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From the Sonoma County ARPA team: Dear Esteemed Change Makers, If an organization with whom you are affiliated in Sonoma County is interested in applying for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to deliver services to support equitable recovery from this pandemic, this event is for you! Join us on January 20th from 10-12pm OR from 5:30-7:30pm (whichever time works best for you) to meet with other Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to learn about how you might apply for funding. Through...

Hello everyone, see my piece on the impact of the Tubbs fire on the work of trauma therapy https://www.climatepsychology.us/blog/the-tubbs-fire-changed-my-world-and-my-practice

By Jonathan Greenberg, December 11, 2021, Sonoma Independent. Hypocritical campaign targeting affordable trailers & tiny homes creates more homeless people than county government creates housing for A three month long investigation initiated by Sonoma Independent, the award-winning public interest solutions and advocacy website, reveals that Permit Sonoma ordered property owners to vacate 189 inhabited dwellings between September 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021. These citations, enforced by...

Hello, Thank you to our Sonoma County Office of Education partners for highlighting an upcoming grant opportunity to share with Sonoma Connect | Sonoma Unidos stakeholders. Local Sonoma County Community Based Orgs (CBOs) encouraged to apply! The California Department of Education (CDE) is accepting applications from community-based organizations supporting local educational agencies with technical assistance and/or the implementation of high quality integrated academic, behavioral, and...

Please share and enjoy the 2nd Annual Sebastopol Snowflake Hunt. Print the map and use the clues to walk around Sebastopol to find the snowflakes. Sonoma County PACEs Connection is providing this activity as a way to enjoy community traditions, make memories, and get outside.

West County Community Services is hosting a Facebook Live on December 13, 2021, at 6:00 PM where they will be giving an update and hosting a discussion on current and planned housing and mental health services available in Greater Sebastopol. Items to share and discuss include: -focus of Sebastopol Homeless Outreach Coordinator -Park Village successes and updates -Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) and how to access it -Mental health walk-in and group support available at Wellness...

Written by SoCo News: "Last year Windsor couple ToryLast year Windsor couple Tory and Jesse Crowder decided to spread some holiday cheer and purchase Christmas trees for a few families who couldn’t afford one. After posting about their plan — dubbed Operation Christmas Tree — on social media, requests for trees came flooding in. This year, Operation Christmas Tree is now an official nonprofit organization and the couple hopes to serve 800 families across Sonoma County by providing fully...

By Iridian Casarez, Photo: Kaite Rodriguez/Cooperation Humboldt, North Coast Journal, December 2, 2021 M ost of the seven stress-busting strategies the California Surgeon General's Office have identified to help reduce toxic stress feel so simple, like being out in nature, eating a balanced, nutritious diet or getting sufficient, high-quality sleep, but they work. So when Mary Ann Hansen was looking through applications for the 2021-2022 First Five Humboldt and Humboldt County Department of...

When we interact with persons who have behavioral health challenges, including substance use disorder, the words we use can be in support of healing - or hindering healing.

The LEAP is a committee comprised of diverse people with lived experience of homelessness, with an emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity in its composition. The purpose of the LEAP is to advise Sonoma County on homeless-related programs, policies and how to spend money targeted for homeless services. The LEAP will advise and plan with the Continuum of Care Board and homeless service agencies how to improve homeless programs, services, shelters, and housing. All individuals that are...

By Camille Escovedo, Staff Writer of SoCo News. Sebastopolians are invited to make merry at the Peacetown Family Village and snowflake hunt on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2-4 p.m. The free event will be held at Peacetown’s new brick and mortar location in the Barlow, across the street from Taylor Lane Coffee in the former Foundry building. Children can write letters to Santa to be “mailed” to the North Pole and take photos with the man himself at the event, according to Elizabeth Smith, a Peacetown...

Want to set up a table and take part in Sebastopol's Peacetown Family Village Holiday event, to bring awareness of your organizations resources and make connections in the community? December 5th from 2-4PM there will be holiday music, art crafts, and lots of peace to go around. If you would like more information or to secure a table spot, email elizabeth@projectwholechild.com