Tagged With "Human Services Professional"

Hosted by My Sister's House, the conference; "Human Trafficking in Businesses" will be on January 17, 2020 at California State University, Sacramento. This conference is open to law enforcement, victim advocates, services providers, educators, community leaders, and concerned citizens. Registration is now available and I encourage everyone to register and attend! General registration: $45 Student Registration: $20 Register Here: https://humantraffickinginbusinesses.bpt.me Early registration...

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...

See attached a brochure for this innovative program in San Francisco. Might we be able to replicate something like this in Yolo schools?

October 6th at 5pm join us at New Helvetia Brewing Company in Sacramento for a Honky Tonk concert featuring Eddie Ellsworth and the Wild Turkey band. See attached flyer for details. Location: 1730 Broadway, Sacramento, CA Benefit concert supporting the Yolo County MDIC Tickets $25 - includes one beer. Buy 3 tickets, get the 4th ticket FREE! Space is limited - get your tickets TODAY! Buy tickets through Davis Police Officers Association via PAYPAL to: DPOA2018@gmail.com PLEASE LIST YOUR FIRST...

Free event sponsored by Woodland PD, Empower Yolo, Dignity Health, PROTECT, and Yolo County District Attorney's Office. Spanish translation will be provided. See attached flyer. DATE: January 23rd TIME: 6:00pm - 8:00pm LOCATION: Woodland Community & Senior Center 2001 East Street, Woodland

Dr. Raul Gutierrez, a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay Area, said he and his fellow clinicians see constant fear and its health consequences every single day among the largely immigrant and Latino population they serve. It’s all the result of anti-immigrant policies and the news cycle that feeds the fear. Dr. Raul Gutierrez “It is almost inescapable with the repercussions of immigration policy on the radio, television, social media and from friends and family,” Gutierrez told the 69...

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...

A year after 85 people died in the wildfire that swept through Paradise, CA, and nearby towns, one of the town’s survivors will talk about how she and others are using resilience practices in their recovery from the trauma. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Paradise resident Kelly Doty will have a conversation with Elaine Miller-Karas, who developed the Community Resiliency Model (CRM). Doty, who lost her home in the fire, and Miller-Karas will discuss resilience education skills designed to help...

Director and producer Vic Compher’s documentary film, Portraits of Professional Caregivers: Their Passion. Their Pain , takes a deeper look at the causes of and treatments for what’s called secondary traumatic stress, a condition commonly...

Tracy Fauver, executive director of Yolo County CASA, hosted a lunch meeting on Tuesday with California CASA officials CEO Cory Pohley, program manager Karen Finan, and legal director Phil Ladew so that Gail Kennedy and I could talk with them about...

This report describes the major research investments of our Division of Family Strengthening through Fiscal Year 2018. This division has primary responsibility for research and evaluation projects related to strengthening relationships within families, supporting fatherhood, nurturing children through their families, reducing teen pregnancy, supporting youth in their transition to adulthood, and preventing family violence. This report presents the research organized into six different...

Looking out upon the worshippers at New Era Church in downtown Indianapolis, Rev. Dr. Clarence C. Moore sees row after row of families facing difficult challenges stemming from a pressing statewide problem: the over-incarceration of black people. Indiana ranks second in the country for the number of children who have an incarcerated parent. As a result, many children live in single-parent households or foster care, and live in poverty. Many lack a formal education until they reach...

Please see Empower Yolo's January article in the Davis Enterprise on Human Trafficking Awareness Month at: www.davisenterprise.com/ features/news-columns/empower- yolo-its-human-trafficking- awareness-month/ . Empower Yolo is participating in two awareness events this month; please join us: 1) California's Forgotten Children, Let their voices be heard - film screening - Tuesday, January 15, 2019 ; Yolo County Office of Education, 1280 Santa Anita Court, Woodland; 6-8 p.m. Please register...

The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Service, Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s (CDSS/OCAP), Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative are excited to share a newly developed document titled “California Child Wellbeing Coalition e-Guide.” This e-Guide was developed for all those who are serving Californians and interested in collaborating or connecting with local coalitions, boards, and other organized...

Article published September 9, 2021; The Daily Democrat By GERARDO ZAVALA Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the launch of a Race Blind Charging program this week, which aims to eliminate any implicit bias based on race when deciding to file charges against suspects. “We started to work on this program almost two years ago with conversations with the Stanford Computational Policy Lab, who built the redaction engine that powers the race-blind charging process,” Reisig...

Learn: Child Maltreatment via Eventbrite (from The Family Tree. Contact Kim Jackson or go to their series event Page for more information) The Family Tree presents their 4-part Lunch and Learn series for their local Human Services Professional community. In their first session, participants will learn vital information on child maltreatment, mandated reporting, and adverse childhood experiences. By the end of this training, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of child...