Tagged With "Soroptimist Award"
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ACES Science 101 (FAQs)
What are ACEs? ACEs are adverse childhood experiences that harm children's developing brains so profoundly that the effects show up decades later; they cause much of chronic disease, most mental illness, and are at the root of most violence. ...
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Adoption Awareness Month at Woodland Community College - Screening of 'Paper Tigers'
This from Foster and Kinship Care Education Program Dear All, Please join the Foster and Kinship Care Education program and the WCC Diversity Committee as we recognize November as Adoption Awareness Month. In honoring our adoptive youth and parents, we will be viewing the award winning documentary Paper Tigers, followed by a brief discussion about our role in helping build resiliency in traumatized youth. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to visit our office or give us a...
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Dr, Daniel Siegal, MD Speaking in Davis - January 10, 7-9pm.
HOW TO CULTIVATE COURAGE, CURIOSITY AND RESILIENCE IN YOUR CHILD New York Times Bestselling Author and Award-winning Educator, Dan Siegel, MD , will present from his latest book, The Yes Brain : How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity and Resilience in Your Child . Plan to reserve your tickets starting Dec. 4 th for this exciting January 10 th , 2018 lecture (7-9pm). For more information, FREE tickets and video of DPU’s last lecture with Michele Borba, please go to www.davisparentuniversity.com .
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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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Swim Team Movie Screening
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Free RESILIENCE Virtual Screening - register by 3/28 at 2pm PST
Join us on Tuesday, April 3rd for a VIMEO Virtual Screening of the award-winning film, RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope - a critically acclaimed documentary chronicling a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease. RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope is the latest film from documentary Director-Producer James Redford...
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NAMI-Yolo annual fundraiser Feb 20th & NAMI-Yolo is recruiting for board of directors
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Yolo County Opportunity: NAMI-Yolo is recruiting for board of directors. Please see the attachment for more information. Fundraiser: NAMI-Yolo is having their annual fundraiser Thursday, February 20th at the Pat Williams Mental Health Dinner. This dinner is the annual fundraiser for NAMI-Yolo and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health options AND amplify the voices of people experiencing mental illness. James...
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Nurturing relationships in childhood boost adult mental health, relationships
We're proud to announce major research that suggests that positive childhood experiences — such as supportive family interactions, caring relationships with friends, and connections in the community — are associated with reductions in chances of adult depression and poor mental health, and increases in the chances of having healthy relationships in adulthood. This association was true even among those with a history of adverse childhood experiences.
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Paper Tigers - Coming this week
Tuesday, October 6, 6-9 p.m. in Woodland @ Pioneer High School and Wednesday, October 7, 6-9 p.m. in Davis @ Brunelle Hall, Davis High School Meet the Staff and Producter Jim Sporleder, Principal Principal Sporleder was at the end...
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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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Webinar Oct. 17 — Integrating ACEs science in pediatrics: Early adopters share lessons from the field
An ACEs Connection webinar co-sponsored with 4 CA In 2017, California became the first state in the country to pass a law supporting universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the 5.3 million children in the state’s Medicaid program. As clinicians around California await the state’s announcement of what this new policy will entail, many are wondering what it takes to integrate ACEs science in a pediatric practice. Meet Drs. Deirdre Bernard-Pearl, R.J. Gillespie and...
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Yolo Child Support Services receives achievement award [Woodland Daily Democrat]
The Child Support Directors Association of California awarded Yolo County Child Support Services the Outstanding Group Achievement Award at their Annual Awards Banquet in early May. The award recognizes child support professionals for exceptional efforts to improve program performance, customer service and for bringing exceptional services to the families they serve. The May 3 banquet was part of a three-day annual conference for child support professionals in Garden Grove. Each year the...
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Trauma Informed Practice workshops!
Level 1/Day 1 Trauma Informed Practice: Fostering Resilient Learners. This day (October 25th) is for first time participants. Level 2/Day 2 Fostering a Trauma Sensitive Learning Environment. Sign up for Day 2 (October 26th) for additional, in-depth content. These workshops are sponsored by Yolo Co. Office of Education and Cal ASCD with Presenter Kristin Souers, MA LMHC. Dates: October 25 and October 26 Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm Yolo Co. Office of Education - 1280 Santa Anita Court Woodland, CA...
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Trauma Informed Practice workshops!
Level 1/Day 1 Trauma Informed Practice: Fostering Resilient Learners. This day (October 25th) is for first time participants. Level 2/Day 2 Fostering a Trauma Sensitive Learning Environment. Sign up for Day 2 (October 26th) for additional, in-depth content. These workshops are sponsored by Yolo Co. Office of Education and Cal ASCD with Presenter Kristin Souers, MA LMHC. Dates: October 25 and October 26 Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm Yolo Co. Office of Education - 1280 Santa Anita Court Woodland, CA...
