On Tuesday, August 8th, from 9:30 to 12:30, the FYA Professional Development Training will focus on “Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.” This training will be held at ILSP, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland. The trainer will be John Sprinson.

Please RSVP to Amy Freeman at afreeman@fosteryouthalliance.org or call 510-444-4025, x235.

Please note there is no training in July!

This training is a joint project of FYA, Seneca Center, and Chabot FKCE

Come once or twice a month! Come as you are!!
Come when you can!!! Just come and join the fun!!!!
All you need to do is to R.S.V.P. to Kathy at 268-7490
Need more info? Call Kathy

MEETINGS AT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY CASA OFFICES
1000 San Leandro Blvd., Suite 300
San Leandro, CA 94577
(Walking distance to BART, on-site free parking)

The support circle is a joint project of foster youth, former foster youth and adult friends and is supported by: ALACO CYC, RJOY, ALACO CASA, ALACO Public Dfdr. 300 unit, and other friends of emancipating youth.

SUPPORT CIRCLE DATES FROM JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER WILL BE:
Wednesday July 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 22nd, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 9th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 26th, 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 13th, and Saturday September 16th (3rd Saturday this month) from 11:30 pm. To 1:30 p.m.

Over the last year, students from McClymonds High School in West Oakland have researched, filmed, and produced two videos on issues key to their lives and their neighborhoods. The students from McClymonds High School are first-time filmmakers. Not only did these projects allow them to discuss issues that deeply affect them and their communities, but the production process also taught them skills to apply to future career ambitions.

The first film, part of an initiative through the Department of Justice, addresses youth violence while the second explores youth involvement in redevelopment in the Bay Area. With support from the UC Links program and through a partnership between UC Berkeley's Center for Cities and Schools (CCS) and the Bay Area Video Coalition, these 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students have created two moving 10-minute documentaries featuring young people, community leaders, city and school officials, and participants in the Y-PLAN, a CCS program on redevelopment that partners with local public schools.

Both of the videos can be viewed in their entirety at http://citiesandschools.berkeley.edu.

Click here for an editorial from the 6.11.06 SF Chronicle about overmedication of foster youth, and click here for another editorial on the same topic from the 6.14.06 SF Chronicle.

Click here for an article about SB1576 from the 6.9.06 Pasadena Star.

• Information about how meth is impacting the child welfare system
• Case studies from individual children and grandfamilies who have experienced meth addiction and recovery
• Recommendations for federal policy solutions

Click here to access the article.

Frameline, San Francisco’s International LGBT Film Festival is screening Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories.

Come see the amazing digital stories from Breaking the Silence on the big screen! Many of the youth will be in attendance at the screening so you can congratulate them in person for this honor.

BREAKING THE SILENCE: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories
(Part of the UGLY DUCKLINGS program)
Sunday June 18 | 3:45 pm | Roxie

$6 members | $7 general Youth under 18 get in for FREE!

BREAKING THE SILENCE: co-presented by LYRIC
The ten short digital stories in Breaking the Silence are powerful tales of both the successes and failures of the foster care system for a group of ten former foster youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. Over the course of a four day workshop at the Center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley, these youth shared their stories and learned to edit them into moving, heartfelt (and sometimes heartbreaking) personal videos. Through these youth's thoughtful, honest, and insightful words, we are given a glimpse of what it is like to be an LGBTQ foster youth as well as what we can do to better support our youth in state care.

The workshop was organized by the Y.O.U.T.H. Training Project of San Francisco State's Bay Area Academy and the Center for Digital Storytelling with support from the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

LYRIC is co-presenting this event.

Tickets are available at Superstar Satellite video store located at 474 Castro Street (between Market and 18th Street in San Francisco), online at www.frameline.org/festival, by phone at 925.866.9559 and by fax at 925.866.9597.

WHAT: The Alameda County Social Services Agency will be recruiting qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies: Child Welfare Worker I and II; Social Worker III; Assistant Public Guardian Conservator; Adult Protective Service Worker II and Employment Counselor. Openings range from entry level professional to mid-level professional. The Career Fair will provide a unique opportunity for job applicants to learn about the services provided by the Social Services Agency and speak personally with recruiters and hiring managers.

Minimum qualifications for these classifications can be found @ www.acgov.org or by calling 1-866-jobsSSA. Applications can be obtained and submitted on the Internet. A completed paper application must be brought to the Career Fair as well as resumes for screening and on site consideration.

For more information visit our Website @ www.acgov.org, call 1-866-jobsSSA or contact the Human Resources Department @ (510) 645-9314.

The Alameda County Social Services Agency promotes economic and social well being of individuals, families, neighborhoods and communities.

WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2006, from 9:00 A.M. till 4:00 P. M.

WHERE: North County Self Sufficiency Center, Thomas L. Berkley Square, 2000 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland Ca., 94612. Accessible by Bart and AC Transit

GET STARTED ON THE CAREER YOU DESERVE!