Tagged With "0-5"
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The Pair of ACEs: Building Community Resilience
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Toward a Trauma-Informed Northern California, April 18th
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2 Webinars from Strategies 2.0
Empower Latin American Communities to Prevent Sex Trafficking 10am to 11:30am on 6/13/19 A 90-minute webinar focusing on the scope and overview of sex trafficking of Mexico and Latin America and how it connects to the United States. This webinar will increase awareness of the vulnerabilities Spanish-speaking populations face, increase access to human trafficking victim and survivor services, and highlight resources/tools to educate Mexican and Latin American communities. Weaving in theory...
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2 Webinars: Parent and Community Engagement & Prevent Sex Trafficking
Strategies 2.0 is offering two workshops in the coming months. See the course descriptions below. For more information and to register, visit https://strategiesca.asentialms.com/catalog/ PARENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DYNAMICS Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Guest Speakers: Gregory Bourne, Executive Director, Lead4Tomorrow Lucy Roberts, Director, Family Hui This webinar will help family support professionals gain additional insights into the dynamics associated with parent engagement in their...
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Convening about Building Community Resilience Toolkit
Capital Learning Community Convening Creating common approaches to promote community and family healing through resiliency WHEN: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 TIME: 9:30am - 12:30pm, Check-in at 9:00 am Join online or in-person in Sacramento To register: http://strategiesca.org/servic es/learning-communities/ This convening will guide participants in working toward developing a common understanding of the regional needs and issues. We will introduce the newly developed Strategies 2.0 the...
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Building Engaging, Inclusive Organizations on 12/10 in Sacramento
Capital Learning Community Convening: 10:00am-1:30pmon Tuesday December 10, 2019, in Sacramento and online. Engaging with communities builds leadership, transfers knowledge, and resources from community to organizations and vice versa. Different approaches are appropriate for each community, but meaningfully connecting with community will draw out deeper perspectives and voices from those who have a stake in the organization’s work and ultimately improve services and programs to those we...
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First 5’s Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Learning Collaborative
Please see the attached flyer and FAQ about First 5’s Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Learning Collaborative starting in the Spring. First 5 Yolo is recruiting agency times to become rostered in CPP. First 5 Yolo is hosting the training and sponsoring agencies to send teams. If you have questions, please contact: Victoria Zimmerle at 530-419-2422 or vzimmerle@first5yolo.org .
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Five Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood
Five Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child Motivation is a popular topic in early childhood development. Parents want to motivate their children to reach developmental milestones. Teachers want to motivate their students to be more productive. Program leaders want to motivate participants to remain engaged with their program. With the strong desire to understand and promote motivation, there are often misconceptions about this...
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Tools on Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development: A Protective Factor
Action Brief on Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development: A Protective Factor Enhanced knowledge of parenting strategies and child development is especially important as a protective factor against child abuse and neglect. Understanding what children can and cannot reasonably do at various developmental stages, and being able to effectively respond to and guide appropriate behavior, can decrease the likelihood of unrealistic expectations and frustration and reduce child maltreatment...
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Free training! The Pair of ACEs: Building Community Resilience
Strategies 2.0 is offering a FREE training on Tuesday, September 18 , in Woodland: Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Time: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Location: Community Room, Gonzales Building; 25 N. Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695 Please see the attached flyer for more information and a step-by-step guide to assist participants with navigating the website/registration process. The training is being hosted by Help Me Grow Yolo. If you have questions, please contact Siara Shelton at...
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Help Me Grow Quarterly Screening Events
Please find the attached flyer for Help Me Grow’s upcoming screening events (March 12, June 11, August 13, and December 10). Help Me Grow will have staff available to answer your questions in real time about all areas of child development and free screenings. This is a free event for families with children 0-5. If you have questions, please contact Mayra Gonzalez at 530.650.6077 or Mayra.Gonzalezl@ctcHelpsKids. org .
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ONLINE TRAININGS from Strategies 2.0
All instructor-led trainings will take place online. For more detailed descriptions and times and to register, visit https://strategiesca.asentialms.com/catalog/ Trauma Informed Care-Spanish Discussion on 5/15 Introduction to Protective Factors on 5/14 A Protective Factor Deeper Dive: Parental Resilience on 5/8 and 5/22 Case Management on 5/8 Trauma-Informed Care Discussion on 5/11 and 6/1 A Protective Factor Deeper Dive: Social and Emotional Competence of Children on 5/12 A Protective...
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Participation needed: Improving CA’s early learning and care system
Laura Benn of the Yolo County Library seeks to share information about the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) and a survey/meeting notification for local community partners and caregivers with young children . These meetings are vital so that all voices can be heard in the early learning statewide conversations. It is also an important opportunity for folks to engage in the early learning conversation with their local community members and the state assessment teams. Please see below for more...
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RELIEF FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS: First 5 Yolo COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding Application
Please see the attached First 5 Yolo COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding Application for agencies serving children 0-5 and their families and childcare providers serving essential workers in Yolo.
