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Girls Only! The Girls Only prevention education toolkit, focused on girls ages 8-12, seeks to empower girls before they enter their teen years. The program provides a forum for young girls to learn to love and honor themselves, giving them the opportunity to find alternatives to the kinds of abusive relationships with men and with themselves that often lead to involvement with gangs, substance abuse and, eventually, the criminal justice system.
The toolkit, which includes research on the necessity of gender-specific, culturally-specific, age-appropriate programming, is available for FREE on the website. This resource is the product of a collaboration between the San Diego County District Attorney's Office and the City of San Diego Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention.
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Virtual Events Recap Last week we had the second of our two virtual events. Thank you to the people who joined us to further discuss priority areas and strategies for moving adolescent sexual health forward in these hard times. We will be compliling our notes and presenting the discussion on our web site, and finalizing the beginnings of a plan. We are also contemplating a monthly "brown-bag" networking event (virtual) where we can discuss current issues, our strategy, and other areas of concern to the field. For more information or to express an interest in these sessions, please e-mail us at tnca@teennowcalifornia.org.
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Opportunities
|  CDE Supplemental Educational Services Funding Opportunity Supplemental Educational Services (SES) are academic tutoring services focused on English-language arts, mathematics and/or science and provided by entities approved by the State Board of Education to tutor students beyond the regular school day. The provider must have a two-year demonstrated record of effectiveness in increasing student academic proficiency. The provider works with designated local educational agencies with eligible students (Program Improvement schools and low-income families) in mathematics, science, and English-language arts. Parents select the SES provider. Eligible applicants include individuals, institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies. Deadline: November 17, 2011 Get more info and apply here CDE School-Age Child Development Training Funding Opportunity Funding is provided to establish state level training institutes to train trainers in order to increase quality in school-age child development programs. After completing the institutes, trainers will train local school-age child care providers in their communities. Eligible applicants include individuals, institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies. The contractor must provide a detailed plan for all aspects of administering this contract, including recruitment, provision of stipends for training, methods used to differentiate between the training needs of new and experienced teachers or providers, the competitive process used to select applicants to participate in the institutes, description of the trainings themselves, and of the follow-up graduate training. The method of reporting must also be described.Deadline: October 28, 2011 Get more info and apply here 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 For Teens: Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing the most talented teen artists and writers in the United States and Canada, has launched its call for entries for the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Creative teens in grades 7-12 are invited to submit work in twenty-eight categories of art and writing, including film and animation, video game design, sculpture, photography, fashion design, poetry, journalism, humor, dramatic script, and science fiction. Student submissions are judged on the regional level by the alliance's affiliates, with the top winning works then presented to national panels of creative leaders to determine which will receive the highest honors. Awards up to $10,000. To be eligible, students must be in grades 7-12 in a public, private, parochial, home-school, or out of school program in the U.S. or Canada, or in an American school abroad. Deadlines for submitting work vary by region and generally range from December 15, 2011, through January 15, 2012. Get more info and apply here |
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| | The National Campaign Announces New Resource for Birth Control Info
Have you heard about Bedsider.org, the newest program developed for young women by The National Campaign? Bedsider is an innovative birth control support network that lives online and on mobile devices, too. And it's totally free. It doesn't look, sound, or act like any medical information you've seen before. It serves up clear, solid facts and advice about birth control and about a lot of other things, too. And it does so with humor, edge, and candor. An informational webinar about Bedsider is being offered on two different dates to demonstrate how Bedsider can help women find a birth control method that's right for them-and stick with it-until they're ready to have a child. Webinars: Monday October 24, 11-11:45am or Wedesday October 26, 11-11:45am
New Report from CDC on Teen Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), less than half of teens (ages 15-19) have had sex and the percentage of teen boys who used a condom the first time they had sex is on the rise. "The nation's teen pregnancy and birth rates are now at record lows and the credit for this truly extraordinary progress goes to teens themselves who are making better decisions about sex and contraceptive use," said Sarah Brown, CEO of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. The full NCHS report on teen sexual activity and contraceptive use in the United States 2006-2010 can be found at: www.cdc.gov/nchs
7 Strategies for Preventing Multiple Risky Behaviors Among Adolescents
A new research brief by Child Trends offers seven strategies for preventing teens from engaging in multiple risky behaviors. Risky behaviors are fairly common in adolescence and can be associated with serious, long-term consequences, particularly when adolescents engage in more than one behavior. Although adolescents often take part in multiple risky behaviors, most risk prevention programs have been designed to prevent a single risky behavior. However, research suggests that there are program approaches that may prevent multiple risky behaviors as well as common factors that can influence risk-taking. Designing programs to prevent multiple risky behaviors by specifically targeting common risk and protective factors may be more cost-effective and more likely to produce long-term behavioral change. Read more
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Advocacy
| Gov. Brown Signs AB 9, Intended to Protect Students from Bullying
This law requires the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, including disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. It also requires school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process. Gov. Brown Signs AB 131, the DREAM Act This law allows students who are undocumented access to both public and private funding for California colleges. With the signing of the bill, Gov. Brown fulfilled his campaign promise of allowing high-achieving students access to public education funding, regardless of immigration status. Read moreGov. Brown Signs SB 41, Access to Sterile Syringes
This law authorizes the sale of clean syringes to adults at pharmacies statewide without a prescription. The new law means California now has another powerful tool proven to stop the spread of HIV, hepatitis C, and other deadly diseases. Read more House Committee Proposes Cuts to HIV Prevention On Thursday, September 29, the House Appropriations Committee put forward legislation that would fund the Department of Health and Human Services and related agencies for the 2012 fiscal year. The legislation includes cuts to programs that are critical to our nation's response to HIV/AIDS, including $32.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention and $283 million the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. It would also ban the use of federal funds on syringe exchange, strip all Title X family planning funding and failed to include any increase in funding for the nation's struggling AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. The bill would also rescind $1 billion from the Prevention and Public Health Fund included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read the National Minority AIDS Council's press release on the House Committee's proposed legislation here.
