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| FYA Professional Development Training: October 10th |
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Please join us for the next FYA Professional Development Training “Compassion Fatigue: Battle Scars, Secondary Trauma, and Wounded Spirits—Take Care of Yourself.” Beverly Kyer will discuss Compassion Fatigue, a syndrome consisting of various symptoms that mirror Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and can develop in helping professionals who work with people experiencing PTSD.
This training will be held on Tuesday, October 10th, from 9:30 to 12:30 at the ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland. To RSVP, email afreeman@fosteryouthalliance.org or call 510-444-4025, x235.
This training is a joint project of FYA, Seneca Center, and Chabot FKCE.
Click here for a schedule of upcoming trainings.
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| THP-Plus Technical Assistance Workshop |
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The THP-Plus Statewide Implementation Project will be holding a technical assistance session on Tuesday, October 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the
California Department of Social Services in the first floor auditorium at 744 P St., Sacramento, CA 95814.
The purpose of the meeting is to help counties and local nonprofit providers expand access to safe, affordable housing and supportive services through new or expanded implementation of THP-Plus.
Lunch will be provided. Registration is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to Kathleen@johnburtonfoundation.org or call 415-348-0011.
Click here for a flyer.
The THP-Plus Statewide Implementation Project is a partnership between the John Burton Foundation, the Corporation for Supportive Housing and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). The goal of the Project is to reduce homeless among California’s former foster youth by expanding access to the Transitional Housing Placement Program (THP-Plus), the State’s only housing program targeting this growing population.
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| Emancipated Youth Health Project |
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Anika Russell, a medical and graduate student at the Joint Medical Program between UC Berkeley and UCSF, is currently conducting a research project examining the post-emancipation health care experiences and health care access of former foster youth who left foster care in Alameda County.
The project will consist of focus groups and individual interviews with emancipated foster youth, ages 16 to 24, and will explore issues related to access to health and mental health care during the transition to adulthood, in the interest of identifying barriers to care if any, and developing strategies for improving health and mental health care access for youth who have left foster care. Health and mental health service providers will also be interviewed to help identify additional issues related to access to care.
Click here for a flyer to share with emancipated youth. If you have any questions, need additional information or would like to participate in a provider interview, please feel free to contact Anika Russell at 510-219-7996.
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| Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services RFP |
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| Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (BHCS) is releasing a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of services as described in Alameda County's MHSA Community Services and Supports plan: RFP No. MHSA FSP-3: Supportive Housing for Transition-Aged Youth (STAY)
STAY is a full-service partnership targeting unserved and under-served Transition-Aged Youth (ages 17-24) with serious mental illness residing in Alameda County.
To access documents and announcements related to the MHSA, click here.
INFORMATIONAL MEETING/ BIDDERS CONFERENCE
3:30 p.m. on Monday September 25, 2006
At Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services
2000 Embarcadero Cove, Ste 400
Oakland, CA 94606
RESPONSES DUE
No later than 12:00 Noon on Friday October 27, 2006
Check the MHSA website often for further updates on this matter.
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| Prop 1C on the Ballot in November |
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Prop 1C will provide 50 million dollars for housing former foster and other homeless youth
Proposition 1C is on the November ballot in California. One of the wonderful things that Prop 1C will do is provide $50 million to create housing for former foster and other homeless youth. The great news is that Prop 1C is polling well in preliminary polls. To maintain that early lead, the message needs to get out and the support needs to roll in. Luckily that is not as hard as it seems. Just click here to read about easy ways to get involved, including endorsing Prop 1C. For more information about the bond measure click here for a fact sheet.
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| Media Coverage of Foster Youth |
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| Click here to read an editorial from the September 15th San Francisco Chronicle: NO REFUGE: A false promise to foster youth, and click here to read a follow up editorial from today's Chronicle. |
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| LYRIC seeks 2 Case Managers |
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| Click here for a job announcement from LYRIC (Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center) in San Francisco. LYRIC is seeking 2 Case Managers for newly created positions. |
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| Chapin Hall Report Finds Higher Pregnancy Rates Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care |
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| From the Chapin Hall Alert, 9.21.06
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy asked Chapin Hall to drill down into its ongoing study of youth aging out of foster care to examine the pregnancy, birth rates, and sexual behavior of youth in the child welfare system. The analysis reveals disproportionately high rates of sexual activity, pregnancy, and parenthood among these youth when compared to all teens, and those who age out of the child welfare system experience higher rates of pregnancy than older adolescents who remain in care.
Click here to read the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy issue brief, Science Says: Foster Care Youth , by Lucy Mackey Bilaver and Mark E. Courtney.
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| Foster Youth Transitions to Employment |
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| Click here for a flyer announcing Community Forums on Foster Youth Transitions to Employment coming to various locations throughout California this fall. |
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| Last Chance to Sign up for Om for Kids |
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Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for 2006’s Om for Kids Yogathon, so make sure you sign up now to be involved in this great event!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2006, 10 AM-1 PM
SHARON MEADOW, GOLDEN GATE PARK
(KEZAR DR AT WALLER ST)
SAN FRANCISCO
Sign up here: www.omforkids.com
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| Weekend Wake-Up: October 6 |
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The 3rd Weekend Wake Up will be held on October 6th. Weekend Wake Up is a series of free events for all ages, with live hip hop, spoken word, and an opening celebration of the all youth graffiti exhibit, Quilombo – Multimedia Perspectives on Communities Formed in Resistance to Slavery and Colonialism.
WHERE: Uhuru House 7911 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland CA, 94601
WHEN: October 6, 2006 7 PM until midnight PST
For more info, click here for a press release, and visit the website: www.weekendwakeup.com.
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