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RESOURCE: Overviews of some of CommuniCare’s programs
Attached please find documents with an overview of some of the CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) Programs. These programs are coordinated by CCHC perinatal (PN), behavioral health (BH) and health prevention and wellness (HPAW) departments.
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Meeting notes - Oct. 24, 2014
We met in the Thomson/Walker Room in the Yolo County Dept of Health Services, at 137 N. Cottonwood St, in Woodland. (Next time I WILL remember to take a photo!!!!) Attending: Natalie Audage -- Child abuse prevention...
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I found my voice and I am going to use it
People are angry. Angry about institutional racism, angry about racial profiling, angry about police brutality, and angry about so many other displays of inequity that are happening in our country. People of color have always been marginalized in our society and people of all colors are finally saying enough is enough.
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ACEs Aware Grantees By County
ACEs Connection will begin highlighting ACEs and Resilience initiatives by county. We're starting this effort off by listing the recent ACEs Aware grantees by county.
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The Importance of Relationships and Equity in Foster Care [positiveexperience.org]
6/29/20, positiveexperience.org Today’s post is based on an interview with Victor Sims, an active advocate for children in foster care. Victor works as a case manager supervisor at SailFuture , won a 2020 Casey Excellence for Children Award , and is an American Bar Association Reunification Hero . Please introduce yourself and your work for our blog readers. My name is Victor Sims. I’ve lived in Florida my whole life, primarily in Polk County. I have been a child welfare advocate since I was...
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WEBINARS on babies, Supporting Families with Young Children, ACEs, and policy
The State of California’s Babies on 8/25 10am on August 25 Join ZERO TO THREE, Early Childhood Orange County, and the First 5 Center for Children’s Policy on August 25 at 10 am PT for a discussion on the state of babies in California. Register to learn from national and California state and local leaders about how you can use state data to make the case for babies and inform policy and systems change efforts. Supporting Families with Young Children on 8/26 11am-12 on August 26 Reaching...
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CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY: Parental ACEs and Pediatrics: Transforming Well Care [avahealth.org]
CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY (CAA) , funded by ACEs Aware, is providing free online training to Medi-Cal providers and others featuring: Practical strategies for integrating trauma-informed health care into your team’s practice that improves patients’ well being and the productivity of your practice. Meet colleagues with experience and success providing trauma-informed health care in their practices. Learn from national and local experts. Talk to other professionals from your region in small...
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WEBINAR: Parental ACEs and Pediatrics: Transforming Well Care on 9/17
12-1pm on September 17 Registration for the CALIFORNIA ACES ACADEMY- Second Free Live Webinar with Free CME/CE is now available. Dr. RJ Gillespie will present Parental ACEs and Pediatrics: Transforming Well Care. This is a supplemental training. For Aces Aware Medi-Cal certification visit ACEsAware.org . Please see the attachment for more information
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: YCCA is hiring an AmeriCorps member!
YCCA is looking for new high school graduates, past program participants, or local community members who meet the eligibility requirements. This is a full-time position. Please share the attached job description and let Jeneba Lahai ( Jeneba.Lahai@yolocounty.org ) know if you have any potential applicants.
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIENTS: TWO $2,000 Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards. App due by Nov 15!
Please read more below and in the attachment about two Soroptimist Award for $2,000 for women with primary responsibility for their families and who are attending an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills training program. Applicants must live or go to school in Yolo County. Please share and encourage eligible women to apply! Soroptimist International of Greater Davis is sponsoring an annual award entitled, “ Live Your Dream ”. This award was established to assist women, who...
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YOLO RESIDENT OPPORTUNITIES: NEW rental assistance program; Healthy Community Day (10/24), CREO Platicas every Wednesday, ALTAR event (11/1)
NEW Rental Assistance Program available to Yolo low income residents The County has a new rental assistance program available to low income residents, in partnership with Yolo County Housing who is the program administrator. A press release was just sent out on social media and is on the Yolo County website. I’ve also attached some flyers in English and Spanish and the program summary. Please share as needed. Thanks! o Here’s the link to the English press release:...
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TWO $2,000 Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards. Due by Nov 15!
Note: I just heard from my contact that they have not received any applicants. Please encourage eligible women to apply ASAP! Please read more below and in the attachment about two Soroptimist Award for $2,000 for women with primary responsibility for their families and who are attending an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills training program. Applicants must live or go to school in Yolo County. Please share and encourage eligible women to apply ! Soroptimist International of...
