El Cajon Collaborative Council Meeting 10-5-10 Announcements For resource sharing while Collaborative Coordinator is on leave, email: elcajoncollaborative@googlegroups.com Announcements ENTER ANNOUCEMENT ENTER ANNOUNCEMENT Note: While Lea Bush, El Cajon Collaborative Coordinator is on maternity leave Pam Toohey and a team are helping run the Council meeting. If you have questions or want to help – please see Pam after the meeting. Presentation – Family and Community Violence Awareness Claire Nelly – Independent Forensic Services Steve Williams – RADKids Resource Sharing Roundtable Anyone new? Community members looking for specific resources? What services do you offer? Who is your target population? How can someone contact you? Anything else you would like to mention… AKA Head Start Low Income Preschool for Children Ages 3-5 Contact: Rynna Herwehe, Health Specialist Angie Gonzales, Family and Community Support Specialist (619) 444-0503 rherwehe@akaheadstart.org (619) 444-0503 agonzales@akaheadstart.org Scarlett Seals, Redwood location (619) 579-0366 sseals@akaheadstart.org American Red Cross – WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program for pregnant and postpartum women and their children. Contact: Janet Kandi (619) 593-1440 janet.kandi@sdarc.org At Your Home FAMILYCARE Non medical homecare, door thru door transportation, care giving training and education. Contact: Lynnetta Devereaux (858) 625-0406 familycare@atyourhomefamilycare.com Birth Parent Association Specifically designed services for parents and families that could be, have been or are currently involved in the child welfare system. Contact: Pamela Toohey, President/CEO birthparents@yahoo.com (619) 277-7909 Cajon Valley Union School District Contact: Janet Middleton, Student Support Services middleton@cajonvalley.net (619) 588-3667 Catholic Charities Services to homeless, seniors, immigrants, refugees in San Diego and Imperial counties. Contact: Michael McKay, Refugee Resettlement (619) 287-9454 mmckay@ccdsd.org Anya Kuzma (619) 287-9454 x.159 akuzma@ccdsd.org Center for Community Solutions Domestic Violence Prevention, Treatment, Education and Advocacy Contact: Ma’at Crook, Prevention Educator Michelle Smith, Program Manager mcrook@ccssd.org (619) 697-7477 x.13 msmith@ccssd.org (619) 697-7477 x.20 Afrah Abdulkader, Victim Advocate Aabdulkader@ccssd.org (619) 516-3005 Center for Social Advocacy Housing counseling, fair housing, hate crimes, immigration and human trafficking. Contact: Carmen Aparicio, carmen@c4sa.org (619) 444-5700 x.302 Chaldean-Middle Eastern Social Services Provides a wide variety of Social and Mental Health services for families. Contact: Besma Coda, Chief Operating Officer besmacoda@c-mss.org (619) 631-7400 Child Welfare Services Contact: Cynthia Hernandez, Protective Services Worker Denise Garcia, Protective Services Worker Denise.Garcia@sdcounty.ca.gov Melissa Ramig, Protective Services Worker (619) 401-3991 (619) 401-3926 Neda Rivera, Protective Services Worker (619) 401-3806 Communities Against Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Prevention Contact: Enrique De La Cruz (619) 442-2727 x.111 Enrique.DeLaCruz@eccasa.org Community Members Ev Lundgren, Project Connect and other projects. (619) 871-3524 evlundgren@yahoo.com Betty Chafetz, concerns about airport pollution and the environment. bac21@cox.net Community Services for Families Case management services for families involved with Child Welfare Services. Contact: Kate Bedwell, Team Leader (619) 953-5154 kbedwell@home-start.org Crisis House Social services for low-income and homeless families. Contact: Maria Garcia (619) 441-1194 mariag@crisishouse.com Crossroads Family Center Outpatient mental health clinic for children, youth and families. Contact: Brianna Falcon (619) 441-1907 bfalcon@comresearch.org Cuyamaca College Contact: Sheryl Ashley, CalWORKs Program Specialist (619) 660-4332 Sheryl.Ashley@gccd.edu East County Career Center Contact: Susan Roberts-Egley, Business Services (619) 590-3900 x.3038 susanr@workforce.org East County Family Justice Center