Kids and Families Together

Ventura Support & Resources Group
2019-04-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

CPR & First Aid Recertification
2019-03-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Day Road Center- Training Room, 71 Day Road, Ventura, CA, 93003, United States
Day Road Center @ Ventura College
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 call (805) 289-6181 or email: econdev@vcccd.edu
*This class is exclusively for Ventura County Foster Caregivers & Resource families.*

West County Hub Training (English & Spanish)
2019-03-28 18:00 - 20:00 | 1317 Del Norte Road, Camarillo, Camarillo, 93010, United States
West County Hub Training (English & Spanish) (Central County)
Topic: Behavioral Health
Trainers: TBA
An overview of the Ventura County Behavioral Health System, services that are offered to resource families and how to best access them, and a time for questions and answers.
Participants will receive certificate for 2 hours of training upon completion of the class.
Please RSVP to Debbie at Debbieflowers@vcccd.edu
Sponsors: Oxnard College FKCE, Foster VC Kids, Channel Islands Social Services

TIPS: Trauma Informed Practices for Advocates
2019-03-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Ventura County Community Foundation, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
Trainers: Pam Lehtonen & Raquel Montes
Wednesday, March 27th 12:00-2:00pm OR Wednesday, April 3rd 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Ventura County Community Foundation- West Wing Conference Room
Trauma is an umbrella term used to describe the inability of an individual or a community to respond in a healthy way physically, emotionally, and mentally to acute or chronic stress. Becoming “trauma‐informed” means recognizing that people often have many different types of trauma in their lives. People who have been traumatized need support and understanding from those around them. Often, trauma survivors can be re‐traumatized by well‐meaning caregivers and community service providers.
Participants will:
~ Learn about the physiological impacts of trauma on the brain and possible emotional, behavioral, social and intellectual/academic impacts on youth in foster care (e.g., attachment issues, externalized behaviors, disabilities, etc.)
~ Learn about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) studies and how they relate to life-long impacts for students impacted by trauma
~ How to help & support impacted by trauma
Participants will receive credit for 2 hours of training upon completion the class. Meets Foster VC Kids criteria for “Trauma.”
Please RSVP to Rhonda Carlson at rcarlson@vcccd.edu
Sponsors: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Ventura College FKCE

Trauma-Informed Parenting Support Group (Simi Valley)
2019-03-22 09:00 - 11:30, 2019-03-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2019-03-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Cornerstone Church, 2080 Winifred St., Simi Valley, CA, 93063, United States
Simi Valley Trauma-Informed Parenting Group
For foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers.
March 8th through May 10th, 2019. 8 weekly sessions. (No group: 3/29 & 4/19)
Fridays from 9 AM-11 AM at Cornerstone Church- 20180 Winifred St., Simi Valley 93063
Topics chosen the first week by participants:

Trauma
Attachment
Therapeutic parenting
Teen Issues
Difficult Behaviors
Playfulness
Adoption Issues
Teaming/Co-Parenting
Making sense of your attachment history

To RSVP: Contact (805) 643-1446, ext. 133
*Attendance is not required each week, but please call and RSVP if you plan on attending
Child care is provided by Channel Islands Social Services. Contact Miriam Magaña at (805) 384-0983, ext. 859. Please call 48 hours in advance

Grupo de Apoyo para la Crianza Informado en Trauma
2019-03-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Sierra Linda Elementary, 2201 Jasmine Ave., Oxnard, CA, 93036, United States
Grupo de Apoyo para la Crianza Informado en Trauma
Para padres adoptivos, cuidadores de crianza, y parientes como proveedores de cuidado en el condado de Ventura.
Marzo 20th, Abril 3rd, Mayo 15th, y Junio 5th.
Los miercoles, 6pm-8pm.

Oxnard Kinship Support & Resources Group (Spanish/Bilingual)
2019-03-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-03-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-02-20 18:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Trust Based Relational Intervention Video: "Attachment, Why it Matters"
2019-03-19 17:30 - 20:00, 2019-03-12 17:30 - 20:00 | Day Road Center- Training Room, 71 Day Road, Ventura, CA, 93003, United States
Facilitator: Pam Lehtonen
2 Tuesdays: March 12th & March 19th 5:30-8:00pm (two-part class)
Because of their histories, children from hard places have changes in their bodies, brains, behaviors, and belief systems. While a variety of parenting strategies may be successful in typical circumstances, children from hard places need caregiving that meets their unique needs and addresses the whole child. Both evenings are video based training with room for discussion at the end of each class. Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is a research grounded intervention that meets the complex needs of children who have suffered harm during early childhood. This 2 part class will explore attachment and why it matters. In the video experts will share encouraging research, particularly in the field of neuroscience, that reveals how secure can help counter the effects of early trauma. Pam has implemented these strategies in her home and will also offer tips and suggestions from her own experience. Participants will receive credit for 5 hours upon completion the training. Meets Foster VC Kids criteria for “Trauma.”
Please RSVP to Rhonda Carlson rcarlson@vcccd.edu.
Sponsor: Ventura College FKCE

