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| Governor Signs AB 824 & SB 436 |
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| Thanks in large part to the vigorous advocacy efforts of The Campaign for Safe Transitions, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 824 & SB 436 on October 7th. AB 824 raises the age of eligibility for THP+ to 24. SB 436 addresses the needs of pregnant and parenting former foster youth in THP+. The Campaign for Safe Transitions will meet in early December to strategize and set goals for the coming year. |
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| FYA Brown Bag Lunch for Management: November 10th |
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| RSVP by October 19th for the next FYA Brown Bag Lunch for Management Staff, which will focus on the topic of Leadership Skills. The lunch will be held at the ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd, Suite 312, Oakland, on Thursday, November 10th, 12:00-2:00.
The series is hosted by FYA in conjunction with Seneca Center and Chabot College Foster and Kinship Care Education. To RSVP, email Amy Freeman at afreeman@fosteryouthalliance.org or call 510-444-4025, x235.
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| Emancipating Youth Resource Grants |
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| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation is offering grants of up to $250 to social workers, court appointed special advocates, and CYC staff to help meet the critical needs of foster care youth as they age out of the system. Examples include funding for college application fees, work clothing, vocational tools, tutoring fees, etc. Click here for more details. |
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| ILSP Teen Health Center Flyers |
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| Click here to access a welcome flyer for the ILSP Teen Health Center, and click here to access a flyer detailing THC services. Please distribute these to eligible youth and their providers. |
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| Openings at Pivotal Point |
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Pivotal Point is searching for a volunteer tutor/s to provide assistance to youth with English and/or Math skills. Click here to see the flyer.
Also needed is a receptionist to work 30 hours per week. Click here for the job description.
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| Compass Point is offering a Management Training for New Nonprofit Executive Directors on November 2-4, 2005. ED 101 offers an executive-level curriculum, over 3 days, of management practices to give newly promoted executive directors the skills to deal with key challenges that face nonprofits.
Topics covered include:
* Leadership and Management
* Financial Management & Accountability
* Boards, Governance & Strategic Planning
* Fundraising
* Human Resources
Register now at:
http://www4.compasspoint.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=133&Profile_ID=224116
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| Youth Workshop on Nonviolent Communication |
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| On November 2nd, Bay Area Nonviolent Communication ( www.baynvc.org) will hold an evening dedicated to youth during the week long visit that Dr. Marshall Rosenberg will have with BayNVC this year. Dr. Rosenberg is the founder of Nonviolent Communication, lives in Switzerland and travels all over the world on behalf of the Center for Nonviolent Communication (www.cnvc.org), a global organization. Mission Dignity is a cosponsor of the event. Click here to see the flyer. |
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