Wrap-around support/coordination services for domestic violence victims and their families. Contact: Debbie Comstock, Director dlittlehouse@cox.net (619) 871-6947 East County Refugee Center Helping newcomer refugees from the Middle East. Contact: Joseph Ziadduin, (619) 334-9708 joseph@eastcountyrefugeecenter.org East County Transitional Living Center Services for homeless families and transitional living. Contact: Denise Valence, Family Restoration Program Angela Robles, Inter CaseManagement (619) 447-4498 dcvalence@yahoo.com (619) 447-4498 God2thank@yahoo.com Sean Oliver, Transitional Living (619) 302-2062 setfreesean@yahoo.com El Cajon Community Development Corporation Helping community members find social services and take pride in their homes. Contact: Erica Nagy, Community Development erica@downtownelcajon.com (619) 401-8858 El Cajon First United Methodist Church, Bethlehem Food Pantry Emergency food, SHARE distribution site and community service opportunities. Contact: Gwen Johnson, Food Pantry Volunteer (619) 517-4364 gmaj1@cox.net El Cajon Police Department Contact: Dan Hansen, Community Policing Officer dhansen@ci.el-cajon.ca.us (619) 441-1597 Samantha Scheurn-Hook, Crime Free MultiHousing sscheurn-hook@ci.el-cajon.ca.us (619) 579-4227 El Cajon Valley High School Family Resource Center/SDYS Provide case management to ECVHS students and families. Contact: Kara Vickrey, Family Resource Center Coordinator (619) 401-4785 kvickrey@sdyouthservices.org Episcopal Refugee Network Assisting refugees with whatever they need as they adjust to living in San Diego County. Focus on Burmese and Sudanese. Contact: Elaine McLevie (760) 633-4445 emclevie@gmail.com Family Health Centers of San Diego Community health clinic – wide variety of health services. Contact: Eva Gutierrez-Hornero, Prenatal Program (619) 876-4492 evah@fhcsd.org Rosamaria Davis- Gonzales, Outreach (619) 865-0127 rosamariad@fhcsd.org Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District Contact: Dana Quittner (619) 644-7573 Dana.Quittner@gcccd.edu Grossmont Union High School District Contact: Tracy Wilson, SHIELD Coordinator Jason Martinez, International Newcomers Center (619) 644-8097 twilson@guhsd.net (619) 337-6143 jmartinez@guhsd.net Scott Gaudet, International Newcomers Center (619) 337-6142 sgaudet@guhsd.net Harmonium, Inc Counseling and mental health services for families. Contact: Krissy Buxton (619) 258-3740 kbuxton@harmonium.org Healthy Adventures Foundation Wellness and community health promotion. Contact: Christina Sirmons (619) 466-4386 x.102 coachchristina@vebaonline.com Home Start Social services that focus on the needs of families and children. Contact: Zulema Tamayo, Application Assistant – helping families enroll in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families (619) 401-8375 ztamayo@home-start.org Institute for Public Strategies – East County Community Change Project Alcohol, tobacco and other drug environmental prevention. Contact: Joyce Moore, Community Organizer (619) 938-2942 jmoore@publicstrategies.org International Rescue Committee Refugee resettlement and support programs. Contact: Carolyn Smyth, Refugee Resettlement & Youth Programs (619) 641-7510 carolyn.smyth@theIRC.org Jewish Family Service Social services for families, including parenting skills and refugee resettlement and support. Contact: Caroline Loretan-Weiss, Counseling/Parenting Classes Mikaela Wallinder, Refugee Family Strengthening (858) 637-3065 carolinel@jfssd.org (858) 637-3359 mikaelaw@jfssd.org Dawn-Marie Tol, Refugee Medical Case Manager (858) 637-6081 dawnmt@jfssd.org Ladies of Hope Volunteers that support the Chaldean newcomer community. Contact: Hanaa Zaya (619) 729-6565 hanaazaya@yahoo.com Laubach Literacy Council English as a Second Language small group tutoring. Contact: Charles Ross (619) 442-1481 intgallery@aol.com Legal Aid Society of San Diego Legal support for low-income and disadvantaged individuals. Contact: Shahin Rahimi, Low-Income Tax Clinic Director (877) 534-2524 x.2602 shahinr@lassd.org License to Freedom Domestic violence education and