Black Child Legacy Campaign
Wednesday Weekly Blast
10.17.19
Funding Opportunity: Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Education in Communities of Color
Applications are due by October 31 at 1 p.m. PT.
Request for Applications Review Webinar
We will hold a webinar to review the request for applications. Participation on the webinar is not required, but is strongly encouraged.
Friday, October 18
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Register online now!
If you are not able to participate on the webinar, audio and video recordings are available on the MAT Access Points web site.
Please e-mail us any questions.
California Takes New Steps To Stop Black Women From Dying In Childbirth
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring implicit bias training for health care providers serving pregnant people.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday aiming to address the issue of Black women dying in childbirth at disproportionately high rates compared to their white peers.
The legislation, authored by California state Sen. Holly Mitchell (D), will require hospitals and clinics in the state to implement implicit bias training for all health care providers working in perinatal services. Sponsored by NARAL, Black Women for Wellness and other groups, the bill also requires the state’s health department to track and publish additional data around pregnancy-related deaths in an effort to better understand the issue.
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Most pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are fully preventable — and they can happen up to a year after a person gives birth, according to a recent CDC report.
“Black women do deserve better,” Mitchell, who is a Black mother, said in a news release last month. “Bias, implicit or explicit, should no longer impact a woman’s ability to deliver a full-term baby or to survive childbirth.”
“I charge Black women to ask their provider before selecting an obstetrician, ‘Have you gone through implicit bias training? Because I want to increase the likelihood of my survival when delivering this baby,’” she added.
The issue of Black maternal mortality garnered new attention recently after tennis star Serena Williams and singer Beyoncé publicly discussed the difficulties and complications they faced in childbirth.
Lawmakers — including Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) — have also raised alarm about the high rates of maternal mortality in the U.S, specifically for Black women.
“The best studies that I’ve seen put it down to just one thing: prejudice,” Warren said at a forum in April. “Doctors and nurses don’t hear African American women’s medical issues the same way as they hear the same things from white women.”
Click on the following link to get more information: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-bill-black-maternal-mortality_n_5d9cd594e4b06ddfc50f6f0e
Exceptional Women of Color Event Saturday, October 19, 2019
This Saturday, October, 19, the Sac Cultural Hub Media Foundation is hosting its 11th Annual EWOC Exceptional Women of Color Event Expo and Awards. This year's Keynote Speaker is Award Winning Actress and Author Jennifer Lewis!
For more information on the event and how to purchase tickets, click the link below!!
What's Happening in Arden Arcade
What's Happening in Del Paso Heights/North Sacramento
What's Happening in Foothill Farms/North Highlands
What's Happening in Fruitridge/Stockton
What's Happening in Oak Park
What's Happening in Meadowview
What's Happening in Valley Hi
Scholarship/Funding and Job Opportunities
The Food Literacy Center is Looking for a Program Manager/Director
The Food Literacy Center is looking for a program manager/director. They are looking for someone with the experience and professionalism to get their new Broccoli HQ cooking school opened quickly and smoothly, and who is also experienced working with a socioeconomically disadvantaged audience.
You can find more information about this job opportunity and access to the application here: https://www.foodliteracycenter.org/post/job-opportunities
San Joaquin Valley fund Census 2020 Outreach Funding Opportunity
Review the request for proposals for full details.
Visit the SJVHF Census Resources web page for related information.
WEAVE is Hiring!
Los Rios: JumpStart Job Board Platform
The Los Rios Career Services Team is pleased to announce that they have recently launched JumpStart, a new job board platform powered by Purple Briefcase.
JumpStart is a robust platform that can help your business find skilled, enthusiastic talent for jobs and internships. Through JumpStart, you can advertise your open positions to over 150,000 Los Rios students and alumni.
To create an account, visit JumpStart and click the New Employer button. We recommend selecting the free option, which connects you to all four Los Rios colleges. After you have created an account, you may set up your profile and post available jobs and internships.
If you had a position posted in LINCS, it will automatically link to your new account (see “My Jobs” on left margin). Los Rios staff will review and approve your account shortly. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions.
We’re excited about JumpStart and can’t wait to have you join our growing community of employer partners.
Other Events Happening in the Community this Month and Beyond
Resilient Sacramento November Monthly Meeting
Resilient Sacramento
November Monthly Meeting Agenda
November 12, 2019 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM
Kiwanis Family House
2875 50th Street
Sacramento CA
ROOTED IN COMMUNITY: MOVING FROM TRAUMA TO HEALING
To access more information about the conference and registration for the event click the following link: https://phadvocates.org/conference/
Family Living Today 7 Step Guide to Baby-Proofing your Home
This guide is designed for parents who are welcoming their first child. Instead of pressuring parents to buy every possible product, we wanted to walk them through the process of thinking about their new baby’s safety needs.
Check out the guide here: https://familylivingtoday.com/how-to-baby-proof-your-house/
Additional Events
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