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2023 Winter Warmth & Wellness Giveaway – Saturday, October 21, 10 AM to 2 PM

North Tahoe Event Center (8318 N Lake Blvd, Kings Beach)

Donations of warm clothing and household basics are being collected for community members in need.

To Sign Up for WW&W Giveaway:  By 10/15, please contact Sierra Community House at (530) 546-0952,  mmorken@sierracommunityhouse.org, or

Tahoe Family Solutions, Incline Village at (775) 413-5145, or St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Incline Village at (775) 831-0490.

To Donate: Contact Lorena (see below) to receive or to pick up a collection box for your place of worship or business.

To Drop Off: Donation drop off at North Tahoe Event Center on Thursday (10/19) and Friday (10/20), 3 to 6 PM.

To Volunteer: Contact Lorena (see below).

Thursday (10/19) and Friday (10/20) or drop in between 3 and 6 PM to sort and organize donations.

Saturday (10/21), 10 AM to 2 PM, for distribution @ North Tahoe Event Center. Spanish speakers especially needed!

QUESTIONS? Contact Lorena Aguilar Herrera at (775) 297-6412 or LorenaA@sftahoe.org

Truckee Library Halloween Costume Swap

The Truckee Library will have a Halloween Costume Swap on Saturday, October 7th, from 10 AM – 2 PM. The library is collecting costume donations during normal operating hours until September 30th at the Community Rec Center, Truckee Town Hall, and the Truckee Library Workspace. Gently used costumes for all ages that are in good or excellent condition will be accepted. Costume donations can also be dropped off at the KidZone Museum. On Saturday, October 7, 10 AM – 2 PM, get a “new-to-you” costume at the Community Rec Center (10981 Truckee Way).

Nevada County Connects Offers Free Bus Fares to the Draft Horse Classic

Enjoy the Nevada County Fairgrounds Draft Horse Classic with free bus fares! Hop on any Nevada County Connects bus today through Saturday and enjoy a stress-free ride throughout Western Nevada County and help reduce traffic and carbon emissions.

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Highway 20 Closure Starts Sunday Night

Highway 20 will be fully closed between the Omega Overlook and Bear Valley starting Sunday at 7 p.m. Beginning October 1, that section will reopen and the section between White Cloud Campground and Washington Road will be closed though noon Friday, October 6. Motorists are urged to use Highway 174 as an alternate route.

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California’s Citizen Review Panel (CRP) is pleased to host the 2024 National Citizen Review Panel Conference (NCRPC), welcoming colleagues from across the country and throughout California to join in celebrating the power of children, youth, families, and communities in leading changes to the Child Welfare System.

The California CRP looks forward to welcoming to San Diego, representatives of a broad partnership that includes CRP members and facilitators, as well as federal, state, county, and community leaders who are committed to the transformation of the Child Welfare System, and allied programs, through elevating their communities.

The 2024 NCRPC will be held in San Diego California’s Paradise Point Resort, located on a 44-acre island tucked away in gentle Mission Bay, minutes from the heart of downtown San Diego. The resort offers almost 360-degree water views and plenty of activities right on the property.

Dates to Remember:

• November 1, 2023: Request for Workshop Proposals will be sent out
• December 15, 2023: Deadline to submit Workshop Proposals
• December 1, 2023: Hotel reservation link opens for our conference discounted rate of $194.00 per night
• February 5, 2024: Conference Registration Opens– Registration fees will be $395

If you are interested in being on the email list to receive communications on the conference or have general questions, please email cathy@mwmanagementgroup.com.

Learn more about the CA Citizen Review Panels!

Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community

The kindergarten year presents a crucial opportunity to build partnerships and trust with parents and families, and to work with them on nurturing habits and routines, including everyday attendance, for early school success. To support efforts for a transformational kindergarten year, ED released a Dear Colleague Letter launching a multistate community of practice: Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community. State educational agencies and local educational agencies will have the opportunity to participate in peer learning, receive technical assistance, share and learn about best practices, and strengthen and build new collaborative networks to transform how students experience kindergarten. States can learn more about the learning community and indicate their interest in participating by completing an online form

Protecting Early Childhood Programs from Infection

Keeping early childhood settings clean reduces the risk of infection for children and educators. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources on hand hygiene and cleaning and disinfecting. A free online clean hands and spaces training is  available in English and Spanish. Additional resources are available on CDC’s early care and education portal.

The Importance of Health Literacy

Ensuring that people have access to and can understand health information is an important role of early childhood providers, programs, and organizations. Health and Human Services’ National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety developed a resource to support health literacy in early childhood programs.

Nearly 21% of adults in the U.S., over 50 million Americans, have experienced a mental illness¹. Implementing evidence-based mental health communications in our communities is more crucial than ever. To help connect San Diegans with mental health support services, the San Diego Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) worked with Rescue Agency.

In our research, we found that many adults avoid seeking support for their mental health challenges because they believe they can or should handle their struggles alone. Cultural messages pushing “self-care” tips often perpetuate this belief that people should fix feelings of depression and anxiety on their own.

Unfortunately, this ideal of self-care can increase feelings of isolation and anxiety. Our new ad Overloaded counters these messages by emphasizing the importance of seeking external support and accessing professional resources to get help coping with mental health challenges.

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Rescue’s change agents are traveling around the world to share our behavior change research and strategies with our fellow health communicators. If you’re planning to attend any of these events, we’d love to meet you.

• Sept. 21-23: Public Health in the Rockies Conference in Keystone, Colorado
• Oct. 10-12: Washington Public Health Association Annual Conference in Wenatchee, Washington
• Oct. 13: Big Cities Health Coalition Government Services Communications Virtual Training
• Nov. 1-3: World Social Marketing Conference in Cali, Colombia
• Nov. 12-13: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia

Help Raise the Roof in Penn Valley Saturday

Attend the Rock’n Dance Party Fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 16 to benefit the planned Penn Valley Community Center at Western Gateway Park.

This event is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and features live music by Todd Morgan and the Emblems, food trucks, classic cars, and a silent auction.

According to the Penn Valley Community Foundation’s web site, the center “will provide a much-needed community hub with a wide variety of needed resources for all residents and organizations” in the Penn Valley area.

The project has benefitted from Nevada County Transient Occupancy Tax revenues.

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Street of Dreams Fundraiser Set for Sept. 28

Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to build affordable homes, which is also a top priority for the Board of Supervisors.

You can help achieve that goal by attending the group’s annual Street of Dreams Fundraiser set for Thursday, September 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Vets Memorial Building in Grass Valley.

The event includes dinner, a cash bar, silent and live auction. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to build homes for local Habitat partner families.

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