Community partners working together
to build health and resilience
April 2022
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PACEs* Action Alliance
*Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences
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LAST MEETING:
NEXT MEETING:
- TIME: 9 am - 10:30 am Friday, April 15, 2022
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TOPICS: 1) Cross-sector connection to support Safe Babies Court and 2) Raising Clark County - Provider Report Summary and Launch of Family Survey. Discussion about policies to support children birth to five. Please see fliers under Community Announcements (below) on Safe Babies Court and the Active Community Team Membership opportunities to learn more.
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Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup |
LAST MEETING:
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VIEW the recorded meeting here. Equity directors Klarissa Hightower (Evergreen PS), Janell Ephraim (Vancouver PS) and Dr. Charlene Williams (Camas School District) shared approaches and perspectives on advancing equity and inclusion in their respective school districts.
NEXT MEETING:
- TIME: 1 - 3 pm Thursday, April 14
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TOPIC: Equity approaches in Washougal and Equity and HOPE frameworks
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LINK - or click button below: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81709581554
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Meeting ID: 817 0958 1554
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Dial in (Meeting ID required): 1.253.215.8782
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Safe Kids Clark County has resumed their monthly meetings on Teams!
NEXT MEETING:
- TIME: 10 - 11:30 am Tuesday, April 19
AGENDA:
- Continue to discuss goals and projects for 2022
- Update on child car seat classes
- Recalls for January - March 2022
- Safe play topics
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SW Washington Healthy Families |
NEXT MEETING:
- TIME: Noon on Monday, May 16
- Zoom meeting link will be shared in the May newsletter
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All children are filled with tremendous potential, and our community shares responsibility for protecting and fostering that promise.
That’s why Clark County Public Health will launch a short survey on April 11 to learn directly from people who are raising children ages zero to five in our community about their hopes, needs, and trusted supports. The results will help us prioritize future efforts to strengthen supports for families and children. The more survey responses, the better we can support our children and our future.
Please watch your inbox in April for an invitation to share the survey link with trusted community partners and with people you know or serve who are raising children from conception to age five.
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ESD 112 Community Needs Assessment Underway
ESD 112 is in the process of gathering information for a community needs assessment that will inform the agency's Early Head Start/Early ECEAP/ECEAP program.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Tina Vessey.
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Attend the upcoming Clark County Housing Options and Study Plan presentation
Housing is at the core of vibrant communities, supporting neighborhoods, job growth and institutions. However, Clark County and other communities across Washington are struggling to provide the variety and quantity of housing options that residents need.
The Housing Options Study & Action Plan (HOSAP) identifies housing challenges within the unincorporated Vancouver Urban Growth Area and includes recommended strategies as solutions to support a wider range of housing options affordable to a variety of household incomes.
The plan will be presented at upcoming Planning Commission and County Council hearings this spring. Check the project webpage to learn more or sign-up for updates.
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ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a new opportunity for people who provide navigational support to individuals who have developmental disabilities or autism to connect with others and learn about resources and programs. Meets every third Wednesday of the month from 8:30 to 10:30 am. For more details, click on flier above. Click here to register.
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Safe Babies Court is coming to Clark County! Learn more from the flier above and attend the PACEs Action Alliance meeting on April 15 (see info above) to hear from Shauna McCloskey, Therapeutic Specialty Courts Coordinator for Clark County Superior Court. This is cross-sector collaboration for a trauma-informed community at its best.
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Here is an opportunity to help Clark County be a healing community! The Active Community Team is looking for volunteers to support the local Safe Babies Court by providing strategic guidance and broad oversight, focusing on how to improve local and system responses to infants, toddlers, and families involved in the child welfare system. Please attend the PACEs Action Alliance meeting at 9 am on April 15 to learn more! Details above.
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Fentanyl is a real danger in our community and across the country. Get informed! Then share the info with others by downloading and posting or emailing the flier above.
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Family Youth System Partner Roundtable offers support for families and children living with mental health concerns. Don't miss another meeting! See the schedule and contact info above. |
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The Washington State Independent Living Council is conducting a survey to inform the state plan. Read more above and use the QR code on the flier to connect to the survey. Please post and share! |
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You can save lives! Using drugs alone dramatically increases the odds of accidental overdose. Please post and share the National Overdose Response Line 1-800-484-3731.
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Calling all Child Care Providers!
Prenatal to 5 Fiscal Strategies is conducting a survey and listening sessions with child care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the true cost of providing child care in our area. Here is a link to the survey. Deadline is April 15.
Provider Interviews will be conducted with a subset of providers from across the state. Please help to identify providers who would be (a) willing to participate in an interview and share their full financial information, and (b) are likely to have useful insight into the costs of meeting licensing and/or Early Achievers standards. Interviews can be conducted in English or Spanish and providers will be compensated for their time preparing for and participating in the survey.
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ACT NOW! Clark County Commission on Aging is looking for new members |
Clark County is seeking applicants for three positions on its Commission on Aging. The commission manages and implements the county’s Aging Readiness Plan and fosters countywide awareness, dialogue and insight into challenges and opportunities for residents of all ages, incomes and abilities.
