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Human rights champion Janel McFeat will lead Washington’s Statewide Re-entry Council beginning Jan. 3. McFeat, who started her social work career in Tacoma and currently serves as strategic planner/program manager for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s re-entry program, created a nationally-recognized re-entry program using evidence-based practices and a people-first human dignity model. She is a White House Champion for Change nominee and recipient of the Linda Gabriel Human Rights Award among numerous other honors for her leading work with formerly incarcerated young people, adults and their families.
Read the full News Release.
Indian Child Welfare Program Evaluator (MA5) - Olympia/Remote
DCYF is currently looking for an Indian Child Welfare Evaluator to research and evaluate how DCYF is meeting both requirements and goals related to the Indian Child Welfare policy and procedure changes and Supreme Court decisions.
Olympia/Remote - closes Jan. 25, 2023
ICW/Active Efforts Social Service Specialist 2-3 (SSS3)
DCYF is looking for ICW (Indian Child Welfare) Active Efforts Specialists to help families and social workers in making connections to culturally relevant services.
Bremerton- closes Jan. 15, 2023
Vancouver- closes Jan. 18, 2023
Family Services Specialist | ICW with the Samish Indian Nation
Samish Indian Nation, currently has two ICW positions open with an added signing bonus of $500! Check out the job descriptions and requirements on the Samish Indian Nation website.
If you have questions about these positions, please email cgonzalez@samishtribe.nsn.us or call 360-298-6431.
Samish Indian Nation plans to start reviewing applications on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.
NICWA Employment Opportunities
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) offers Native and non-Native professionals opportunities for personal and professional development in a family-oriented environment. As a Native organization, NICWA promotes American Indian and Alaska Native values within the workplace, with an emphasis on cooperation, respect, and an appreciation for diversity.
Check out the open positions.
Prevention Pilot Funding
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) will begin to expand its prevention service array to include more culturally responsive and appropriate services for Native families, beginning with a set of pilot contracts. Through this pilot, DCYF hopes to contract with Tribal Nations and Recognized American Indian Organizations (RAIOs) to offer culturally responsive prevention services to keep Native children safe and supported at home with their families. Learn about the funding here. DCYF anticipates contract awards from $120,000-$200,000. Send comments or feedback to kebreab.hailegiorgis@dcyf.wa.gov or dcyf.tribalrelations@dcyf.wa.gov.
Community Health Representative/Worker Funding
New funding is available via legislative proviso and the Health Care Authority intends to partner with Tribes and urban Indian organizations (UIOs) to support a Community Health Worker or Community Health Representative to work with children birth through 18 years in their primary care settings. A listening session is scheduled to hear from Tribes, UIOs, and IHCPs on how to best design a grant for this funding.
A webinar will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023, 3:00-4:30 p.m. | Join here
Contact Christine Cole at Christine.cole@hca.wa.gov or Learn more here..
Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Tribal Communities
The Department of Justice has announced the opening of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) period for comprehensive funding to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. CTAS funding supports crime prevention activities, victim services, and coordinated community responses to violence against Native American individuals.
Administered by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), CTAS is online at https://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-solicitations. The solicitation will provide instructions on how federally recognized tribal governments and tribal consortia can apply for funding.
Read Full Press Release.
American Indian Endowed Scholarship Applications Available for 2023-24 Awards
WSAC has just released the announcement mailing and posted the application materials to the agency website for the 2023-24 American Indian Endowed Scholarships.
The postmark deadline for the return of completed applications to WSAC, with the required attachments, is March 1, 2023.
Visit the WASAC website for further details or to apply.
Calling Native Artists: Submit Your Art for the 2023 Seafair Indian Days Pow-wow
UIATF is looking for Native Artists to submit Designs for the 2023 Seafair Indian Days Pow-wow.
Please email events@unitedindians.org for additional information. The deadline to submit art is Friday, February 3rd, 2023.
Application for Next Adolescent Health Youth Advisory Council is Open!
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is inviting young people living in Washington to apply to become an Adolescent Health Youth Advisory Council member. Council members will serve for about two years starting in 2023 and help the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Unit make key programming decisions.
DOH is looking for young Washingtonians ages 13-22 with internet, social media, and email access. Members will be compensated for their time.
DOH is accepting online applications until January 31, 2023. For more information and to apply visit Youth Engagement and the Youth Advisory Council | WaPortal.org. The application and communications materials can be found in additional languages at Translated materials | WaPortal.org.
