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For a complete listing of events, click here. April 10, 11:30 am
April 13, 7:00 pm April 13 - 15 April 16 - 20
April 17, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm April 18, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm April 18, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm April 25 April 26, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
For a schedule of Child, Youth and Family Services Workshops offered through the San Mateo County Office of Education, click here. Email shulman@plsinfo.org anytime to submit your upcoming event for the CIP Community Calendar. Click here for the complete CIP Community Calendar.
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San Mateo County Adolescent Report 2007 Available National Library Week: April 15 - 21 Spanish/English Interpretation Program Bike to Work Day: May 17 Pay Library Fines Online PBS Launches New Portal for Teachers The site, PBS Teachers, recently went live after the nonprofit media company spent more than a year crafting every facet to make sure teachers would find the resources of value. "The breadth of content showcased on the site will be valuable to teachers of all grade levels and subject areas," said Mary Kadera, Vice President of Education at PBS. Visit the site at www.pbs.org/teachers/.
Camp Galileo San Mateo County Association of Grand Jurors Offers Services Week of the Young Child: April 22 - 28 Prevention of Childhood Obesity Task Force Tip - What's So Great about TV-Turnoff Week?: April 23 - 27 Agency Updates Family and Children Services of Palo Alto has a new President and CEO, James J. Welsh, MSW. Article deadline for the May issue of the Resource Bulletin is April 15. Email your submission to shulman@plsinfo.org.
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Community Calendar Highlights
April 10, 11:30 am. Hear Neurologist Robert Telfer, MD, talk about stroke, risk factors specific to women, the symptoms of stroke and stroke prevention. Lunch will be provided and health screenings available after the lecture.
Location: Mills Peninsula Health Services, Hendrickson Auditorium, 100 South San Mateo Drive, San Mateo. Admission is free. RSVP as seats are limited. Contact Peninsula Stroke Association at 650-565-8485 or Clara Roth at clara@psastroke.org. For more information visit www.psastroke.org.
April 11, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. First in a series on buying a home, this session is entitled Affordable Housing Options for First Time Home Buyers. Find out about federal, state and local programs designed to assist low to moderate income families with purchasing a home. Click here to visit CIP's online calendar for information regarding the other sessions on April 25 and April 28.
Location: Consumer Credit Counseling Service, 595 Market Street, 15th floor, Crone Room, San Francisco. Reservations are not required. For more information call 800-777-7526 or 415-788-0288 or visit www.housingeducation.org.
Authors Showcase Presents Susan Patron
April 13, 7:00 pm. Kepler's Menlo Park Youth Author Speaker Series presents this year's Newbery Medal Winner, Susan Patron. Ms. Patron is the author of the book The Higher Power of Lucky, about 10-year-old Lucky who is about to run away from Hard Pan, California.
Location: Menlo Park Public Library, 800 Alma Street, Menlo Park. For more information visit www.menloparklibrary.org.
38th Annual Progress Seminar
April 13 - 15. Presented by the Redwood City San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, this seminar brings together business, government and community leaders representing the cities in San Mateo County. Seminar Chairs are San Mateo County Supervisors Rich Gordon and Adrienne Tissier, and Rosanne Foust, Executive Vice President Alsace Development International and Redwood City Vice Mayor.
Location: Hyatt Regency, One Golf Course Road, Monterey. Registration fee of $495 includes hosted receptions both evenings, Saturday buffet breakfast and lunch, Sunday brunch, speakers and all materials, taxes and gratuities. Hotel accommodations are not included. Limited to the first 250 paid registrations. For more information contact 650-364-1722 or amy@redwoodcitychamber.com or visit www.wliinc2.com/cgi/foxweb.dll/wlx/cal/wlxprofile?caleid=223&cc=RWSMCCC.
Make an Impact for Earth Day 2007
April 16 - 20. If you live or work in San Mateo County, make a difference for Earth Day and offset your carbon footprint. Ride Caltrain, SamTrans, BART, carpool, walk or bike the week of April 16 - 20 and see what impact you can make to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality in San Mateo County.
