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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231216
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UID:19648-1701907200-1702684799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Hanukkah
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URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/hanukkah/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231125
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230128T013607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T013607Z
UID:18047-1700784000-1700870399@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Thanksgiving
DESCRIPTION:Kids & Families Together will be closed on Friday\, November 24th in observance of Thanksgiving.
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/thanksgiving/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231124
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230128T013527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T013527Z
UID:18045-1700697600-1700783999@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Day
DESCRIPTION:Kids & Families Together will be closed on Thursday\, November 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/thanksgiving-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T230422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T230455Z
UID:19060-1699462800-1699468200@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Nurturing Connections: Strategies for Co-Regulation and Self-Regulatoin
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URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/nurturing-connections-strategies-for-co-regulation-and-self-regulatoin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231102T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231030T175758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T175900Z
UID:19441-1698948000-1698953400@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Quality Childcare Setting for School and Home
DESCRIPTION:Kids & Families Together Care Provider Training Program presents: Quality Childcare Setting for School and Home\n  \nTraining Objectives \n\nUnderstanding the components of a\nquality setting for learning and growing\nStrategies for using space in the home\nwithout overstimulating children and\nfamily Creating activities for learning\nResources for materials and equipment\n\n* Training Hours Provided \nWhen: Thursday\, November 2\, 2023 from 6:00pm-7:30pm \nRegister: Click Here to Register
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/quality-childcare-setting-for-school-and-home/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231018
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231019T203054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T203054Z
UID:19398-1697500800-1697587199@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Black Poetry Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/black-poetry-day-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T230226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T230226Z
UID:19058-1697043600-1697049000@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Nurturing Connections: Navigating Challenging Teen Behavior
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/nurturing-connections-navigating-challenging-teen-behavior/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231012
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T193729Z
UID:19322-1696982400-1697068799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:National Coming Out Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/national-coming-out-day-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231010
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230128T013428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T013428Z
UID:18043-1696809600-1696895999@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Indigenous People's Day
DESCRIPTION:Kids & Families Together will be closed on Monday\, October 9th in observance of Indigenous People’s Day.
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T223823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T223948Z
UID:19041-1696584600-1696604400@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:TBRI Caregiver Training: Correcting Principles
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/tbri-caregiver-training-correcting-principles/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231007
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T193602Z
UID:19318-1696550400-1696636799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:National German-American Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/national-german-american-day-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231019T202735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T202735Z
UID:19392-1696118400-1698796799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Domestic  Violence Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/domestic-violence-awareness-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231019T202644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T202644Z
UID:19390-1696118400-1698796799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/breast-cancer-awareness-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231019T202401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T202615Z
UID:19388-1696118400-1698796799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:ADHD Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/adhd-awareness-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231008
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T193511Z
UID:19316-1696118400-1696723199@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Mental Illness Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/mental-illness-awareness-week-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T193412Z
UID:19314-1696118400-1698796799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Polish-American Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/polish-american-heritage-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T193309Z
UID:19311-1696118400-1698796799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/italian-american-heritage-and-culture-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T193224Z
UID:19309-1696118400-1698796799@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Filipino American History Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/filipino-american-history-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T223703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T224109Z
UID:19039-1695979800-1695999600@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:TBRI Caregiver Training: Empowering Principles
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/tbri-caregiver-training-empowering-principles/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T223522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T224143Z
UID:19037-1694770200-1694790000@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:TBRI Caregiver Training: Connecting Principles
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/tbri-caregiver-training-connecting-principles/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231016
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20231004T193113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T202226Z
UID:19307-1694736000-1697414399@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Hispanic Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/hispanic-awareness-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T230012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T230012Z
UID:19056-1694624400-1694629800@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Nurturing Connections: Strategies for Developing Secure Attachments
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/nurturing-connections-strategies-for-developing-secure-attachments/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230911
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230927T214418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T214418Z
UID:19285-1694304000-1694390399@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Grandparent's Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/grandparents-day-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230802T223342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T224224Z
UID:19033-1694165400-1694185200@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:TBRI Caregiver Training: Introduction & Overview
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/tbri-caregiver-training-introduction-overview/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230907T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230907T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230905T193931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T194038Z
UID:19217-1694082600-1694089800@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:New Training- Harnessing Happiness Hormones
DESCRIPTION:As we age\, changes naturally occur in the way our bodies stay regulated. Learn how life factors may even affect our hormone levels\, with stress having the worst impact. These include four “happiness hormones” (Serotonin\, Endorphins\, Oxytocin and Dopamine)\, as well as one stress hormone (Cortisol). \nDate: Thursday\, September 7\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30am-12:30pm \nLocation: Online (Zoom link will be sent in a Follow-Up Email 1-2 days before class)  \nPlease Note: this class serves as a foundation for Nick’s Sustaining the Caregiver series\, which will begin in two weeks. More information on this class and the series can be found by clicking on the links below.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/new-training-harnessing-happiness-hormones/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230905
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230128T013207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T013207Z
UID:18041-1693785600-1693871999@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Labor Day
DESCRIPTION:Kids & Families will be closed on Monday\, September 4th in observance of Labor Day.
