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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: July 21 |
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The next FYA Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, July 21st, from 9:30-11:30 at the ILSP Office located at 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.
We will be voting on board confirmations and receiving updates on the state budget and legislation. |
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| FYA Training on PTSD: August 8 |
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| The next FYA Professional Development Training will address “The Impact of Trauma on Child Development/PTSD.” This training will be held on Tuesday, August 8th, 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.
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The governor has signed the budget. Click here to download a document provided by Assembly Member Karen Bass' office which outlines the funding in the budget for child welfare. Thanks to everyone who wrote letters in support of the Campaign for Safe Transitions, which was instrumental in increasing state funding for THP-Plus to 100%.
AB 490 FAQ
AB 490 was a bill signed into law in 2003 to address educational issues faced by foster youth. The California Foster Youth Education Taskforce has produced a document that answers frequently asked questions about the law. To download the document, click here or visit the Research Links on the Resource Pages on the FYA Website.
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| Pivotal Point Youth to Sell Products at Black Expo |
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| Several Pivotal Point Youth entrepreneurs will be selling their products at the Black Expo July 15 and 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Marriott/Oakland Convention Center, booth 918. Click here for a flyer. |
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| Job Opening at Alameda County Public Health Department |
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| Alameda County Public Health Department has a job opening for a Health Services Trainee in the Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MPCAH) Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Program (IPOP)
This is an Entry-level Trainee position, full time - 37.5 hours weekly. Salary range: $13.48-$15.91 per hour. Includes some benefits. Provisional appointment.
For details, click here. Applications due Friday, July 21st.
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| Covenant House California Hosts Yogathon: September 23 |
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| The 2006 Om for Kids Yogathon is coming up. Om for Kids is an event sponsored by Covenant House California as a way to raise funds for homeless youth. This year, the Yogathon will take place on September 23rd in Sharon Meadow at beautiful Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The registration fee is $25, but what goes around comes around, and with it comes a myriad of goodies including free yoga classes, Tazo tea, a t-shirt (if you sign up now) and a warm, fuzzy feeling, knowing you are contributing to an extremely important cause.
In this past year alone, Covenant House California...
• served more than 100,000 meals
• reached out to nearly 12,000 kids on the streets nightly
• offered 639 youth a place to sleep, with an average of 52 kids per night, each with a 45-day stay on average
• helped secure over 5,000 physician, nurse, and psychiatric visits
You can register as an individual or a team captain, join a team, or simply sponsor a friend with just a few clicks of your mouse!
Sign up at www.omforkids.com
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| ACAP Announces Community Services Block Grants |
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The Alameda County Associated Community Action Program (ACAP) announces the availability of $325,000 in Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds for the calendar year January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
The Associated Community Action Program (ACAP) invites your application for calendar year 2007 program funding, with anticipated extensions into 2008 based on performance. This Request For Proposals (RFP) announces the availability of ACAP's total estimated 2007 program budget of $325,000 in Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds.
Download the application at www.alamedasocialservices.org or call (510) 780-8725. Applications may also be picked up at the ACAP offices located at:
Eden Area Multiservice Center, 3rd fl, 24100 Amador Street, Hayward.
ACAP has identified its funding priorities as:
Jobs/Housing Case Management for Family Self-Sufficiency
Applicants applying for ACAP funding may provide services such as the enrollment of eligible clients in long-term case management activities that lead to and/or sustain employment, the acquisition of affordable housing, and a balanced family budget. The activities proposed may be broadly defined and will be measured by their impact on obtaining and sustaining self-sufficiency for clients.
Self-Sufficiency
ACAP defines Self-Sufficiency as the combination of jobs for employable family members, affordable housing, and childcare when needed, for individuals or families, so that their household incomes equal or exceed their minimum household expenditures. To determine this, all clients enrolled in ACAP programs must be first determined employable within the contract year, assessed as to job preparation and support services needs, and trained in family budget preparation at entry and at time of employment.
The deadline for submitting applications is: Monday, August 21, 2006 (no applications will be accepted after 4:30pm on this day).
Only hardcopy applications will be accepted.
Applications will be accepted at:
Eden Area Multiservice Center
ACAP Offices, 3rd fl
24100 Amador Street
Hayward, Ca 94544
Applicants may hand-deliver their applications during regular business hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
A Technical Assistance Workshop is scheduled for:
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
10:00 A.M. - 4:45 P.M.
Eden Area Multiservice Center
Shooting Star Conference Room, 6th fl
24100 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94544
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| Media Coverage of Foster Care |
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| Click here to read an editorial from the 7/7/06 San Francisco Chronicle about SB1712, which would establish a three-year, four-county pilot program with the goal of increasing adoptions of older foster youth.
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| New Approach to Determining Students’ Ability to Pay for College |
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| The Lumina Foundation and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has released a report that addresses a new approach to determining financial aid for independent students. The report, “Fixing the Formula: A New Approach to Determining Independent Students’ Ability to Pay for College,” can be downloaded from the FYA Website Research Links on the Resource page or by clicking here. |
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| At the FYA membership meeting in March, one of the participants mentioned a website that compared the cost of the Iraq war with other spending in the U.S. Many of the meeting attendees were interested in the web address. As promised, she has supplied us with the link. Click here to be directed to the site. |
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| OFCY Seeks Youth Members for Planning and Oversight Committee |
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| Oakland Fund for Children and Youth has announced openings for Youth Members for the Planning and Oversight Committee. Click here for an announcement and click here for an application. |
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