Make a difference by completing a pledge form available at www.commute.org and automatically be entered to win prizes including gift and dining certificates, transit passes and iPods. If you are pledging to take the bus, SamTrans will provide two free round-trip tickets.
On April 17, join the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance at the San Mateo Caltrain Station from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm for refreshments and a chance to win raffle prizes.
For more information or to register call the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance at 650-588-8170 or visit www.commute.org.
Mandated Reporter Training
April 17, 9:00 am - 11:00 am. San Mateo County Children and Family Services is offering training for mandated reporters who are either living or working in San Mateo County. This training will cover Mandated Reporter Law, CWS Redesign/SIP, Child Abuse Indicators and an Overview of Differential Response. Two CEUs will be offered to LCSWs, MFTs and MFCCs.
Location: Notre Dame/Harvard Rooms, 400 Harbor Blvd., Building B, Belmont. There is no cost to attend this training. To register, contact Hmcclain@smchsa.org.
Home Visitor's All Day Learning Seminar
April 17, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Come to this meeting to learn about other programs, get support from other home visitors, share community resources, network and attend trainings to enhance your skills.
Location: San Mateo County Office of Education, 101 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information call Antony Tran at 415-682-3217. To download the registration form click here.
Career Expo 2007
April 18, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Daly City Youth Health Center Second Annual Awards Dinner Reception and Silent Auction
April 18, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. This event will honor Daly City Youth Health Center current and former youth and adult volunteers, taking place during National Volunteer Week. Over 200 community members including elected officials, community leaders, founding members, staff, collaborative agencies, donors, youth and parents will attend.
Denim Day 2007
April 25. Join communities around the world by wearing jeans during "National Sexual Assault Awareness Month." Wearing jeans this day has become an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault.
For more information contact Heidi Peterson at hpeterson@ywca-sv.org or 408-295-4011 ext. 221.
4Cs' Annual Leadership Awards Dinner and Celebration
April 26, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Since 2002, the Child Care Coordinating Council's (4Cs) Leadership Awards has celebrated people making a difference for kids in San Mateo County, honoring the achievements and outstanding contributions of community members, as well as to financially support 4Cs' core services. Event highlights include public recognition and appreciation for sponsors, funders and early childhood educators who support 4Cs' efforts to ensure quality care and education for all children. The keynote speaker will be Deborah Stipek, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Education at Stanford University, an advocate for investing in the early years.
Location: Westin Hotel, 1 Old Bayshore Highway, Millbrae. For more information contact 650-655-5027 or info@sanmateo4Cs.org or visit www.sanmateo4Cs.org.
Third Annual Pilipino Cultural Night
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Complete Articles
San Mateo County Adolescent Report 2007 Available
This report, an overview on the health status of youth in San Mateo County, provides a snapshot of the health of the adolescent population in San Mateo County and makes policy recommendations to improve it. The report is intended to be used by providers, grant makers, policymakers, young people and their allies to identify areas where improvement can be made and to develop plans for actions.
During the 1999-2000 San Mateo County budget hearings, the Board of Supervisors used data and information from various sources, including the San Mateo County Community Needs Assessment, which suggested that teenage sexuality, drug use and violence were serious and worsening public health concerns. The assessment concluded that strategies aimed at reducing these risk factors had not been adequately explored or implemented.
Since the San Mateo County Adolescent Report of 2001 was published, progress has been made in the following areas: increasing the amount and number of sustained adult/child interactions, treating youth as equals and involving them as joint decision-makers in activites and programs that affect them, and establishing a structure that can help accomplish the first two recommendations. To view the entire report, visit www.plsinfo.org/healthysmc/.
Spanish/English Interpretation Program
The Spanish/English Interpretation Certificate Program, offered by SF State Extended Learning in partnership with the University Center at Cañada College, is designed to develop interpreting skills necessary for service in the courts, state agencies and in the medical evaluation system of workers compensation. It is specifically designed to prepare participants to pass the State of California Court interpreter Certification Exam. Requirements can be completed in 14 to 16 months. The cost of the six required courses is approximately $3100 plus a $50 application fee. Texts and optional courses are additional. For more information contact Ileana Gadea at 650-306-3141 or gadeai@smccd.edu or visit www.cel.sfsu.edu/interpretation.
