The pennies are back! There are coins hidden in the graphics of this newsletter! Pay close attention, and if you find them, email audrey@fosterchangecc.org, with a screenshot of the pennies or a detailed description of their locations to be entered into a raffle to win a gift card. This month is a little more difficult!
Our winner from November is Alejandra Gonzalez!!
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To ring in the new year, Raise the Future is rolling out a brand new support group based around their TBRI Training.
The group will meet virtually on the second Thursday of each month, from 6-7:30pm.
As a pre-requisite, every person that would like to mmmmmattend this group will need to complete the TBRI: mmmmmIntro/Overview class offered by Raise the Future. The mmmmmupcoming classes are below, but continue checking mmmmminto RaiseTheFuture.org for further training dates.
Upcoming Class:
February 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2022 from 8am-10am.
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To register for the actual group, email nvfamilysupport@raisethefuture.org.
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Representing SAFY of Nevada and Foster Change, Caitlin Johnson and Audrey Tarrant spend countless hours compiling monthly newsletters for foster families Clark County and greater Nevada. Both seek to ensure that families are presented with as much valuable parenting information, as well as local and organizational support as possible, but in 2021, an email newsletter can start to feel like white noise in an inbox full of accidental subscriptions. Because of this, we wanted to create something more novel, something that would catch our families' eyes!
Thus, the Foster Parent Gazette is born!
We will work to mail these out quarterly to foster and kinship families across Las Vegas! We hope you enjoy flipping through these pages as much as we enjoyed putting them together!
To get on the mailing list, register your info below!!
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Vegas Strong Academy with Parks and Recreation
- Accepts Urban League- Library locations only
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Community centers- have a separate application for financial aide https://registration.lasvegasnevada.gov/NV/las-vegas-nv/catalog
- Bring financial request to the community center directly
- Call for openings
- Yes, for children with special needs, have to toilet and feed themselves.
- Dula community center, 702-229-6307 assist with the financial assistance process and criteria to qualify
SMUNA- Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy
Boys and Girls Club
YMCA
- https://www.lasvegasymca.org/y-cares/
- Enrolling Full/Half Day preschool ages 3-5
- Preschool accepts Urban League assistance
- Enrichment Program
- Open M-F Full Day ages 5-15
- Financial Assistance available
- Accepts children with special needs. Must toilet on their own and able to self-feed
Battle Born Las Vegas Kids and Teens
Lifetime
- https://my.lifetime.life/lp/distance-learning-camp.html
- Learning camps
- 2 locations:
- Life Time Athletic Green Valley
- 121 Carnegie St, Henderson, NV 89074
- Life Time Summerlin
- 10721 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135
- Ages 5-12
- Call for financial information and acceptance of children with special needs
Boys Town
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Hannah's Closet is a free clothing resource for foster families in the Las Vegas Valley. It offers clothes and shoes for ages 0-17, toys, and limited hygiene items, depending on availability. To shop, you will need to bring your placement letter, guardianship papers, or adoption decree. There are two locations, one north and one south, and both are available for once a month visits, as needed. For more information and hours of operation, see location specific contact information below. Business hours vary, as this is a volunteer-run resource.
Hannah's Closet North -
Hannah's Closet South -
Crisis Support Resources Through Clark County School District
Safe-Voice: 1-833-216-SAFE (7233) for anonymous reporting
CCSD Police: 702-799-5411
Mobile Crisis Response Team: 702-486-7865
National Suicide Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
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Nevada Crisis Line: 775-784-8090
If someone is having thoughts of self-harm, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Please call 911 for an immediate emergency situation.
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Food Banks
There are many locations in Nevada where families can get free and reduced food.
Three Square offers an interactive website which matches your zip code to food banks and provides the food bank’s days and times of operation.
Phone: (702) 644-3663
Just One Project offers free groceries for individuals and groups. Below is a quick snapshot of what they offer and a link to their site.
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The Mobile Food Market is: A mobile community market in Southern Nevada called Pop Up & Give at various locations. There are no requirements to be served.
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The Senior Food Market is: Open weekly on Monday's and Friday's BY APPOINTMENT ONLY to serve seniors 60+ in need of food. To make an appointment call the office. The pantry is stocked with specialized foods for proper senior nutrition. The Just One Project welcomes all senior individuals and groups. There are no requirements to receive groceries and no lines to wait in. Seniors are welcome to attend the pantry once a month for grocery needs.
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The Senior Grocery Delivery is: Grocery delivery made available for seniors Monday through Friday. Schedule BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
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Emergency Assistance is: FREE Groceries for Families. The Just One Project pantry is open weekly BY APPOINTMENT ONLY to serve families in need of emergency food assistance. To make an appointment call the office. They welcome all individuals and families in need. There are no requirements to receive groceries and no lines to wait in.
Phone: 702-462-2253
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Check our this video of fun crafts to do with your toddles! It's full of learning and fine motor skills that can be a great way to connect for some quiet time.
You Will Need:
- Multicolored paper
- glue
- scissors
- popsicles sticks
- Pens and Markers
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TRAININGS FROM RAISE THE FUTURE |
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Raise the Future offers a library of on-demand trainings, in addition to the scheduled learning sessions below. |
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The Hierarchy of Racial and Cultural and Needs of Transracial Adoptees and Fosterees- Part 1 and 2
- Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, a psychologist, a transracial adoptee of color, and transracially adoptive parent, as she guides you through the nuanced aspects of raising a child of color in a multiracial family. Using her proprietary adapted model of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, she will provide insights into your child's physiological, safety, interpersonal, emotional, and achievement-based needs in relation to their racial and cultural identity and offer practical tools for building environments and relationships that facilitate this development in a healthy, effective, and supportive manner.
- Part I: Tuesday, January 18th, 10:30 am-11:30 am
- Part II: Tuesday, January 25th, 10:30 am-11:30 am
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ADULT ATTACHMENT STYLES
- Attachment styles affect people throughout their lives. We bring our past experiences, emotions, mindsets, and attachment styles into our relationships with our children and adult romantic partners. In this webinar, Dr. Terry Levy will describe the four childhood attachment styles (secure, avoidant, anxious, and disorganized), and the four corresponding adult attachment styles (autonomous, dismissive, preoccupied, and unresolved). Dr. Levy will explain how we use the Life Script to understand early and current attachment styles. Dr. Levy will also describe Attachment Communication Training (ACT), a method to improve communication and change attachment patterns in parent-child and adult relationships.
- Tuesday, January 25th, 12:00 am
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SUSPECT CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT? |
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