Tagged With "Armand King"

San Diego County has the fourth largest population of homeless people in the United States, according to a government report released Wednesday. The San Diego region's total of 9,160 homeless people was behind only New York City, Los Angeles County and King County in Washington, which includes Seattle, according to the 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development . According to the report, San Diego County ranked: — 10th...

A brand new federal report on homelessness in America has bad news for San Diego County. Our County now has the fourth largest homeless population in the country, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). San Diego County is the fifth largest county in America. Here are some of the numbers: 9,160 homeless people in the county; compared with New York City (76,501), Los Angeles County (55,188) and Seattle/King County (11,643). 3rd in the number of homeless veterans,...

Paper Tigers, the documentary of the 1st Trauma Informed School in our nation, is being hosted by the Landmark Theatre in Hillcrest on Monday, October 26th, at 6.30 pm.   FREE!   Robert Redford's son, James, and his film crew followed...

Today: Our Experts are Taking to Facebook Live to Highlight the Latest Report on the Adolescent Brain Tune in at 8 p.m. EST (5 p.m. Pacific) today to watch a conversation with the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative on the release of The Road to Adulthood: Aligning Child Welfare Practice with Adolescent Brain Development . Register at - https://www.facebook.com/JimCaseyYouthOpportunitiesInitiative/ Adolescence is a major development period similar to the growth spurt of early childhood.

Rosa Ana Lozada grew up on a two-block-long street in a San Francisco neighborhood pocked with trauma: domestic violence, child abuse, the frequent wail of police sirens. “It was unsafe to walk the two blocks to the bus stop,” she recalled. “In my community, we learned that police officers were not our friends because they were only seen when bad things happened.” For Lozada, now CEO of Harmonium, Inc., and a member of the San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team, home and family were the...

Lynn Sharpe Underwood Adjunct Faculty - Criminal Justice Systems Department Alliant International University, San Diego's small, private university A: 10455 Pomerado Road, Office: C-3 San Diego Cal, 92101 Note on use of email for confidential communications: This email is for routine matters only. By sending email to this address, you acknowledge that your email does not go through a secure server and communications by email cannot be guaranteed to be confidential. To Beam: Almost anything...

It was wonderful to "see" everyone at our virtual meeting in July! Attached are the meeting minutes and the Systemic Racism PowerPoint mentioned in our meeting.

SEX TRAFFICKING: BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY Tues Sep 15, 2020 1:00PM – 3:00PM Join us online - https://tinyurl.com/HST-BothSides A virtual discussion with lived experienced experts Jaimee Johnson, CEO Sisters of the Streets www.SistersoftheStreets.org Armand King, COO Paving Great Futures www.PavingGreatFutures.org Hosted by San Diego Domestic Violence Council and San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls More about our speakers: Jaimee Johnson: Jaimee Johnson is the founder...

Thanks to all who attended our last meeting and to Linda Williams, Louise Mettler and Brianda Vargas for the wonderful presentation on the Rowan Elementary School Community Connection Circles they created using the mini-grant they received! Rowan Elementary Community Circles (Community Mini-Grant Award) See attached for meeting minutes and handouts. We hope to see you at our November 6th Learning Exchange meeting focused on culture and trauma!

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127657786?pwd=YzI5bFFzdXp2TzNYU0poR3hHNWtjUT09 Meeting ID: 811 2765 7786 Passcode: SDTIGT Call mobile (669)900-6833 Passcode: 471428 I. Networking (12:15 - 12:30) II. Welcome (12:30 pm - 12:35 pm) - Chairs Dana Brown and Linda Ketterer * Type Name/Organization/Role in ChatBox * Celebrate New Members (2nd Membership Meeting) III. Mindful Breathing Technique (12:35 pm - 12:40 pm) - Dana Brown, HeartMath IV. Community Mini-Grant Awardees Share-Out -...

We had wonderful presentations from our mini-grant awardees at our January meeting, including the voice of lived-experience in solving Urban Domestic Human Sex Trafficking from Armand King and Jaimee Johnson and dealing with Workplace Trauma from Cambria Rose Walsh . Please see the attached handout and minutes, which include links to presentations and other valuable information.

San Diego County supervisors last week formally defined racism as a public health crisis, acknowledging for the first time that a broad and baked-in prejudice underpins virtually every aspect of public policy. The unanimous declaration came days ahead of the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and after a majority of Democrats was elected to the county board. Among other actions, the vote directed county officials to begin collecting data that will help them...

Photo credit; Pawsitive Teams Author: Jeff Zevely's article, please click here. There's a reason why dogs are often called man's best friend. In this Zevely Zone, I profiled Pawsitive Teams , a non-profit organization celebrating twenty-five years of success. It started with what may have been the most adorable interview I have ever done. "This is Bobby. He is a Chocolate English lab," said Carol Davis. "This is Sandy. He is a Golden Retriever," said Charli King. 25 years ago, Charli and...

Authored by Armand King, introducing our comprehensive guidebook, designed to educate parents, youth advocates, and school staff on the dangers of the Fentanyl crisis and provide valuable tools for prevention and intervention. In this guidebook, you will find valuable information on the nature of Fentanyl, its effects on the body, and how it is impacting communities across the nation. We also delve into important topics such as recognizing the signs of Fentanyl use, prevention strategies,...