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Join Empower Yolo as it kicks off its 6th annual Paint Yolo Purple campaign. Beginning October 1st, Empower Yolo will host a month long Paint Yolo Purple (the color of domestic violence awareness) Month of Action - a virtual campaign this year meant to raise awareness about domestic violence and anti bullying; and help fund Empower Yolo's essential intervention and prevention services for victims of abuse. Domestic violence was an epidemic before the pandemic, and the virus has only...

The Yolo County Child Care Planning Council (LPC) in collaboration with Yolo County Office of Education (YCOE) has received ONE TIME childcare emergency funding to assist families and childcare providers in Yolo County. The LPC is aware of the acute and absolute childcare needs that have emerged in Yolo County during the COVID-19 pandemic. This emergency funding will provide stabilization for families and providers. Please share the attached graphics with families and providers. The links to...

· Empower Yolo has a new number for our Knights Landing Family Resource Center (FRC). Please share the attached flyer to spread the word.

A Better Normal: Can universal ACEs screening be equitable? A conversation about concerns and solutions on 10/13 2-3:30pm on Tuesday, October 13 This webinar from ACEs Connection explores what it takes to ensure that equity is built into the process of screening and providing support for families who have experienced trauma and want help. Youth Thrive Forum: Youth Thrive Comes Alive on 10/27 10am on October 27 This is your opportunity to be at the WORLD PREMIERE of the: Youth Thrive Video:...

Kids, Technology, and Resources for Learning at Home Webinar 1-2:30pm on October 16 Please join Family Hui and CalWorks to learn about how to survive and thrive while learning from home. The Zoom link is available on the attached flyer. Please share widely! Foster & Kinship Education Classes: These classes are available to the public, but their target audience is Resource Parents. Please register in advance for all classes. School Issues & Concerns & the IEP Process 6pm-8pm on...

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Portal & Center for Child & Community Health Register now and be eligible for 5 hours of AMA Category 1 CME credit and ABP MOC Part 2 credit. Saturday, October 10, 2020 8am - 3:30 pm Recognizing & Addressing Childhood Trauma - Dayna Long MD Trauma-Informed Care Principles in COVID-19 - Saun-Toy Trotter MFT & Ken Epstein LCSW, PhD Patient Perspective - Jen Leland MFT & Joan Jeung MD Early Adopters Discuss...

Navigation Strategies to Bridge the Digital Divide on 10/8 11am on October 8 Connecting adult learners to virtual services is challenging, especially when they don't have the literacy, language, or digital skills to engage in services independently. Join ProLiteracy to hear the strategies used by Kalamazoo Literacy Council to remove the barriers to virtual learning. Michael Evans, Executive Director of Kalamazoo Literacy Council will explain how they established a laptop loaning program and...

To provide a snapshot of the health needs of our children, The Children’s Partnership developed a series of fact sheets as part of its “ A Child is a Child” campaign . This campaign unites a strong and diverse coalition of individuals and organizations to fight for the right of every child. Across issue areas, our shared resources, experiences and perspectives will help ensure a healthy and bright future for all children. The fact sheet series will discuss factors that contribute to...

· After School Groups by Victor Community Support Services begin next week! Attached please find flyers in English and Spanish with links for registration. These groups are available to any Yolo County youth. Please pass on to families! · YCCA’s West Sacramento Family Resource Center (FRC): Attached please find a flyer advertising in-person services. Thank you for sharing with partners and the families you serve. · Developing Competence in Teens : Youth need to develop competence in many...

Attached please find a flyer from Yolo Conflict Resolution Center (YCRC) with more information about this opportunity to discuss Howard Zehr’s Changing Lenses: Restorative Justice for Our Times in November. Registration information is in the flyer.

Here are a few updates to the Yolo COVID-19 Resource List . Please contact Natalie Audage if you have any additions or changes. Thank you!

The ACE Study reveals how typically unrecognized adverse childhood experiences are not only common, but causally underlie a number of the most common causes of adult social malfunction, biomedical disease, and premature death. Moreover, it enables one to see that the Public Health Problem is often an individual’s attempted Solution to childhood experiences about which we keep ourselves unaware. A renowned physician and researcher, Dr. Vincent J. Felitti is one of the world’s foremost experts...