The Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance Bulletin
Weekly Bulletin — 11/16/06
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FYA Membership Meeting: Tomorrow
FYA Brown Bag Training for Management Staff: December 7th
Happy Thanksgiving
Convening of Foster Youth Allies
GSA Network Leadership Training
“School to World” Conference: January 18 & 19
Job Opening at Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
Foster Youth Employment Forums
 
FYA Membership Meeting: Tomorrow
 
The next FYA Membership Meeting will be held Friday, November 17th, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the ILSP office, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.

Immediately following the general meeting will be a meeting of the FYA Walk ’07 Committee at 11:45. Please join us in planning the FYA Walk scheduled for October 6, 2007.
 
FYA Brown Bag for Management Staff: December 7th
 
The next FYA Brown Bag Training for Management Staff will be held on Thursday, December 7th from 12:00 to 2:00 at Ross House, the conference room of Casey Family Programs located at 485 Ninth Street, Oakland, near the 12th Street BART station.

The topic will be “Running an Effective Meeting.” Participants are encouraged to bring their lunch.

To RSVP, email Amy Freeman at afreeman@acfya.org or call 510-444-4025, ext. 235.
 
Happy Thanksgiving
 
FYA Members and Friends, as Thanksgiving approaches, we pause to consider the year that is quickly coming to an end. Despite the state of the world, there is much to be thankful for in our mission to improve outcomes for foster youth. This year, THP-Plus became 100% state funded and Prop 1C passed. Cal State East Bay, San Francisco State, San Jose State and now UC Berkeley all have scholars programs, and on November 9th, Community Colleges from 9 counties came together to determine how to better serve foster youth on their campuses. This year and every year, FYA members come together thoughtfully and collaboratively to tackle issues that impact the young people we serve.

Thank you, and have a wonderful holiday. The bulletin will return on November 30th.

--Amy Freeman
 
ConVening of Foster Youth Allies
 
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Convening of Foster Youth Allies on November 9th. More than 80 participants from 9 counties learned about the new Foster Youth Success Initiative from the state California Community College System Office and made connections with people from their counties and their own schools. Each county left with an action item to improve outcomes for foster youth in their local community colleges.

Thank you to the Pottruck Family Foundation for funding this convening, and to the Alameda County and Oakland Workforce Investment Boards for co-hosting with FYA.
 
GSA Network Leadership Training
 
Save The Date! GSA Network Leadership Training! (Oakland)

You are invited to a GSA NETWORK LEADERSHIP TRAINING

This FREE event will be held on December 9 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It includes breakfast and lunch!

So what is a GSA Network Leadership training?

Youth from various Gay Straight Alliances come together for a FUN, interactive, peer-to-peer training that provides students with the skills to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools. Led by other GSA leaders from around Northern California, the training will show students how to start and run a kick-ass GSA.

Topics include:

* How to run a GSA meeting
* Outreach, membership building, and diversity
* Understanding gender and sexual orientation
* Understanding laws that protect LGBTQ youth in schools
* How to take action against slurs, harassment, and discrimination in your school.

This is a great opportunity to network with other GSAs in your area while learning some new skills to strengthen your club.

WHO: GSA members, potential members, and GSA advisors
WHEN: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 10am-4pm
WHERE: Oakland Public Library
125 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
COST: Free!

GSA Network values the participation of adult allies in our fight against oppression and injustice in schools, and thus welcomes GSA Advisors and other adult allies to the leadership training. That being said, we ask that they help us to maintain the youth focus of this training.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact:

* Marco Castro-Bojorquez, GSA Network Northern California Program Coordinator, at 415-552-4229 or mailto:marco@gsanetwork.org

* Jessi Snow, Teen Outreach Librarian, Oakland Public Library, at 510-238-7233 or mailto:jsnow@oaklandlibrary.org
 
“School to World” Conference: January 18 & 19
 
Save the date for a “School to World” Conference: “Serving Youth with Emotional Disturbance (ED) And Transition-Aged Youth (TAY)—
Best Practices” to be held January 18 – 19, 2007, at Sacramento State.

Scheduled breakout sessions to include:
• De-Mystifying Mental Illness
• Multicultural Issues
• Family Supports/ Advocacy

If you have questions, please contact Michael Laharty, Sacramento County Office of Education at mlaharty@scoe.net.

Click here for a brochure with registration information. Click here for a flyer listing all breakout sessions, and click here for a listing of lodging options.
 
Job Opening at Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
 
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services is seeking a Transition Age Youth System of Care Director. Filing deadline is November 17th. Click here for the job announcement.
 
Foster Youth Employment Forums
 
The Bay Area Regional Foster Youth Employment Forum is scheduled for December 4th from 8am to 3pm at the California State Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94010.

Designed to promote collaboration between local workforce development and foster care services, this forum is a great opportunity to share with and learn from other Bay Area youth practitioners. The focus will be on interagency approaches to assisting current and former foster youth preparing for adulthood.

Click here for a flyer of all the Foster Youth Employment Forums and click here for a copy of the agenda for the December 4th forum in Oakland.

If you are planning on attending the this forum, please take a moment to register online at www.regonline.com/fyeforums06
 
 
 

A coalition of youth, service providers, and community organizations, Foster Youth Alliance is dedicated to empowering foster youth as they transition to adulthood. FYA promotes a seamless system of care in Alameda County, California, through maximum coordination, strong advocacy and strategic resource development.
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