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June 2018

Congressional Democrats Tour Migrant Childrens Detention Center in El Cajon, Denounce Separation from Parents (eastcountymagazine.org)

(image) The detention facility in El Cajon, run by Southwest Key, is surrounded by wire fencing, concrete lots and a locked gate. San Diego Congressional members Susan Davis and Juan Vargas joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic members of the Hispanic Caucus in touring three local facilities holding child immigrants, including a fenced facility in EL Cajon with 65 migrant boys, 10 percent of whom were forcibly separated from their parents by the Trump...

City (San Diego) Accepting Applications for Urban Agriculature Incentive Zones

Two years ago, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved my Urban Agricultural Incentive Zone Proposal. The program helps expand community access to fresh produce through a property tax incentive for qualifying land owners who allow urban gardens on their property. There’s a new website for the program (listed below). Applications and an interactive map highlighting eligible lots are available for the public to view. The program gives communities throughout the City an economic tool to...

If you want to talk health, you have to talk social connection (Prevention Institute)

June is Immigrant Heritage Month. In the face of increasing attacks on immigrants, it’s more important than ever to celebrate and support the diverse families that make up the beautiful fabric of our nation. Let’s work together to ensure that everyone who calls the US home has the opportunity to live healthy lives. # ImmigrantHeritageMonth # KeepFamiliesTogether To view the 2-minute video clip, please click here.

My Heroes in Matters of Diversity; A Shout Out to Community-Based Block Program (sandiegofreepress.org)

When I looked at you a little while ago at the Jackie Robinson YMCA, decked out in your finery, you were about the most beautiful sight I’ve ever laid my eyes on, just a-hugging and -pecking each other on the cheek and smiling and talking with your bodies and your hands, your love for each other aglow. And you personified a little of everybody — gays, lesbians, bi, non-hearing, blind, skin tones from ivory to ebony, ethnicities aplenty: Mexican American; Latino; Chicano; Chicana; Filipino;...

San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team (SD-TIGT) Meeting - Friday, July 6th: Networking at Noon and Meeting from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

Join WebEx meeting (recurring) From a computer, click here https://sdcountyca.webex.com/sdcountyca/ Meeting number (access code): 801 593 622 Meeting password: Trauma1! Join by phone only, call 1-240-454-0887 US Toll , Meeting number (access code): 801 593 622 Enter (#) when asked for an attendee I I. Welcome Co-facilitators: Stephen Carroll and Linda Ketterer II. Introductions (Name and Organization) III. History of San Diego's Trauma-Informed Journey (9-minute video) IV. Brag Sheets...

Call for Poster Submissions! IVAT 23rd Annual International Summit - Voices Against Violence: Breaking Through the Silence

You are invited to submit a poster to be featured at the 23rd International Summit happening September 6 - 9, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. Every year presenters from across the globe showcase their research, programs and campaigns during the Poster Session & Welcoming Reception. Presenters have the opportunity to network and share ideas with diverse professionals in the fields of violence, abuse, and trauma. Winners will be chosen at the end of the session. Last Year's...

South Dakota Billionaire’s $100 Million Gift for Harmony [Nonprofit Quarterly]

South Dakota banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has given away more than $1 billion of his fortune so far, and he’s not slowing down. His most recently announced gift of $100 million will go to the San Diego-based National University System to expand their Sanford Harmony program, with a goal “to make social emotional learning available to every child nationwid e in the PreK-6 grades,” according to a press release . National University System says that the Sanford Harmony program,...

Free Community College Tuition Offered to All San Diego High School Graduates (timesofsandiego.com)

All San Diego high school graduates who are first-time college students can receive free community college tuition under an expansion of the San Diego Promise Program announced Monday. “We’re announcing the ultimate expansion of our program,” said Constance Carroll, chancellor of the San Diego Community College District . “A college education is key to economic advancement.” The district estimates that as many as 3,500 students may be eligible for the program in the 2018-2019 academic year.

The California Integrated Core Practice Model for Children, Youth, And Families

California has just released the long anticipated Integrated Core Practice Model and Integrated Training Guide for Children and Youth. These documents serve as anchors to the state's Continuum of Care Reform. This resource is intended to provide practical guidance and direction to support county child welfare, juvenile probation, behavioral health agencies, and community partners to improve delivery of timely, effective, and integrated services to children, youth, and families. The State of...

Getting on the Same Page: Developing a Strategic Plan

Plans change. That was a key lesson learned by the San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team (SD-TIGT) as the group worked to hone a strategic plan. The network had begun as a grass-roots collaborative, and members wanted to preserve that sense of openness and inclusion. At the same time, with Harmonium, Inc., as the backbone organization and the MARC grant as an impetus, the network also needed structure, goals and clearly defined roles. Already, the Guide Team’s focus had shifted; what began in...

 
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