Kids and Families Together

Oxnard Kinship Support & Resources Group (Spanish/Bilingual)
2019-12-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sierra Linda Elementary, 2201 Jasmine Ave., Oxnard, CA, 93036, United States
Kinship Support Groups
1st (Bilingual) & 3rd (Spanish) Wednesday of the month, 6-8PM, Sierra Linda Elementary- 2201 Jasmine Ave., Oxnard 93036.
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Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446.

Support & Resources Group- Ventura
2019-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
Kinship Support Groups
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6-8 PM, Kids & Families Together- 864 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura 93001
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Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446.

Giving Children Hope Toy Drive
2019-12-13 12:00 - 14:00 | La Cosecha Modern Cocina, 450 East Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
Come join Kids & Families Together in partnership with La Cosecha for a toy drive on Friday December 13th! Bring a donation (toy/pajamas/gift cards) and $10 for lunch. All donations will be given to Kids & Families Together and dispersed for the holidays!
When: Friday, December 13th, 2019 from 12PM-2PM

Where: La Cosecha Restaurant- 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA

Thousand Oaks Kinship Support & Resources Group
2019-12-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360, United States
Kinship Support Groups
2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8:30 PM, Senior Concerns- 401 Hodencamp Rd., Thousand Oaks, 91360
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Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446.

Santa Paula Kinship Support & Resources Group
2019-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 | First 5 Neighborhood for Learning, 115 Dean Drive, Santa Paula, CA, 93060, United States
2nd Tuesday of the month, 6-8PM, First 5 Neighborhood for Learning- 115 Dean Drive Ste. B, Santa Paula, 93060.
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Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446 ext. 203.

Holiday Gift~Away
2019-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Ventura, CA
Join us for our Annual Holiday Gift~Away! This event is for Foster/Resource, Kinship, & Adoptive youth and their families! This event is free of charge.
To Attend, please fill out our Holiday Gift~Away Event Application and you will be contacted within 14 days of submission: https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/holiday-gift-away-application/
To Volunteer: https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/volunteer-for-harvest-fest/

Nurturing Connections- Simi Valley
2019-12-06 09:00 - 11:00, 2019-11-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Ventura County Human Services Agency, 2900 Madera Rd., Simi Valley, CA, 93065, United States
Support and Training in Becoming a Therapeutic Parent for Foster/Resource, Adoptive, and Kinship Caregivers.
Learn about: Attachment, trauma, the brain & dysregulation, development, therapeutic parenting, adoption issues, resilience, working with birth families, playfulness, and self care.
To RSVP: Call Amy at (805) 643-1446, ext. 133.
For childcare: Call Miriam Magana with CISS at (805) 384-0983, ext. 859. Please call 48 hours in advance.

Nurturing Connections- Ventura
2019-12-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States

Support & Resources Group- Ventura
2019-12-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6-8 PM, Kids & Families Together- 864 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura 93001
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Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446 ext. 203.

Giving Tuesday
2019-12-03
Join us Tuesday December 3rd for #GivingTuesday!
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement and was created to encourage people to do good! Coming together for one day a year to celebrate the local work of nonprofits in your community and globally.
Please consider donating to Kids & Families Together Tuesday December 3rd, 2019. Kids & Families Together has been serving the Ventura County community for almost 20 years. Working with and caring for kinship, adoption, foster, and birth families.
For more information please visit facebook.com/KidsandFamiliesTogether
Click Here to Donate to Kids & Families Together

A Home for the Holidays!
2019-11-23 17:30 - 20:30 | Crowne Plaza, 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
Kids & Families Together Invites you to:
“A Home for the Holidays”
A Celebration of Adoption in Ventura County
Kids & Families Together invites you to join us for an evening celebrating adoption in Ventura County!
This gala event will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach.
Enjoy dinner, music, silent and live auctions along with the amazing sunset views from the Top of the Harbor Grand Ballroom.
Our Master of Ceremony will be KNBC’s very own Weatherman, Fritz Coleman!
Click on the image below for full event details!

