February Provider Email! Happy Black History Month!!

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In this edition of the Provider email you will find:

*HIFY Updates: Trainings, Workshop, and Curriculum Development
*HIFY House Campaign has officially launched!!
*HIFY’s ‘Working with LGBT Youth’ Training April 13th and 14th in San
Francisco
*HangOUT at Dimensions for LGBTQQ you and their allies
*HIFY Focus Group March 26
*DoSomething.org: Battle of the Band
*Civil Liberties and Public Policy: 24th annual conference
*13th Annual Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, School Wellness & Youth
Development Conference
*CAHC 2010 Conference -- Save the Date!
*MatchBridge: Community Health Specialist Intern
*WORLD's National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day - March 10th!
*June Jordan school for equity: support Bay Area youth
*Resource of the month

HIFY News:
We’ve hit this year running and haven’t slowed down since. HIFY has
been all over the BAY doing what we do best- educating on health and
youth empowerment! Thanks for all of the community support in workshop
request, in letters of support, the HIFY House Campaign, and all who
showed love at the Dimension Valentines day party.
In the past month we’ve worked with:

Berkley City Clinic- Working with Queer Youth
Convent of Sacred Heart High School- Self Esteem, Body Image,
Relationships
LYRIC- Go Healthy series
JJSE- Sexuality/ Gender roles, Self Esteem
SFUSD- LGBTQIQ Sex Ed.
Arts & Ethics Academy- Relationships
Mission Neighborhood Center- Go Healthy series
ISA High School- STIs and Safer Sex
Bayview Rec-Connect- Safer Sex and Harm Reduction
Edgewood- Human Sexuality Training

For any youth group who are interested in creating Digital Stories-
drop us a comment, message, or contact Tina. Remember to check out our
YouTube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HIFYmedia

Happy Black History Month!
xo Cassie

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HIFY House Campaign

Our “Build a HIFY House” has officially launched!

HIFY is turning 18 and want move out! See how you can become involved
in this growing process. Don’t have the money? Your time is just as
valuable! We need people to write on or blog pages, spread the word of
HIFY and the move, tell someone of the fantastic work that HIFY
does.

Check out your website and blog:
http://buildahifyhouse.wordpress.com/

HIFY’s ‘Working with LGBT Youth’ Training
Save the date: April 13th and 14th 2010! HIFY is providing our

Working with LGBTQIQ Youth (Introduction) - April 13th, 2010  This
training will show how traditional views on sex and sexuality come
into many classrooms. Participants will explore the communities that
are represented in the LGBTQIQ acronym, the differences between gender
and sexuality, and how homophobia affects the health of queer youth,
straight youth, and adults. We will also learn what it means to be an
ally and how to create an inclusive space for the queer youth we
serve. (5 CE credits)
Participants will explore the communities in the LGBTQIQ acronym, the
differences between gender and sexuality, and how homophobia affects
the health of queer youth, straight youth, and adults. We will also
learn what it means to be an ally and how to create an inclusive space
for the queer youth we serve

Working with LGBTQIQ Youth (Extended Learning) -April 14th, 2010  This
training will build participants' skills in being an ally to LGBTQIQ
Youth. Through intensive activities and discussion we will explore the
gender binary and how it is still alive today. Participants will be
challenged to explore how they can make both everyday and
institutional changes in their communities just by being inclusive and
intentional in our language. We will go more in depth into Intersex
and Transgender Sexuality. We will also break down homophobia in an
accessible way, and talk about the intersection of religion and
sexuality. Our Introduction to Working with LGBTQIQ Youth Training is
highly recommended. (5 CE credits) This
training explores the gender binary, Intersex conditions, and
Transgender sexuality. We will challenge how to make intentional
institutional changes in our communities.

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Saturday Hang OUT @ Dimensions

Dimensions clinic has partnered with HIFY to provide a space for queer
youth to hang out on Saturday afternoons. Stop by after getting tested
(Dimensions is an awesome clinic!) or just come to hang out.

Hang OUTs happen Saturdays Noon-3:00pm

As always, there will be movies, food, games, and fun activities every
Saturday!

