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Wildfire Response: Hot Foods and CalFresh Benefits Replacement Outreach Materials in Spanish CalFresh Food benefit recipients in Yolo (and many other counties) have been approved for a Hot Foods Waiver and a Timely Reporting Waiver because of the wildfires. Please see the attached flyers regarding wildfire CalFresh benefits in Spanish. From Congressman Garamendi: On August 22nd, California received a Major Disaster Declaration for the destructive wildfires that have destroyed parts of our...

· Extended tenant protection for COVID-10 information o The California Legislature passed AB 3088, which adds broad protections for tenants during COVID-19. Legal Services of Northern California had shared the links below to videos in English and Spanish that provide general information about the new law: § AB 3088 Tenant Relief Act 2020 English Video o AB 3088 Tenant Relief Act 2020 Spanish Video · YCCA West Sacramento Family Resource Center (FRC) September Newsletter · Waste Management is...

Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California (VLSP) is now Capital Pro Bono Inc ! Their new website will be coming soon. Their new address is 1860 Howe Avenue, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95825, but their main intake line remains the same - 916-551-2102. Capital Pro Bono Inc. remains available to help eligible low-income residents in Yolo County on civil matters such as employment law, bankruptcy and debt collection defense. The attached flyer summarizes their current services.

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:...

· Free legal assistance: Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California is a volunteer-based “pro bono” legal aid program that provides free assistance with civil and legal matters to low income clients living in the Sacramento region (Yolo, Sacramento, San Joaquin, El Dorado and Placer counties). Voluntary Legal Services Program is still open and is accepting calls regarding unemployment insurance benefits, bankruptcy and debt collection defense, guardianship and conservatorship,...

ACEs Connection Anti-Racism Resources List : This list is culled from ACEs Connection, Learn4Life, Prevention Institute., Rise Magazine, VA TICN, Vital Village, and 10% Happier. Resources are divided into the following categories: Racial Trauma, Historical Trauma, & Healing Police Brutality & Reform Anti-Racism Work & Talking to Kids about Race & Racism Videos for parents from Positive Parenting in English and Spanish Is Social Bias Learned from Parents? You teach your...

Experts Fear Increase in Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (NY Times): New and expecting moms are facing pandemic-related fears on top of social isolation. Poverty and Domestic Violence from the UC Davis Center for Poverty Research Income Support May Reduce Violence for Poor Families : Katherine Maurer finds that income support may help reduce family violence, especially among high-risk, poor families. Reporting Domestic Violence Improves Long-term Achievement of Affected Children and...

TODAY: May 14th, at 5:30 pm PT https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-CYakn_KR4S7A1y-jLQGow At once "model minorities" and "perpetual foreigners," Asian Americans communities have long occupied an uncertain status in the landscape of race and racial justice in the US. The xenophobic framing of COVID crisis at the highest levels of US public life has sparked a fresh wave of anti-Asian American bigotry. The STOP Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate site received over 1,100 reports of...

The local Free Tax Preparation coalition is pleased to inform you that we launched our virtual tax preparation model with our partners at GetYourRefund.org. Please see the attached flyers or use this link/url specifically to be assisted by a LOCAL partner! https://www.getyourrefund.org/ ?s=UWCCR Please share with your clients!

Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus on 4/9 6am-6:45am on Thursday, April 9 The virus isn’t just a threat to physical health, it’s also causing anxiety and overwhelm. How is mental health being incorporated into the global public health response? What are the long-term consequences of the ongoing pandemic on people’s mental well-being? The National Institute for Mental Health just released some guidance on managing stress, fear and anxiety amid the pandemic. What else needs to be...

The Youth Law Center has launched a webinar series to highlight some best practices for parents and resource parents during the Covid-19 crisis. More information is available below. https://ylc.org/news/ylc-launches-qpi-resource-series-covid19-the-new-normal/ YLC launches QPI resource series "COVID19: The New Normal" We understand that the daily changes and constantly updated information on the COVID-19 crisis can be overwhelming. However panic cannot and should not drive our work off...

Family Justice Centers, COVID-19 and HOPE on 4/2 Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 8:30-10 AM PST Join us for a webinar hosted by Alliance President Casey Gwinn and CEO Gael Strack to provide valuable information about COVID-19 and the work of Family Justice Centers and other collaboratives across the country and around the world. Victims of domestic and sexual violence need hope now more than ever. They need services to be available and accessible even if some of those services must be impacted by...