May is a magical month to honor numerous movements.  Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month! We invite you to be curious and engage with your community to learn and support each initiative.  Please visit the resources below to begin the conversation and education journey.

 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

The story behind Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

A Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2022

Mental Health Awareness Month

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40th Annual JFY Al Teglia Scholar Shine Bright Celebration!

This year, the County of San Mateo’s Jobs for Youth program is celebrating their 40th year of empowering youth to reach their full potential through higher education scholarships. The 40th JFY Al Teglia Scholar Shine Bright Celebration will be a memorable and impactful event as the community comes together to honor JFY’s past, embrace the present, and look forward to a bright future.  We invite you to join us as we empower the JFY scholars to shine bright and step into their own light on May 19, 2022! Please register for the event using the following link

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Virtual Video Booth on FlipGrid

We invite you to create an inspiring 15-second video to help us celebrate Jobs for Youth 40th Anniversary of empowering our San Mateo County youth! Please share a special JFY memory or a personal message of how JFY has impacted you. You can also send an inspiring message to our 2022 scholars! Record your video using the link and guest password below:

Record Your Video 

Copy Guest Passcode: #SMCJFY40

San Mateo County Libraries - Big Lift Inspiring Summers Learning Facilitator

San Mateo County Libraries is opening up summer internship positions as a Big Lift Inspiring Summers Learning Facilitator to high school students! Read the details below to learn more. 

About The Big Lift: In 2012, San Mateo County leaders were devastated to learn that only 25% of children from low-income families were reading proficiently in third grade, a critical benchmark for lifetime success. Working together, over 300 community partners turned this collective dismay into action, launching The Big Lift, one of the most ambitious literacy projects in the nation. The Big Lift is what happens when people and institutions focus on working together to achieve dramatic social change. The Big Lift combines high-quality and connected learning experiences from preschool to third grade. This collective impact initiative includes two years of high-quality preschool, summer learning programs for preschool to 3rd grade students, family engagement opportunities, and attendance initiatives.

Apply at County of San Mateo

COMMUNITY EVENTS

• Discover our Universe

The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford University is excited to share with you a wide range of astronomy events we’ll offer in May. These include a public lecture (open to all but recommended for high-school students/advanced middle-school students and above), virtual Astronomy Night sessions for K-10 students, and an in-person lunar eclipse viewing party (to be announced). All events are free of charge. Please see details below, and feel free to share the information with those who may be interested. We look forward to seeing many of you at our events. RSVP at the link above.

• East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring (EPATT) Virtual Celebration

Join EPATT to celebrate their impact on May 11th at 7:00 PM!  Join in on the event as they honor  resilient students, alumni, and staff, along with this year's special guest, Andrew Luck, former Stanford and NFL quarterback. RSVP for the event using the link above.

• Virtual K-10 Astronomy Night

In collaboration with Stanford’s Camp Cardinal, KIPAC offers 2 free Zoom-based interactive sessions for students from K-10th grade in the comfort of their own homes! Through hands-on activities, we will introduce the solar-system planets (May 19; for kids) and planets orbiting other stars (May 18; for teens). Register at the link above.

SAN MATEO COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE HUB

A directory of community, government and nonprofit resources for youth in San Mateo County.  

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JFY WORKSHOPS & JOB BOARD

Do you need additional resources to help you? Please visit our San Mateo County Youth Resources Hub to find resources near you. https://youth.smcgov.org/

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