Contact Tina for more info. 415.274.1970 x28 or ma...@hify.org

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HIFY Focus Group

Save the date: HIFY is hosting a Focus Group March 25th!!

HIFY is turning 18 this year! To celebrate, we’re looking to move into
a new home!
In order for this to happen, we need YOUR opinions!!!

We’re talking about what YOU(TH) and ALLIES want to see happening in
HIFY. What programs should we improve? What should we add? And more
importantly, WHERE should we be located?

We will be having two focus groups simultaneously at our HIFY office;
one for youth and one for providers.
**SPACE IS LIMITED!!!**
(Only 15 people in each group)

You bring the ideas and we’ll bring the food!!

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BATTLE OF THE BANDS!
DoSomething.org and The VH1 Save the Music Foundation want YOU to save
music education! So check out our latest PSA with Nick Jonas and sign
up now for Battle of the Bands.

And then, starting March 1st, upload a video showing us your musical
talent and tell us why music education matters to you and you could
win $5,000 for your school music program, concert tickets, Rock Band
video games, and Fender guitars!

DoSomething.org and The VH1 Save the Music Foundation will present top
videos to members of congress, urging them to increase support for
music education.

Make sure your video is registered by April 16th for a chance to win!
For full contest rules and to get started visit www.dosomething.org/bands.

Got questions? Email Battleof...@dosomething.org

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Civil Liberties and Public Policy: 2010 Reproductive Justice
Conference

On April 9-11, 2010, campus and community activists will gather at
Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. They offer more
than 40 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address
reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice
initiatives including economic justice, health care reform, racial
equality, freedom from violence, immigrant rights, climate justice,
and LGBTQ rights, just to name a few.
Over the weekend, you will deepen your understanding of issues you
already know about, make new connections, and unite with others who
are passionate about working for social justice.

Interested? Visit the website: http://clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/conference/2010

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13th Annual Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, School Wellness & Youth
Development Conference

Below and attached please find some information regarding the BEST
Conference I know of for an Educator who works with Youth on issues
related to Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Prevention and Peer Helping,
Youth Development and School Wellness.
This year we are very excited to have as our Keynote Speaker Dr. Ken
Winters one of our county's leading experts in the area of Adolescence
Brain Development, Youth Addiction and Brief Intervention.   The
conference will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the Clark Kerr UC
Berkeley Campus. The conference location is also very accessible by
AC Transit and BART.
A few things to remember:
This conference has sold out every year before the registration
deadline SO PLEASE register early.
In order to take advantage of the $95 rate, we need receive your
check or PO by April 15, 2010.  After April 15th, the fee increases
to $110 per person.
Please make sure to expedite your reservation and register all
attendees online here: http://www.acoe.org/pdp
FIRST TIME REGISTRATION: Click on: ‘New User Login” and follow the
steps to register for a username/password. Once registered, you
can then locate the conference advertisement by typing in the course
number in the Keyword search box: PD1475 or keyword search Tobacco.
When you’ve found the conference advertisement, click the register for
this class gray button on the right hand side.
GROUP REGISTRATION: Those who are registering a group of people,
simply register each person one at a time using the steps mentioned
above. Use their email address for a username and temp123 for a
generic password. A copy of each person’s registration reservation
will go automatically to their email and carbon copy Madelyn Blair at
ACOE. If any person (that was registered by a designated person at
your school) would like to register for future ACOE courses, they can
log back in following the ‘Existing Account User’ instructions (below)
and typing in temp123 as their password. Passwords can be changed by
the user when they log in to the system. If you have additional
questions on this process please contact Madelyn Blair –
mbl...@acoe.org.  EXISTING ACCOUNT USERS: http://www.acoe.org/pdp
Click on: “Existing User Account” to log-in. Search for the conference
advertisement (Keyword search PD1475) and click the  register for this
class gray button.
To officially confirm your reservation and guarantee your seat please
make payment no later than the deadline date May 1st 2010.
§ We accept credit card payment via PAYPAL within the online
registration
§ You can fax your Purchase Order with PO number included to
FAX: 510-670-3199. Please note: requisitions without PO#s are not
accepted.
§ Checks or Purchase Orders with PO# can be mailed to:  Attn:
Madelyn Blair Alameda County Office of Education 313 W. Winton Avenue,
Rm 220 Hayward, CA 94544
Registrar Contact info: Madelyn Blair: mbl...@acoe.org | PHONE:
510-670-4199 | FAX: 510-670-3199  For any conference related
questions, please contact Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298.    We hope to
see you all there!
CAHC 2010 Conference

