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For a complete listing of events, click here. December 4, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
For a calendar of children's health events sponsored by nonprofit organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, visit www.kidscal.org. 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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Welcome to our e-newsletter! Holiday Tip #1:
Coping with Alzheimer's During the Holidays Holiday Tip #2:
Food Safety Tips Help Shape the Future of San Mateo New Workshops Offered by the Court
RecycleWorks New Donation Pamphlet Green Building Award - Application Deadline December 14 Fall Prevention
Prevention of Childhood Obesity Task Force Tip: Agency Updates Article deadline for the January issue of the Resource Bulletin is December 15. Email your submission to shulman@plsinfo.org.
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Community Calendar Highlights
"The Executive Director/Board Relationship... from Good to Great!"
December 4, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Speakers Molly Polidoroff, Executive Director of CEN; Janice Fry, past Chairman of CEN; and Margaret Donohoe of Leadership in Transition will facilitate this interactive session. They will provide an overview of the characteristics of a highly effective partnership as well as examples of practices that will create a strong partnership from the beginning, develop mutually understood realistic expectations, foster a healthy dialogue on issues that matter most to the organization and optimally engage board members in adding value and furthering the mission.
Location: Silicon Valley Community Foundation San Mateo Offices, Imagination Room, 1700 South El Caminio Real, San Mateo. $45 for members of the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN); $65 for non-members. For more information and to register visit www.cen.org.
Thrive Membership Meeting
December 5, 9:00 am - 10:30 am. Meet Adrienne Tissier, Incoming President of the Board of Supervisors and network with colleagues in the nonprofit world.
Location: Silicon Valley Community Foundation Imagination Room, 1700 South El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Mateo. Free for Thrive members; $25 for guests. RSVP to info@thrivealliance.org. For more information visit www.thrivealliance.org.
December 5, noon. Skyline
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Coastside Connect for the Homeless
December 6, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Access services, including benefits assistance, medical and dental clinics, hair cuts, legal aid, clothing vouchers, veterans services, crisis screening, employment services, bike repair, shelter referral and housing information for the homeless and those at imminent risk of homelessness. Free transportation will be provided from the Pacifica Resource Center, Coastside Hope and Puente de la Costa Sur.
Location: Half Moon Village Center, 9 Bloom Lane, Half Moon Bay. There will be a free BBQ at 1:00 pm for registered participants, although there is no need to register. For more information call 650-802-6590.
U Visa Workshop for Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors
December 6, 5:30 pm; December 13, 1:30 pm; December 18, 9:30 am. Are you a low-income immigrant victim of abuse or domestic violence? You may be eligible for a U Visa; attend a workshop to find out how to apply. The workshop will be held in both English and Spanish. Participants should bring an interpreter if they speak other languages.
Location: Bay Area Legal Aid, 707 Bradford Street, Redwood City. Call 650-358-0745 to sign up or for more information.
Better Breathers Club
December 10, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
Older Driver Traffic Safety Seminar
December 11, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm. Take control of your driving future by attending this class. Learn the myths about older drivers, how to compensate for age-related changes, rules of the road, safe driving tips and transportation alternatives. Take a confidential self-evaluation, tune-up your driving skills and learn about nutrition and strength. This class is presented in conjunction with The San Mateo County Commission on Aging and San Mateo County Supervisor Adrienne J. Tissier.
Location: Peninsula Volunteers Little House, 800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park. To register or for more information contact The Office of Supervisor Adrienne J. Tissier at 650-363-4572.
Teens and the Media
December 12, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. Messages from the media and human nature often depict adolescents as a problem. This workshop applies lessons learned from the world of advertising to the challenges of the youth-serving community. The meeting will start with research that shows what the public thinks about young people. From there, participants will develop strategies and messages to create positive perceptions of youth. The workshop will be facilitated by Glynis Shea, Communications Coordinator for the Konopka Institue, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. A former advertising executive, she currently collaborates with the youth-serving community to build public support through communications. Sponsored by the Adolescent Health Working Group California Adolescent Health Collaborative.
Location: The California Endowment San Francisco Regional Office, 101 Second Street, 24th Floor, San Francisco. $25 registration includes breakfast and lunch. Space is limited; RSVP by December 6 to Owen Morse at omorse@gmail.com or 415-554-8418.
