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Volume II, ISSUE No. 6
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July 2008 |
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HPP LAUNCHES BACKPACK COLLECTION DRIVE
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Help 300 children obtain backpacks by August 15
We invite you to support HPP's homeless and low-income
families by donating new backpacks* filled with school supplies, including:
· Binder paper
· Folders
· Notebooks
· Crayons and/or markers
· Pens and pencils
· Rulers and erasers
Please drop the backpacks off at 2500 18th Street at Potrero, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Or let HPP purchase backpacks and supplies on your behalf by donating online. Please write "backpack" on the "gift information"
line. Or make a check payable to Homeless Prenatal Program, and mail it to 2500 18th Street, San Francisco
CA 94110. Write "backpacks" in the memo line.
Thank you for your support!
* Please refrain from giving backpacks that are red or blue because those colors are affiliated with San Francisco street gangs.
For more information, contact Volunteer and Donations Coordinator Rebecca Reiner at rebeccareiner@homelessprenatal.org or 415-546-6756 x362.
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 HPP ANNUAL REPORT NOW ONLINE
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Report profiles former client and art volunteers
Check out HPP's Annual Report online to read about our successes, our supporters, and profiles of a former client and our volunteer art teachers. Here are excerpts: Client Success: Rosy's Restaurant
 Rosa "Rosy" Herrera (left) losther restaurant and her
mother in the same year.
Struggling to pay the rent and
feed her family, grieving and
depressed, Rosy came to
HPP after her son's teacher
suggested it . . .
Located at 2341 Folsom Street near 19th, the restaurant is a favorite of firefighters and PG&E employees who work nearby. Specialties include pupusas, soups, tamales, burritos, seafood dishes, and natural fruit drinks.
Art Teachers: Linda Eckmann and Liz McCarthy "It's all in the family for HPP art teacher volunteers Linda Eckmann (below left) and Elizabeth "Liz" McCarthy (below right)."
Read more.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CORNER
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In June, the Community Health Workers, studying in HPP Volunteer Maureen
Aggeler's writing class, read some of their work aloud at the writing class graduation.
Maureen had assigned them to read Robert Frost's The Death of the Hired Man, and requested that they write a poem or paragraph about home.
Here is Sarena Luckett's poem:
"Home"
A place where I am
comfortable
I lay my head there; I'm
always welcome
It brings me peace,
serenity, love, happiness
Children play, there are
cookouts, barbBQ birthdays, holidays
Home also brings dark
nights
Stress, tears, anger, heartaches, and arguments
Through the good and the
bad, home is where
I can be myself, express
myself any way I like
Home is my safe haven.
CHWs at the writing class graduation. From left: Consuelo Rodriguez, Sarena Luckett, Monique Lanchinebre and
Lucia Ray.
CHW Orientation July 22nd
Former
clients and low-income women who want to learn more
about HPP's Community Health Worker job training program are invited to
attend an orientation on July 22nd at HPP at 9:30 a.m. For more
information, contact Sonia Luevanos, 415 546 6756 ext. 317.
CHWs Head Back to School
In August, four Community Health Workers will begin attending City College of San Francisco's Community Health Worker Certificate Program.The 17-unit program is recognized by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and students can apply the units to an AA degree or transfer to San Francisco State University. Only 40 people each year are accepted into the program.
 Congratulations to Carrie Hamilton (left), Lucia Ray, Monique Lanchinebre and Sarena Luckett, who were accepted into the program.
CHW Graduation August 1
Congratulations to Consuelo Rodriguez, Sindy Leon and Laure McElroy who will graduate from the Community Health Worker training program on August 1. Sindy and Laure have been working in new jobs for a couple of months and are returning to attend the official graduation ceremony which will take place at Rosy's Restaurant.
Nickels for Non-Profits
 HPP CHW team members (from left) Sarena Luckett, Marlene Mazariegos, Sonia Luevanos and Wholefoods Marketing and Store Representative Ashley Paulson greet customers shopping at the Potrero Hill store. Customers raised $400 for HPP as part of the Nickels for Non-Profits campaign earlier in the year. |
NEW FACES
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HPP Hires Bilingual Lab Assistant
Gustavo Lopez is HPP's new Bilingual Lab Assistant in the Community  Technology Center. On
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, he assists clients in both English and Spanish with their housing and
job searches and resume writing.
Before joining HPP, Gustavo taught Spanish at St. John's Elementary School in Glen Park and at Lilienthal Elementary School in San Francisco. He also worked at LuLu's Restaurant in San Francisco. A native of Costa Rica, Gustavo is pursuing his real estate certificate at City College of San Francisco.
HPP Taps Community Health Worker Leaders
Robin Pugh (left) was promoted from Professional Development Manager to Manager of the Community Health Worker Training Program and Sonia Luevanos (right) has joined HPP as Supervisor of the CHW Training Program.
New Community Health Worker Volunteers
Karla Ramos
Dominique Springfield
Volunteers Angelina Gonzales and Melissa Guzman will be pictured in the August issue.
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TWO JOB OPENINGS AT HPP
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HPP Seeks Financial Counselor and Peer Mentor
HPP seeks a full-time bilingual (English and Spanish) Financial Counselor for client
families. Responsibilities include providing one-on-one financial
guidance for at-risk families such as benefits screening, linking
clients to comprehensive support services, filing for tax credits, and
providing access to legal services. Click here for the complete description.
HPP's Team 3 seeks a bilingual (English and Spanish) Peer Parent Mentor to support families involved in the Child Welfare System. A two-year position, the job provides paid training to parents with experience in Child Protective Services who have successfully reunified with their children. Responsibilities include providing one-on-one support to families to prevent removals, disruptions, and/or assist with reunification action plans from the Department of Human Services.
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CALENDAR
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July is National Park and Recreation Month
Tuesday, July 22
CHW Orientation
9:30 a.m. HPP, 2500 18th Street, San Francisco
HPP welcomes former clients and low-income women who want to learn more about HPP's Community Health Worker job training program to this orientation. For more information, contact Sonia Luevanos, 415 546 6756 ext. 317.
Thursday, July 31
HPP Baby Shower
Clients who attended this summer's eight-week prenatal series of classes celebrate with a Baby Shower at HPP.
Friday, August 1
Community Health Worker Graduation
HPP staff will gather at Rosy's Restaurant (see above story) for the graduation ceremony and lunch honoring Laure
McElroy,
Consuelo Rodriguez and
Sindy Leon for successfully completing HPP's year-long, on-the-job training program. Congratulations!
In the Olympic spirit, this year's theme is Mother's Support: Going for the Gold. More than 120 countries unite to support women and families in providing the golden start to
every child by exclusively breastfeeding for six months and providing
complementary foods with continued breastfeeding for up to two years or
beyond.
Friday, August 8HPP Family Health Fair1 p.m.-3 p.m. 2500 18th Street, San FranciscoHPP hosts its 3rd annual health fair for clients and the community. And opening day of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Friday, August 15Last day to drop off backpacks at HPP. Help HPP achieve its goal of donating 300 backpacks to low-income and homeless children returning to school.
August 21-22
Backpacks will be given to HPP client families
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