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You are invited to attend the California Adolescent Health Conference
focusing on "Promoting Healthy Transitions: Tweens, Teens and Young
Adults". The conference will be held on October 28 & 29, 2010 in
Oakland CA at Preservation Park and the First Unitarian Church. This
is a conference for all who work with and support youth -- doctors,
nurses, other health care providers, health educators, behavioral
health specialists, social workers, program staff, youth development
workers, youth advocates.
Exploration
Explore issues of "Promoting Healthy Transitions: Tweens, Teens and
Young Adults" in the areas of
From Tween to Teen: Issues faced by our youngest teens
Growing Pains: Emotional transitions and forming relationships
In and Out of School: Social, cultural, environmental and economic
issues
From Teen to Adulthood: Making connections
Opportunities
This conference is coordinated by the California Adolescent Health
Collaborative and its conference partner, University of California San
Francisco School of Nursing. It will challenge your thinking through
interactive workshops, plenary sessions, discussions, poster sessions,
research symposium, performances and networking with your colleagues.
A Youth Track for teen health educators is a special part of the
conference and will create unique youth to youth interaction.
Call for Proposals
You are also invited to submit a presentation proposal to share your
ideas. Proposals are due by March 1, 2010. To download the proposal
form and for more information on both the conference itself and the
youth track, log on to www.californiateenhealth.org/conference or
email confe...@californiateenhealth.org.
Cost (before June 1)
$175 Adult
$65 Youth
Cost includes conference admission, continental breakfast, lunch and
program materials on both days. Presenters receive a registration
discount. Check the conference website for information on fees such as
one-day fees. On-line registration will open in early March.

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MatchBridge: Community Health Specialist Intern

SEND RESUME AND PERSONALIZED COVER LETTER IF INTERESTED.
Job Title: Community Health Specialist Intern 20 hours a week - $15
hour
Summary: The Community Health Specialist is responsible for
conducting site visits to educate private medical providers to create
an impact on youth STD screening. The Interns will serve youth 12-22
years of age in this peer-led program. They will conduct sexually
transmitted disease (STD) and HIV prevention educational workshops in
Sunnydale/Visitation Valley, Bayview Hunters Point and Potrero Hill
communities. This position will require an independent/self starter
to ensure all responsibilities are handled in an efficient and
professional manner. Government funding for this position is available
for at least one year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The interns will:
· Develop health education materials and also participate in
special program events, community health fairs, conferences and other
activities.
· Possess good written and verbal communication skills.
· Represent the San Francisco Department of Public Health at
meetings and in the community at large.
· Be willing and able to communicate with both teens and
private medical staff. Must have exceptional skills and abilities to
communicate as a peer with the target population.”
· Be trained to conduct community-based STD screening and
follow up on all positive Chlamydia tests.
· Be willing to work early evenings and some weekends in all
weather conditions.
· Be comfortable and able to work in any neighborhood in San
Francisco.
· Be willing to work with diverse ethnic groups and
individuals of diverse sexual orientation.
· Be required to have basic knowledge in the use of Microsoft
Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
· Be able to develop and prepare correspondence including
letters and other communications.
· Have experience and must be comfortable speaking in public.
· Responsible for monitoring inventory for STD Testing
supplies, and health educational materials, along with paperwork and
reports.
· Must be able to walk for several blocks, and for a couple of
hours at a time.
· Other duties may be assigned.