Attachment: Why it Matters
2019-03-19 17:30 - 20:00, 2019-03-12 17:30 - 20:00 | Day Road Center- Training Room, 71 Day Road, Ventura, CA, 93003, United States
Join Pam Lehtonen, for this 2 part video-based workshop:
2 Tuesdays: March 12th & 19th 5:30-8:00pm at the Day Road Center Training Room- 71 Day Road Ventura, CA
For more information or to register, please send an email to rcarlson@vcccd.edu (please indicate that you are inquiring about “Attachment” in the subject line) or call Rhonda Carlson (805) 289-6181.

Sibling Support Group
2019-03-18 17:00 - 18:00
Sibling Support Group – Spring 2019
March 18th-May 13th
Siblings of foster, adoptive, and kinship youth in Ventura County have the opportunity to explore and share in a safe and supportive environment with peers.
March 18th-May 13th
5pm-6pm for ages 9-13
6pm-7:30pm for ages 14-17
*This is a 9-week closed group; parents may participate every 3rd week.

To Register: Contact Amy at (805) 643-1446, ext. 133
For Child Care: Contact Channel Islands Social Service; Miriam Magaña at (805) 384-0983, ext. 859. Please call 48 hours in advance.

Hold Me Tight, Let me Go- Parents & Teens Workshop
2019-03-16 09:00 - 14:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
HMT, LMG – March & May 2019
For teens (ages 13-19) with “annoying” parents who don’t understand.
And parents with “moody” teens who won’t listen.
Friday (parents only) 6pm-9pm
Saturday (parents & teens) 9am-2pm

For questions & to register: Contact Rachel Ashleman, LMFT (805) 643-1446 ext. 106; rashleman@kidsandfamilies.org
Free for foster, adoptive, & kinship caregivers!
Fee for the general public. Sliding scale available.

Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go- Parents and Teens Workshop
2019-03-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States

Life Books
2019-03-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
Facilitator: Carrie McAuliffe
Trainers: Lynn Okum & Amy French
Everyone has a personal story to share. Lynn Okum will help the youth in your care put together a Lifebook that will give your youth the opportunity to tell their story. Life books help express who a person is by documenting his or her history. They connect a person with their past. Regardless of how much or how little information a youth may have, the goal remains the same: document as much as they can about their life and their history in their own personal life book. Their story is important. They are important! Youth 8 years old and above are welcome to participate with you in creating their Life book. Childcare will be available for younger children. Please bring pictures, look for awards, certificates, report cards, diplomas, artwork, poems, writing assignments, school projects, honors, or any other important items from your child’s past and present that you would like to include in the life book.
Participants will receive a certificate for 2 hours of training upon completion of the class.
Please RSVP to Debbie Flowers at DebbieFlowers@vcccd.edu
Childcare is available, please contact Miriam at CISS, miriam@islandsocialservices.org
Sponsor: Oxnard College FKCE

TIPS: Trauma Informed Practices for Schools
2019-03-14 18:00 - 20:00
Trainers: Amber Hansen, Anjelica Hinojosa & Raquel Montes
Location: Ventura County Office of Education, Camarillo Room
Trauma is an umbrella term used to describe the inability of an individual or a community to respond in a healthy way physically, emotionally, and mentally to acute or chronic stress. Becoming “trauma‐informed” means recognizing that people often have many different types of trauma in their lives. People who have been traumatized need support and understanding from those around them. Often, trauma survivors can be re‐traumatized by well‐meaning caregivers and community service providers.
Participants will:
~ Learn about the physiological impacts of trauma on the brain and possible emotional, behavioral, social and intellectual/academic impacts on students in foster care (e.g., attachment issues, externalized behaviors, disabilities, etc.)
~ Learn about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) studies and how they relate to life-long impacts for students impacted by trauma
~ How schools and classrooms are creating trauma sensitive learning environments and strategies for responding to these impacts
~ Hear about the importance of self-care: addressing our own traumatic experiences/history
Participants will receive credit for 2 hours of training upon completion the class. Meets Foster VC Kids criteria for “Trauma.”
Register directly with VCOE at the following link: http://vcoe.k12oms.org/1627-154962
For further information, please contact the Foster Youth Services Program at fys@vcoe.org or 805-437-1525
Sponsors: Ventura County Office of Education and Ventura College FKCE

Thousand Oaks Kinship Support & Resources Group
2019-03-12 18:00 - 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
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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
2019-03-12 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.

