April 2009 Newsletter First 5 Yuba Announcements The Commission will be awarding mini-grant funds for proposed July 2009June 2010 projects benefitting or serving children 0-5 years of age in two categories; community programs and community fairs. The total allocated amount for Community Programs will be $40,000. Within the Community Programs, there are three funding tiers. Applicants may apply for up to $1,000, $1,500 or $2,500 depending on the number of children 0-5 years of age served in the proposed project. The total allocated amount for Community Fairs will be $20,000. Within the Community Fairs, the Commission hopes to receive requests from each of the five regions in Yuba County. Applicants may apply for up to $4,000. Important Dates to Remember! 4-2-09 Advisory Committee Meeting 4-3-09 Mini-Grant Applications due at F5Y office 4-6-09 Major Grant Applications due at F5Y Office 4-18-09 Hawk Flight 4-21-09 Kids Day at the Capitol Applicants who wish to request funding from the First 5 Yuba (F5Y) through the major grant competitive grant process must first submit a Letter of Intent. Letters of Intent are due to the F5Y office by April 6, 2009. These letters will be reviewed by the Commission in a public meeting on April 23, 2009. At that time, at the Commission’s discretion, Formal Proposals will be invited. Any proposal within the Commission’s four strategic outcomes specified in the Commission’s strategic plan will be accepted. Those proposals emphasizing or including an Improved Systems of Care strand will be priority. Amount allocated: $338,095.00 For more information please visit www.first5yuba.org 4-23-09 Commission Meeting 4-25-09 Spring Fling 4-27-09 Oral Health Network Learning Exchange First 5 Yuba Partners Announcements and Information • 1,2,3 Grow April 2009 Newsletter click here • The Yuba County Children’s Mobile Dental Van “Happy Tooth Mobile” has moved to Olivehurst Elementary and will continue servicing patients there until late in May. As a reminder, the dental van will see children 0-5 any time. For questions or to schedule an appointment, please contact Tanya Toten at 530-788-3578. Please CLICK HERE for flyer. If you would like your name removed from the listserv, please contact: Claudia Contreras at ccontreras@co.yuba.ca.us or 530-749-4877 Trainings • Partnering to Address Mental Health Concerns in Early Education and Child Care March 23, 2009 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Primary Audience: Primary Care Clinicians Secondary Audience: Child Care Health Consultants; Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants http://www.aap.org/mentalhealth/mh9et.html#Teleconferences to receive information regarding this Webinar. • WestEd announces the newest cycle of the Family Partnership Initiative Training-of-Trainer Institutes. If you have attended a previous institute, please feel free to share this email with colleagues. Below is a PDF version of this email to be shared with anyone you think would be interested. Print it and post on a bulletin board, or pass it on to colleagues. Please help us get the word out! PDF Download: http://cainclusivechildcare.org/fpi/docs/FPI_Flyer_2009.pdf http://www.cainclusivechildcare.org/fpi/instituteinfo.html • Strategies trainings http://www.familyresourcecenters.net/onevent/events.php • WIC Food Changes for Childcare and Early Childhood Providers and Advocates CLICK HERE for more information. • Nurtured Heart Train the Trainer 4-Week Course, Closed Group. Please CLICK HERE for more information. • 40 Developmental Assets workshop. Please CLICK HERE for more information. • California Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Competencies Focus Group. Please CLICK HERE for more information and CLICK HERE for registration forms. • “Step by Step: A Guide to Organizing a Postpartum Support network in Your Community” and “I’m Listening: A Guide to Supporting Postpartum Families, by Jane I. Honikman, M.S. “ CLICK HERE for conference information and agenda. • Prenatal Depression: Research, Awareness, and Support Please CLICK HERE for more information. Community Events/Resources • Hawk Flight and Earth Day Celebration 2009 will be held on April 18, 2009 from 11AM-3PM at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds 442 Franklin Avenue Yuba City. For questions please call: Rikki Shaffer at 530-822-2416. First 5 Yuba will be giving away free tickets to Yuba County families with children 0-5 years of age. If you are planning on attending this event, please stop by our office located at the One Stop Center 1114 Yuba Street, Suite 121 Marysville, CA. • 8th Annual Spring Fling will be held April 25, 2009 from 12PM-4PM at Fernwood Park on Fernwood Drive Marysville CA. For additional information please call Harmony Health at 530-742- 5049. • Families at Play! a free event for families will be held April 4 from 10-noon at the Allyn Scott Youth & Community Center (ASYCC). Families will be invited to participate in a rotation of activities that promote play and movement. Each child will receive a goody bag and will be entered in a raffle for prizes. This event is being held in celebration of Month of the Child. The ASYCC is located at 1830 B Street in Marysville, directly across the street from Marysville High School. For more information about this event you can contact Esperanza at 743-4704. CLICK HERE for flyer. • 2009 Month of the Child Calendar CLICK HERE • 2009 ABC Family Resource Center Calendar CLICK HERE • 2008-2009 Yuba County Child Behavioral Specialist Workshop Schedule CLICK HERE • Yuba County Healthy Families “Treasure Hunt” Click on language for flyer with more information English-Spanish-Hmong • Bike Helmet Safety Workshop CLICK HERE for flyer. • Baby City-Resource Day for Pregnant and Parenting Teens (Dad’s & Mom’s) CLICK HERE for more information. • Steps to Success-Resources and Education for Pregnant and Parenting Teens (Dad’s & Mom’s) CLICK HERE for more information. Resources/References • As a follow up to Jeff Olson's’ Tobacco Education Presentation held at First 5 Yuba Partners Meeting, below is a contact list of Health Education Specialist • • • • • HIV/Aids, STD’s-Karah Glavaris:749-6435 Diabetes, Nutrition, Dental-Melissa Gianelli:749-6337 Tobacco, Nutrition, Dental-Helen:749-6465 Tobacco, Physical Activity, Hand washing and Cover Your Cough-Jeff:749-6328 Dental-Jan:749-6810 Anyone interested in scheduling a presentation please call the appropriate person above. If you would like a presentation that is not listed above please email jjolson@co.yuba.ca.us • Yuba County Hmong Community Group and Faith Based Organizations– For a list please CLICK HERE • CDC Child Development Campaign Expands to Target More Than 400,000 Child Care Facilities Nationwide The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with a coalition of national partners, is launching a new phase of the "Learn the Signs. Act Early" public awareness campaign. This childhood development campaign is designed to help increase awareness about the importance of tracking a child's social and emotional development, including the potential early warning signs of autism and other developmental disabilities. The "Learn the Signs. Act Early" campaign has developed a free resource kit of materials on child development and autism for day care providers and teachers to share with parents of children in their care. The kit, available in both English and Spanish, includes a CD-ROM containing fact sheets on age- specific developmental milestones and on developmental disabilities such as autism, a growth chart that allows parents to track specific developmental milestones along with the height and weight of the child, and educational posters. The new phase targets more than 407,000 child care facilities in the United States and will provide free materials to help child care providers and preschool teachers educate parents about child development and autism. The CDC campaign also encourages parents to ask their child's doctor or health care professional about any developmental concerns they might have. Parents can also call 1-800-CDCINFO or visit www.cdc.gov/actearly for additional information. More information about the "Learn the Signs. Act Early" campaign and developmental milestones is available on the site, in addition to ordering information on the FREE Child Care Provider Resource Kit. • Jeannie Pittman-Executive Director Butte Sierra District Dental Society 1469 Butte House Road, Suite E Yuba City, CA 95993 PHONE-530:671-9312 FAX:530-671-2460
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