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To submit an announcement to the FYA Weekly Bulletin, email Amy Freeman: bulletins@fosteryouthalliance.org. Announcements received by Wednesday morning will be included in the Thursday Bulletin.
If you cannot view this bulletin clearly, click here to read it at http://www.acfya.org/bulletin/index.htm
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| FYA Membership Meeting: January 19th
The next FYA Membership Meeting will be held Friday, January 19th from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at ILSP, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.
FYA Stepping Stones Walk Around Lake Merritt: Kick Off Event February 6th
We have a great team working together to plan the next FYA Stepping Stones Walk Around Lake Merritt on October 6, 2007. If you would like to help plan the Walk but don’t have time for more meetings, please join us for the Kick Off planning event on Tuesday, February 6th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., location TBA. To RSVP or for more information, contact Melinda Clemmons at 510-428-9821 or mclemmons@acfya.org.
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| Oakland After School Career Fair: January 24th |
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Oakland After School Career Fair
A fair for all Oakland after school organizations and job seekers
Wednesday, January 24- Noon-2PM & 5-7PM
Laney College Quad (rain location: Student Center 3rd Floor)
To register and for more information, visit www.oaklandafterschool.org/careers. Click here for a flyer.
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| Summer Bridge Program at CSU East Bay |
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The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at CSU East Bay will begin testing of entering Fall 2007 freshmen applicants for the 2007 Summer Bridge Program. The next EOP Summer Bridge test date will be:
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Arts & Education Building, Rm. 183, CSU East Bay, Hayward, CA 94542
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Students must arrive by 8:30 a.m. for check-in. Photo ID required (CA identification and/or high school identification will be accepted.)
Future Saturday Summer Bridge Test dates are: February 17, March 3, and April 14, 2007.
To register for the upcoming Summer Bridge Test(s), students can email the EOP Office at eopadmissions@csueastbay.edu or call (510) 885-4683. Interested students should provide their full names, email addresses, and/or telephone numbers and the test date they wish to reserve for themselves.
For further information about the Educational Opportunity Program at CSUEB, visit http://wwwsa.csueastbay.edu/sas/EOP/
For further information about the Summer Bridge Program at CSUEB, visit http://wwwsa.csueastbay.edu/sas/summerbridge/
For further information about the Renaissance Scholars Program at CSUEB, visit
http://wwwsa.csueastbay.edu/renaissance/
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| Financial Aid Workshop at ILSP: January 13th |
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| ILSP Financial Aid Workshop
January 13, 2007
10AM-12PM
@ The ILSP Office
2647 International Blvd. #312
Oakland, CA. 94601
Students can complete their FAFSA, Cal Grant & Chafee Grant.
Click here for a flyer.
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| Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services RFP |
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Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services is requesting providers experienced in the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services to submit proposals for a mental health Wraparound services program. This new program is intended to serve Alameda County child welfare dependents of the court. The contractor will provide Wraparound Mental Health Services to dependents referred by Child Welfare Workers from the Alameda County Department of Child & Family Services (CFS).
PDF-files of the RFP document and Excel-files of the required budget template are now available at: http://bhcs.co.alameda.ca.us/epsdt/EPSDT_overview.htm
INFORMATIONAL MEETING/BIDDERS CONFERENCE
3pm on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
At Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services
2000 Embarcadero Cove, Ste 400
Alameda Conference Room
Oakland, CA 94606
RESPONSES DUE
No later than 12:00 Noon on Friday, February 23, 2007
Attn: Wraparound
Jeff Rackmil, Assistant Director of Children's Services
2000 Embarcadero Cove, Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94606
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| High School After School Programs: Designing for Success |
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High School After School Programs: Designing for Success
Facilitated by Sam Piha, Temescal Associates
Friday January 19, 2007
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
East Bay Community Foundation’s
James Irvine Conference Center
353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA 94612
Near 12th Street City Center BART
Click here for the flyer with registration information and click here for an overview.
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| Tri City Homeless Coalition Winter Shelter Open |
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Tri City Homeless Coalition's Winter Relief Family Shelter will remain open to provide shelter, case management services, counseling and a variety of other services through April 2007. This is a good way for clients to gain access to many other great programs at Tri-City Homeless Coalition such as Sunrise Village Shelter, Project Independence, and many of other resources. The shelter sites are located in Fremont and Newark (a local church hosts the families for a month at time). We welcome single and two-parent families (don't need to be married to stay together in the shelter). For more information or to enter into the shelter, please call Kara Carnahan, HOPE Project Manager at 510-378-7917.
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| Media Coverage of Foster Care |
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Click here to read a 12/31/06 editorial from the San Francisco Chronicle: "Our Views from 2006."
First Place Fund for Youth has chosen the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle to receive its annual Community Hero Award in recognition of its editorials about foster care. Click here to read more.
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A coalition of youth, service providers, and community organizations, Foster Youth Alliance is dedicated to empowering foster youth as they transition to adulthood. FYA promotes a seamless system of care in Alameda County, California, through maximum coordination, strong advocacy and strategic resource development.
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