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As the school year begins, access to technology, including suitable devices for schoolwork and a sufficient broadband internet connection, is both a requirement for effective learning and a source of division in this new mode of mass education. Educational inequities become more acute when some children lack a dedicated device or have an inadequate internet connection. This digital divide compounds inequities and may have long-term consequences on educational outcomes. Kidsdata.org now...

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· Resilience and Self-Care for Helping Professionals in Uncertain Times from the Center for Adolescent Studies (recording now available) · Regulating the Stress Response for Kids: Practical Tips for Primary Care Providers on 8/26 Noon-1pm on Wednesday, August 26 This webinar will offer practical tips and examples on how providers can incorporate stress regulation strategies into their treatment planning for pediatric patients.

· Key Messages for Providers Related to Opioids and Substance Use Disorder The Mom and Baby Substance Exposure Initiative from Addiction Free CA has also written Key Messages for Providers in English and Spanish. Please scroll down to the bottom of the website to view these documents. · Calming the body before calming the mind: Sensory strategies for children affected by trauma This short article describes how understanding brain development can help inform approaches to working with...

· West Sacramento: NEW Grab-N-Go Meal Distribution Updates for 2020-21 from Washington Unified School District (WUSD) The WUSD Food Services Department is committed to providing our families with opportunities to pick up nutritious meals of lunch and breakfast through a mobile walk up or drive-thru meal service option for enrolled WUSD students. Please see the announcement on the Washington District website for more information. · The Power of Positive Attention This Child Mind Institute...

Resilience and Self-Care for Helping Professionals in Uncertain Times on 8/11 11am on August 11 Join Dr. Sam Himelstein, a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in resilience, mindfulness, and sustainable self-care strategies for this FREE and LIVE webinar from the Center for Adolescent Studies. Online Teaching Strategies: Tips and Guidance from the Field on 8/12 1-2pm on August 12 We are starting this school year with many questions. Will we teach students in classrooms? Or, will we engage...

Driving Out Stress: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue With Professional Resiliency on 8/13 8:30am-4:30pm on August 13 Join Dr. Roderick Logan in an intensive one-day experiential training from Arizona Trauma Institute for organizational leaders and employees to reduce stress and compassion fatigue in the workplace. This course serves to counter the impact stress and body arousal has on workplace communications and relationships. This training is also intended to improve current compassion...

· COVID-19 Slump for Students Past research finds that students in under-resourced communities often lose more skills during summer break than their well-off peers. Due to the pandemic, the interruption to traditional learning may result in significant losses in math and reading skills that experts are calling the “COVID slump.” While it is difficult to know exactly how much learning will be lost, new research suggests that some students will lose the equivalent of a full year’s worth of...

· Riverfront Farmstand now open The West Sacramento Urban Farm Program is opening an on-site farm stand at Riverfront Farm in West Sac. The Riverfront Farmstand will be open every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11am-1pm on the corner of Riverfront and Bridge Street. SNAP/EBT get 50% discount. Please see the attached flyer for more information. · Yolo County WIC is operating remotely Yolo WIC workers are working remotely. They continue to enroll parents for benefits and make sure new...

Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One-Pager

12-1pm on Thursday, August 13 In August, the Center for the study of Social Policy will use their regular monthly webinar time for a Strengthening Families Implementation Technical Assistance Clinic. Bring your questions about Strengthening Families. All questions are welcome, from the mundane to the philosophical—things you’ve been wondering about for a while and things that just came up. We will answer as many as we can! Whether you have questions or not, please come ready to share your...

All over the region, YCRC offers mediation and restorative justice conference services. Additionally we offer training on conflict resolution skills as well as trainings on how to be a mediator or RJ conference facilitator. We all must deal with conflict. It is a part of the human condition to encounter conflict, problems and challenges. If you, your family, your workplace etc., need help with a situation or want to build on your skills, consider one of the following YCRC program offerings:...