November 4 – Strengthen Families Locally Weekly

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In This Issue:

Updates From the Strengthen Families Locally (SFL) Team

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Dear Strengthen Families Locally Community,

The fall foliage has really come into its full color this week on the West side! Driving around town for errands yesterday, I had several “WOW!” moments looking at the brightly colored trees around Lacey and Olympia.

November is federally recognized as Native American Heritage Month! Please see the link below to see the different activities the Federal Government has scheduled in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/

Here are some of the activities that DCYF has planned to celebrate this month:

  • Welcome to Native American Heritage Month: On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Loni Greninger, Tribal Leader with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, will welcome you in a good way to Native American Heritage Month. Please enjoy the welcome message here.
  • Free Access to Watch Daughter of a Lost Bird: The Office of Tribal Relations at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families has paid for access to the film Daughter of a Lost Bird. “Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, a Native woman adopted into a white family, reconnects with her Native identity and begins to view herself as a living legacy of U.S. assimilationist policy.” The film will be accessible between Tuesday, November 1- Wednesday, November 30, 2022 using the password: lostbird922 To learn more, visit the website.
  • Story Telling to Dismantle White Supremacy is back! Join Nick (he/him), Jane (she/her), and Mike (he/him), three educators of color, as they reflect and share experiences, ideas, curiosities, and knowledge on ways we can use Learning Stories to Dismantle White Supremacy over a 3 part series. Educator bios. Listen to part 1 here. Part 2: Part 2 – Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Join Part 1 Workshop. Part 3 – Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Join Part 2 Workshop.

“Love won’t be tampered with, love won’t go away. Push it to one side and it creeps to the other.” – Louise Erdrich

 

All the best,

Joy

SFL Resources

SFL Website

SFL Partner Onboarding Packet

SFL Newsletter Archive

Share a Story to Strengthen Families

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Community Planning Meetings

Email for meeting links.

Stevens and Ferry Counties
First Wednesday of each month
2-4 p.m.

Bremerton
Third Thursday of each month 
1-3 p.m.

Spokane
Third Monday of each month
1-3 p.m.

Port Angeles and Sequim
Fourth Thursday of each month
1-3 p.m.

Contact

Joy Lile, PhD
Strengthening Families Locally Coordinator
360-688-4956
joy.lile@dcyf.wa.gov

Strengthening Families WA
Family Support Programs Division

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NEXT WEEK - Virtual Workshop: Sensemaking with Strengthen Families Locally Communities

Join us for a Sensemaking session with stories shared by families in our four Strengthen Families Locally communities! Together, we’ll talk about family and community strengths and needs and brainstorm how to build better systems.

Our Tomorrows Sensemaking Sessions are designed to center your community voices and at the heart of community change. Together we’ll hear from community members across a broad range of diverse experiences and backgrounds, and make sense of family strengths as well as identify opportunities for better, more responsive programs and resources. Sensemaking session participants should come to the table with their unique perspectives and local expertise in mind, ready to engage with emerging patterns of lived experiences through this facilitated, responsive process.

Individuals with lived experiences in child welfare and family support systems are encouraged to participate! $50 stipends will be available to volunteers who are not otherwise compensated for their time at this meeting. Please join us!

Please note: This session will only include stories from Bremerton, Port Angeles/Sequim, Ferry/Stevens, and Spokane. Breakout rooms will center specific populations and topics.

November 9th, 10-12 am, Register here

Share a Story to Strengthen Families Locally!

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Art Kits

“I really liked the take-home art kits that my child received from their early childhood education programs when my younger child was two. Head start had a wooden stick with numbers on sandpaper, so it was a sensory experience. We got a journal with pictures and pages to decorate and write in. We also got a back-to-school calendar with activities to start doing to prepare for the start of school. There was a lot of modeling clay, and the kids loved this clay. It does not dry out! We got a color of the world skin tones crayon set. Foam letter sheets with letters and numbers on them, scissors, glue sticks, small learning tools, backpack.” - WA parent

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Highlights From Around DCYF

Gearing Up for Parent Recognition Month: As 2023 is quickly approaching, we are gearing up for our annual Unsung Hero campaign in honor of Parent Recognition month (February) and we are hoping you can help us spread the word far and wide.

Since 2011, with your help, we have honored 309 parents and caregivers in Washington for the roles they have taken with their families, schools and communities. They have been recognized because they have shown strength, courage and empathy in their communities. We also acknowledge that for the past two years parents and primary caregivers have been called upon more than ever to be the buffer for the traumatic experiences that our world has been facing. Parents and caregivers around Washington State are supporting their children, families, and communities in exceptional ways through this pandemic and we want to show our appreciation. Please help us in honoring 28 more in February 2023 by nominating a parent/primary caregiver/guardian for the Unsung Hero award. The nomination form is available in three languages (English, Spanish and Somali) and can be found here on our website.

All nominations must be submitted by January 3, 2023.  The nominations can be emailed to strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.

Please pass this on to your Washington networks.  View and forward the bulletin here. We appreciate your ongoing support and let us know if you have any questions.  Thank you.

Local Corner

Check here for news and opportunities specific to our Strengthen Families Locally communities. Send opportunities to joy.lile@dcyf.wa.gov.

Spokane: Baby Care 101 will be held on November 9th and 16th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Door prizes and pizza lunch provided, also chances to enter a drawing for a baby tub filled with baby care items! 25 W. 5th Ave, Spokane, Wa. Contact Sarah for more information at sarah.durrant@cceasternwa.org or 509.358.4258.