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/labor-day-2/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230905T194703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T195134Z
UID:19220-1693526400-1696118399@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:National Kinship Care Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Background  \n     The care of children by kin has centuries of tradition\, long before the formal child welfare system was created\, including family foster care. Tired parents could get a rest when grandparents would take youngsters and teens for a few hours or days. Relatives stepped in when there were parental financial\, medical\, or other crises and tragedies. Children would live with grandparents\, aunts and uncles\, older siblings\, or extended family members when parents needed to find employment and couldn’t take the children with them\, including when parents were deployed to serve the country.  \n     It was only in the early 1990s that relatives raising their younger family members were identified as a specific child welfare program area. “Family preservation” was coined in the 1970s\, and of course foster care and adoption programs date back a previous century. But there was no nationally recognized\, consistent name for the policies\, programs\, and practices connected with relatives raising children. To address growing concerns about the need for improved outcomes for children in foster care\, in 1990 the Child Welfare League of America and the National Foster Parent Association collaborated to convene a National Commission on Family Foster Care.  \n     With the considerable increase in the number of relatives caring for their younger family members and their commensurate compelling challenges\, the Commission looked for a name that would differentiate foster parenting and care by relatives. Variously described as relative care\, extended family care\, home of relative care\, and foster care with relatives\, the National Commission wanted a name that respected and reflected the significance of family relationships. The strength of kinship systems among diverse cultural and ethnic groups had long been documented\, for example in the 1974 book by Dr. Carol Stack\, All Our Kin – Strategies for Survival in a Black Community. Thus\, the name “kinship care” was selected by the National Commission under the leadership of NFPA and CWLA. It was published as a special chapter\, “The Significance of Kinship Care\,” in A National Blueprint for Fostering Infants\, Children\, and Youths in the 1990s.  (nfpaonline.org)  \nKinship Care Today  \n     Kinship care is recognized as the full-time protection and nurture of children by relatives\, members of their Tribes or clans\, godparents\, stepparents\, fictive kin\, or non-related extended family members. The definition is inclusive and respectful of cultural values and ties of affection. Whether formally through child protective services or informally through family arrangements\, kinship care aims to reduce the trauma of family separation and provide cultural and community ties. Within this definition there are two populations of kinship families:  \n\ninformal\, where children live with grandparents or other relatives and are not in the custody of a public child welfare agency; \nformal\, where children are in the care of a relative or non-related extended family member and in the custody of a public child welfare agency. \n\n     Whether informally arranged among family members or formally supported by the child welfare system\, it is essential to affirm and support the considerable contributions of kinship caregivers.    \nKinship Care in the United States  \n\n8 million- number of children who live with a relative who is the head of the household \n2.6 million- number of children who are being raised by a relative or close family friend and do not have a parent living in the household \n137\,356-number of children in foster care being raised by relatives \n\n\nFor every 1- child raised by kinship in foster care\, there are 18 being raised by kin outside of foster care \nIn 2010 26%- of children in foster care are being raised by relatives \nIn 2020 34%- of children in foster care are being raised by relatives (gu.org) \n\nLocal support  \n     In Ventura County\, it is estimated that over 5\,000 grandparents are raising grandchildren. Kids & Families Together has provided therapeutic counseling and education support services to kinship caregivers for over 20 years. Part of our work is provided by our Peer Partner and Educator program (PPE.) PPEs are para-professionals with lived experience in being a resource parent and or informal kinship caregiver. These amazing individuals walk alongside new or existing kinship caregivers coaching them on the Child Welfare System and Community Resources.   \nIn 2022-2023 PPEs provided education-support services to:   \n\n508-Resource Parents: relative and community homes \n1157 hours- of education-support services to relative and community homes. This includes coaching families on understanding the Child Welfare System and Community Resources \n\nIn 2022-2023 PPEs provided education-support services to:   \n\n453– Informal Kinship Caregivers (outside of foster care) \n\n\n1490 hours- of education-support services to informal kinship caregivers. This includes training and coaching (Informal Kinship Caregivers) on the Child Welfare System and resources and referrals for personal and household items \n\nAdvocacy   \n     While much progress has been made to support kinship families – such as Navigator Programs – much more is needed. For example\, while there is a National Foster Care Month\, we need to advocate for a National Kinship Care Month. Some states have been able to successfully achieve state resolutions for Kinship Care Month\, but a National Kinship Care Month is essential to be both celebratory and achieve essential resources for every kinship caregiving family across America. And words matter: there is a need for quality kinship care and quality family foster care. Kinship caregivers and foster parents are better together and advocate together for resources for all children!  \nResources/Links/More Information  \n\nHome (grandfamilies.org) \n\nKinship Care – The Annie E. Casey Foundation (aecf.org) \nKinship Care – Child Welfare Information Gateway \nKINSHIP CARE – CWLA \nGenerations United (gu.org) \nKids and Families Together – Ventura County Foster Care\, Kinship Care and Adoption Support 
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/national-kinship-care-awareness-month/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230927T171737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T171737Z
UID:19283-1693526400-1696118399@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Suicide Prevention Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/suicide-prevention-month/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230927T171547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T171641Z
UID:19281-1693526400-1696118399@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Deaf Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/deaf-awareness-month/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230829T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075222
CREATED:20230824T211819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T211819Z
UID:19158-1693332000-1693337400@www.kidsandfamilies.org
SUMMARY:Prioritizing Goal Setting for Families and Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:New Training- Prioritizing Goal Setting for Families and Caregivers! \nKids & Families Together in collaboration with Ventura County Children & Family Services Care Provider Training Program\, presents a new training- Prioritizing Goal Setting for Families and Caregivers \nThis training is a Spanish Training and live English interpretation will be available via Zoom. \nTraining Objectives:\n• Discuss the value of a shared vision\n• Clarify personal or family goals based on identified vision\n• Understand how priorities influence progress in goal setting cycle. \nWhen: Tuesday\, August 29th\, 2023\, from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nWhere: Zoom \nRegister: Please click here to register! \nThis training counts toward required training hours. Please see flyers for more information.
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/prioritizing-goal-setting-for-families-and-caregivers/
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