Resources for Foster Care Youth, Caregivers, and Organizations through iFoster
iFoster’s mission is to ensure that every child growing up outside of their biological home has the resources and opportunities they need to become successful, independent adults. This organization provides a free platform of resources for foster care youth, caregivers, and organizations.
There are several opportunities for young people and communities from the national organization iFoster. Please visit their website to learn more: https://www.ifoster.org/.
Supporting the Health of Children Experiencing Homelessness
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 | 10 – 11 a.m.
Register for this webinar.
Understanding the housing experiences of young children and their families is essential to assessing and addressing their health, behavioral health, and safety needs. Learn how to identify and enhance housing-related protective factors to support child development and family stability. This webinar will review the ways that housing is used to determine eligibility for benefits and services. It will also introduce participants to the interactive learning series, Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness, which addresses how to identify families experiencing homelessness and much more.
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Systems of Care
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 | 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
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How do we better support LGBTQ+ youth in systems of care?
In this training, participants will focus on:
- Why we need to center LGBTQ+ youth
- What it means to be LGBTQ+, including core concepts and key terms
- Fundamental protections and supports for LGBTQ+ youth in systems of care
This training is interactive, and participants should expect to engage in large and small groups to have the best learning experience.
Taking a Dive into Deep Culture: The Transformative Power of Indigenous Pedagogy
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
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For nearly a century, Native American students have experienced the poorest educational outcomes in Washington state and nationally. These outcomes are deeply rooted in the hundreds of years of ongoing colonization; which includes the 150 years of public Indian education since the boarding school era. The emergence of neurobiology has shed light on what Indigenous people have always known; that culture is a protective factor and builds resilience in Indigenous children. This presentation describes what deep culture is (beyond clothes, food, songs, etc.) and what happens in the brain and body when taught through a deep cultural context. Native American cultural values, practices and behaviors can enhance brain and epigenetic function which can supercharge learning experiences for all.
Learn more about Washington Association for the Education of Young Children WAEYC.
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) Winter Convention 2023 in Portland, Oregon
January 23 - 26, 2023
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Register for the ATNI 2023 Winter Convention
ATNI Conventions are where members convene for discussion, presentations and the work of the committees in regard to policy, legislation, and the future of Indian Country in the Northwest.
After you register, you will receive a link to book accommodations at the venue in your confirmation email. Sponsorship opportunities are available and are posted to our website.
If you have any questions regarding Sponsorship opportunities or membership, please reach out to Tyrel Ott at tott@atnitribes.org.
National Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Summit
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 | 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual – online via Zoom
Registration Fee: $85
Join the Brazelton Touchpoints Center (BTC) for its second National Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Summit, Families in Recovery: The First 1,000 Days – Pregnancy, Newborns, and the First Years on Wednesday, February 1.
Families in recovery are the experts on their families and their children — and on the unique challenges and opportunities of their first 1,000 days. This year, BTC is inviting family members with lived experience with SUD, including those who now devote their lives to supporting other families in recovery, to share with us their expertise.
This all-day virtual summit will feature three nationwide conversations on peer-recovery approaches to centering family voice; building on families’ strengths, resources, and wisdom; and shifting power to overcome racial and economic inequities in access to treatment and other resources.
Learn more by visiting their website https://www.brazeltontouchpoints.org/.
Talking to Youth about Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (SOGIE)
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 | 9 – 11:30 a.m.
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How do better talking to youth about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE)?
In this training, participants will focus on:
- The purpose behind talking to youth about SOGIE
- Promising practices for discussing SOGIE
- How to do SOGIE data collection
- Addressing concerns and discomfort
DCYF Complex Needs Training Series
Register for this webinar
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is offering training to support childcare workers who care for children with complex needs. These trainings will be facilitated by the University of Washington (UW) Haring Center and focus on deepening the provider's knowledge in several areas related to individualizing instruction and supporting social-emotional learning.
All trainings are free to providers and will be held remotely via zoom. STARS credit will be offered for all trainings. Please see the flyer for topics and dates.
Email Phoebe Yeung at pcyeung@uw.edu if you have any questions.
Learning to Listen: Two Mothers’ Journey through Loss to Love
Episode 1: How to End Gun Violence and Homophobic Hate
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 | 12 p.m.
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Jane Clementi, co-founder of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, and Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, will share their journeys from the loss of their sons to their work to strengthen the social-emotional skills of children and end online and offline bullying in schools, workplaces, and faith communities.
Episode 2: Harm and Healing: The Mental Health of AAPI and LGBTQ Children
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 12 p.m.