Spokane: ‘Partners with Families & Children’ hosts first open house in new building. See the news story here.  

Port Angeles/Sequim: Join us November 1st from 10-11:30 at the Clallam Resilience Project’s monthly Community Meeting to learn from David Minor about Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI's), which can impact anyone anywhere. View the website for meeting information.

Bremerton: At the next Kitsap Parent Coalition Meeting, Kitsap County Substance Use Prevention Services will present on how to recognize signs of substance use and provide toolkits for prevention. Join us on 11/2, 1-2:30 pm at the Silverdale Library, 3650 NW Anderson Hill Rd or online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8599141421. For more information or to RSVP, contact Melia Hughes at (360) 373-2502 *100, kcpc@wa.easterseals.com.

Other Community Resources

Connect (Events)

Family Resource Centers: Supporting Teen Parents. Why are Family Resource Centers (FRCs) an effective service strategy for supporting teen parents? This webinar will explore Family Resource Centers (FRCs) designed to support teen parents. FRCs in San Francisco, California and Baltimore, Maryland will share their successful work with teen parents and their families. 11/9 11:30 – 1 PST. More information and registration here.

Promoting Health and Racial Equity Through Sustainable Homeownership from ABT Associates. Homeownership is a key pathway to building wealth and stability for America’s families, yet it’s a goal out-of-reach for many. Join this one-hour discussion on the racial homeownership gap in America and what policies and programs can address it. 11/10, 11 am PST. Register here.

Harnessing Our Collective Wisdom to Create the Necessary Community Conditions so Children and Families Thrive. In this one-hour webinar, Abt and a distinguished panel will explore the social and policy conditions that influence disproportionate representation of children of color in the child welfare system, including racism, access to services, including Medicaid and CHIP,  and lack of economic opportunity and affordable housing and childcare, among others. 11/15, 9 am PST. Register here.

DBHR webinar series: Prenatal through Age 25 Behavioral Health Legislative Implementation status with Q&A: The Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) Prenatal through Age 25 (P-25) team is offering a webinar series dedicated to the legislative implementation status of P-25 programs with Q&A. The monthly series will provide an open learning environment to learn about the bill that created the program, overview of how the work is being implemented, timelines, and the current progress to date.

November: Monday, November 21, 2022 | 2:05 – 3:00 p.m. Register for November.

December: Monday, December 19, 2022 | 2:05 – 3:00 p.m. Register for December.

Family Resource Center Learning Hub Launch: This webinar will launch the Family Resource Center Learning Hub, a valuable new resource developed in partnership with Families Canada by a diverse planning committee with the support of Casey Family Programs. The Hub is designed to provide tools and sample materials for those seeking to develop Family Resource Centers (FRCs). 11/30, 12:30 – 1:45 PST. Register here.

Learn (Educational Resources)

Inslee and legislators begin rolling out reproductive freedom policies for 2023 legislative session. As increasing numbers of states begin to enact abortion bans and federal lawmakers vow to pursue a national ban, Gov. Jay Inslee and Democratic lawmakers met today in Bellingham to begin rolling out their choice-defending agenda for the 2023 legislative session. Read the full article here.

Promoting Racial Justice in Child Welfare: A Virtual Congressional Briefing, Part One, from Youth Law Center. The series aims to provide Members of Congress and congressional staffers with the information necessary to understand the history and ongoing impact of systemic racism on children, youth, and families. The series will also highlight how current structures and policies affect families every day and the need for solutions, co-designed with those who have experienced and been impacted by the child welfare system. View part 1 here.

 

Innovate (News and New Insights)

Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference is seeking presenters. The 33rd annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference (WBHC) will be held in-person with the theme "Reconnect & Recharge." The conference brings together a diverse group of presenters to share information about therapeutic interventions, recovery supports, promising programs, and policies that advance best practices. Conference attendees include clinical staff, program managers, people w/lived experience, peers, family members, state agency staff, and more. June 14-16, Kennewick, Wa, proposals due by 11:59 December 7. Learn more and submit.

Washington PTAC: A Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) advises businesses on how to win government contracts and subcontracts. The one-on-one technical assistance includes bid reviews, marketing assistance, contract performance, small business certifications, and more. PTAC also hosts procurement training classes and seminars, and helps businesses register with the correct databases in order to compete for government contracts. Washington PTAC’s mission is to increase the number of government contracts awarded to Washington firms so that those firms can grow. Visit the PTAC here.

 

Grow (Funding and Resources)

Funding opportunity: Sexual assault services. Funding for this opportunity comes from the Services Training Officers Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women formula grant program administered in Washington state by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA) in the Washington State Department of Commerce. Funds awarded through this competitive application must support efforts to develop and strengthen services and effective strategies in response to the crime of sexual assault against adults or youth, age 11 and older, in Washington state. Grant application closes at 5 p.m. Nov. 16. Learn more here | View the application materials here

Housing Trust Fund soliciting applications for homeownership projects: The Department of Commerce is now accepting applications to provide capital funding for affordable homeownership projects through the state Housing Trust Fund. Funding may be sought for: Down payment assistance; Revolving loan fund (RLF) capitalization grants; Self-help projects; Short-term production loans; Developer subsidies for long-term or permanent affordable resale restricted programs (such as Community Land Trusts or deed restricted programs); other eligible Housing Trust Fund project types. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Noon, Jan. 19, 2023. Read the notice of funding here. View all funding opportunities from the HTF here.  

Available Child Care Grant Opportunities from DCYF: See this website for an updated list of all opportunities open to childcare providers.

 

If you have suggestions for what to include in this newsletter, email Joy Lile.