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Love Your Heart San Diego
Love Your Heart brings together partners across the U.S. and Mexico to prevent heart disease and stroke by empowering communities to take charge of their heart health. The program provides heart health resources that educate participants on blood pressure numbers and what they mean, while encouraging awareness and prevention. Organizations from all sectors are invited to host blood pressure screening sites and help promote Love Your Heart. The screening site application is open through Friday, January 16.
Know Your Rights & Resources:
Responding to ICE Enforcement Actions
Join the upcoming Advancing Throughout the Year webinar, Know Your Rights & Resources: Responding to ICE Enforcement Actions, on Tuesday, January 27, at 1:00 pm on Zoom. The webinar will cover employer-focused resources and feature a panel highlighting the types of support available. Participants will learn about employers’ rights during ICE enforcement actions, gain insight into strategies for implementing company policies that protect workers, and explore resources that businesses and organizations can provide to support their employees.
Partner Engagement Assessment
Your partnership and feedback are important to us! We'd like to know how your organization participated in the Live Well San Diego vision over the past year. The results of this assessment will help us deliver better resources and opportunities to partners in 2026! Please complete the brief partner engagement assessment by Friday, January 23, and submit one response per organization. A limited number of gift cards will be available to respondents!
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The California Health and Human Services Agency has a new webinar as part of its ongoing CalHHS Connect series. Check out the recorded session to learn more about how recent federal policy changes may affect Medi-Cal and CalFresh programs, highlighting potential impacts on benefits, eligibility, and access for Californians across the state.
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Bilingual and Dual Language Education
The Century Foundation and the Parent Institute for Quality Education are hosting a webinar to share findings from new research on family demand for bilingual and dual language education. The session will explore what families want schools to provide and is intended for educators, school and district leaders, advocates, and others working to support multilingual students and families. The webinar is offered at two different times on Tuesday, January 20, at 12:00 pm and on Wednesday, January 21, at 5:30 pm.
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Supporting Attendance in Winter
Concerned that cold or wet weather will create challenges to regular attendance? Check out Stay the Course: Support Attendance in the Winter Months, for districts, schools, and communities. Find sample letters to send home, tips for activities, and actions you can take to help families overcome weather-related barriers that stand in the way of getting children to school.
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Funding and Grant Overview for Schools
Boost Cafe is hosting a free webinar, Show Me the Money: Introduction to Grants World, on Friday, February 6, at 10:00 am. It will provide an exploratory overview of the various types of funding that after-school programs and school sites are eligible for. The session will cover basic techniques to strengthen participants’ skills around grant research, alignment to existing initiatives, and overall assessment of funding opportunities.
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Safe and Welcoming Environments in Schools
The California School-Based Health Alliance is proud to be part of ALL IN for Safe Schools, a California-based campaign working to create safe, welcoming, and inclusive learning environments – especially for students from immigrant families, LGBTQ+ students, and other historically marginalized communities. ALL IN's new TK-12 toolkit offers a comprehensive hub designed to help educators implement safe, inclusive practices with clear Know Your Rights guidance.
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Discussing Global Issues and Conflicts
SDCOE has resource guides available to support educators and families in discussing global issues and conflicts with students. As students encounter current events, it is important to provide thoughtful opportunities to explore these topics in the classroom, helping them develop critical thinking skills, consider diverse perspectives, and prepare for active civic engagement. SDCOE also offers additional resource guides on topics important to school communities.
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San Diego Black College Expo
High school juniors and seniors are invited to connect with historically black colleges and universities, learn about scholarship opportunities, and participate in seminars at the 2026 Black College Expo on Thursday, February 12, at 11:00 am. Register to discover scholarship opportunities, explore academic programs, and have all your questions answered with free admission!
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Next Telebriefing - February 3 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The next Education Sector K-12 telebriefing will be on February 3, 2026.
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Stay Connected with the Education Sector:
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