Violence Prevention Events with Dr. Jackson Katz

Register for TWO Special Events

with Dr. Jackson Katz

Internationally recognized violence prevention activist, author, and filmmaker who is visiting Skagit County!

Film and Forum

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Lincoln Theatre, 6-9 PM   FREE ADMISSION
Pre-Register for Continuing Education Credits

Click HERE to register

Participate in a viewing of "Tough Guise" and engage in the forum with Dr. Jackson Katz.  School faculty, coaches, students, parents, and community members are encouraged to participate in this examination of popular culture, media and violence in the United States.

Professional Workshop

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

McIntyre Hall - Skagit Valley College, 9am -2pm

$20 fee - Registration Required, limited scholarships available

 Click HERE to register

School administrators and staff, policy makers, law enforcement, healthcare providers, and human service professionals will benefit from this highly interactive training and will leave with a plan of action for how to better address violence in their community.  Lunch will be provided.

Payment Information:

Payment (check or purchase order) will be accepted at United General Hospital, ATTN: CHOP, 2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Scholarship Information:
To apply for a scholarship, click here.
 

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CLOCK HOURS AVAILABLE AT BOTH EVENTS.

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Job Seeking & Job Success Skills with a Paid Work Experience!!

Below is information about an upcoming summer opportunity to for youth with a disability (504 plan, IEP, DVR eligible, etc) to gain job skills and participate in a paid summer internship.

Please pass this information along to youth (age 16 +) who might be interested.

  Registration contact information is below.

Job Seeking & Job Success Skills with a Paid Work Experience

WorkSource Skagit will present a summer youth “Job Preparation and Employment Related Skills Development” opportunity.  This program will include a combination of classroom training, computer lab work, employer engagements as well as a 60 hour work experience for each individual. 

This proposal can accommodate up to 10 youth with mild to moderate disabilities provided their referral source can help identify a potential work experience site with an identified job.

With a specific work experience (job site and job description) in mind, the following hands-on instruction will be provided to expose the job seeker to the entire process of applying, interviewing, working, receiving an evaluation, and adding the work experience to their resume.

Schedule will be as follows:

Ø  July 18-21, 9:00-12:00 @ WorkSource Skagit.  Participants will go through all phases of skill identification, resume/cover letter writing, application completion, and interviewing in preparation for their designated work experience.

Ø  July 25-29, August 1-5, August 8-11 @ work site for 20 hours/week.  Schedules may vary depending on needs of the work site.  Will include a mid-way evaluation meeting with a Workforce Coordinator.

                       

Ø  August 15-18, 9:00-12:00 @ WorkSource Skagit.  Participants will add new skills and experience to job search tools.  Further teaching on skill development and career exploration will help guide them to their next steps for employment opportunities.

POC: Catherine Kennedy @ 360-416-3516 or https://owa.unitedgeneral.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=8a4a5bd888b34b5da5699ec46768f09b&URL=mailto%3ackennedy%40nwpic.bellingham.wa.us

Please specify at the time of registration if accommodation will be needed and ideas for work site.

Applebees Support

Applebees has extended their support for SCCFC.  They are offering the Dine 2 Donate program to SCCFC for the third Wednesday of each month!  The funding we raise will continue to support SCCFC and the continuation of our Community Partnership Forums.

DATE: The third Wednesday of every month!
TIME: ALL DAY LONG!

LOCATION: Burlington Applebees

188 Cascade Mall Drive

  

Print out the flyer (click HERE for the flyer) and bring it with you and 15% of proceeds go to SCCFC!

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To-go and Carside orders apply!  Just call your order it at 360-757-1414.

You must have the flyer with to for SCCFC to receive the donation.

  

To view Applebee's menu, click HERE.

  

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Let's Draw the Line

Here is the Skagit County Child and Family Consortium supporting the Let's Draw the Line campaign.

To learn more about this campaign, go to http://www.letsdrawtheline.org/

Applebee for lunch on April 20th!

DATE: April 20 

TIME: ALL DAY LONG!

LOCATION: Burlington Applebees

188 Cascade Mall Drive

  

Print out the flyer (click HERE for the flyer) and bring it with you on April 20th and 15% of proceeds go to SCCFC!

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To-go and Carside orders apply!  Just call your order it at 360-757-1414.

You must have the flyer with to for SCCFC to receive the donation.

  

To view Applebee's menu, click HERE.

  

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Dropout Prevention - Local Solutions

 

When funding is short and programs continue to be cut, it's time to explore our local community resources and work together to solve this problem.  Please join the Skagit County Child and Family Consortium for our "Dropout Prevention - Local Solutions" forum.

During this forum, will explore the following topics:

• Dropout Rates - a brief overview of the problem and its impacts.
• The PASS (Pay for Actual Student Success) Act - an upcoming bill that will provide funding for schools to implement dropout prevention strategies.
• A Local Success Story -  Learn of one local district's program; how it started, lessons learned,strategies that have continued to improve their graduation rates, and tools could be replicated in other areas.
• Community Resources Available - Many community organizations provide resources to assist with school completion.  During the forum, we will highlight a few and provide information on several others.

  Please join us.

DATE: April 20, 2011
TIME: 9:00 - 10:30 AM
LOCATION:  Crossroads Covenant (351 Pease Road, Burlington)


REGISTER HERE

"Gangs Are A Symptom: Together We Can Heal" - Resource Roundtable

 

Last December, Fabian Debora of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles came and spoke to us, kicking off our "Gangs Are A Symptom; Together We Can Heal" Series. Momentum has been building in our own Skagit Valley around cutting-edge prevention and intervention efforts. Our voices are being heard from Yakima to Olympia, in newspapers and evening television. Skagit is emerging as a leader in gang prevention.

Now, we invite you and all teachers, social workers, service providers and leaders in the community to continue to come together in this two-part workshop facilitated by Chris Hoke, local gang pastor with Tierra Nueva, and leaders with the Skagit County Child and Family Consortium.

PART 1:
 On Wednesday, March 23, we will hear some stories from gang youth in our valley whose lives have turned around, then diagram this life arc of a migrant child and gang involved youth, identifying where these lives most need us, and where they are slipping through the cracks.

PART 2:

Come the following week, March 30, to Tierra Nueva and build on this diagram of a gang youth's life: in roundtable fashion we will identify all resources, organizations, and relationships into a seamless network of prevention and intervention.

Come be part of Washington's new model for community collaboration...to win our youth back from gangs.

REGISTER NOW