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| Walk a Mile Closing Reception: Tomorrow |
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| Please join us tomorrow night in celebration of the youth and policymakers who participated in the FYA Walk a Mile Project. The Walk a Mile Closing Reception will be held Friday, December 15th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. at the Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. Join us for some delicious food and lively conversations. |
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| FYA’s Main Phone Number Has Changed |
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| The main phone number for the Foster Youth Alliance has been temporarily changed. To reach Amy Freeman, call 510-527-2313. FYA’s mailing address remains the same. |
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| FYA Professional Development Training: January 9th |
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| The next FYA Professional Development Training for Direct Service Staff will be held Tuesday, January 9th from 9:30 to 12:30 at ILSP, 2647 International Blvd, Suite 312, Oakland.
The topic will be “Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence.”
To RSVP, email Amy Freeman at afreeman@acfya.org or call 510-527-2313.
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| FYA Brown Bag Trainings for Management Staff to be Discontinued |
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| While the FYA Professional Development Trainings for direct service staff continue to be very well attended, the Brown Bags for management staff are not. For this reason, FYA is discontinuing the Brown Bags. |
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| ILSP Mid-Year Orientation: January 6th |
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| Alameda County ILSP will hold its mid-year orientation on Saturday, January 6, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd, Suite 312, Oakland. Youth must rsvp to Therese Clenney at 510-434-2433 or the ILSP front desk at 510-434-3333. |
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| Project Bridge Enrollment |
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| Now is the time for young adults to enroll in community college classes for the Spring 2007 semester, which starts in mid January. For information about Project Bridge, a basic skills learning community at Laney College, click here.
Registration for Spring Semester 2007 is now going on at Laney in room A-109.
Classes begin on Thursday, January 11, 2007
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| GAO Report on Improving Social Service Programs through Training and Technical Assistance |
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The Government Accountability Office has released a report entitled
Child Welfare: Improving Social Service Program, Training, and Technical Assistance Information Would Help Address Long-Standing Service-Level and Workforce Challenges. GAO-07-75. (The Office, Washington, DC) October 6, 2006.
For the full text, click here.
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| Media Coverage of Foster Care |
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Click here to read an editorial, All Eyes On the Court Files, from the December 13th edition of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Click here to read an article, Program Gives Gifts to Kids in Foster Care System from the December 2nd edition of the Tri-Valley Herald.
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