It’s always so cool to see students advocating for themselves and their peers, especially when it comes to providing resources centering wellbeing. Through-out the past 18 months Students in Southern California have pushed to make change in their state when it comes to providing Holistic Mental Health Support.
Announcing the 5th Annual, 2022 Site Coordinator Symposium: Back to the Future. The convening will provide hybrid opportunities, either in-person or virtually, from Wednesday, February 2– Saturday, February 5, 2022. A unique opportunity to learn from peers, colleagues, and other experts during this informative 4-day event. Additionally, partners throughout the state are excited to provide Site […]
Since 2019, Hmong Youth and Parents United has aimed to address the need in one of the most vulnerable age groups in the Hmong community. The Senior Day Program is facilitated in both English and Hmong with Hmong translated interactive activities. The program is created to help Hmong seniors to stay connected with the community, remain relevant, […]
This week we lift up the incredible life journey of educator Judy Fambrough-Billingsley who currently serves as a Principal for San Juan Unified School District. Ms. Billingsley’s memoir Too Brown to Keep: A Search for Love, Forgiveness, and Healing is a sweet, painful, and triumphant story. From a childhood in Germany shortly after the war […]
In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being. –Eckhart Tolle
New board members bring deep understanding of asset-based engagement to the forum. YDN is pleased to announce the appointment of four new and one returning member to its board of directors. This brings the number of board members to eleven. Each of these individuals brings an abundance of experience and passion to the table and […]
This week as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month we want to give a giant shout out to La Familia Counseling Center for their tireless efforts to make sure that community members received the assistance needed to stay in their homes after the eviction moratorium for California renters ended on Sept. 30″. “Juana Peralta Gallegos is […]
Recently we have been doing some awesome work with Woodland Joint Unified School district. Whether it’s working directly with their administration and staff to ensure that the Supports and Opportunities are present on their campuses, or leading listening circles to support a community youth master plan; WJUSD has shown us that they are incredibly dedicated […]
As we acknowledge Hispanic Heritage Month we are pleased to introduce the second cohort of 16 amazing Fellows that are engaged in the current program series (July 2021- February 2022). We are also pleased to share a list of the program’s first cohort of 16 amazing Fellows – (February – July 2021) who have graduated and now serve on the […]
Our first cohort of 16 amazing Fellows –(February – July 2021) have graduated andnow serve on the noted nonprofit boards and government commissions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sara Bernal – Center for Land-Based LearningWest Sacramento Housing Development Corp. Gerardo Cabral – California State University, SacramentoVerge Center for the Arts Katharine Campos – Yolo County Assessor/ClerkRecorder/ElectionsYolo CASA Alma Caravarin […]
Nueva Epoca Fellows – Cohort II(July 2021- February 2022) Our second cohort of 16 amazing Fellows – graduated in February 2022 and serve on the noted nonprofit boards and government commissions Jessie Armenta – La Familia Counseling CenterLatino Center for Arts and Culture Mysti Champion-Freyenberger – Sacramento Municipal Utility DistrictBuilding Bridges of Iowa Tomas Evangelista Torres […]
The Sacramento City Unified School District unveiled its new Central Kitchen Food Truck at the Farm-to-Fork Festival in Sacramento, and it will soon be rolling out to schools to help provide meals for thousands of students to ensure they to get a good breakfast and lunch. This food truck will only serve freshly prepared meals. Nothing […]