HEALTHY LIVING
Smoking Cessation Resource List
Vista Community Clinic has created a list of Smoking Cessation Resources. Please click here to view the list.

JOB LEADS
Bi-Lingual (Arabic-English) Mental Health Clinician Wanted
Bilingual Mental Health Clinician wanted to serve San Diego Youth Services' East County Behavioral Health Clinic. This is a full-time position that pays $41,500/year with excellent benefits. This position is responsible for providing crisis management, individual, family, and group psychotherapy to at-risk youth ages 8 to 18.  Clinician will be asked to provide psychotherapy services at several area schools and at clinic setting.  In addition, Clinician will be required to participate in weekly interdisciplinary treatment teams and present cases for clinical feedback. For more information, click here.

Angel's Depot Seeks Social Worker to Work with Older Adults
Social Worker experienced in challenges of seniors living in poverty and available senior resources, for part time job graduating to full time. Growing local nonprofit seeks a team player with a "CAN DO" attitude and compassion for seniors in need. This job pays $16-$18/hr. For more info, click here.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
SANDAG Funding for Transportation for Selected Vulnerable Populations
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) invites programs providing transportation services for low income, reverse commuters, and persons with disabilities to apply for funding under the New Freedom and Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) programs. There is grant funding available for the JARC and New Freedom programs, totaling approximately $1.8 million and $900,000 respectively, to fund projects in the San Diego urbanized area. Matching funds are required for all grants, however the percentage of matching funds required varies with the type of grant requested. SANDAG may award grants to local government agencies, tribal governments, social service agencies, private and public operators of public transportation, and nonprofit organizations. For additional information, please see the attached document and the SANDAG Coordinated Plan Website: www.sandag.org/CoordinatedPlan.  Over the next two weeks, required application forms, as well as other supporting documents that will assist with applying will be added to website.
The deadline to submit applications is 5:00 p.m. Thursday December 8, 2011. To read the "call for projects", click here.

FUNDRAISERS
Cajon Valley Education Foundation Bowl-a-thon
Saturday, October 15, 2011, the Cajon Valley Education Foundation is hosting a bowl-a-thon from 3:00-5:30pm at Parkway Bowl. Thirty lanes will be dedicated to this event. For more information, click here.

Heartland Lions' White Cane Brunch
Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 11:00-2:00, the Heartland Lion's Club is hosting a brunch featuring homemade goodness. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. To learn more, please click here.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
FREE Resources Offered by Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA offers a wide variety of educational resources. To order, go online to: www.store.samhsa.gov or call 1-877-SAMHSA. Here is a list of some of the newest products:
Recovery: Changing the Conversation
Explores recovery support and strategies toward a national dialogue on the importance of behavioral health in public life. Discusses strategic initiatives, recovery principles, and challenges in public perceptions of mental health and substance abuse. Inventory#: SMA11-PHYDE090711
Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Kit
Includes tools to assist in developing mental health programs that help prevent or reduce severe aggressive behavioral, emotional, and development problems in children by enhancing the knowledge of parents, caregivers, and providers. Kit includes six booklets. Inventory#: SMA11-4634CD-DVD

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Serving our Returning Heroes Event at SDSU
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 6:00-8:00pm, the SDSU Social Work Chapter of Alumni is hosting a educational networking event called, “Justice Outreach and Community Collaborations Serving Our Returning Heroes”. The event will be at the new SDSU Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. Keynote speakers will include Veterans Treatment Court Judge Roger W. Krauel, Deputy City Attorney- Jon D. Dwyer, Deputy Public Defender- Steve Binder, Veteran's Treatment Court Coordinator- Jude Litzenberger and VA Healthcare Justice Outreach Team Member, Lezlie K. Neusteter, MSW.  Learn about Iraq/Afghanistan combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, depression, and substance abuse which contribute to self-destructive and violent behavior often involving the criminal justice system
Learn how to connect our returning heroes to support and treatment through innovative new programs such as The San Diego Superior Court’s “Veterans Treatment Court” & the VA’s Justice Outreach Program. Register by 9/20/11 at: www.sdsualumni.org/socialwork
For questions contact Michelle Foy at sdsusocialworkchapter@gmail.com
SDSU Alumni Members and Students $24.50/ All other attendees $27.50. Dinner Buffet included. Click here to view flyer.

AGENCY TO AGENCY
Volunteers Seek Meaningful Work Experience: Check out This WIN/WIN Opportunity!
Southwestern College campus in National City offers a Microenterprise Family Childcare Training Program for low-to-middle income individuals to learn how to set up their own home-based licensed childcare businesses.  As a requirement of the program, participants committed to volunteer 20 hours of community service (maximum 10 hours at one organization's department). All participants speak Spanish, and only a handful are also proficient in English.  They are adults, the majority are women, and range in age from their 20' to 60's.  Their goal is to open their own home-based childcare business, so volunteer work related to this (childcare, helping in classrooms, etc.) would especially be favorable, but is not a requirement.  The type of volunteer work that we would especially encourage would involve helping at community events (fundraisers, fairs, etc.) and other work involving interaction with people.  Cleaning facilities is not the kind of volunteer work we are seeking. If you are interested in receiving volunteers, either for a specific community event or for assistance at your agency, please complete the "Volunteer Request Form" and FAX it to: (619) 216-6678.  Current volunteer opportunities will be shared with participants on a regular basis during the semester, but obviously the sooner you announce your volunteer need, the better. For more information, contact: Yohany Corona at: (619) 216-6672

GOOD DEALS
Replacement Benefits for Food Spoiled During the Blackout
Hope you all survived the Great Blackout of 2011! See below for details on how existing CalFresh recipients can get replacement benefits for food that spoiled during the blackout. The only food that was likely destroyed would be perishable items.  CalFresh recipients can receive replacement benefits for the amount of food that was ruined.  According to USDA guidelines, Generally, food in a refrigerator is safe as long as the power is out no more than a few hours and as long as the temperature does not exceed 40°F for more than two (2) hours" -- because the power was out much longer than 2 hours, the food is not likely to be safe.)

 In order to receive the replacement benefits they must:
1. File their request orally or in writing within 10 days of the event. They have until Sept 19th if their claim is from the Sept 8 power outage.
2. Contact ACCESS by phone 1-(866) 262-9881or pubassist.hhsa@sdcounty.ca.gov.  People can also go to the County's CalFresh office or mail in their request.
3. Fill out form DFA 303, the "replacement affidavit" (english or spanish) The form is available at the County office, or can requested by contacting ACCESS.
The regulations state that HHSA has 10 days to process these requests, but please ask recipients to be patient while they wait for their replacement benefits to be processed. Please see the County's CalFresh Program Guide for details on the regulations.

Low-Cost Counseling Available
Stephanie R. Fillmore has experience working with trauma victims, persons with disabilities, and persons suffering from grief. She counsels children, families, couples, and more. Fore more information, please contact Stephanie for a free phone consultation. Her office is at: 615 East Lexington Ave, El Cajon CA 92020, her 24 hour a day/ 7 day a week phone line is: (619) 438-0555. You can email her at: help@notrauma.com. Click here to view flyer.