For sponsorship opportunities or to donate auction items, please contact: Caitlin Barringer, cbarringer@kidsandfamilies.org, (805) 643-1446 ext. 102.

CPR & First Aid Recertification
2019-11-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Day Road Center- Training Room, 71 Day Road, Ventura, CA, 93003, United States
Day Road Center @ Ventura College
When: Saturday, November 23rd 10:00am-2:00pm & Saturday, December 21st 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: 71 Day Road Ventura, Training Room
You must be registered to attend! You are not confirmed until you respond to an email confirming your attendance. Walk-ins will not be admitted. To register please email: econdev@vcccd.edu
This class is exclusively for Ventura County Foster Caregivers & Resource families. Space is limited; you may be placed on a waiting list.

Caring for your Substance Exposed Child
2019-11-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
Offered as part of the Ventura Kinship Resource Group (See more details at bottom of page)
Trainer: Jessica Flanagan, Public Health Nurse
Facilitator: Jami McAtee, PPE
When: Tuesday, November 19th 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Kids & Families Together- 864 E. Santa Clara St. Ventura
This class will discuss the effects of prenatal substance use on the newborn. We will cover tips and techniques to use in caring for an infant who may be experiencing withdrawal symptoms including feeding issues, sleep concerns and developmental delays. Learning how to recognize and respond to infant cues will be included.
Participants will receive credit for 2 hours of training upon completion of the class. Meets Foster VC Kids criteria for “substance exposed children.”
Please RSVP to Jami McAtee at jmcatee@kidsandfamilies.org
Sponsors: Ventura College FKCE and Kids & Families Together

Support & Resources Group- Ventura
2019-11-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6-8 PM, Kids & Families Together- 864 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura 93001
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Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446.

Resource Parent Took Kit: The Nuts & Bolts of Caregiving- NEW!
2019-11-18 18:00 - 21:00 | 1317 Del Norte Road, Camarillo, Camarillo, 93010, United States
Trainers: Carrie McAuliffe Sandoval & Wendy Homan
When: 4 Mondays October 21st, October 28th, November 4th and November 18th 6:00-9:00pm
Where: Kids & Families Together Resource Family Training Center 1317 Del Norte Road Suite 110, Camarillo
If you have gotten your license to be a Resource Parent within the last couple of years, this class is for you! Long-time FKCE trainer Carrie McAuliffe Sandoval and long-time Foster, turned Resource Parent, Wendy Homan, designed this new series for our “newer” families. Real-life scenarios will be used each week as case studies!
The 4-week class will explore:
1) Building Your Support System (family & friends, professional contacts, when to reach out)
2) Creating Responsible Resource Families (rights & responsibilities, acronyms, record- keeping)
3) Welcoming a Child/Sibling Group into your Home (the “First Day”, communication, positive discipline, resiliency)
4) Transitions (children arriving & departing, grief & loss, birth parent interaction)
Participants will receive a certificate for 12 hours of training upon completion of the series. Meets Foster VC Kids criteria for “teaming.”
Please RSVP to Leticia at leticia_sandoval1@vcccd.edu (Please put Nuts and Bolts in the subject line and indicate if you are a foster/resource parent/kinship provider in your RSVP)
Sponsors: Oxnard & Ventura Colleges FKCE

Screening of Lost in America- A Day to End Youth Homelessness
2019-11-16 12:00 - 14:00 | WAV, 175 S. Ventura Ave., Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
School on Wheels presents a special screening- Lost in America and a book launch- A Blissful Youth, by Yalda Kotobi.
Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 12pm-2pm, located at WAV, 175 S. Ventura Ave., Ventura. Free event! Lunch/refreshments provided. Join us for the resource fair!
To reserve your space: schoolonwheels.org/liaventura

