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July 2017

Sisters Advocate for Kindness

Two Yountville girls took it upon themselves to start a "Be Kind" movement. On July 18th the mayor of the town of Yountville presented them with an official Be Kin proclamation. This morning they are kicking off their inaugural event to spread kindness in the Napa Valley by organizing a" Be Kind" Walk. The walk starts at Veterans Memorial Park in Yountville and ends at the Napa Valley Museum. Read more: http://www.yountvillesun.com/Yountville_Sun/Front_Page.html

FREE full-day perinatal substance use conference with Dr. Ira Chasnoff in Napa on September 11.

The Queen of the Valley and the Perinatal Substance Abuse Committee bring you the special opportunity to participate in a full-day conference with Dr. Ira J. Chasnoff. Join in a full-day conference about how substance use during pregnancy can affect both the mother and child. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Upon completing this program, the participants will be able to: Count participation for CEUs or CMEs, if applicable Discuss the epidemiology of substance use in pregnancy Describe the psychosocial...

A Historic Literacy Effort in California Brings Personalized Learning to English Language Learners [The74Million.org]

The country’s first countywide digital early learning program can trace its roots back 26 years, to the day Barbara Nemko, now the Napa County, California, superintendent of schools, was listening to her young nephew have a conversation with an adult. “At that moment, it occurred to me he was going to go to kindergarten with kids who didn’t speak English,” she tells The 74. “That disparity was daunting, but it was more of an observation that gnawed at me.” Two decades later, Nemko was able...

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