Healthy Start Field Office

Complementary Learning: Emerging Strategies, Evolving Ideas

Suzanne Bouffard, Claire Goss Brown, Heather Weiss

This paper distills insights and lessons learned from Harvard Family Research Project's fall 2007 professional development institute, Closing the Achievement Gap: Linking Families, Schools, and Communities Through Complementary Learning. Inspired by the innovation and collaboration we witnessed at the institute, the paper shares insights and lessons learned from presenters, participants, and representatives from four case study communities.

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New Research:

Qualities That Attract Urban Youth to After-School Settings and Promote Continued Participation
by Karen Strobel, Ben Kirshner, Jennifer O'Donoghue & Milbrey Wallin McLaughlin — 2008

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CalServe Listserv- Sign-Up!

Join the CalServe Listserv to share ideas and ask for advice about service-learning.

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Children's Budget Act Update

Senator Robert Menendez recently introduced S. 3277, the "Children's Budget Act," which is a very simple piece of legislation that would require any future Administration, when it submits its budget, to gather all the different sources of federal funding for children's programs and show how the federal budget is impacting children's programs overall.

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New Article: New Vision for Schools Proposes Broad Role

New Vision for Schools Proposes Broad Role: The heir apparent for the American Federation of Teachers (Union President) is a champion for community schools. See the NY Times article below.

By SAM DILLON
Published: New York Times- July 15, 2008

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Policy News:

On June 26, 2008, in a 92 to 6 vote, the U. S. Senate approved the War Supplemental Appropriations bill that included moratoria until April 2009 on six Medicaid regulations. The Senate approved the language that the House passed last Friday. The President is expected to sign the bill into law, probably in the coming week.

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Funding Opportunities:

Richard Riley Award:10,000 for schools that are community-learning centers

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Responsive Grants Program

The Responsive Grants Program is Sierra Health Foundation's newest program, launched in June 2008. We have committed $2.4 million in funding over the next two years for nonprofit organizations and public agencies in our 26-county funding region.

The goal of our Responsive Grants Program is to promote health and well-being in our communities. We are asking nonprofit organizations and agencies to tell us what their community needs and concerns are, and how a grant from Sierra Health Foundation can help address them.

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New Ways Innovations Symposium: Register by June 20th for Early Bird Discount!

Register Today!

Second Annual New Ways Innovations Symposium
Disconnected and Disconnecting Youth

July 31st and August 1st, 2008 Sonoma County, California

Early Bird Registration Deadline
June 20, 2008 $200.00
Click here to register
The regular price of $240.00 will be in effect as of June 21, 2008

Our Youth, Our Nation
Connecting Youth to Productive Futures: A National Policy Strategy

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Coalition for Community Schools National Forum

April 30 - May 2, 2008, Portland, Oregon

The National Coalition for Community Schools Forum held April 30 - May 2 brought together a diverse group of leaders from the fields of education, youth development, health and human services, family support, neighborhood and community development, government, philanthropy and others who work at the local, state and national levels to support full service community schools.

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Register for the May 19, 2008 Healthy Start Symposium

Healthy Start Sustainability Symposium - Cohort’s 12 & 13
Registration Extended!

Location: Sierra Health Foundation, Sacramento, California 95833 more info

Meet Me Call This Thursday!
May 8th 1-2pm

Connect to a Healthy Start Expert! LIVE- Phone Coaching!

Get all of your Healthy Start Questions Answered - Fast!

Connect with other Healthy Start Grantees

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May Symposium Update

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Register for the May 19, 2008 Healthy Start Symposium

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 2nd

Register Now!

Location: Sierra Health Foundation, Sacramento, California 95833 more info

Join Us This Thursday-April 24th, 2008

Meet Me Call, 1-2pm

Connect to a Healthy Start Expert! LIVE- Phone Coaching!

Get all of your Healthy Start Questions Answered – Fast!

Connect with other Healthy Start Grantees

Healthy Start “Meet Me Calls”

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You’re Invited!

Protecting School-based Medi-Cal: What you need to know and what you can do to help!

THIRD ANNUAL STATEWIDE LEAnet CONVENING
presented in collaboration with

• American Association of School Administrators
• Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth
• California MAA Coalition
• Teachers for Healthy Kids

There are two meetings to choose from:

• Monday, April 21, 2008 (10:00 am - 3:30 pm) – Sacramento
  CA Department of Health Care Services, 1500 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA

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California's Healthy Start Field Office is asking for your help.

A short survey has been sent to principals of California schools that serve a significant proportion of students who receive free or reduced- price meals (50% and above). The purpose of this survey is to ascertain the current level of learning support services at those schools; we are particularly interested in learning about the breadth of services and funding streams.

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