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Parents are you looking for Support, Coaching, Advice, and Techniques for your little ones? Join The Village for REAL TALK featuring the Nurturing Parenting Program.  Starting December 9, 2015 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. See attached flyer.

Solving conflict . . . peacefully!  Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Sacramento Training Schedule Level I   January 15-17, 2016 Level II February 19-21, 2016 Level III March 11-13, 2016 WHAT is AVP? an experiential program with creative and fun exercises helps us better understand how to resolve conflict situations in a more positive,       productive manner helps us turn our conflicts into opportunities for growth A series of three...

Hi all- With the beautiful new changes to our site, please take a moment to review the updated "How-Tos" below . If you can't find what you need or are having issues with the site please let me know. ( Gail ) JOIN How-To: Join ACEs Connection How-To: Join ACEs Connection Groups INVITE How-To: Invite Others to Join ACEs Connection How-To: Invite Others to Join an ACEs Connection Group SIGN IN & UPDATE PROFILE How-To: Sign In to ACEs Connection How-To: Update Your...

                                                                                    photo by JOE GUSZKOWSKI Holistic Life Foundation instructors Michelle Lee (left) and Jazmine Blackwell lead students through an exercise during an after-school yoga and meditation program at Lillie May...

Sacramento ACEs Connection            Community Meeting                Tuesday, December 8, 2016 4pm-5:30pm Kiwanis Family House -- 2875 50th St, Sacramento, CA 95817                                                                        ...

The teacher home visit is making a comeback in California because it’s proving to be a good way for teachers to build relationships with families. The state now requires schools to make family engagement a priority, so more districts are turning to the Parent Teacher Home Visit Project in Sacramento that has been training teachers for years to visit students and families on their own turf. Read the full story from KQED's California report.

"The transformative potential in growth mindsets and social-emotional skills such as grit may be more applicable to students whose basic needs are already met. When asking the question of why some children succeed in school and others don’t, he said the educators and administrators tend to overestimate the power of the person and underestimate the power of the situation." http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/12/when-grit-isnt-enough/418269/

Gratitude is good medicine Practicing gratitude boosts emotional and physical well being   A growing body of research is confirming that an ounce of gratitude is worth a pound of cure.   “The practice of gratitude can have dramatic and...

The Center for the Study of Social Policy is doing some amazing work on defining and building capacity for resilience in communities. I've attached their Protective Factors framework as a resource for our group. 

On behalf of the Health Education Council , and the  Sacramento Minority Youth Violence Prevention Collective , we'd like to wish you all a very healthy and happy World Kindness Day.  Let's help reverse the affects of adverse childhood...

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NOTE WEBINAR IS THIS THURSDAY!     W estEd is offering this webinar to learn about current research on why it is important for educators to understand the impact of trauma on students. Presenters will describe promising trauma-informed...