SFCASA Picnic in the Park - July 27th
As summer comes to an end and talk of a new school year begins, please bring your assigned youth and join SFCASA for a fun picnic in the park! We will have food, games and activities! Youth family and friends are welcome.
July 27th, 11:00am - 2:00pm at Marx Meadows in Golden Gate Park.
Please RSVP HERE Questions? email siera@sfcasa.org.
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Youth Survey
Please share and encourage your assigned youth to participate! (Survey is for: Youth 8 years and older who have been with a CASA for 6 months or more).
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Summer Camp Funding
SFCASA will fund summer camps and activity fees for the youth we serve regardless of their location! If the youth’s guardians or PSW are not able to pay for their summer camps in full, and/or funding is a barrier for summer camp attendance, SFCASA can fill the gap. If transportation to camp is a barrier, we will be able to support with safe transportation through a partnership with Hop, Skip, Drive for eligible youth.
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MeWater Beach Day June 8
Let's have a great day at the beach!
San Francisco CASA has partnered with San Mateo CASA and MeWater on June 8th to offer a so CASAs and their youth can enjoy a fun beach day in Half Moon Bay. Youth will get the opportunity to try and learn and participate in their surfing activity. The MeWater volunteers also have non water activities for those who do not want to get in the water, so non-swimmers are most welcome! SFCASA will provide lunch. Join in the fun!
MeWater Foundation is a nonprofit organization run by surfers and mental health professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. They provide day and overnight surf camps to youth, families, and groups, with a mental health approach to mindfulness, empowerment, and exposure to the ocean and the great outdoors.
If you are interested please email siera@sfcasa.org. More details to follow closer to the event.
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Bluewater Sailing Day July 20th
Please share this event with your assigned youth! CASAs and youth will enjoy a morning learning how to sail, and afterwards will be treated to a yummy lunch on the docks. BlueWater has one boat docked in Berkeley Marina which will hold 12 people. We ideally would want 6 pairs of CASAs and their youth. This activity will held on July 20th and will be a first come first serve opportunity. We sail for about 2 hours and lunch will be provided after.
If you are interested please email siera@sfcasa.org. SFCASA can also provide transportation options.
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Can U Relate? Virtual Summer Camp
July 15 - 19
Can U Relate relationship skills opportunity for teens, which will be held in July. This next open call will be a Virtual Summer Camp and include a new creative art project component.
The sessions will be facilitated over Zoom, July 15 - 19 Monday through Friday from 11:30AM - 4:00PM with a half-hour lunch break included. Students who enroll by July 1st can also get a summer-themed swag bag. As always, the course is free to attend for teens ages 14-19!
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ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES FOR YOUTH | |
Free Horse Care and Riding Lessons | Email sue@sfcasa.org for information | | | |
High School Graduation
If your high school senior is graduating, you should:
- celebrate! With cards, gifts, parties, special outings (there are graduation related grants available)
- update their Actual Graduation Date in A.L. (or tell your Case Supervisor)
- help them think about their next steps in life
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SFCASA honors graduates each year with $200!
Please make sure their mailing address is correct by mid June.
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Educational Advocacy Consultant
Please take advantage of a case consultation with Dr. Laura Savage, Educational Advocacy Consultant! Dr. Savage will be available for Office Hours on Thursdays 11a-1p and by appointment. Please reach out to your CS to set up an appointment.
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Will you please share an idea
to help our CASA Community?
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We regularly hear at our CASA Community Network (CCN) Huddles how challenging it is to establish and maintain relationships when the youth lives far outside San Francisco or circumstances don’t allow you to see your youth weekly.
So, we are asking for your ideas - large and small!
How have you established or maintained a relationship if your assigned youth lives too far away or circumstances don’t allow you to see your youth on a weekly basis? What strategies have you tried? Please jot them down and send them to me at: janrleight@gmail.com.
Your CASA community will appreciate it!
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New Reimbursement Process is Live!
Request Sunshine Fund reimbursement
directly in Advocate Link!
| Receipts are required for all reimbursement requests. Detailed instructions can be found HERE. Please reach out to your Case Supervisor with any questions. | | | |
Continuing Education for Advocates | |
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ADULTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY - HOW TO SUPPORT
TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH (TAY) WORKSHOP
With Joey Hess
It is so common that TAY youth, who have only experienced adults telling them what to do have a hard time transitioning to setting their own authentic goals and then working towards them. It is also normal for CASAs serving TAY youth to feel frustrated when observing their lack of initiative and follow-through.
Join us for a unique opportunity to take a deep dive into the Harm Reduction lens with a focus on using Motivational Interviewing to have deeper conversations with TAY about goals, accountability, responsibility, and more.
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Zoom
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CSEC SUPPORT GROUP
If you serve a youth who is experiencing or at risk of CSEC involvement, please join this unique support group. We know that supporting these youth is hugely challenging for CASAs. During our time together, we will focus on supporting and learning from each other, reflection on points of advocacy, identification of next steps and resources. Dinner will be served!
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6pm - 8 pm In-Person at SFCASA 1663 Mission St. #700
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CCN - CASA COMMUNITY NETWORK HUDDLE
Please join us on June 24th from 6:00PM - 7:00PM for the CASA Community Network Huddle. This will be an opportunity for CASAs to share and celebrate successes and wins so far this year. It will be a great chance to learn from each other about what has worked in supporting the young people we serve. Let’s spend time to acknowledge the victories both big and small, and come together to build community!
The CASA Community Network (CCN) is a network for CASAs, organized by CASAs and hosted by CASAs. We share, lean in and on, and support each other through events, such as The Huddle. Sometimes we learn from expert guest speakers in continuing education sessions. In The Huddle, we learn from experts – ourselves – we have collective years of expertise among us. We are a network of support – who better understands the ups, the downs, the joys, the challenges than we do.
Tuesday, June 24, 2024 6:00-7:00PM on Zoom
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UNLOCKING UNDERSTANDING: UNDERSTANDING DIFFICULT BEHAVIORS AND EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION (CALIFORNIA CASA)
When a child who has experienced trauma melts down emotionally or struggles with big behaviors, the adults in their life can struggle to know how to make sense of exactly what is happening, or to know how to best help. Even if you logically know that trauma and adverse experiences can impact youth behavior - it can still be incredibly difficult to make sense of the complexity of the most difficult moments. In this training, we’ll focus on equipping you with information that will help you to better understand difficult behaviors, emotional dysregulation, in addition to providing you with actionable tips and tools that you can use in response.. You’ll learn: - How trauma impacts the nervous system, and how this is connected to “big” behaviors like aggression, opposition, lying, stealing, and more - Why and how kids can sometimes *want* to stop a behavior, but still can’t seem to do it (and how to help) - Brain-based information to help you make sense of the hardest moments - Brain-based strategies for responding to emotional dysregulation and big behaviors compassionately, supportively, and with the nervous system in mind And more!
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm on Zoom
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We want to hear your ideas for future trainings!
Email training@sfcasa.org
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Order a cake for special celebrations from | | | |
For family reunification, birthdays, graduations, quinceañera, and other milestones. Please email programassistant@sfcasa.org to order (2 weeks in advance) | | | | |
