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Starting next week, YCCA will be offering English and Spanish classes at the Woodland's Unified School District office. YCCA will also be offering a Spanish class at the Science and Technology Academy in Knights Landing. Please see the attachments for more information. All classes are free of charge and offer free child care. Meals and other incentives are also provided. Feel free to share with families that you work with as well as other partners. If you have questions, please contact Nancy...

Join us at YCOE's annual Dr. Martin Luther King celebration: DATE: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 TIME: 5:30PM - 6:30PM LOCATION: Yolo Office of Education Conference Center (1280 Santa Anita Ct, Ste 120, Woodland) Featuring: Dr. Rex Fortune and accompanied by a brief presentation from: Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center. Dinner will be provided. Register here: https://yolocoe.k12oms.org/2495-180627 See attached flyer for more details. Questions? Contact Yvette Seibert yvette.seibert@ycoe.org...

This annual festival celebrating freedom and the rights gained with it, continues the tradition of the oldest African American holiday, celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery in the United States. This free, family-friendly event includes a fashion show, live entertainment, educational presentations, activities for all ages, delicious food and artisan vendors from all over the region. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dessert to share at the potluck which beings...

Part 1: An Introduction to Mindfulness in the Early Childhood Environment : Wednesday, January 15, 2020; 11am Part 2: Promising Applications of Mindfulness in Early Childhood Settings: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 11am Part 3 (available for ZERO TO THREE members only): Mindfulness in the Early Childhood Workplace Q and A : Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 11am How can mindfulness help your early childhood organization support the well-being and resilience of staff and promote the delivery...

The Culture C.O.-.O.P, in partnership with the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Understood.org, are conducting a national survey which will inform and guide national organizations who want to serve young adults with learning differences/disabilities, and attention issues, aged 18-26, who are in some form of higher education (2 or 4-year schools), or those who are in the workforce or a trade program. They can also be getting ready to transition to college or work. These two...

The Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship is a one-time $2,500 scholarship awarded to a student who will be enrolled in a two-year community college, a vocational or technical training program, or a specialized program for students with LD and/or ADHD in the fall. The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 scholarship ($2,500/year over four years) for a student who will be enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program in the fall. Applications are open now until January 17, 2020. Students can...

6:00PM-8:30PM on Thursday, January 9 at the Davis Branch Library (315 E. 14th St.) This documentary explores the continuing challenge of inequity, oppression, injustice and so forth in our major institutions that dark-skinned people face. Watching this documentary will provide a core understanding of nefarious practices and help people be more informed when coming up with interventions that benefit all. Join us for a preview of a portion of this powerful documentary by Sandy Holman and The...

Saturday, January 11 from 9:30am-1:30pm at Comcast Learn social media tips on a budget, hands-on tricks to get your message out and network with other organizations. The Sacramento chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is hosting a FREE half-day panel to help nonprofits and community-based organizations understand how to use social media to tell their stories. Lunch will be provided as part of the Jan. 11, 2020 workshop, which is open to all nonprofit organizations in the...

Join the Center for the Study of Social Policy for two webinar opportunities. WHEN: Thursday, January 9, 2020 TIME: 12:00pm-1:00pm PST To register: https://register.gotowebinar.c...r/605321136967928588 Learn about a new digital tool available for communities to assess and improve upon their efforts to work across systems to become an Early Learning Community - and learn about how the building blocks of Early Learning Communities point us toward opportunities to help families build protective...

Join the staff from Project Rise as they share with you how they are successfully engaging the Latino community, including youth and their parents, in healthy relationship skills programming. Project Rise is utilizing Relationship Smarts PLUS (Sexual Risk Avoidance Adaptation) to prevent teen pregnancy, reduce associated risk behaviors, and promote healthy adolescent development among Latino teens aged 12-18. They are working in four neighborhoods of Los Angeles County where measures of...

Will screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in California be mandatory? No, but it’s recommended. Will there be training for physicians and staff on how to screen? Yes. Who will be reimbursed for screening patients in California? Physicians who serve patients in the state’s Medi-Cal program — for now. For more answers to these and other questions that surfaced during a Dec. 4 webinar introducing Californians to a new statewide initiative, read on. Come January 1, California will...

2-1-1 YOLO has 50 free Christmas trees and food available today 12/19 from 9:30am until 1:30pm at Yolo Food Bank; 233 Harter Avenue; Woodland, CA.