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| FYA Brown Bag Training for Management Staff: December 7th |
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| The next FYA Brown Bag Training for Management Staff will be held on Thursday, December 7th from 12:00 to 2:00 at ILSP, 2647 International Blvd, Suite 312, Oakland. (Note that this is a change in location.)
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.
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| Public Housing Waiting List Opens in Oakland |
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| HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND announces:
THE PUBLIC HOUSING WAITING LIST WILL BE OPEN
from Tuesday, December 5 through Thursday, December 7, 2006
FOR 2 BEDROOM UNITS
3 BEDROOM UNITS
The Housing Authority is opening the wait list again for public housing for families of 2 - 6 that meet income limits. Click here for the flyer which includes information on how to apply. The wait list will open on December 5 and close on December 7. Applications can be filled out electronically or downloaded or picked up at various locations and mailed back to the address on the form.
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From Amy Lemley:
Letter of Intent for FY 07-08: All counties should submit their letter of intent to Cynthia Guilford at CDSS by December 1st. This letter should include the following information: (1) number of youth to be served (2) THP-Plus base rate (3) estimated budget (4) date of implementation (5) provider or process to select provider. As discussed on the 24th, this letter is not binding. CDSS will use this information to develop its 07-08 budget.
Proposition 1C: The voters of California approved Proposition 1C on Tuesday, generating $2.5 billion for affordable housing. Of that total, $50 million will be set aside for projects that assist former foster youth. These funds will be administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, which will issue a Notice of Funding Availability in January. The THP-Plus Statewide Implementation Project will notify you when this is issued and will be developing materials to help in the application process.
THP-Plus Implementation Guide: This document circulated at the October 24th training is available to download on the John Burton Foundation website: www.johnburtonfoundation.org
You may also request up to 10 printed copies by emailing Amy Lemley.
For more information contact, Amy Lemley, Policy Director, John Burton Foundation, 415-693-1322 or amy@johnburtonfoundation.org
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| Casey Family Programs Seeks Director of Bay Area Field Office |
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| Casey Family Programs (CFP) is a national operating foundation that provides and improves – and ultimately prevents the need for foster care. Currently, CFP is seeking a Director- Bay Area Field Office to provide vision and leadership for the development of Bay Area Field Office goals and for measuring results and outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to oversee and manage the full range of operational functions of this Field Office, including practice, contracts/collaborations, employment, safety/risk management, and fiscal responsibility.
To view a complete job description visit www.casey.org. To apply, send your resume and cover letter with “Director-Bay Area Field Office” 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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| GENDER-RESPONSIVE COUNSELING FOR YOUTH SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE |
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| Boys and Girls Services of the Girls Justice Initiative of Alameda County is now accepting referrals of Oakland youth, males 6-17 & females, 13-17, who have experienced violence of some type, including abuse, neglect and crime, as well as domestic, community or school violence.
Individual and family therapy are available immediately, and same-sex 12 week cognitive behavioral/Rites of Passage groups begin in January 2007, with referrals now being accepted. We also provide violence prevention workshops to youth groups, age 6-17, in either separate or mixed gender groups. Counseling takes place at the Family Justice Center at 470 27th Street, between Broadway and Telegraph. Violence prevention workshops may be delivered offsite.
Contact Jon Gilgoff, M.S.W. for Boys Services, at 510-267-8845, jgilgoff@uwba.org; Rosaura Ramos, M.F.T.I. for Girls Services, at 510-267-8846, rramos@uwba.org; and Julie Posadas Guzman, Alameda County Director, for administrative matters, at 510-267-8844, jguzman@uwba.org.
For a program brochure, click here. For a flyer, click here. For a referral form, click here.
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| Project Bridge at Laney College |
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| Now is the time for young adults to enroll in community college classes for the Spring 2007 semester, which starts in mid January. For information about Project Bridge, a basic skills learning community at Laney College, click here.
Registration for Spring Semester 2007 is now going on at Laney in room A-109.
Classes begin on Thursday, January 11, 2007
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Click here to read the November 28th San Francisco Chronicle's
Open Forum: Foster Youth's Eternal Quest for a 'Forever Family' and Click here to read an editorial from Nov. 21: A Model for All
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| California Coalition for Youth: Call for Presenters |
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| Click here for a flyer announcing a call for presenters at the Taking Action 2007 Conference to be held in Sacramento March 18-20, 2007. The theme is Getting Youth Connected, and the deadline for presentation proposals is December 22nd. |
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| Tri City Homeless Coalition Seeks Mental Health Social Worker |
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| Tri City Homeless Coalition is seeking a Mental Health Social Worker for The Homeless Outreach for People Empowerment (HOPE) Project, a collaborative, mobile, homeless outreach project operating in Southern and Eastern Alameda County. Click here for the job announcement. |
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Alameda County Public Defender’s Office Dependency Division Seeks Legal Assistants
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The Alameda County Public Defender’s Office Dependency Division represents children and adolescents in Alameda County’s foster care system. Under the supervision of dependency attorneys, the legal assistants provide legal support services to dependency division clients. Duties include home visits and telephone contacts with minor clients, contacts with care providers and other persons working with our minor clients, administrative support tasks for attorneys, and preparing memoranda regarding client contacts and case status for attorneys.
Click here for the job announcement including information on how to apply.
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| Mayor Elect Dellums to Speak with Youth on December 2nd |
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| This Saturday December 2, 2006 9:00 am-12:00 pm Mayor elect Ron Dellums will be speaking to YOUTH at the Claremont Middle School gym 5750 College Ave. Oakland 94618. This is a GREAT opportunity for youth to talk about how they see Oakland and the positive changes they would like to see here plus it gives them an awesome opportunity to practice public speaking.
Click here for a flyer.
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| Alameda County Youth Leadership Group Forming |
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HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?
What to help make change in your community?
JOIN THE ALAMEDA COUNTY YOUTH LEADERSHIP GROUP
ANY CURRENT OR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AGES 17-24 CAN APPLY BUT ONLY 10 SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE! BE SURE YOU’RE ONE OF THEM!
Click here for a flyer to find out more, and click here for an application.
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