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Warren Ng, MD, President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Director of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services, Medical Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health, and Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will discuss the mental health of Asian American and Pacific Islander and LGBTQ children, the harms they are experiencing and how these have been exacerbated by the pandemic and political polarization, and the ways that we all can help AAPI and LGBTQ children and youth heal.
Episode 3: Human-Centered Design for a World Without Racism
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | 12 p.m.
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Makeeba McCreary, President of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, and Augusta Miell, Executive Director at Agency, a human-centered design firm, will share with us their process for bringing together community-based nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations to vision -and take action toward- a world without racism.
Tribal Partner Assistance Requested
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking interested Tribal partners to assist in the creation of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) programs for Tribal communities. IECMHC is an intervention that teams a mental health professional with early care and education staff. Workgroup members will advise DCYF on the best way to use $260,000 received to support IECMHC in Tribal child care and early learning programs.
Partners will meet on:
- Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 | 9 – 11 a.m.
- Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 | 9 – 11 a.m.
- Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 | 9 – 11 a.m.
- Monday, March 6, 2023 | 9 – 11 a.m.
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Helpful New Website Sponsored by NCMEC
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) has a new resource available that sounds like it will be of interest to many. It’s called Take it Down and can be found here: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/.
Take It Down is a free service that can help you remove or stop the online sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken of you when you were under 18 years old. You can remain anonymous while using the service and you won’t have to send your images or videos to anyone. Take It Down will work on public or unencrypted online platforms that have agreed to participate.
Currently, participating platforms include Facebook, Instagram, OnlyFans, and Yubo.
Help Me Grow Washington Strategic Planning in Full Swing
Help Me Grow Washington is in the midst of a 6-month strategic planning process to examine and co-design strategy and structure while articulating a shared vision for the network’s growth for the next five years. Over the last six weeks, Camber Collective has conducted over 30 separate listening sessions with community-based organizations, service providers, healthcare providers, county/regional early childhood coalitions, state agencies, and HMG system partners.
Read the full article.
Crisis Resources
New OVC Resources Help Tribal Youth Victims and Witnesses Navigate the Justice System
The Office of Justice Programs' Office for Victims of Crime has updated its online Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials with resources to help children and youth in Tribal communities involved in the justice system as victims of or witnesses to a crime.
The updated resource material includes picture books, comic books, and graphic novels by Native artists and authors. The material features artwork and stories that show youth characters navigating criminal court and child welfare cases.
The resources contain age-appropriate materials that explain victims' rights, the role of practitioners, how to cope with difficult feelings, and how to prepare for court and testify. Companion practitioner and parent/caregiver guides are also available.
Find additional resources.
Strategic Planning Resources for Tribal Child Welfare Systems and Organizations
Whether your program has a staff of two or three, or even fifteen or more, a strategic plan will help ensure your team is working together to achieve the same results for the community.
The strategic planning process most often includes:
- development or refinement of your program’s mission and vision
- assessing needs, gaps, and strengths
- clarifying goals, objectives, and desired outcomes
This resource from the Center for Tribes provides an overview of the strategic planning process, resources detailing particular steps, and sample plans from tribal communities to get you started on your own path.
National Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Tribes | www.tribalinformationexchange.org| info@cbc4tribes.org | 1-800-871-8702
For Our People, Stories of Tribal Self-Governance & Sovereignty
"For Our People, Stories of Tribal Self-Governance & Sovereignty" Stories of Tribal Self-Governance & Sovereignty
A docuseries that takes you on a journey across Indian Country - sharing stories that demonstrate the success and innovation of Tribal governments as they build healthy, sustainable, and prosperous Nations.
In episode 3, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe shares its efforts to confront the opioid epidemic in its community. Then, we visit Santa Clara Pueblo to learn more about its experience holding accountable non-Native people that commit crimes on its lands. Plus, we sit down with Native artist and entrepreneur Derek No-Sun Brown to learn about his unique style of art, clothing design, and entrepreneurial spirit.
Click Here to View Episode 3
Discovering Strengths Across Washington, Strengthening Families Washington Coloring Book.
Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) is a
program at the Department of Children, Youth &
Families with a primary focus on helping families
become stronger together.
SFWA helps families strengthen their bonds,
understand childhood development and cope with
the challenge of parenting through building the five
Protective Factors that are known to help reduce child abuse and neglect. By reaching out to parents
and surrounding them with support, we can help strengthen families which helps protect children and builds strong communities overall. Preventing child abuse and neglect is an important way to promote healthy child and family development.
This coloring book walks parents through the six protective factors of prevention with suggestions and activities to help build healthy bonds.
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