Santa Paula Police Officers Association Community Run
2019-11-16 08:30 - 22:30 | Santa Paula Police Memorial, 900 E. Santa Barbara St., Santa Paula, 93060, United States
Santa Paula Police Officers Association Community Run
This event is for everyone! Come join us Saturday November 16th to celebrate National Adoption Month! Santa Paula Police Officers Association is hosting a “Run with a Cop” event. The community Run/Jog will consist of a 3 mile group run at a 12 min/mile pace. If you don’t run no worries there will be an optional walk at your own pace for approx. a mile.
After the run/jog/walk there will be a social hour where you can meet Sir Charles (K&FT’s official therapy dog), enjoy coffee and refreshments, and win giveaways such as Amazon gift cards, El Pescador gift certificate, and Free Turkey Vouchers.
When: Saturday, November 16th at 8:30am
Where: Santa Paula Police Memorial- 900 E. Santa Barbara St.

13th Annual Special Populations Conference
2019-11-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Ventura County Office of Education, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
This is a very unique event; it is the only conference in Ventura County that is specifically designed with social agencies, community organizations, non-profit groups, teachers, para-educators, counselors and specialists, administrators and Board members in mind. Workshop topics will focus on issues related to migrant, foster, homeless and parenting students.
This conference is FREE to attend. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Register here: https://vcoe.k12oms.org/1627-167238

Estrategias Para Crecer Las Fortalezas Del Cuidador En Momentos Dificiles
2019-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | CAUSE, 115 Dean Dr. Ste. C, Santa Paula, CA, 93060, United States
Martes, 12 de Noviembre, 6-8 pm donde CAUSE, 115 Dean Dr., Ste C, Santa Paula.
Para Registrarte Michelle Ortega al 805-643-1446 ext. 157. Al final, participantes recibiran un certifcado para 2 houras de capacitacion.

Presentado Por Ventura College Foster & Kinship Care Education y Kids & Families Together.

Santa Paula Kinship Support & Resources Group
2019-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | First 5 Neighborhood for Learning, 115 Dean Drive, Santa Paula, CA, 93060, United States
Kinship Support Groups
2nd Tuesday of the month, 6-8PM, First 5 Neighborhood for Learning- 115 Dean Drive Ste. B, Santa Paula, 93060.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you a grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling raising a related child with full responsibility?
You are not alone!
Kids & Families Together is offering Kinship Support and Resource Groups in a number of Ventura cities to help you and your family thrive! In partnership with Ventura Foster & Kinship Care Education Program of Ventura County Community College District.
Please contact us for more information- (805) 643-1446 ext. 203.

Foster & Resource Parent Network Training (East County)
2019-11-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Cornerstone Church, 2080 Winifred St., Simi Valley, CA, 93063, United States
Facilitator: Iris Braswell
Earthquake Safety
Trainer: Nora Hayes
When: Friday, November 8th 9:00-11:00am
Where: Cornerstone Church – 2080 Winifred St., Simi Valley
This training is an opportunity to receive timely information on foster care and network with other foster & resource parents who are geographically-related. Specific topics will be addressed each month, friendships will be made and resources revealed! November Topic: Earthquake Safety. An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the earth caused by the shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface. They strike without warning, at any time of year, day or night. The Southern California Coast area is highly susceptible to earthquakes and earthquake related effects. Numerous earthquake faults crisscross southern California and no one within the area resides more than 10 miles from an active fault. In addition to damage caused directly by ground shaking and related ground failure, other hazards such as fires can easily start during and shortly after an earthquake. Learn what to do to keep you and your loved ones safe!
Come and benefit from Nora’s 20+ years of experience as a health & safety educator in the medical field and working with foster & kinship families!
Participants will receive a certificate for 2 hours of training upon completion of the class.
Please RSVP to Leticia at leticia_sandoval1@vcccd.edu (Please put Nov Simi Networking in the subject line and indicate if you are a foster /kinship provider in your RSVP)
Childcare is available, please contact Iris at newudoterra@gmail.com
Sponsor: Ventura College FKCE

Friends and Neighbors Day
2019-11-05 11:00 - 14:00 | CSUCI, 1 University Dr., Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
