Items to include in this newsletter
All Children Thrive (ACT) Conference Recap:
Community Strategies to Help All Children Thrive
Last month’s ACT Conference explored
the impact of Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs).
Presenters shared approaches to strengthen healing and
resilience.
Highlights:
Join Our Ems Corps Cohort and Receive A $10,000 Student Grant - Apply Before May 30, 2025!
Applications are now open for the July
Cohort of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Corps program.
This career pathway program aims to provide underserved community
members an entry into the health care sector.
This program is a partnership between San Mateo County Health and Alameda County’s EMS Corps Program.
Attention Kids: It’s Your Day for Outdoor Play!
Celebrate Kids to Parks Day on May 17,
2025. Kids to Parks Day is a national day of outdoor play
celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May. The day
connects kids and families with the great outdoors.
Apples From Farm to School
Students at Taft Elementary School in
Redwood City had to the opportunity to sample Pink Lady Apples
purchased from a local farm during their lunch time.
Offering samples of locally grown foods students learn about
procurement, and new foods that are healthy for them and
delicious. Students voted if they loved, liked or did not
like the apple. The results help food service directors
decide what to add to the rotation of menus throughout the school
year.
Boards and Commissions Vacancies
There are multiple boards and commissions vacancies for the County of San Mateo.
The Behavioral Health Commission is recruiting for 6 vacancies with positions beginning on October 1. The commission recognizes that mental illness and substance abuse are often co-occurring and interrelated, and the commission supports related issues for the community. Apply now!
Which Places in America Offer Children the Best Chance to Rise Out of Poverty?
Explore the answer to this question in
the Opportunity Atlas. You can trace the roots of today’s
opportunity back to the neighborhoods where people grew up. Check
out where and for whom opportunity has been missing. You can see
the trends and use this data to inform local solutions to help
more children rise out of poverty. This map was developed by
researchers at the U.S. Census Bureau and Opportunity Insights at
Harvard University.