support to refugee and immigrant communities. Contact: Dilkhwaz Ahmed, Executive Director (619) 813-7415 dilkhwaz@licensetofreedom.org Mental Health America of San Diego Mental Health awareness through community outreach and discussion. Contact: Laura Andrews, Outreach (619) 534-0412 x.102 landrews@mhasd.org Tondra Lolin, African American Outreach (619) 534-0412 x.106 tlolin@mhasd.org MI Training Today Motivational interviewing training, consultation and coaching. Contact: Dustin Slack (619) 997-4848 marketing@mitrainingtoday.com Motivating the Teen Spirit Workshops on teen empowerment, work readiness, emotional literacy and suicide prevention. Contact: Alex Limon, Teen Empowerment (858) 583-2849 alimon4mts@yahoo.com National Children’s Study Largest study ever done in the US on how environment affects child growth and development. Contact: Marla Castañeda (858) 822-5408 mccastaneda@ucsd.edu Neighborhood Healthcare Community health clinic – wide variety of health services. Contact: Rocio Abarca, Community Application Assistant Lead Consuelo Hamud, HIV Program Specialist (619) 440-7616 x.203 rocioa@nhcare.org (619) 440-7616 x.208 consueloh@nhcare.org Jessica Fregoso, Teens Take Care Program (619) 440-7616 x.212 JessicaT@nhcare.org Recovery Innovations of CA Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Recovery Outreach Program. Contact: Laura Wiseman, Peer Liaison (858) 274-4650 Laura.wiseman@recoveryinnovations.org San Diego County Health and Human Service Agency Contact: Romalyn Watson, East Region HHSA Juana Duenas, CAP/Family Self Sufficiency (619) 668-3760 romalyn.watson@sdcounty.ca.gov (619) 338-2002 Bryan Nazareth, County Refugee Coordinator Bryan.Nazareth@sdcounty.ca.gov San Diego County Library El Cajon Branch Contact: Nancy Saint John, Manager (619) 588-3708 Nancy.SaintJohn@sdcounty.ca.gov Rancho San Diego Branch Contact: Brenna Ring, Manager (619) 660-5370 Brenna.Ring@sdcounty.ca.gov San Diego County Office of Education Contact: Lem Villalvazo, Homeless Education Program (858) 503-2635 lvillalvazo@sdcoe.net Mara Madrigal, Student Support Services (858) 292-3569 mmadrigal@sdcoe.net San Diego County Probation Contact: Michelle McHale, Probation Officer (619) 441-4491 Michelle.Mchale@sdcounty.ca.gov San Diego County Public Health Nursing Nurse-family Partnership Program for first time pregnant women. Contact: Laura Carter, Public Health Nurse (619) 401-3615 Laura.Carter1@sdcounty.ca.gov San Diego Mediation Center Can provide free mediation services to families who are struggling with conflict. Contact: Veronica Montenegro (619) 593-4530 vmontenegro@ncrc.online.com SANDAPP Case management to pregnant and parenting teens throughout the County. Contact: Matthew Egebrect, Case Manager (619) 401-4787 megebrecht@sandi.net SHARP Mesa Vista Hospital Adolescent intensive outpatient mental health program in El Cajon. Contact: Alisha Carpenter (619) 588-3828 Alisha.Carpenter@sharp.com Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Tribal TANF and cash aid assistance programs for Federally Recognized Native American families in urban areas. Contact: Eddie Perez (619) 460-3400 eperez@sctca.net UCSD Talent Search College bound outreach program for high school students. Contact: Jorge Hernandez, Outreach (858) 967-2205 jshernandez@ucsd.org University of San Diego, Legal Clinics Free legal services for low-income communities. Contact: Patty O’Deane, Outreach Coordinator (619) 260-7470 podeane@sandiego.edu Vista Hill Parentcare Substance abuse intervention for pregnant/parenting women. Contact: Orfa Rios (619) 961-6491 orios@vistahill.org Volunteers in Medicine Free primary care medical clinic for working uninsured. Contact: Maureen Hartin, Executive Director (619) 440-4591 vimceo09@gmail.com Volunteers of America Social services for homeless and low-income individuals. Contact: Christine Rossi, Transitional Housing for Mentally Ill (619) 447-2428 crossi@voa-swcal.org Terri Moreno, Case Manager for homeless services (619) 447-2428 x.32 tmoreno@voa-swcal.org YMCA Contact: Claudia Alvarez, Kinship Support Services calvarez@ymca.org