Personal Qualities: Neat, well organized, tactful, detail-oriented,
self-starter, excellent communications skills and must be
professional.
Education and/or Experience: High School graduate and some college
and/or currently enrolled in college. Computer skills including
competency with all Microsoft Office applications (Word/Excel/
PowerPoint/; Good written communication skills in spelling, grammar
and punctuation;
Other Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities and manage
multiple projects simultaneously.
Demonstrate ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention
to detail.
Demonstrated ability to tackle and solve complex problems in a
positive manner and to safeguard confidential information.
Must be able to plan, use good judgment, initiative, follow-up and
follow-through.
Must have a valid California I.D. or license, and between the ages of
18 –22 only.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk
and sit. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 20
pounds.
Mayela Gutknecht | Youth Specialist | MatchBridge™ (formerly Jobs for
Youth)
221 Main Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco | CA | 94105 | D:
415.808.4419 | F: 415.817.4699 | www.matchbridge.org

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WORLD: National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day

Be Educated-Get Tested-Be Empowered!

JOIN US for an evening of “need to know” Facts, Myth-Busters,
Interactive Activities and Dialogue about HIV in Our community.
(This is NOT a women only event. ALL encouraged and welcome to
attend)
ON SITE HIV Screening (testing) Provided March 10, 2010 6:00pm-8:00pm
WHERE: Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church‎ 528 33rd Street, (x
street Telegraph Avenue) Oakland, CA

WHY?
1.Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the United
States.
More and more women have become infected with HIV since it was first
reported in the early 1980s.
2. Most women are infected with HIV through heterosexual contact and
injection drug use.
3. Women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. AIDS is
now the leading cause of death for Black women ages 25 to 34.
4. Today, more than 1 in 4 Americans living with HIV are women..

It’s time for women to get tested. It’s time for EVERYONE to know
their HIV status!

For More Information please call: (510) 986-0340 or email
rhann...@womenhiv.org

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june jordan school for equity  community· social justice· independent
thinkers

Calling all community members of the Bay Area who care about our
youth!
YOU can step up for our youth! Be a member of a community panel for
students at June Jordan School for Equity!
JJSE is a small public school in San Francisco’s Excelsior district.
For more on JJSE, see below.
Here’s the deal:
Because we want to prepare our students for college, they are required
to not only pass their classes, but to present on best work (called
“portfolios”) to a panel of teachers, parents/guardians, peers, and
community members (aka YOU).
Scheduling:
There are students making presentations on every Wednesday and Friday
afternoon between March 25 and April 30th. You sign up, and then show
up at either 12:45, 1:45 or 2:45 and stay for an hour and a half (or
more, if you can sit on more than one panel). The panels take place at
1:00, 1:15, 2:15, 2:30, and 3:15.
What do I do now? (Three easy steps!)
So glad you asked.
1) First, sign up. Just click ‘reply’ to this email or email it back
to Nic Viox at nic...@gmail.com and fill in the following
information:
Name:
Email:
Phone number:
What date/time should we sign you up for?
Dates available:
March Dates:
Wednesday, March 17th, Friday, March 19th, Friday, March 26th
April Dates:
Wednesday, April 7th, Friday, April 9th, Friday, April 16th,
Wednesday, April 21st, Friday, April 23rd, Friday, April 30th
Times available: 1:00, 1:15, 2:15, 2:30, 3:15  2) Then, wait for your
confirmation email.  3) Finally, show up on the date and time you
signed up for to our school at 325 LaGrande Ave. at Brazil in San
Francisco. Your confirmation email will contain travel information.

Thank you for being part of our community at June Jordan School for
Equity!

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MORE ON JJSE AND OUR PORTFOLIO/COMMUNITY PANELS PROCESS:
During assessment season the June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE)
reaches out to people across San Francisco to join us in the process
of evaluating our student’s work. In most schools student assessment
happens behind closed doors and is only released to the public though
data points; there is no room for dialogue in a process like this. We
see the integration of community and family members into the
assessment process as vital to the success of our program.
JJSE is a small public school in San Francisco. We seek to give
students the tools to achieve the highest academic standards, so that
they may live out their dreams. With over 85% of our students coming
into 9th grade below grade level in both reading and math we have a
large task to work with our students and families to transform their
educational experience. But we are winning! With 75% of our graduates
heading off to 4 year colleges, the model is proving successful.
For more on June Jordan School for Equity, please visit our webpage at
www.jjse.org.

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Resource of the month:

Pepsi! Did you know that Pepsi is giving away millions in grants every
month? All you have to do is make a profile, submit your application,
and encourage people for you! EVERYONE should apply!! Go Pepsi!!