Opportunities

Call for Proposals to Implement Parent-Child Education Programs

AVANCE, Inc., a national nonprofit organization that provides parent and early childhood education programs along with other family support services, is accepting proposals from qualified nonprofit organizations serving low- income Hispanic families to expand the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program.

PCEP promotes community economic development, positive parenting skills and behaviors, school readiness, parental school involvement, adult education, and civic engagement to achieve a simultaneous impact on both parent and child. The program has been shown to improve the school readiness of children from birth to three years of age and has had a life-changing impact on Latino families through partnerships with community-based organizations. Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations with the capacity to serve a minimum of twenty-five families. Get more info and apply here 

News

The first comprehensive guide of its kind in California, the California Pregnant and Parenting Youth Guide walks pregnant and parenting minors, their families and service providers through relevant laws, so youth can make the best decisions for their circumstances. Free trainings for the guide are available to enable professionals to help teen clients who are pregnant or parenting access legal information. The free guide is available for teens and professionals working with pregnant or parenting teens through the website www.pregnantyouth.info

2000s Dubbed "Lost Decade" for Young People and Young Families with Children

These briefs by Northeastern University economics professor Andy Sum highlight the toll unemployment and poverty have taken on young people and young families with children in the past decade, and the long-term effects this economic crisis will have on America's future workforce and its economic prosperity. Young families with children have been hit the hardest in what has been called "The Lost Decade" with close to two out of three families living in poverty. Deteriorating earnings for young adults since 1979 have affected their ability to form independent households, reduced marriage rates and increased the share of college graduates living at home. Nearly two million jobs have disappeared from the economy and rampant unemployment, hidden unemployment and mal-employment have affected the earnings of all young workers. This emerging national crisis has long-term social and economic consequences for the nation. Read more  

SAMHSA Announces $42.6 Million in Grants for HIV/AIDS Programs

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing $42.6 million in new grants to provide behavioral health services in communities most impacted by HIV/AIDS. Funding will be used to develop and expand networks of primary care, HIV/AIDS and behavioral health service providers serving racial and ethnic minorities with or at high risk for HIV/AIDS. Part of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 12 Cities Project, these grants accelerate comprehensive HIV/AIDS planning and cross-agency response in 12 U.S. jurisdictions that bear the highest AIDS burden in the country. "Combating HIV and AIDS in our communities of color is more crucial than ever because the rates of infection continue to grow," said SAMHSA Administrator, Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. "By improving access to prevention and treatment services for substance abuse and mental health conditions we can reduce risk for HIV infection and provide truly comprehensive health care for those living with the virus."  

New kiosks in L.A. County are helping to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases. In 2009, the county launched its "I Know" program, which allowed patients to order free at-home STD test kits online. The program's success has since inspired officials to take it a step further allowing patients to use kiosks and tablets deployed throughout the city to order home STD testing kits. They'll receive them on the spot as opposed to waiting for them to arrive by mail. Visitors simply use the kiosks to sign up for a home-testing kit, entering their information and reading a privacy disclaimer. The kiosk then prints out a mailing label and a form , which the user takes with her to a pharmacy or pick-up location to obtain the kit. The user will then conduct the test at home and then apply the label to printed from the kiosk to the vial for future verification. The patients can later obtain their results from the program website, or by calling a toll-free number. "The I Know program will now be everywhere that we can put a kiosk...and anywhere a woman has access to a computer or any phone," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Ridley-Thomas said he hopes the kiosk program will help encourage those who may be afraid -- who may have no symptoms, but who have made some choices that put them at risk -- to take the first step toward getting help and taking a test in the privacy of their own homes. Women throughout the County will continue to be able to order kits from DontThinkKnow.org, or by calling the County STD Program's tollfree hotline number, 1-800-758-0880, to have test kits sent to them by mail.

Advocacy

Events

 Where: 630 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, Ca. 92701, Room 216C  

What: This free training is designed to provide participants with hands-on health data mapping skills to enhance and identify your community assets for future projects. Training provided by HealthyCity.org, California's information + action resource for service referral and social change. Sponsored by the Health Care Agency STD Community Intervention's Program. RSVP@714-834-4423  

REGION 8

Sex Education Film Festival and Forum

When: Thursday October 20, 2011 4pm-8pm 

Where: San Diego State University 

What: TeenNow California and members of the San Diego community invite you to attend a Sex Ed film fest and forum. Films, expert panel discussion, and activities! 

See the flyer for more info or email  tnca@teennowcalifornia.org    

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Job Postings

In response to continued growth, Child Trends is seeking a Vice President for Research Operations to direct a research staff of approximately 60 professionals from a variety of disciplines. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leadership role in shaping and guiding the work of a highly regarded research organization devoted to improving the lives of children and youth. This is a newly created position reporting to the President, with the responsibility for ensuring the effective management, strategic growth, and quality of research at Child Trends. Key responsibilities include direct supervision of approximately nine senior researchers who oversee large research programs; maintaining and overseeing an appropriate research infrastructure, including processes for ensuring quality control, successful proposal development, data security, and IRB and other human subjects' protections. This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual with extensive research management experience to help lead a growing research organization with a compelling mission and a stellar reputation. Complete job description 

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