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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Youth from CRY-ROP presenting at national education conference
The CRY-ROP YouthACT Team includes Fernando Olivarez, Nicole Drazin, and Branley Acevedo
California’s YouthACT team from San Bernardino County are conducting a presentation this week at the 16th Annual Arizona Department of Education’s transition conference about how they used their advocacy skills to shape their transition experiences into adulthood.
The session is “YouthACTing as Transitions Ambassadors” and the team will discuss the partnerships they built with their families, adult partners, peers, and team members to advocate for themselves in high school, home, college, and rehabilitation service agencies to develop plans that work for them. California’s YouthACT team members will inspire their peers to use their voice to shape various transition systems for personal and policy success.
The California YouthACT team from the Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupation Program includes Branley Acevedo, Nicole Drazin and Fernando Olivarez. The team’s work is in support of the Countywide Vision’s regional goal to support the success of every child from cradle to career.
The YouthACT is a national leadership development initiative designed to get more youth with disabilities and their allies involved as leaders who partner with adults and organizations to improve opportunities for young people to succeed.
The term “youth transition” is used to describe the process and period of change young people go through between the ages of 12 and 25 that involves developing the full range of competencies they need to succeed in adult life including employment, postsecondary education, and independent and community living. While many organizations and government agencies are responsible for helping youth transition to adulthood, young people rarely have a voice in the decisions these agencies and organizations make about the programs, services, and policies that affect them. Increasing youth voice in organization and agency decision making and policy making is important to ensure youth receive the opportunities, services, and support they need during the transition to adulthood.
Read to Catch ‘em All at County Libraries
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us in September for our first ever Read to Catch ‘em All event. Mysterious Pokemon characters have invaded our libraries and are just waiting for you to catch them, hiding in their very own Pokeballs. They love to read, so the best way to lure them out is to show them how much you love to read, too! The more books you take home, the more characters you take home. You may even find a jumbo Pikachu by your side! Can you catch ‘em all?
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Read to Catch ‘em All event will continue through the month of September and occur in all San Bernardino County Library branches. Every 30 items checked out earns a Pokeball with a mystery Pokémon character inside, as well as an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win a jumbo plush Pikachu!
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/or call (909) 387-2220.
Join us for a Block Party at the Hesperia Branch Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us at the Hesperia Branch Library as we let our constructive imaginations run wild at this Block Party event! Build an amazing experience as you get the chance to meet and greet characters from the Lego Movie! Don’t forget your camera! Show off your creativity as you build a Lego car and race against your fellow building block engineers on a custom racetrack. Plus, enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, a balloon artist, and more!
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Block Party event will take place on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Be certain to bring your library card, as every 15 items checked out during the event earns you 10 minutes of playtime in our Jumbo Block Building Room and an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win awesome incentives! All activities are free and open to all ages.
The Hesperia Branch Library is located at 9650 7th Avenue.
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org or call (909) 387-2220.
Registration open for 2016 Fatherhood Conference
Jaiya John, author, poet and spoken word artist is the keynote speaker.
Inland Empire men will be inspired, educated and better equipped to tackle the challenges of fatherhood and to be actively engaged in their children’s lives during the 2016 Inland Empire Fatherhood Conference.
The Aug. 20 conference, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at San Bernardino Valley College, 701. S. Mt. Vernon Ave. in San Bernardino, will feature workshops. There will be Spanish translation available. Jaiya John, a renowned author, poet and spoken word artist, is the keynote speaker at the Inland Empire Father Involvement Coalition (IEFIC) event. John, the author of “Father to Son: Ode to Black Boys,” will do a meet-and-greet and sign several of his books following his remarks. To register for the conference, visit www.iefathers.org/conference
“One of the most consequential social trends of our time is father absenteeism,” said Lesford Duncan of the County Children’s Network, who serves as co-chair of the Inland Empire Father Involvement Coalition (IEFIC). “The absence of a father increases a child’s risk of experiencing a host of poor outcomes in the short and long term, such as poverty, poor school performance, child abuse and neglect, emotional and behavioral problems, and incarceration.”
Now in its second year, the conference is a collaboration by the Inland Empire Father Involvement Coalition (IEFIC), a group of community-based organizations, county agencies, faith-based organizations, and individuals from various professions working to reduce father absenteeism and the negative images of fatherlessness. The mission of the IEFIC is to encourage healthy child development by promoting the involvement, necessity, and value of the role of fathers in the family and community. Participating San Bernardino County agencies include the Children’s Network, Children and Family Services, Preschool Services Department, First 5 San Bernardino, Child Support Services, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Public Health Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and Probation.
Children’s Network of San Bernardino County works to improve the quality of life for children at risk who, because of behavior, abuse, neglect, medical needs, educational assessment, and/or detrimental daily living situations are eligible for services from one or more of the member agencies of the Children’s Policy Council.
Children’s Network and the Inland Empire Father Involvement Coalition are doing their part to help the community achieve the Countywide Vision by ensuring residents have the resources they need to provide the necessities of life to their families. Information on the Countywide Vision can be found atwww.sbcounty.gov/vision
Join us Under The Sea at the Fontana Branch Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us at the Lewis Library & Technology Center in Fontana as we slip beneath the waves for an Under The Sea fun filled family event! Dive with us into a celebration of literacy as we invite Princess Ariel, Prince Eric, Ursula and Captain Jack Sparrow to be part of the festivities! Don’t forget your camera! Enjoy the Oceans Rock show and participate in an ocean dig for your very own seashell or fossil. Join us for a variety of fun crafts, face painting, balloon artists, a live DJ and more!
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Under The Sea event will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. Be certain to bring your library card, as every 15 items checked out earns you an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win awesome incentives. Thirty items earns you two tickets plus a special reward. All activities are free and open to all ages.
The Fontana Lewis Library and Technology Center is at 8437 Sierra Avenue.
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/or call (909) 387-2220.
