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SFTS November 2004 Newsletter
Safe from the Start (SFTS) is proud to announce the long anticipated
release of California’s Promising Strategies on our Web site. You can take a cyber tour of
strategies to reduce children's chronic exposure to violence, such as home visitation nursing
programs for first-time mothers, multidisciplinary coordinated teams from various public and
private service agencies, and one-stop services for victims of domestic violence. In every
community profiled, the genesis of its effort was the vision or passion of one person who
realized that he or she could no longer wait for someone else to start helping kids. Perhaps
you are that person in your community.
Take an interactive look at seven of California’s Promising Strategies:
County-based strategy: Solano
Health-based strategy: Fresno
Law Enforcement-based strategy: San Diego, Vacaville, Westminster
School-based strategy: Arbuckle, San Jose
You can check out the site by going to www.safefromthestart.org
and clicking on “more” under the Promising Strategies headline.
NEW SCHOOL READINESS RESOURCES
The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities has an interagency agreement to
provide technical assistance to the First 5 California school readiness programs and special needs
projects.
For more information on the school readiness programs, and for resources for children with
disabilities and other special needs, check out
http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/First5CAReadiness/Default.asp
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has a new product called, “Building Culturally and Linguistically
Competent Services to Support Young Children, Their Families, and School Readiness," designed to
help promote early childhood development and school readiness. Its purpose is to provide guidance,
tools, and resources that will assist communities in building culturally and linguistically competent
services, supports, programs, and practices related to young children and their families. By offering
services in culturally and linguistically meaningful ways, communities can engage all families and
support young children being ready for school.
Check it out at http://www.aecf.org/publications/data/cctoolkit.pdf
NEW RESOURCES
The First 5 California Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Caregiver Support Project now has a Web site,
which was developed by ETR Associates with funding from the First 5 California Children and Families
Commission. The Web site is dedicated to the most commonly used type of child caregivers - family,
friends or neighbors who are not part of the licensed child care system - and has extensive information
about these caregivers. This information has been gathered from extensive research and face-to-face
interactions with this population.
For more information, check out http://www.etr.org/FFN/
The Zero to Three organization has a new web series and booklet entitled, "Getting Ready for School
Begins at Birth: How to Help Your Child Learn in the Early Years." The series is designed to help
parents understand what they can do to get their baby or toddler off to the best start by using
everyday interactions to teach the basic skills the child will need to cooperate, get along with
others, and be an enthusiastic learner.
To download the booklet, check out http://www.zerotothree.org/schoolreadiness/
McGruff the Crime Dog has teamed up with kids to combat bullying. A new public service announcement
(PSA) encourages children who witness bullying to prevent it by separating the victim and the bully.
The PSA was produced in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,
and the U.S. Department of Justice. Children also have access to McGruff’s trading cards, which are
two sets of cards that show Scruff and his friends Bobo, Patrice, Ludy, and Leander dealing with bullies.
For more information, check out http://www.mcgruff.org/StarringMcGruff/index.htm
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Zero to Three announces its 19th Annual National Training Institute, A Changing World for Babies,
to be held at the Sacramento Convention Center on December 3rd-5th with a pre-institute on December 2nd.
This event will provide interaction with top experts in the infant/family field, and help connect you
to a vital network of your colleagues from coast to coast.
For more information or to register, check out http://www.zerotothree.org/nti00/NTI04.pdf
The California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) is holding its Human Resources
Institute for Early Childhood Educators Conference on December 8th and 9th in Los Angeles. This 2-day
CAEYC Professional Development Academy institute is designed especially for leaders and human resource
professionals in the early childhood field. The conference features workshops on a range of topics
including new hire orientation, employee medical issues, retaining staff, and more.
For more information or to register, check out http://pda.caeyc.org/detail.asp?groupid=16
FUNDING NEWS
Visit the new and improved grant and funding information section of the National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect Information Web site. This site has been revised to provide more comprehensive
information on federal and private sources of funding by topic, as well as grant writing and fundraising.
For more information, check out http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/profess/grant/
The National Gardening Association supports programs across the country that actively engage kids in the
garden and improve the quality of life for all.
For more information, check out http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp
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