April 2022

Via the Yolo County Library Website. The Yolo County Library presents their Explore Literacy Bulletin which features the celebration of Ramadan along with some good books including a Board Book and 3 picture books (1 in Spanish). Click HERE to view their bulletin.

From the Foster and Kinship Care Education Services Program. Visit the registration page for more information. The Foster and Kinship Care Education Services program presents a workshop where Nurse Dorothy and her young adult daughter will provide an overview to the concerns of stress, and how it affects the developing brain and the increased likelihood for depression, anxiety and suicidality- and importantly-methods for coping. Participants will also learn a variety of approaches that have...

A Conversation with Jenna Quinn of Jenna’s Law: A Survivor’s Perspective via Eventbrite. Go to their EVENTBRITE page for more information The Children’s Advocacy Center presents a virtual screening of It’s Not Just Jenna followed by a live conversation and Q&A with Jenna Quinn herself. The film can be viewed online through the Eventbrite page. NOTE: the film is approximately 30 minutes in length. This film contains descriptions of sexual violence and may not be suitable for everyone.*...

Contact Marylynn McCorkle or go to their PACEs Calendar EVENT for more information. The Alliance for Regional Solutions presents a webinar where they’ll explore the importance of being trauma informed. At the end of the webinar, participants will understand the prevalence of trauma and impacts on individuals including racialized trauma and key elements of trauma informed care. You’ll develop trauma informed practice tools and understand how to apply trauma informed care to work with...

Article by: Chris Ponce — city@theaggie.org The California Aggie, April 11, 2022 https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/article/break-cycle-generational-poverty-yolo-county-begins-allocating-basic-income-families-poverty The 2020 Census revealed that 28.4% of the people from Yolo County have an income below 150% of the poverty level. The poverty rate in Yolo County is at 20.9%, according to a 2022 press release. Experts and researchers from UC Davis have weighed in on the rising crisis of poverty in...

Help Me Grow Yolo and Yolo County Libraries are coming together to put on Family Fun Events at the Northern California Children's Therapy Center once a month for families with children through the age of 5. Location: Northern California Children's Therapy Center 1321 College Street Suite E Woodland CA 95695 Register online at: https://tinyurl.com/HMGYFamilyFunEvent We will be discussing developmental milestones and supporting families to complete a free developmental screening, a...

The attached flyer includes a Spanish translation and a QR code. Please print for your agency and distribute freely.

Healing Anxious Kids and Anxious Families via Zoom (from PACEs, can go to the PACEs Connection Calendar EVENT for more information) Dr. Schott Sells presents a free webinar for professionals who want concrete tools to reverse parents unknowingly overaccommodating to their child’s anxiety. As children become more anxious, so do their parents and the entire family. Without family trauma treatment, the root causes of the child’s anxiety are not addressed, and relapse can take place again and...

Adolescents, Attachment, and ACEs Science! via GoToWebinar (from PACEs, can go to the PACEs Connection Calendar EVENT for more information) Ingrid Cockhren presents a free webinar for people or employees of community based organizations who work with youth in challenging circumstances. She will examine the systemic nature of trauma and adversity and how early adversity is a root cause of poor relationship outcomes in adolescence and early adulthood. This webinar will also outline systemic...

Learn! Cognitive Reframing as a Resilience Tool via Eventbrite (from The Health Federation of Philadelphia. See PACEs Calendar EVENT for more information) The Health Federation of Philadelphia presents the 2 nd part of their 3-part Resiliency Series. Community members and organizations who work with those affected by the substance use crisis are especially welcome to join. In this workshop, participants will discuss and practice the cognitive resilience tool of reframing. This cognitive tool...

Next Wednesday (4/20), CommuniCare Health Center's Youth Projects Team will be hosting a free youth event to "remix" the notorious marijuana appreciation holiday to support drug-free teen choices. There will be a nacho bar, music, and a $100 poster contest to create positive messages for peers! The event is Wednesday, 4/20 from 2:30 - 4:30 pm at 215 W. Beamer St in Woodland. Below is the flyer and please share with anyone in 6th-12th grade, or who works with those populations.

The Breathe Bike Rodeo is a free family friendly event that will be held in the Bridge District on April 23 rd from 10:00am-12:00pm. The event will focus on bicycle safety for kids and how biking can be fun! There will be free helmet fittings, a variety of local vendors and educational booths, live music, engaging activities, and more. Pre-registration HERE is encouraged, but this is an entirely free event. We are hoping to reach the West Sacramento community for this fun event and would...