Ventura Support & Resources Groups
2019-03-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States

Read Across America
2019-03-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Simi Valley Public Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA, 93063, United States
Read Across America
Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday!

Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at the Simi Valley Public Library- 2969 Tapo Canyon Road
Presented by Simi Valley Educators Association, Simi Valley Public Library, and Simi Valley Friends of the Library.

25th Annual Carpe Diem~ Relationships as the Key to Resilience
2019-03-01 08:00 - 16:00 | VC SELPA, 5100 Adolfo Rd., Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
25th Annual Carpe Diem~ Relationships as the key to resilience
The presentation…This keynote will look at the powerful influence of relationships as they support development, emotional health, cultural self-understanding, learning and longevity. As well as the role sensitive and responsive relationships play in strengthening skills of resilience.
About the Speaker… is a licensed psychologist, trainer, and consultant with over three decades worth of culturally informed clinical practice and training in the early childhood development and mental health arenas. She is the co-organizing founder and inaugural president of the California Association for Infant Mental Health, a member for the Academy of ZERO TO THREE Academy of Fellows, U.C. Davis Extension Faculty for the Napa Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program and 2018 recipient of the “Bruce D. Perry Spirit of the Child Award.”
To register and for information: https://vcoe.k12oms.org/1630-161960
Kids & Families will have a resource table at this event!

Trauma-Informed Parenting Support Group (Ventura)
2019-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
For foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers.
January 10th through February 28th, 2019. 8 weekly sessions. Thursdays from 6-8pm at 864 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura 93001.
Topics chosen the first week by participants:

Trauma
Attachment
Therapeutic parenting
Teen Issues
Difficult Behaviors
Playfulness
Adoption Issues
Teaming/Co-Parenting
Making sense of your attachment history

To RSVP: Contact (805) 643-1446, ext. 133

Child care is provided by Channel Islands Social Services. Contact Miriam Magaña at (805) 384-0983, ext. 859. Please call 48 hours in advance.

Hold Me Tight Couples Workshop
2019-02-26 18:00 - 20:00
Hold Me Tight Couples Workshop
Free for foster, adoptive & kinship caregivers.
January 8th-February 26th, 2019. 8 weekly sessions. Tuesdays from 6-8 PM.

Make sense of your emotions and relationship needs
Deepen and enhance trust, emotional safety, and intimacy
Begin to heal and forgive past hurts
Improve communication
Change frustrating and painful cycles

Based on the best-selling book by Dr. Sue Johnson.
To register: Contact Rachel Ashleman, LMFT: (805) 643-1446,

Trauma-Informed Parenting Support Group (Ventura)
2019-02-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Kids & Families Together, 864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA, 93001, United States
For foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers.
January 10th through February 28th, 2019. 8 weekly sessions. Thursdays from 6-8pm at 864 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura 93001.
Topics chosen the first week by participants:

Trauma
Attachment
Therapeutic parenting
Teen Issues
Difficult Behaviors
Playfulness
Adoption Issues
Teaming/Co-Parenting
Making sense of your attachment history

To RSVP: Contact (805) 643-1446, ext. 133

Child care is provided by Channel Islands Social Services. Contact Miriam Magaña at (805) 384-0983, ext. 859. Please call 48 hours in advance

The 5 Love Languages of Children Class
2019-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Day Road Center- Training Room, 71 Day Road, Ventura, CA, 93003, United States
Join Pam Lehtonen, certified Parenting Instructor, for this 2-part workshop:
2 Tuesdays: February 12 & 19th from 6-8:00 PM at the Day Road Center- Training Room, 71 Day Road Ventura, CA.
This class has been specifically designed for Kinship and Foster families. Come and benefit from Pam Lehtonen’s 25+ years of teaching int he public and private sectors as well as her personal experience of raising her birth children adn 3 grandchildren. Be prepared for a fun and interactive class series! For more information or to register, please send an email to rcarlson@vcccd.edu (please indicate that you are inquiring about Love Languages in subject line) or call Rhonda Carlson (805) 289-6181.
