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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 Professional Development Training: September 12 |
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Please join us for the next FYA Professional Development Training: “Helping Youth Prevent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Talking to Youth about Human Sexuality”
This training will be held on Tuesday, September 12th, 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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| FYA Membership Meeting: September 15th |
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The next FYA Membership Meeting is scheduled for Friday September 15th from 9:30 until 11:30 at the Alameda County ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd, Suite 312 in Oakland.
At the FYA meeting there will be a presentation about Every1Home: Ending Homelessness in Alameda County, by Cassandra Benjamin and Martin Torow from Alameda County Department of Social Services, along with a request for an endorsement. Click here to download a document to review before the meeting.
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| Job Opening at Casey Family Programs |
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Casey Family Programs is a national operating foundation that provides, improves – and ultimately prevents the need for – foster care. Currently, Casey is seeking a warm, friendly and clinically savvy social worker to work with kinship families and prospective foster families who want to provide nurturing and permanent homes for vulnerable children.
The incumbent will recruit and evaluate prospective families, form supportive relationships and use a strengths-based approach to resolve any barriers to success. Responsibilities also include representing CFP in a public relations capacity, giving presentations within the community to promote our mission and the critical need for families, preparing home studies and family assessments, maintaining records and documentation, providing on-going support to families, and facilitating trainings. The successful candidate must be able to network and form relationships with local communities of color and local child placement agencies so that collaboration efforts can be maximized.
Required qualifications include a MSW and 2 years of relevant experience in foster care service. Specific experience in successful recruitment and retention of families, family systems work and working successfully and respectfully within a multicultural environment is preferred.
To view a complete job description visit www.casey.org. To apply for this position, email a resume and cover letter with “Family Developer – Oakland” in the subject line to jobs@casey.org or fax to 866-321-9666. Casey Family Programs is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse and culturally competent workplace.
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UC Santa Cruz Campus Day ~ Saturday, October 14, 2006
Please mark this wonderful event for foster youth hosted by Renaissance Scholars Program and Smith Scholastic Society on your calendars. RSVP by October 1. All RSVPs should include the organization affiliation and the number of high school students, community college students, and chaperones.
This event is for: High school students interested in attending the University of California, ideally at Santa Cruz, either as freshman or as transfer students after having attended a community college; and community college students considering transferring to the University of California.
Please share this information with foster youth and their supporters. Click here for a flyer.
UC Santa Cruz Campus Day
Stevenson Event Center
Saturday, October 14, 2006 ~ 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
For more information, contact:
NikiAnne Feinberg, Program Assistant
Renaissance Scholars Program- STARS
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel (831) 459-4063
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| DREDF Hosts John Hockenberry on October 12th |
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Join Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
For a lively conversation with
Guest of Honor, John Hockenberry
Journalist, Novelist, Playwright, Blogger, Performer
5:30 – 7;30
Thursday evening, October 12, 2006
Julia Morgan Ballroom
The Merchants Exchange Building
465 California Street, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA
For information email Julia Epstein - jepstein@dredf.org
or call Julia at DREDF – 510.644.2555 ext 241. Click here to be directed to the DREDF website.
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| CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY INSTITUTE Surveys |
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| The Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI) has undertaken a project, funded by The California Wellness Foundation, aimed at studying the challenges faced by foster youth emancipating from the foster care system, and examining the programs and services currently offered to these young people. CAI will study how the current system could be expanded or improved to better serve former foster youth in the critical years following their exit from the system. CAI's goal is to vastly improve outcomes for youth who age out of California's foster care system. To that end, CAI will use the information gathered through survey and other research tools to engage in a vigorous public education campaign aimed at legislators, the public, and most importantly, current and former foster youth.
If you are a current or former foster youth, or if you are an adult who provides services to that population (e.g., social worker, dependency attorney, foster parent, transitional living provider, etc.), you are encouraged to complete the CAI survey about your experiences with the current transitional system and services, and your thoughts on how best to craft an expanded system. Links to the two surveys are as follows:
>> Survey for current and former foster youth: Please click here.
>> Survey for adults providing foster youth services: Please click here.
The Children’s Advocacy Institute is a nonpartisan academic, research, and advocacy center representing the interests of California’s children. It is a part of the University of San Diego School of Law and convenes the Children’s Advocates’ Roundtable in Sacramento. CAI also trains child advocates and runs a clinic representing foster children in juvenile dependency court.
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Children's Advocacy Institute
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110
Telephone: 619.260.4806 / Fax: 619.260.4753
www.caichildlaw.org / info@caichildlaw.org
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| "Color Struck" Opens at Laney College Theater |
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The time is fast approaching for the world premiere
of the one-man show Color Struck.
Directed by Michael Torres, Soundscape and music by Tommy Shepherd.
Opening night | Benefit Gala for the LoveLife Foundation
Thursday September 7, 2006. Gala Tickets: $50.00.
A reception and discussion will follow the performance.
Refreshments will be served.
"Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes."
Bob Marley, War - Rastaman Vibration album
One week limited engagement at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon street in Oakland.
September 6-10th at 8:00pm.
General admission is $15.00 Students $7.00
Seniors $5.00
For further information and ticket reservations for COLOR STRUCK
call 510 663-5683. That's 510 ONE-LOVE. Click here for more information.
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| Media Coverage of Foster Youth |
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| Click here to read the 9.3.06 San Francisco Chronicle editorial regarding foster care bills awaiting the Governor’s signature.
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