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Fresno HOPE - A Pathways Community HUB Program Director Job Summary We are seeking an entrepreneurial, self-starter, collaborator with project management skills, to lead in the building, implementation, certification, and sustaining of the Fresno HOPE – A Pathways Community HUB (PCH) initiative in Fresno County. In this position, you will play a key role in ensuring Fresno County COVID Equity Project work continues and in leading the building and implementation of the Fresno HOPE PCH, an...

This year, the California legislature approved $209 million for competitive 3-year grants to cities disproportionately impacted by violence to improve safety and promote healing in communities. 53 California cities are eligible to apply for this grant, more than ever before! In San Diego County, community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve the residents of the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, or El Cajon are also eligible to apply. You are receiving this email either because your...

By Melissa Montalvo, Photo: John Walker/The Fresno Bee, Cal Matters, November 23, 2021 Más de un año después de lanzar un esfuerzo para cambiar el nombre de la comunidad de Squaw Valley, un grupo de aproximadamente 15 manifestantes se reunió en el centro de Fresno para instar a la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno a cambiar el nombre que muchos argumentan es racista y misógino. Varias personas hablaron durante la reunión de la junta de esta semana, que por momentos se puso tensa y...

Please join us for our new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly virtual Zoom series will feature conversations facilitated by Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, PhD/LCSW, PACEs Connection’s criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and strategies being...

Fresno’s Milestones Tracker provides a map of organizations that have or are becoming trauma-informed. Each dot represents an organization. The dots are color-coded to a particular sector. The larger the dot, the more milestones they’ve done. Click on a dot to see the name of the organization If there’s one word that captures the engine behind Fresno’s flourishing PACEs Connection initiative, that word is “grassroots.” Just ask Jason Williams, the community manager for Fresno’s initiative...

Fresno’s Milestones Tracker provides a map of organizations that have or are becoming trauma-informed. Each dot represents an organization. The dots are color-coded to a particular sector. The larger the dot, the more milestones they’ve done. Click on a dot to see the name of the organization If there’s one word that captures the engine behind Fresno’s flourishing PACEs Connection initiative, that word is “grassroots.” Just ask Jason Williams, the community manager for Fresno’s initiative...

By Nadia Lopez, Caitlin Antonios, Bianca Fortis, and Jake Kincaid, The Fresno Bee, August 9, 2021 Junior Toscano’s mom texts him every day, pleading with him to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and giving him lists of clinics where he can get the shot. But the 29-year-old agricultural worker from Tipton isn’t ready. He knows many people, including his girlfriend, who have fallen ill to the virus. And in the past month alone, two of his friends died from complications related to the disease.

By Melissa Montalvo, The Fresno Bee, July 21, 2021 Fresno has one of the most intense urban heat islands in the country , according to a new report by the nonprofit news organization Climate Central. Fresno stands with other California cities such as San Francisco, Sacramento , and Salinas on a list of the top 20 urban heat islands in the United States. Generally, urban heat islands calculate the temperature difference between a city and its surrounding areas. However, temperatures can vary...

English: 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 , ACEs Connection , and the Yolo County Children’s Alliance co-created “Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in both English and Spanish. This material is intended for Californian families experiencing the severe economic consequences resulting from...

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...

By FCHIP, July 6, 2021 Join FCHIP and our partners for our summer convening! Hear updates about FCHIP's Collective Action to Achieve Health Equity work and more! About this event Join FCHIP and our partners for our summer convening! More details to come. Updates on FCHIP's Collective Action to Achieve Health Equity work Network of Care updates and experiences Mindfulness Activity Break The Epidemic of Stress & Anxiety Among Today’s High School Students by Christian Santos, Former Edison...

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and Seth Creekmore speak with Gail Kennedy from PACEs Connection. Gail talks about the connection between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs). She also discusses how PACEs Connection provides a worldwide online and community-based network with the goal of raising awareness in how ACEs can change and impact who we are as well as the positive things that happen to us. “Once you learn about...