Thank you for joining us on June 21, 2018 for A Collaborative Model for Success: Magnolia Community Initiative The SoCal Learning Community was so pleased to showcase the Magnolia Community Initiative (MCI) at the convening last week. With over 70 partners of residents, and public and private organizations, MCI covers a 5-square mile/500 block catchment area that includes 35,000 youth and children in Los Angeles. MCI is improving outcomes for an entire community of vulnerable, low income...

Highlights of Nada Yorke’s presentation on ACES and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Nada Yorke, LCSW and trainer from Yorke Consulting, asked participants to think about the terminology they use to describe their clients. How we refer to our clients can frequently impact the way we approach our work. Next, we looked at the impact of ACES on both the perpetrators of IPV, and those that have survived IPV. Attendees were asked to estimate the impact of ACES on the people they serve. Overall,...