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ATTEN : Providers who are now Small Family Child Care

Happy New Year, Dear Providers,You may already be aware of the Child Care Infrastructure Grant that provides funding for child care providers to expand capacity at their homes or centers.  The initial applications have to be in by Jan 31 so the time frame is super tight. BackgroundThe California Department of Social Services has $150 million appropriated in grants for new construction and major
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Job Announcement : Resource & Referral Specialist I

Do you have a desire to assist families and child care facilities in Solano County with theirchild care needs by providing resources, technical assistance, and information on child carerelated topics? If you think you would enjoy assisting with the development andpresentation of workshops and training series for the community, this might be theopportunity you have been waiting for.WHO WE ARE:
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How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the
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Job Announcement : Data Specialist

Are you an experienced data professional with a desire to analyze, collect, sort, andcreate testable electronic data? Do you enjoy compiling data and creating reports?Are you able to present your findings in a professional, yet easy to understandmanner? This may be the position you’ve been waiting for.WHO WE ARE:Solano Family & Children’s Services creates connections for families and child
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Job Announcement : Provider Services Specialist I

If you have a desire to serve the community by assisting with reimbursements forservices to subsidized families, have caseload management experience, wouldenjoy educating child care providers on policies and procedures for participation onthe Child Care Subsidy Program, and have strong accounting skills this may be theposition you have been waiting for.WHO WE ARE:Solano Family & Children’s
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The Children’s Movement Helps Drive Home Win For Children And Families

On Friday, September 16th, 2022, 337 organizations across California signed on to this Children’s Movement letter urging Governor Newsom to expand family leave benefits for all Californians.  The Children’s Movement joined the California Work and Family Coalition – a coalition of gender equity, child and maternal health and anti-poverty groups – in pushing for the signing of Senate Bill 951 (SB
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