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July 30, 2007

Drop-In Domestic Violence Support Groups

Groups are offered weekly throughout the year.

Please call our office at 722-4532 if you are interested or have any questions.

Additional Domestic Violence Support groups:

Watsonville Spanish Group Tuesdays – 6:00-7:30pm

220 East Lake Ave.

Santa Cruz Spanish Group Tuesdays- 6:00-7:30pm
Santa Cruz English Group Wednesdays- 6:00-7:30pm

1537 Pacific Ave. Ste 300

July 27, 2007

Immunization Update 2007 from the CDC

Attention all Healthcare Providers:

You are invited to attend a viewing of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) satellite broadcast, “Immunization Update 2007″ on August 14th at 1080 Emeline Ave., Santa Cruz, in the small auditorium from 9am to 11:30am.

This 2.5 hour broadcast will provide up-to-date information on the rapidly changing field of immunization. Topics will include influenza, rotavirus, varicella and zoster vaccines as well as a discussion of the safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines and other emerging vaccine issues.

If you wish to attend, please call Laurie Lang at 454-4646 or Cece Reinhardt at 454-4275.

For Continuing Education Units information, please visit: www2a.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline

July 24, 2007

Operation Recreation

Hello everyone!

“In celebration of July as Parks and Recreation Month, the City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department presents “OPERATION RECREATION”. This in an opportunity for local businesses, non-profit groups, families and friends to come out, have fun, win prizes and enjoy recreation. Teams of three participants will compete in several recreation pentathlon activities. Activities include Football Toss, Tricycle Race, Wheel Barrel Obstacle Course, Sack Race and more. Grab two co-workers or friends and sign up today! Event will be held at the City Plaza this Friday, July 27th from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Sign ups available on site or you can download your registration form at http://www.watsonvillerec.com/

Please return your team registration to our Office Assistants at the Youth Center located at 30 Maple Avenue. For more information, call 768-3240.

Hope to see you there!

July 19, 2007

Talleres de Educación Familiar

Women’s Crisis Support ~ Defensa de Mujeres in collaboration with Migrant Head Start are pleased to announce our upcoming Family Workshop Series offered to Spanish speaking families residing in the Santa Cruz County. With the focus of promoting healthy families as a means of preventing domestic violence through an 8-week workshop series, which supports families to reduce social isolation, prevent domestic violence and increase knowledge and skills on issues such as:

Cultural knowledge and Pride
Family Well Being
Communication within the family
Setting Limits/ Positive discipline
Prevention of Drugs & Alcohol
Prevention of Child Abuse
Prevention of Domestic Violence
Community Involvement

The 8-week series will be from August 23rd through October 11th, 2007 and will take place at Calabasas Elementary School in Watsonville every THURSDAY from 6:00 – 8:30 PM.

Childcare, dinner and children & youth groups are provided. All services are FREE of charge.

**Priority registration is given to families from the Migrant Head Start program; any family interested should NOT be in a crisis situation and must be able to commit to attending the entire 8-week workshop series.

Pre-registration is required. For more information please contact Lorena at 763-1683 Ext. 218. and/or at lorena@wcs-ddm.org.

Please share this flyer with your contacts but more importantly with the families that visit your locations.

Thank You

July 9, 2007

SPIN Family Appreciation Carnival

Help spread the word…Special Parents Information Network (SPIN) is hosting a Family Appreciation Carnival on Saturday, August 11 from 10-3 at Pinto Lake Park in Watsonville. The event is free and hot dogs and hamburgers will be served from 11:30-1:30. To RSVP, contact SPIN at 722-2800.

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