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By Rollie Atkinson, SoCo News Staff, June 21, 2021. Civil panel says jail should not be a profit center Inmates in Sonoma County’s jails must rely on a contracted telephone service to communicate with family and friends where the charges can equal more than 20 cents per minute, exceeding prevailing market rates by tenfold. The arrangement is part of the county’s Inmate Welfare Trust (IWT) and jail commissary where inmates also can purchase snacks, books and magazines and video game...

By Joel Lewis, Healthcare Foundation, June 15, 2021. HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION AND MEDTRONIC AWARD $15,000 GRANT TO BOOST LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKER PIPELINE Money will create 15-30 scholarships at local junior college June 15, 2021 – The Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County (HCF) has awarded a $15,000 grant to support an innovative program at a local college designed to train bilingual healthcare workers for the future. The grant, made possible by a $10,000 charitable contribution from...

By Dani Burlison, Community Foundation Sonoma County, June 15, 2021. In 2019, we launched a unique partnership with two other funders, First 5 Sonoma County and the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County , to launch Resilient Organizations: Sustainable, Impactful, Effective (ROSIE) . The ROSIE program was established to provide grant funding and peer collaboration opportunities for early childhood education organizations to work together to strengthen their programs. It also...

Among PACEs Connection initiatives around the country, it’s well known that our social network is something like a bustling, giant town square where people share ideas, resources and any number of conversations about how to prevent childhood adversity and promote positive childhood experiences. On May 14, PACEs Connection assembled a virtual town square gathering of PACEs initiatives in California, where we have 58 initiatives sparking action all across the state. Speakers at the gathering,...

For anyone who thinks Oregon — long regarded as a liberal, progressive state — was a welcoming place for Blacks and other minorities in the past, a recent webinar sponsored by Oregon health care organizations was a chilling wake-up call. In June 1844, Oregon’s provisional government passed its first Black Exclusionary Act , with language stating that any Black person who set foot in Oregon “would be publicly whipped 39 lashes.” From that time forward, Oregon, like most states, amassed its...

An Educational Panel about the different perspectives of Life after Covid in Latinx communites, and how to address the emotional distress and anxiety behind recieving the COVID vaccines, and the stigma around Mental Health and self-care. https://clt1154879.bmeurl.co/C59CAC6 Un Panel Educativo para discutir las diferentes perspectivas en la vida de las comunidades latinx depues del COVID y como abordar la angustia emocional y la ansiedad detrás de recibir las vacunas y el estigma en torno a...

Hello Sonoma County ACEs Connection! The Family Service Coordination Team of Buckelew Programs sends out a monthly resource packet that has information from organizations that support the community: flyers, schedules, calendars, events, & infographics. The June Monthly Resource Packet is on our website at: https://buckelew.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/June-Monthly-Resource-Packet-2021.pdf Let me know if you have any questions and/or you know anyone else that would like to added to the...

Join us tomorrow Wednesday 5/26 Buckelew Programs SOS: Allies For Hope Survivors Of Suicide Bereavement Support Group. The death of a loved one by suicide presents unique problems in grieving. Along with the shock and sorrow that accompany the sudden loss of someone vitally important to us, there is often a greater sense of bewilderment and helplessness, guilt and even anger towards a person who has taken their own life. Join us in a #safe and #supportive space to recover. 2nd & 4th...

Everyone is welcome to come to the Resource Clinic! Every Tuesday from 3 to 4:30pm. If you need support looking for #resources and #services in our community, want to learn more about those services and services, and/or you want to come to listen to what we know then please come. Family members and friends, peers and service providers, and those seeking support have all attended our Resource Clinic support meetings. If you are interested in joining our zoom #support meetings, please contact:...

Join us this Thursday from 3-4pm for our monthly Sonoma County ACEs Connection Meeting. All are welcome to attend, every voice is valued and has a seat at the table. Michael Ellison of Buckelew Programs will be presenting on Family Service Coordination Programs. If you have something you would like added to this agenda or future reach out to the Community Manager: elizabeth@projectwholechild.com Join Zoom Meeting ID: 91864522660 Password: 557951

Last week the city of Sebastopol and its economic vitality contractor, CoMission, hosted the Community Needs Summit, a gathering of representatives from local service organizations and nonprofits. The meeting featured in-depth panel discussions on food and housing, mental health and schools, environment and community enrichment, which revealed several key needs and facts. SCAC Community Manager, Elizabeth Smith was one of the Panelists: Smith said with the recent fires, floods and now the...

California State Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris launched a 'State of Care' provider campaign, and a 'Number Story' campaign to reach the public. Both programs serve to highlight the increased need for trauma informed care following the Covid-19 pandemic.