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· Yolo Conflict Resolution Center (YCRC) is hiring a Program Assistant : YCRC is currently expanding their programs and need more help! Attached is the job description. Please share widely! · First 5 Yolo is hiring an Accounting and Office Support Specialist. Please see the attached job description, and please share!

In honor of Prematurity Awareness Month, we will be hosting a Virtual Breast Milk Drive from November 11 th to the 17 th . We hope you and the community will support our efforts to help premature babies. Feeding preemies breast milk has become a standard of care; studies have proven that premature babies fed breast milk have several neurological and developmental advantages. While mother’s milk is always the best and preferred feeding option for all infants, there are cases in which a mother...

5 Principles for Turning Family Stress into Resilience on 11/10 10:30am on Tuesday, November 10 Come join the Center for Adolescent Studies for a free live webinar focused on strengthening your family’s resilience. In addition to presenting our 5 principles for transforming family stress, we’ll provide you with concrete tips for working as a team with your spouse or partner, creating a sense of stability in the home, negotiating difficult moments with your kids, and more! Lights, cameras,...

9:30am-4pm on November 18 Join the Coalition for Victims of Child Abuse (CVCA) and the Governor's Office of Emergency Services on November 18th on Zoom for the Serving Victims of Child Abuse and Neglect During COVID-19 Annual Symposium 2020 ! This symposium aims to bring child and family service leaders together to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the services that our organizations provide to families. Participants will learn how child abuse affects family systems, how COVID-19 has...

* Help Me Grow FREE Virtual Developmental Screening event for families with children 0-5 This virtual event will take place Thursday, December 10th between 3pm-5pm on Zoom. We will have online screening tools. staff available to assist, and real-time answers to child development questions. Registration is required and we recommend you register ahead of time so we can schedule a staff member to assist you in your own private virtual “room”. Families can register at this link...

* CREO Platicas/Workshops in Spanish on Wednesdays: We are inviting you to our CREO platicas/workshops that will be held Wednesdays at 5:00 pm., in Spanish, via zoom. We appreciate in advance for passing the information on, our program works every day to maintain a mentally healthy community. Please share the attached flyers for the following dates: November 11 th : Empower Yolo: Resources available in this organization November 18 th : CommuniCare Counselor: Flash Technique & EMDR...

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth . 2020; 20: 623. Published online 2020 Oct 15. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03318-8 . Abstract Background: The perinatal period is a time of immense change, which can be a period of stress and vulnerability for mental health difficulties. Mindfulness-based interventions have shown promise for reducing distress, but further research is needed to identify long-term effects and moderators of mindfulness training in the perinatal period. Methods: The current study used data...

Supporting Families through Best Practice: An Overview of the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support on 11/4 11:30am-12:45pm on November 4 This webinar provides an overview of the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support . These Standards have created a common language across different kinds of Family Strengthening and Family Support programs and are used as a tool for planning, providing, and assessing quality practice. Relationship...

· Tips for Virtually Engaging Parents and Caregivers Parents and other caregivers of adolescents play a key role in supporting young people and helping them navigate adolescence as they transition toward adulthood. This is particularly important during times of stress and change, such as the current public health pandemic that has upended the regular routines of adolescents and families. This tip sheet provides you with strategies you can use to reach out to parents virtually and provide...

· Nurturing the Amazing Teen Brain The way children’s brains grow during adolescence has lasting effects on their health and well-being later on in life. Brain science offers important insight into how and why adolescents may act the way they do. And it helps guide parents on ways to support teens’ growing development. · When Do Teens Feel Loved by Their Parents? In their drive for independence, teenagers can seem to reject parents. A new study suggests that the key to making them feel loved...

Free adult English classes English classes provided by Empower Yolo will be starting next Monday, November 9th . They are open to everyone and we want to reach as many people as possible, so please let your clients know about these classes! Classes are free but we do ask that potential students please register here . I have attached flyers in both English and Spanish but I am also including the zoom link for the classes here. Details are as follows: Starting: Monday, November 9th, 2020...

CommuniCare is committed to keeping our community members healthy and safe during this especially important flu season. Attached is a flyer for distribution for our weekly drive-up flu clinics, by appointment only . The flyer is in English, Spanish and Russian. Remember, CommuniCare’s mission is rooted in the notion that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and no one will be denied high-quality care based on their insurance status, financial hardship, or immigration status.