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Road Map for Ending Domestic Violence in California: A Life Course Approach to Prevention
Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) is excited to share A Road Map for Ending Domestic Violence in California: A Life Course Approach to Prevention with the ACEs Connection community. The Road Map , a policy paper supported by Blue Shield of California Foundation, draws upon our work at FUTURES as well as research and study on best practices for preventing violence. It presents four evidenced-based prevention and intervention strategies to prevent and end domestic violence in California:...
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UCD leads $3M community-based project [davisenterprise.com]
From UC Davis Office of Research, Davis Enterprise, February 9, 2021 Leigh Ann Simmons, a professor and chair in the Department of Human Ecology and co-director of the Perinatal Origins of Disparities Center, has received a $3 million award to build and strengthen community-based health and social supports systems in Yolo County to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. ACEs can include experiences such as witnessing violence in the home or community, abuse or...
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Resilient Yolo guiding document
See attached for a brief history, mission, vision, values and principles of the Resilient Yolo collaborative.
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Invitation To The Award-Winning Cost of Darkness Documentary Virtual Viewing Event
The Culture C.O.-O.P. team, and our Director, Sandy Holman , are delighted to invite you to the full-length viewing of our award-winning documentary, The Cost of Darkness. The Culture C.O.-O.P. works to promote systemic change, inclusion, equity, cultural competency, inclusion, literacy, and a quality education for all. Our award-winning film will show the first half on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, from 2:00 PM- 4:30 PM PST (with a built-in intermission) examining color bias in the following...
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Emergency Broadband Benefit
Please see attached flyers for FCC - Emergency Broadband Benefit. Eligibility information is on the flyer. This is a program through the Federal Communications Commission and provides discounts for households struggling to afford internet services.
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National Campaign to Raise Awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Gains Momentum and Reach [prnewswire.com]
From Office of the California Surgeon General, July 8, 2021 LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. , July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A national awareness campaign on the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the negative physical and mental health impacts that can result from them is swiftly capturing widespread public attention. Since a mid-May launch, more than 150,000 visitors have learned about ACEs through NumberStory.org . ACEs are potentially traumatic events that occur before the age of...
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Yolo County supervisors approve ARP expenditure plan
This is an update on the American Rescue Plan published by Supervisor Don Saylor in his weekly newsletter. On Tuesday, the Board approved the initial American Rescue Plan (ARP) expenditure plan, which included funding for priority projects, priority categories, strategic plan implementation, and other uses. The Board also provided direction on the development of ARP priority category workgroups and approved a Yolo County ARP Policy to guide the use of ARP funds . A recording of the...
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Screening of Documentary “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope”
This is a Zoom screening from Miss Kendra Programs. To learn more about this event visit the PACEs Calendar Event , to learn more about Miss Kendra Programs can go to their website . Miss Kendra Programs presents a special screening of this documentary directed by James Redford. The award-winning documentary provides insight about the impact of adverse childhood experiences on the development of children, and includes a section highlighting Miss Kendra Programs. Panelists of the program will...
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Black History Month engagement
This Black History Month we invite you to a four-week community dialog and film showing of The Cost of Darkness . See attached flyer for more details. Each week covers different socio political factors that have historically contributed to ongoing problems and root causes of inequity. Organizations and communities will be inspired to develop visions, roadmaps, and interventions with effective holistic solutions. Presented by Sandy Holman, Director of The Culture C.O.-O.P. For further...
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White Supremacy & Criminal Justice - 2/16
The Yolo County Library in collaboration with the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency invite you to join as they cover different socio political factors each week that have historically contributed to ongoing problems and root causes of inequity. Organizations and communities will be inspired to develop visions, roadmaps, and interventions with effective holistic solutions. Presented by Sandy Holman, Director of The Culture C.O.-O.P. Wednesdays; 6:00-8:30PM Click HERE to join the...
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The 2023 Resilient Yolo Summit: Connecting, Reflecting, and Acting to Champion Change
PACEs Connection has been in the throes of a powerful collaboration about trauma-informed awareness, resilience, relationship and community building and mobilization with the Resilient Yolo team. We’re days away from the 2023 Resilient Yolo Summit , a call to action for Yoloans to connect with neighbors, reflect on experiences, and act together for a trauma-informed and resilient Yolo. Yolo County, which is said to draw its name from a Patwin Native American name Yo-loy, meaning “a place...
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CRC Accelerator Hiatus Announcement: Limited Time Left to Complete the CRC Accelerator Program, Certificate of Participation Toolkit & The Road Ahead
March marks the final month of the granting period for the CRC Accelerator. Here are the next steps for certification or a certificate of participation.