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Events
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BlogTalk Radio: Runaway/Homeless Youth & Relationship Violence
When: Thursday October 20, 2011, 12:30-1pm
Where: online, radio
What: Runaway and homeless youth (RHY) are particularly vulnerable to dating violence. Many have been raised in abusive households or have experienced neglect, abandonment, or severe family conflict. Join the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) and the Runaway & Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Centers for this BTR session as we examine the intersections of sexual assault and domestic violence in the lives of youth at risk for couch surfing, homelessness, and life on the streets.
Presenters will discuss the unique dynamics of dating violence amongst RHY, specific issues related to LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth and how to forge successful and sustainable collaborations amongst the RHY and anti-violence fields.
REGION 1
Positive Discipline
When: Monday mornings Oct 24-Dec 5, 9am-12pm
Where: Oroville, CA, The Greater Oroville Family Resource Center, 1720 Daryl Porter Way 95966
What: Positive Discipline includes skills for practical application to help youth stop misbehaving-and
to teach them self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem-solving. Come join Lisa
and learn how to solve defiance, whining, and all the other "problem" behaviors children and
teens use to drive you crazy. And yes, you can do it all without ever blaming or punishing them!
Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., author of Positive Discipline, approaches parenting in a comprehensive,
fast-paced, and fun way that makes sense! Parents, Foster Parents, Social Workers, Teachers
and Therapists will all benefit from this training. Lisa will focus instruction on how to apply this
model to your specific needs/situation. Problem solving for caregivers/support staff attending
this class will be a priority in any class session.
REGION 2
Cal-SAFE Training
When: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 33:30pm
Where: Sacramento, CA Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, California Child Development Administrative Association (CCDAA) Conference
What: A Cal-SAFE training, Overview, Requirements and Best Practices at the upcoming CCDAA conference. Other workshops of interest to Cal-SAFE staff are Using CDE Infant/Toddler Resources to Improve Early Care and Education, Running an Effective Food Program and Connecting the Desired Results System to the classroom. Get more info and register here
REGION 7 Hands On: Interactive Mapping Workshop
When: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 1- 3 p.m
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 Get Your Organization Ready to Apply for Federal Grants When: Friday, October 21, 2011, 10:00 a.m. to Noon, Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. Where: San Diego, CA, 8690 Balboa Avenue, Suite 100 - 92123 What: Federal Grants require tax certification, financial disclosure and authorized contacts to assign profile identification to your program- all required parts in receiving federal grants. Join us for two hours of "crossing the T's" and "dotting the I's" and understand DUNS, CCR, POC, AOR, TPIN, M-PIN, ORC - the `Federalese' of Grants.gov. Presenters are the team of Trisha and O'Neil Brereton, MPH. Sponsored by California Center for Sustainable Energy and the Team at GrantWritingSpecialists.com
TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP send an e-mail to BeDemystified@aol.com or call 619.460.2738 ***Want To Get Publicity and Support for Your Events and Programs?*** Send us your news or announcements! If they're relevant to our members and supporters, we'll publish them! Send information to tnca@teennowcalifornia.org |
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Job Postings
| The Center in San Diego Seeks Associate Health Planner, HIV Planning Council Support Staff
More info and full job description here. To apply send resume and cover letter electronically to Beth Barnes atbbarnes@thecentersd.org
Are you Hiring? E-mail tnca@teennowcalifornia.org and we will post your job announcements here. Your position will be sure to reach a variety of health and teen pregnancy professionals. |
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