February HIFY Provider E-mail!
Julio Reynaldo Estévez
We here at HIFY hope that the start to everyone’s New Year has been
good. 2010 will no doubt bring many obstacles, but we should always
remember the daily victories that we have. As always, we have a lot of
information and resources to share. They are all uploaded to the HIFY
Google page so if you have the time, please take a look. Please also
keep us in the loop on the resources that you guys know about so that
we can send out an e-mail that is as comprehensive as possible. Thanks
and have a good start to February!
Rey
Bi-Lingual Health Educator
In this email you’ll find:
+HIFY Updates: Trainings, Workshops and curriculum development.
+HIFY House Campaign Kick-Off
+HangOUT at Dimensions for LGBTQQ youth and their allies.
+Matchbridge: An organization to help develop the professional skills
of our youth.
+FREE Media Arts Classes with Baycat.
+Upcoming Wellness Trainings from the Alameda County Office of
Education.
+Outlet Semi-Formal Winter Dance for LGBTQQ youth and their allies in
Palo Alto.
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HIFY Updates:
So January has been a great month for HIFY. We’ve been all over San
Francisco doing workshops around many different subjects. This month
alone, we’ve worked with San Francisco Juvenile Hall, Mission High
School, Aptos Middle School, CYWD, 3rd Street Clinic, New America
Media, Mission Neighborhood Centers, Girls Inc. and Berkeley City
Clinic! Everything from workshops on healthy relationships to holding
the Go Healthy! Series, we’ve been doing our best to make sure youth
and providers are getting the information they need to help our
communities become healthier! Remember that we are always looking for
new groups to connect with and do workshops for so please contact us
if you have a group in mind. In addition to our Go Healthy! Series, we
have Digital Storytelling workshops and tailor workshops to meet the
needs of different communities. Our staff is also in the process of
translating the Go Healthy! Series into Spanish and will be able to
hold the workshops for monolingual Spanish speakers soon!
We hope that everything is flowing just as smoothly with your programs
and schools and that 2010 has gotten off to a great start for you
guys.
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HIFY House Campaign!
HIFY is turning 18 this year and to celebrate and push towards the
future, HIFY is starting a campaign to open a new HIFY house!! We call
it the Build a HIFY House Project. In this fundraising project, we’re
asking for more than your money, we’re asking for your time, your
voice, and your participation.
As a community organization, we need to get rooted in our community.
The first step, would be to find a house in a SF neighborhood where we
could dig our roots in and kick off for the next decade of helping to
improve youth health around the world.
There are many ways to get involved. Donate money. Donate time
(volunteer). Email someone you know about the work that HIFY does.
Subscribe to the blog. Let us know what you think about your community
and our services.
It's our 18th Birthday and it's time to celebrate and move out!
http://buildahifyhouse.wordpress.com/
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HangOUT at the Dimensions Clinic
HIFY holds a drop in group for LGBTQQ youth and their allies every
Saturday from 12pm-3pm at the Dimensions Clinic at 3250 17th St. (near
the Castro Muni Station) in San Francisco. There is food, activities
and movies for the youth to enjoy so please come and HangOUT with
HIFY!
For more info, please contact Media Arts Coordinator, Tina Mahle at:
ma...@hify.org.
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Matchbridge Employment Resources
Matchbridge is an organization that is part of the United Way Bay
Area. They work around helping youth develop professional skills and
helping them get into the workforce. Everything from resume writing,
to preparing them for what to expect in an interview, Matchbridge
helps youth become successful in the work field. Youth can also sign
up with them and get periodic e-mails about job opportunities.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the organization, check
out their website www.matchbridge.org.
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FREE Media Arts Classes with Baycat!
Baycat is holding some classes for youth to learn about Digital TV
Production and Animation.
In the TV Production Class, youth will be able to create a TV show and
actually broadcast it! Youth will learn all about lighting, working
the camera, editing and using special effects. The final project will
be broadcast on Zoom-In 17, Baycat’s award winning TV show! This class
begins February 1st and goes until May 5th so please spread the word!
In the Animation Class, youth will learn how to make a creative short
film using Adobe Flash software. They’ll create a project that will be
screened on Baycat’s spring episode of Zoom-In. This class begins
February 2nd and goes until May 6th.
They are also offering an internship for youth between 18 and 25 on
Filmmaking and Graphic Design, which includes a stipend at the end!
For more the complete information, click here:
http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files?hl=en&upload=1
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Upcoming Wellness Workshops
There are some workshops coming up that are put on by the Alameda
County Office of Education around Sex Education, Substance Use, Cyber
bullying and a host of other issues from February through June. The
workshop dates and times are as follows:
1) Comprehensive Sex Education: What Does Ed Code Say About Teaching
Sex Ed?: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 1-4pm
2) Trends in Drugs & Alcohol: Binge Drinking and Prescription Drug
Abuse: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 1-4pm
3) Creating Safe Schools: Building Inclusion Around Gender & Sexual
Orientation: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 1-4pm
4) Cyber Bullying: Virtual Reality, Real Dangers: Tuesday, May 4,
2010, 1-4pm
5) Safe Routes to School: A Curriculum for Creating Safe and Healthy
Communities: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 1-4pm
To register, visit http://acoe.org/pdp.
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Outlet’s Winter Wonderland Semi-Formal Dance
Outlet is holding a winter semi-formal dance for LGBTQQ youth and
allies. It is a free, alcohol free event for youth ages 13-20.
For the actual flyer, click here: http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files?hl=en&upload=1
Thanks guys for all your great work!!