December Provider Email!

[Tina]

Happy Holidays!

As the year draws to a close I hope that we can all take a moment to
breathe a sigh of relief that we made it through another year, and to
reflect with hope upon the next. For this email there were a lot of
job announcements and grant applications that I uploaded to the HIFY
Google page. Please check out the links for more information and it
will keep the rest of the email shorter for folks that don’t need
those resources. And as always, we only know what’s going on in the
community if you tell us, so please keep us in the loop about any
services you’d like to advertise or events that you’re hosting and
we’ll include it in this email and our youth email.

In this email you’ll find:
+HIFY Updates: Trainings, Inservices, Tabling, Oh My!
+eQuality Scholarship
+Resources for low-income SF Youth
+SOUL Job Announcements
+Pacific Center Job Announcement
+Castro Network Family Action Grant
+Peer Education Statistics: Keepin’ it positive
+FREE Harm Reduction Therapy services

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HIFY News:

The past month has been busy! HIFY has been out doing many workshops
for youth as a part of our Go Healthy! Series and our Tell It! Digital
Story series (check out flyers for both on our Google Groups pages).
We were fortunate to link up with LifeBeat to table for World AIDS
Day; Handing out condoms and other safer sex supplies to folks outside
of Virgin Megastore in San Francisco. We were lucky to attend the
Speakers forum presented by CNYD on Youth and Immigration and look
forward to the resources that will come as this group builds momentum.
We completed a Digital Story series with Girlsource and you can see
the Girls’ amazing videos by visiting: www.youtube.com/hifymedia

We at HIFY want to wish you a Happy Holiday season! May you be
rejuvenated for another amazing year!

Tina

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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH

The E-Quality scholarship is available for youth who have demonstrated
service to the LGBT community. They are planning on giving out 10
scholarships worth $5,000 each. For more information and to get the
application visit the HIFY google Group’s files at

http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files

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RESOURCE FOR LOW INCOME SF YOUTH

Arriba Juntos has a new program that offers G.E.D, child care to youth
parents who qualify, could pay for college books, fast passes and
more. If you have any youth starting college in the Spring, in need of
attaining G.E.D. or need employment, please let them know.

Youth need to be low income, 17-21 years of age, have a picture ID,
San Francisco resident and be able to legally work in the US. Feel
free to contact (415) 487-3240. We've added their referral form to our
files (http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files)

www.arribajuntos.org

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SOUL HIRING

The School of Unity and Liberation is currently seeking two positions
to be filled. Their Advanced Leadership position and Development and
Communications position are both open until filled. For an exciting
opportunity to work with some radically cool trainers apply now!

Both job announcements are posted to our files page:
http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files

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PACIFIC CENTER HIRING

Rachel Kadner, our dear friend at the Pacific Center, will be leaving
her position as she is expecting a baby! This means that there’s an
opportunity for anyone interested in working with the Pacific Center
Youth. For more information about that position check out the “Youth
Services Program Manager” file at http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files

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CASTRO NETWORK FAMILY ACTION GRANT

The Family Action Grant program intends to be an important part of
family involvement and engagement in community issues. Family Action
Grant projects are parent-designed and led. Family Action Grants
assist parents and families by providing funding for a wide variety of
parent-designed and led programs. Requirements include having a child
between 0-17 years of age and to have a partnership with a 501(c)(3)
agency that receives DCYF funding. For additional information check it
out at http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files

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PEER EDUCATION STATS

Thanks to our friends at Advocates for Youth we have some updated
information on the efficacy of Peer Education programs. This is a
great resource for grant writing or for just feeling good about the
work that you all are doing.

Check out the page at http://groups.google.com/group/hify/web

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Free Harm Reduction Therapy!

Here are days and times for FREE and CONFIDENTIAL harm reduction
therapy services here at the new Sixth Street Self Help Center:

Drop-in harm reduction groups:
M,W,F: 9:30am-10:30am

Drop-in individual therapy:
M: 2:30-5pm
Tu,W,Th, F: 1-5pm

Folks can just come as they are!

http://sfhomeless.wikia.com/wiki/6th_Street_Self_Help_Center

For more information contact Amy at 415-369-3040 ext. 343