December 14, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. Whether it’s the fundraising software, accounting package or CRM (constituent relationship management) system, a poor choice can cost an organization valuable time and money. Even a good choice can be derailed by poorly planned implementation. Make software work for you instead of the other way around by choosing the right package and implementing it well. This workshop will take participants from needs assessment and software selection through installation and data conversion. Get detailed insights about the pros and cons of outsourcing versus in-house project management, as well as the importance of defining requirements, testing, coding, preparing staff and developing and documenting processes for using your new system.
The workshop will be facilitated by Sharon Meyers who has been with NPC Consulting for 10 years consulting with non-profits and K–12 schools on technology strategic planning, needs analysis, business process analysis and professional development. She has experience in both Web design and FileMaker database development.
Location: Sobrato Community Conference Center, 600 Valley Way, Suite A,
Milpitas. Register online at www.compasspoint.org/workshops. Fee is based on the size of the organization; take 50% off workshop fee for the 2nd and 3rd person registered from the same company. Use Coupon Code: SV-Soft07.
Complete Articles
Passports at the Library
The San Mateo Public Library is now accepting passport applications. A passport is an internationally recognized travel document that verifies the identity and nationality of the bearer. Over the past few years, a valid U.S. passport has become more of a necessity than before. Only the U.S. Department of State has the authority to grant, issue or verify United States passports.
To obtain a passport for the first time, the applicant needs to personally visit a passport acceptance facility. In San Mateo County, that meant select post offices or the office of a city clerk. Now, applications are being accepted at the San Mateo Main City Library, located at 55 West Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Mateo. Bring two passport photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship, and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license. The hours are Monday and Tuesday from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information call 650-522-7868 or visit www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html.
Holiday Tip #1:
Coping with Alzheimer's During the Holidays
The holidays can be an especially stressful time for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. The Alzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer research, care and support, has prepared a special Web page, www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_holidays.asp, filled with helpful tips to make the holidays less stressful.
Because of the changes he or she has experienced, a person with Alzheimer’s may feel a special sense of loss during the holidays. Caregivers may feel overwhelmed maintaining holiday traditions and hesitant to invite friends and relatives to share the holidays for fear they will be shocked and feel uncomfortable with behavior changes in the family member.
If your family has been touched by Alzheimer’s, the advice compiled might make the holidays less overwhelming. If you are planning on visiting a family coping with Alzheimer’s, knowing a little about what that family is going through will help prepare you to make the visit a more positive experience for all involved.
For more information contact the Alzheimer's Association at their toll-free 24-hour helpline, 800-272-3900, or visit their Web site at www.alz.org/.
Help Shape the Future of San Mateo
Residents of San Mateo County have the opportunity to shape the future of the County by taking an online survey for Shared Vision 2025, a project launched by the Board of Supervisors to set goals for the entire community.
The results of the online surveys and a series of community forums will influence decisions the Board of Supervisors make about health care, social services, public safety, parks, land use, transportation and the diverse array of programs and services provided by the County. What is the most important goal that San Mateo County should set for the year 2025?
Your answers will help the Board set priorities. To take the survey, visit www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=sB7RmJIiqTR
6c2tIRV0nag_3d_3d. For more information about community visioning, visit www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/SharedVision2010.
New Workshops Offered by the Court
The Self-Help Center at the San Mateo County Superior Court has announced the introduction of two Court workshops for self-represented litigants. The first workshop, "So, You're Thinking of Filing a Lawsuit" covers the basics of what a litigant needs to know before filing a lawsuit and also covers alternatives to litigation. This workshop is offered on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of each month
Both workshops are offered at the San Mateo County Law Library, 710 Hamilton Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Redwood City and start at 1:30 p.m. The workshops are not geared to address any specific area of law, rather they give a broad picture of the court process as a whole, whether the litigant is filing in small claims, has a landlord/tenant issue, personal injury, contract dispute or family law. For more information call 650-599-1770.
The commitment to local nonprofit organizations is being increased from $8 million to an expected $14 million next year. Grantmaking will continue to focus on the arts, food banks and homeless services for families with children, after-school youth services and family planning and adolescent reproductive health services. The expanded program will also support increased youth development activities and programs that focus on children from birth to age three. Revised guidelines for grant applications will be posted on www.packard.org in early 2008; the current application form is available on that Web site.
The San Mateo County Prevention of Childhood Obesity (PCO) Task Force launched its first newsletter on October 15.
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