The county is looking for people with an interest in issues and advocacy for older adults, related to: housing; transportation/mobility; supportive services; healthy communities; and community engagement, which are the five elements of the Aging Readiness Plan. The county is also looking for people who can bring ethnic, cultural, social, and geographic diversity to the group.
The submission deadline has been extended to 4 pm Monday, April 4, 2022. Applicants should submit a résumé and letter of interest to Michelle Pfenning, County Manager’s Office, at Michelle.Pfenning@clark.wa.gov. Applications also may be mailed to P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666-5000.
The terms are for three years beginning June 1, 2022, and continuing through May 31, 2025. Residents living anywhere in Clark County may apply.
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Upcoming Learning Opportunities
The CDC recently published a COVID booster toolkit. A great place to look for clear guidance and the latest updates.
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May is Mental Health Awareness month and SAMHSA, HUD and HHS are teaming up to present a series of free mental health webinars each Wednesday in May from 10 - 11 am. They will feature leading mental health and housing professionals from SAMHSA and HUD, as well as practitioners from their respective communities. This collaboration will focus on mental health issues that our nation is facing in the post-pandemic world, plus issues specific to HUD’s communities. Free and pre-registration is not required. Topics, times and links are located here.
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Washington State Firearm Tragedy Prevention Network (FTPN) Meeting takes place at 11 am Wednesday, May 18
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Grant information
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Request for Funding Applications (RFA) for the School-Based Health Centers – Improving Health Care Access for Children and Adolescents in Washington. Applications are due on April 15, 2022.
The grant program will award $1.35 million in 12-month grants to establish and expand school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Washington for K-12 students in public schools, with a focus on communities and populations who have been historically underserved. We are awarding the grants as part of implementing Substitute House Bill 1225.
DOH expects to award three or more of each of the following grant types:
- Planning Grants: Up to $50,000 each, to plan for a new SBHC in a community or school where one does not currently operate
- Start-Up Grants: Up to $250,000 each, to start and open a SBHC where one does not currently operate
- Operational, Expansion, and/or Improvement Grants: Up to $150,000 each, to maintain, improve, or expand existing SBHC operations
Please contact Mary Simock, School-Based Health Center Program Coordinator, in the Office of Family and Community Health Improvement at mary.simock@doh.wa.gov.
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The Office of Financial Resources at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will conduct a webinar on how to develop a competitive grant application. The webinar will be offered at 11 am on April 14 and May 3.
The webinar will address:
- The three registration processes that need to be completed;
- Preparing to apply for a grant;
- Key components of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO);
- Responding effectively to the evaluation criteria;
- Resources and technical assistance that are available.
Information on how to access the webinars can be found on the Training Events webpage. There is no need to pre-register. If you would like to receive the slides prior to the webinar, send an email to: GPOtraining@samhsa.hhs.gov.
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Our coalitions and community groups |
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PACEs Action Alliance is: |
The PACEs Action Alliance is a multi-sector collaborative of public and private organizations and individuals in Southwest Washington. We raise awareness about positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs) and their long-term impact. We promote trauma-informed approaches and policies to support resilience and healing for people of all ages. All are welcome at our meetings.
Four key functions served by the PACEs Alliance:
- Support a healing community through policies, systems and environments that create and support safety, inclusion and positive childhood experiences;
- Educate the community about the causes, lifelong impact, and ways of preventing and mitigating childhood trauma and toxic stress;
- Facilitate opportunities for community mobilization;
- Promote and facilitate cross-sector connection and collaboration;
- Collect, evaluate and share data that helps our community to identify and address root causes of adversity and to measure our efforts to increase resilience.
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PACEs Action Alliance Learning Collaborative supports learning and awareness about childhood trauma and resilience.
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The Community Alliance Network provides a connection for community-serving agencies to meet and connect for potential collaborative efforts;
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The Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup is open to people who work in or with schools in Clark County. We meet monthly during the school year to explore tools, resources and applications of trauma-informed principles for schools.
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SW Washington Healthy Families: |
(Formerly Clark County Breastfeeding Coalition) works collaboratively to improve the health of our community by promoting, protecting and supporting breast/chestfeeding so families have the support they need to continue infant feeding. Our mission is to create an environment that supports breast/chestfeeding as the cultural norm for infant feeding.
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A member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a grassroots network of more than 600 coalitions and chapters that work closely with law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, health professionals, educators, businesses, public policy makers, and, most importantly, parents and kids to promote safety. Priorities include proper car seat use, baby's safe sleep, reducing child vehicular injuries and deaths, and water safety. Local coordination provided by American Medical Response (AMR) Vancouver.
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Faith-Based Coffee meetings are suspended. Participants who want to connect with others, share information, and hear about opportunities to support children and families are welcome at meetings of the PACEs Action Alliance (see meeting information at the top of the newsletter).
Faith-Based Coffee has proven to be an incredible success story for our community, families and children. Our schools are extremely appreciative! If you are looking to support our local schools and families, please contact:
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The Healthy Communities Newsletter is published the first week of each month.
To submit announcements or share information, please send complete information or attach a
All submissions will be screened and may be edited prior to publication.
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For other formats, contact the Clark County ADA Office
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