FYA Professional Development Trainings

SPECIAL TRAINING on Calworks: February 28th

Do you have questions about how to help your youth access CalWorks?

Are you unclear about what is covered?

Come find out at a specially scheduled FYA training on Wednesday, February 28th. Lorena Briseno of the Alameda County Social Service Agency will provide a training on Calworks Eligibility and Benefits Clarification. The training will be held from 9:30 to 12:00 at the ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.

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The next regularly scheduled FYA Professional Development Training will focus on the topic of “Professional Boundaries & Attachments” and will be held on Tuesday, March 13th, from 9:30 to 12:30 at the ILSP Office located at 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312 in Oakland.

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

To RSVP for these trainings or for more information, contact Melinda Clemmons at 510-428-9821 or email mclemmons@acfya.org.

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FYA Membership Meeting: March 16

The next FYA Membership Meeting will be held Friday, March 16th from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.

Office of Parks & Recreation (OPR) Summer Hiring Event

Oakland Parks and Recreation Agency is holding a summer hiring event for Recreation Leaders, Recreation Specialists, Water Safety Instructors, and Lifeguards on:

Saturday, February 24th
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland’s City Hall Plaza

OPR will be accepting completed applications at the door and conducting oral interviews. Prior to this event, you can get an application at 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor or at www.oaklandnet.com/government/jobs/current_openings.html.

Questions? Pease contact Brad Schaefer, Office of Personnel at 510-238-6483.

Click here for a flyer.

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,

TEAM WITH SUCCESSFULLY EMANCIPATED FORMER FOSTER YOUTH, FELLOW GRADUATES AND ADULT SUPPORTERS FOR:

1. Practical information and transitional resources;
2. Fun, games, celebration and friendship;
3. Emotional Support.

COME & JOIN US
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 510-268-7490 Need a ride? Need more info? Call Kathy

MEETINGS DATES ARE:
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Monday, February 26th 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14th 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Monday, March 26th 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11th 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Monday, April 23th 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS at The Alameda County CASA Offices
1000 San Leandro Blvd., Suite 300
San Leandro, CA 94577
(Across from San Leandro BART, on-site free parking)

MONDAYS at Beyond Emancipation Offices
2647 International Blvd Suite 420
Oakland, CA 94601

Click here for a flyer to share with youth.

Are you looking for a great, low-cost training for your front-line staff? Then we have the answer for you! CalSAC's Bay Area Chapter is gearing up for their annual Bay Area Road Shows and their first location is in Oakland on Saturday, March 3rd.

This training offers three workshop sessions with the following topics to choose from:

- Games
- Science
- Arts & Crafts
- Learning Made Fun
- Cooking

Don't miss this opportunity to "Fill Your Tool Kit" with great ideas and fun activities you can use on Monday! Each participant will receive a resource guide with ideas and activities from all of the workshops offered. The cost is $15 and includes breakfast and lunch.

Click here to register online.

Kamran Nazeer will discuss his book Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism, with San Francisco’s KFOG Morning Show Co-Host and News Director Peter Finch. Peter is the father of an 18-year old son with Aspergers Syndrome. A policy advisory for the British government, Kamran writes about his reunions with four of his classmates from a school for children with autism in New York. He tells his story, as well as their stories, about growing up with autism and forging adult identities. People interested in living with autism and parents of children with autism will be fascinated by Kamran’s original reflections on the journey of autistic children.

Thursday, April 19th 7:30 PM
Maud Fife Room, Wheeler Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Seating is limited.
To make reservations, call Andrea Dye at 510-644-2555, ext. 229

To request disability-related accommodations or for more information, also call Andrea Dye at 510-644-2555 ext. 229 or email Andie at adye@dredf.org.
Suggested donation: $20

Sponsored by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Co-sponsored by the Disability Studies Program, University of California at Berkeley