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REPORT: State of Babies Yearbook
ZERO TO THREE and Child Trends has produced a first-of-its-kind publication to answer how the 12 million infants and toddlers are faring in the United States. The State of Babies Yearbook was developed as a part of Think Babies, an effort to make the potential of every baby a national priority. The State of Babies Yearbook set out to create a baseline understanding of how young children in this country are doing in three key domains: good health, strong families and positive early learning...
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WEBINAR SERIES: Addressing Abuse and Neglect During COVID-19 from ZERO TO THREE
Social distancing and sheltering are stressful. With little outside social support or respite, children are at a greater risk for harsh disciplinary practices, abuse, and neglect. And for those responsible for children, the stressors are tenfold and directly felt by babies and young children. Join us for a 5-part guided reflection webinar series to consider the impact on children, families, your staff and services. Connect with your community of support to gain actionable trauma-informed...
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[WEBINAR] Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: How to Tell Your Community Story GRC 2.0 Celebrate
ACEs Connection presents, "Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: Online & In Real Life (IRL)", an interactive webinar training series focused on developing existing and potential online community managers and IRL ACEs champions. This series is dedicated to providing insight into creating sustainable and effective online & IRL ACEs initiatives. In this fifth session, we’ll talk about why it's so critical to tell your story far and wide. This incudes how to blog and share...
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WEBINARS from Strategies 2.0 in May and June
Please see the attachment for more information. To register, visit https://strategiesca.org/ 5/22: Be the One 5/29: Protective Factors: Strengthening Children, Families, and Communities 6/2: Breathe Easier: Reduce Stress, Raise Relaxation and Serve Your Clients Better 6/4: Building Community Resilience: A Toolkit Series 6/12: Trauma in Young Children 6/16: Social Determinants of Health Be the One Campaign Webinar on 5/22 10am-11:30am on Friday, May 22 The Be the One webinar will present...
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WEBINARS: Getting Started with Mindfulness in the Early Childhood Workplace from ZERO TO THREE
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...
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WEBINARS: STRATEGIES 2.0 Webinars in April and May
Please see the attached flyers or visit https://strategiesca.asentialms.com/catalog/ to register. Self-Care for Human Services on 4/22 10am-11:30am on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 This 90-minute webinar is designed to support family strengthening workers in exploring methods to reduce compassion fatigue and burnout. Webinar concepts reinforce the importance of the inside-out approach of practitioners modeling and teaching self-care for families through their own practice. Participants will be...
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YCCA Parent Education Classes in Davis and West Sac!
YCCA is starting Nurturing Parenting Program Parent Education classes this fall in both Davis and West Sacramento! Both of these classes will be offered in English. Please share the attached flyers with parents who might be interested. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Ledesma at nancy.ledesma@yolocounty.org .
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Upcoming webinars from Strategies 2.0
Strategies 2.0 is offering four workshops in the coming months. See the course descriptions below. For more information and to register, visit https://strategiesca.asentialms.com/catalog/ PROMOTING RESILIENCE USING A TWO GENERATION MODEL Friday, April 19, 2019 Guest Speaker: Todd Sosna, Ph.D., Management Consultant The 90-minute professional webinar, intended for family support professionals and systems leaders, will provide a compelling case for the merits of two-generation programs in...
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WEBINAR: Getting Started with Mindfulness in the Early Childhood Workplace Part II
Part II: Promising Applications of Mindfulness in Early Childhood Settings on February 12th. 11-12 PT, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Mindfulness can help your early childhood organization support the well-being and resilience of staff and promote the delivery of quality service for children and families. Join us for part II of our three-part webinar series, where we will explore different strategies for applying mindfulness across early childhood disciplines. Presenters will share how they...
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RESOURCE: Building Community Resilience Toolkit- Volume 3
Based upon the framework for addressing Adverse Childhood and Community Experiences: The Building Community Resilience Model by Wendy Ellis and William Dietz (2017), Strategies 2.0's Building Community Resilience Toolkit Series is designed to guide family and community strengthening organizations in the necessary balance between ideas grounded in research and data with the community’s own lived experience and perceptions of adversity and assets. The tools provided in this Volume III can be...
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Sesame Street's Traumatic Experiences Website / First 5 CA Care, Cope Connect Resource
Thanks to Alejandra Labrado from First 5 Sacramento for providing the links to these resources! Sesame Street's Traumatic Experiences: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/traumatic-experiences/ When a child endures a traumatic experience, the whole family feels the impact. But adults hold the power to help lessen its effects. Several factors can change the course of kids’ lives: feeling seen and heard by a caring adult, being patiently taught coping strategies and...
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Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: Series Overview [Video]
The first session of the Starting & Growing Resilient Communities: Online & IRL (In Real Life) was a success. Over 100 ACEs Connection members tuned in despite some issues with registration. I have embedded the video in this post. You have also find the video on the ACEs Connection site here . If you have any questions about the series, please contact Ingrid Cockhren , TN & Midwest Community Facilitator.
