 8...
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Hey people with privilege, you need to be OK with making mistakes and being called out [nonprofitaf.com]
Last week, I wrote a blog post called “ Hey progressives, can we stop using the tools of social justice to tear one another down? ” The post resonated with many people, and I received lots of positive feedback from colleagues who felt seen and heard. However, there were also some disconcerting reactions as well. A few people from the opposite end of the political spectrum were gleeful—“Ha ha, the libs are attacking one another! Get the popcorn!”—which is to be expected. More alarming were a...
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How One Connection at CYW’s ACEs Conference Sparked Awareness into Action
Origins offers a number of training and consulting services. We developed The Basics as a half-day session to provide the foundation to support trauma-informed and resilience practices across sectors and industries. The session includes an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, the neurobiology of toxic stress, the impact of social and historical trauma, and the science of resilience. We have tested The Basics with two cross-sector audiences, in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
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In Sacramento County, Collaborative Program is Creating Hope (publicceo.com)
At the Northern California Construction Training Center in Sacramento County, you can find a number of probationers hard at work learning new crafts. And over the sound of hammers and buzz saws, a four-letter word is frequently heard. That word is H-O-P-E. For many of those taking part in this career training, it’s the first time they’ve had any hope in a long, long time — thanks to a joint program created by the Sacramento County Probation Department, County Office of Education and the...
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Issue Brief - More than mass shootings: Gun violence narratives in California news [bmsg.org]
Last year Hope and Heal Fund made its inaugural grant to Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) to begin the process to change the current narrative on gun violence in California to one that is hopeful and solution-based. Today we are excited to announce that the issue brief, More than mass shootings: Gun violence narratives in California news , is live now on BMSG’s website here: http://www.bmsg.org/resources/publications/gun-suicide-community-domestic-violence-news-narratives-california . The...
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Join us today for the Monthly Resilient Sacramento Meeting focusing on 4CA's day on the Capital and Resilient Sacramento's County Proclamation
Due to a change in speaker availability the Resilient Sacramento Monthly Meeting will focus on 4CA, California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity's May 1st day at the capital. Come learn about how 4CA advocates for public policies in CA that effectively address childhood adversity. Learn what you can do to influence policy in your district and the state. Attached you will find resources provided at the event. Wendie
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Measure U-Funded "Pop-Up" Program Strives to Lessen Teen Violence With Safe Spaces, Job Opportunities [capradio.org]
By Sammy Caiola, CapRadio, February 12, 2020 A repurposed elementary school in South Sacramento served as a hang-out space for dozens of middle and high schoolers on Saturday morning. They danced, checked in with neighborhood leaders and played life-sized table games such as Jenga and Connect Four. Around the room, nonprofit groups and private employers sat at tables to discuss job opportunities. These “community pop-ups”, as organizers call them, offer low-income teens a place to spend time...
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ACEs & Resiliency Master Trainer Program - Apply Today
ACEs & Resiliency Fellowship Master Trainer Program Sonoma County ACEs Connection received a grant from the Health Federation of Philadelphia to establish the Master Trainer program. Program This Master Trainer Program is designed to build a group of local experts on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and resilience science. Learn to promote understanding and how to apply the science to improve health and well being across the lifespan. Application Click here for your application (PDF)...
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An opportunity to shape the Children's Bill of Rights in California
The ACEs/Resilient Sacramento community is ideal for providing insightful feedback about the needs of California's children!
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Berkeley Media Studies Group finds that online, there is little conversation about race and trauma
Berkeley Media Studies Group analyzed and reported on the social media conversation about trauma, with a focus on the degree to which this conversation includes intersections between trauma and race. The analysis demonstrated that very few online conversations make these connections
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Bicycles would ease daily struggles, enable independence for foster youths [Sacbee.com]
For Dennis Saenz, music is an escape from the troubling memories of his childhood. At age 20, Saenz plays the viola, flute and piano. He performs in the American River College Vocal Jazz Ensemble while pursuing a degree in music. His dream is to become a musical therapist and help those who have experienced significant life trauma. It’s a vision born out of his own troubled past and subsequent healing through music. Five years ago, Saenz was swept from his father into the foster care...
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Brief: Reaching out to male survivors of violence [healingjusticealliance.org]
"This brief was developed to provide outreach and engagement best practices for agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities that are working with male survivors of violence. Currently, the victim services field is not addressing the needs of boys and men of color, who are experiencing violence at alarming rates and are not being connected to the services that they need. Through interviews with hospital-based violence intervention programs, school-based health centers, and...
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Bringing Baby Home Facilitator Training comes to California
ALL NEW, UPDATED TRAINING! Sacramento, CA May 19 - 20, 2016 San Diego, CA August 11 - 12, 2016 This newly designed, research-based 2-day training equips participants to independently teach pregnant and parenting couples to successfully prepare for the transition to parenthood. Participants learn to show couples how to: Strengthen their relationship Effectively manage stress and conflict Recognize and respond to postpartum mood anxiety and adjustment issues and postpartum depression Meet the...