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June 2021

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives $1 million to San Diego nonprofit David’s Harp Foundation (sandiegouniontribune.com)

How does a grassroots San Diego nonprofit arts organization thank a benefactor it has never met or spoken with for an unsolicited, seven-figure donation? That’s the happy — if previously unimaginable — question for David’s Harp Foundation , which this week was announced as a recipient of a $1 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. It’s a game-changing gift yet for the 12-year-old nonprofit, which provides free music and video-production lessons to San Diego...

SDTIGT Learning Exchange: Aisha Pope, LCSW, on Code-Switching on Friday, July 2nd, from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team's Learning Exchange features Aisha Pope, LCSW, San Diego Center for Children. PRESENTING ON “BROADLY, CODE-SWITCHING INVOLVES ADJUSTING ONE’S STYLE OF SPEECH, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND EXPRESSION IN WAYS THAT WILL OPTIMIZE THE COMFORT OF OTHERS IN EXCHANGE FOR FAIR TREATMENT, QUALITY SERVICE, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ” (MCCLUNEY, ROBOTHAM, LEE, SMITH, & DURKEE, 2019). FOR MANY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) PROFESSIONALS,...

PACEs Connection presents the "Historical Trauma in America" series

PACEs Connection's Race & Equity Workgroup will be examining historical trauma in the United States of America and its impact on American society in a series of virtual discussions. This series will highlight each unique region within the United States and outline how unresolved historical trauma has impacted every aspect of American life and directly shapes the socio-political landscape of today as well as the overall well-being of Americans. Discussions will make connections between...

 
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