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Strategies 2.0 Capitol Regional Learning Community 2019 kick-off
Please join the 2019 kick-off session of the Strategies 2.0 Capitol Regional Learning Community on March 7. The Capitol Learning Community will discuss the State funding opportunities and align them with local priorities at the first meeting in the new year. The meeting will also provide training and evaluation of the Community Resilience Toolkit which was launched late last year. Please see the attachment for more information. Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019 Time: 12PM to 2:30PM Location:...
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LEARNING COMMUNITY CONVENINGS from Strategies 2.0
Although we are part of the Capitol Learning Community, you are welcome to join these other convenings if you are interested. For more detailed descriptions and times and to register, visit https://strategiesca.asentialms.com/catalog/ 5/7: Northern Learning Community Convening: Applying an Early Childhood Mental Health Relationship-based Perspective in all Systems of Care for Young Children to Promote Resilience in Northern CA Counties. 5/13: Sierra Learning Community Convening: Further...
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Free Virtual Developmental Screening Event from Help Me Grow on 6/11
Please find the attached flyer for an upcoming developmental screening event. This will be a virtual event and families will have to register ahead of time using the following link tinyurl.com/ HMGYCJune2020 . The attached document also includes all the other flyers for the developmental playgroups offered by Northern California Children's Therapy Center/ Help Me Grow Yolo County funded by First 5 Yolo.
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WEBINARS on evaluation, COVID-19, racism, and trauma
Inclusion Through Evaluation - A Strategies 2.0 Toolkit 10-11:30am on Tuesday, June 9 , 2020 This professional webinar will provide an overview of the new Inclusion Through Evaluation Toolkit that was developed by Strategies 2.0 as part of an integrated learning system for California. Many in the family strengthening field are responsible for data entry and analysis regardless of their professional background, training or roles. As a result of this knowledge gap, there is the risk that...
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Strategies 2.0 will now become Strategies TA.
As of July 1, 2020, Strategies 2.0 will become Strategies TA. Our work with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) will focus on technical assistance to counties undertaking collaborative child abuse prevention planning. Though our online e-learnings, webinars, and recordings of our virtual trainings and Learning Community convenings will continue to be available through our website, we no longer will offer on-request trainings to the family strengthening field. The new provider of...
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CONFERENCE: ZERO TO THREE Annual Conference 2020 is going virtual October 5-9
This unique virtual learning experience gives you the added flexibility to Be Connected safely and on your own schedule. Join thousands of colleagues from around the globe. Immerse yourself in the latest research and education. Be Inspired and prepared to move your practice forward in our changing and challenging world. Pre-Conference Forums available virtually beginning September 22 through October 1. Stay tuned for the full event schedule and expert speaker lineup! Registration opens on...
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FREE TRAININGS from Strategies 2.0
Please visit https://strategiesca.inquisiqlms.com/catalog/ to enroll in one or more of the following free online trainings! Trauma-Informed Care: 8/12 & 9/3 Trauma-Informed Care: Spanish Discussion: 8/20 & 9/14 Case Management 101: 8/31 & 9/17 Self-Care: 8/25 & 9/16 Culturally Proficient Professional: 9/10 & 9/16 Reflective Supervision: 8/27 Introduction to Protective Factors: 7/29 & 8/6 Parental Resilience: 8/5 & 8/18 Social-Emotional Competence of Children: 8/17...
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WEBINARS on trauma-informed care, resilience, self-care, equity, ACEs, child health, etc.
Strategies 2.0 Webinars in September September is your last-chance for Strategies 2.0 Trainings! All instructor-led trainings will take place online. Enroll here , and check out our eLearning classes! Trauma-Informed Care: Sept. 3, 2020 Facilitating Change Talk: Sept. 9, 2020 Culturally Proficient Professional: Sept. 10, 2020 & Sept. 16, 2020 Parental Resilience: Sept. 11, 2020 Trauma-Informed Care: Spanish Discussion: Sept. 14, 2020 Self-Care: Sept. 16, 2020 Case Management 101: Sept.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS from First 5 Yolo
FIRST 5 YOLO offers 3 funding opportunities for organizations. Please find more information and applications here ! Childcare COVID-19 Safety Net Funding COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding Ongoing event sponsorship
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Job position: First 5 Yolo hiring Systems Improvement Officer
First 5 Yolo is hiring for a Systems Improvement Officer as a part of a 2-year Home Visiting Coordination Grant from F5 CA. The job posting is attached. Please share with your networks. If you know someone who might fit the description please let me know! Gina Daleiden; Executive Director gdaleiden@first5yolo.org The position is part-time with benefits prorated. The grant is 2-years (and the position at F5Y was required), though it may be extended.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS: YCRC and First 5 Yolo are hiring!
· 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!
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TRAINING FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS: COVID-19 Safety Training (in Spanish) on 12/15
6-7pm on December 15 This First 5 Yolo class will help child care providers learn strategies to minimize the spread of COVID-19. First 5 will be providing technology, which is a tablet with internet data, and a $50 gift card from Amazon. Don't miss this opportunity to attend and learn. Please share the attached flyer in Spanish with child care providers!