Bike to Work Day: May 17
May 17 marks the San Francisco Bay Area's 13th annual Bike to Work Day, a celebration presented by 511 and Webcor Builders that promotes bicycling as a healthy, fun and viable form of transportation.
From new and leisure cyclists to bicycle hot-shots, every kind of bicyclist will be honored by the Peninsula Traffice Congestion Relief Alliance during May, which is National Bike Month. In addition to the day's events there will be two additional activities to honor cyclists. The first is the Team Bike Challenge where teams compete to see who can travel the most days by bicycle during the month of May. The team with the most points wins a grand prize. The Bike Commuter of the Year Award honors a resident from each of the nine Bay Area counties who is committed to making every day a "Bike to Work Day." This person epitomizes and actualizes the health, environmental, social and economic benefits of bicycling.
For other bike related information and to enter to win on Bike to Work Day, visit 511.org for raffle prizes. Shift gears, hop on your bike and go!
Pay Library Fines Online
Libraries in San Mateo County are now offering customers the ability to pay their fines online. The libraries within the Peninsula Library System (PLS) are able to process payments using library accounts and credit cards through secure Internet transactions. To use the service, customers login to the library catalog at catalog.plsinfo.org, click on “My Account,” then follow the on-screen instructions for easy payment options.
“People can point and click to pay their library fines. They don’t have to be embarrassed by library fines anymore,” said Linda Crowe, Executive Director for the Peninsula Library System.
This advancement joins other leading-edge services provided by PLS libraries. These include downloadable e-books, audio books, articles, free wireless access, children’s story times, teen rooms, and a variety of local programs. Says Crowe, “We have amazing libraries in our area. And we are truly fortunate that they can offer a great place for people to relax, read, or research – whether that is at the library itself or from their own computer.”
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San Mateo County Association of Grand Jurors (SMCAGJ) Offers Services
The San Mateo County Association of Grand Jurors offers free keynote speakers to service clubs, organizations, women's leagues and senior groups. The topics addressed by these speakers include the mission of the civil grand jurors, how to apply for grand jury duty, why the civil grand jury is important to county citizens, and a funny thing happened while serving as a grand juror. To arrange for speakers contact Lois Everett at 650-342-8429 or tedlois13@aol.com. To learn more about the SMCAGJ visit their Web site at www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smcagj.
Week of the Young Child: April 22 - 28
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) established the Week of the Young Child (WOTYC) in 1971 as a celebration each April to focus attention on the needs of young children and their families and to celebrate the contributions of early childhood programs that work to meet those needs. Celebrating WOTYC recognizes the importance of a child's experiences in their early years as laying the foundation for success in later life. It provides an opportunity for the early learning community to renew their commitment to ensure quality early experiences for all children in San Mateo County.
This year, the Child Care Coordinating Council (4Cs) celebrates WOTYC with their Fifth Annual Leadership Awards Dinner. See the calendar entry for April 26 for more details about this dinner, or click here.
Prevention of Childhood Obesity Task Force Tip- What's So Great about TV-Turnoff Week?: April 23 - 27
Turning off the television gives us a chance to think, read, create and do, connect with our families and engage in our communities. According to the TV Turnoff Network, television cuts into family time, harms our children's ability to read and succeed in school, and contributes to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity.
As US Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said at the kickoff of TV-Turnoff Week 2001, "We are raising the most overweight generation of youngsters in American history...This week is about saving lives."
Here are just a few of the facts: On average, children in the US will spend more time in front of the television (1,023 hours) than in school this year (900 hours). Forty percent of Americans frequently or always watch television during dinner.
Visit www.tvturnoff.org for more TV facts and figures, TV-free activities and ways to take action.
Locally, the Pacifica Collaborative has coordinated a variety of community activities for the week. Contact Julie Lancelle at 650-738-6693 or paccollab@pacificasd.org.
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