Rainbow Days staff, Leo Gutierrez, and Norma Westurn of Centro de Mi Salud participated in a live interview on Univision Radio's morning show, Buenos Dias Dallas Forth Worth, to discuss mental health and juveniles on February 25^th. The interview occurred following a live conversation with the president of Children at Risk on mental health policy. Questions and comments were received from listeners and Mr. Gutierrez spoke to some of the issues youth face in the schools such as extreme stress, worry, anxiety, anger and hunger. Healthy resources were identified to address some of the mental health needs of youth.

Each day in the United States approximately 4,000 youth between the ages of 12 and 17 try their first cigarette. According to the World Health Organization 5 million people are dying from tobacco each year with one death every 6 seconds.  Kick Butts Day is a day specifically designated for youth nationwide to campaign against tobacco in an effort to protect one another from exposure and addiction to tobacco.  On March 23rd Rainbow Days will celebrate Kick Butts Day 2011 and give children from Mount Auburn Elementary the opportunity to actively demonstrate their opposition to tobacco as they form line formations with their bodies to spell out WE KICK BUTTS. An aerial snapshot will be taken from the roof and shared with the school. 

On February 26^th Rainbow Days began a new partnership with This Side Up! Family Fun Center in Plano. Families from Mosaic House and Shared Housing enjoyed a family night out at This Side Up! Family Fun Center's 8,500 sq. foot non-profit center which specifically caters to families and provides a safe, family-friendly environment while giving parents skills and quality activities they need to move from surviving to thriving.  Weekend activities like parent/child date nights provide fun together time and always include an opportunity for parents to teach their kids about a value.  Families learn to affirm each other.  One of the activities that the families played during this weekend event was like an activity in Rainbow Days' core Curriculum-Based Support Group (CBSG^®) Program that the children had already participated in and the extra activity reinforcement was a huge hit!   While music was played a "clapping hand" was passed around in each family.  When the music stopped each family member expressed what they liked about the person holding the hand.  At the end everyone received a "clapping hand" to help them remember their individual special qualities.  The children enjoyed snacks, popcorn, drinks and Bingo prizes.  A big thank you to Sarah Morris the Executive Director of This Side Up! We look forward to a continued relationship with This Side UP! so that more families can be enriched by the positive environment and family bonding which mirror so many of Rainbow Days' messages.

Rainbow Days' Family Connection program has two summer internships available. Candidates must:

• Must be an undergraduate student who has completed his/her freshman year and is returning to school full-time in the Fall 2011 with a flexible 3.0 GPA.
• Past experience and passion for working with children and families of low income and diverse backgrounds
• Organized, self-starter, ability to multi-task, flexible with positive attitude and extensive interpersonal skills
• Computer proficient, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program

Details of Internship: Rainbow Days' Family Connection Intern's main responsibility will be planning, coordinating and implementing carnival-style activities and games for Rainbow Days' annual Back-to-School Party in August for over 500 homeless children and their families.

Duration:            June 3-August 19, 2011
                               Monday-Friday (some Saturdays)
Hours:                  35 hours per week
Salary:                   $3,500 Salary

 

To Apply:

Send cover letter and resume by March 31, 2011 to:
Lisa Irwin, Family Connection Event Coordinator 

 

 

Administrative Assistant Internship

Details of Internship:Rainbow Days' Family Connection Administrative Assistant Intern's main responsibility will be to manage the evaluation process and documentation of all Rainbow Days' summer camps and programs for Family Connection with timely documentation and/or reports.

 

Duration:            June 15-August 10, 2011
                               Monday-Friday (Some Saturdays)

Hours:                  35 hours per week

 

To Apply:

Send cover letter and resume by March 31, 2011 to:Claudia Lemmon, Family Connection Administrative Coordinator