COMMUNITY NEWS BLAST

May 31, 2022

HOT TOPICS

6/12 – City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & Recreation in partnership with FLIPANY and The Children’s Services Council of Broward County invites you to join us for the inaugural ELEVATE Family Health & Wellness Day at Las Olas Oceanside Park. ELEVATE aims to promote the importance parks play in keeping communities active, healthy, and connected. The event and activities will focus on the Five Pillars of Health: Mental, Physical, Spiritual, Financial, and Sustainable Lifestyle.

FUTURE LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS

CSC wants to keep children, youth, and their families informed about what is happening in our communities. Follow along in this section to stay in the know! NEW Broward County Library: The 2022 Summer Magazine «Oceans of Possibilities» is here! Track reading/learning activities to win great prizes. Find free pick-up craft kits & summer meals/snack locations 6/10 City of Ft. Lauderdale Parks and Rec: «Splash Down Night» @ Bass Park. Bring the whole family out for a movie and splash adventure! Gilda’s Club South Florida: Open Play and Support Groups are a great way to kick off summer fun with your little ones! Stop by and see how we can refresh you! NEW KidVision: Miss Penny and KidVision kids take an airboat ride to learn about the Everglades ecosystem and the Miccosukee community 6/13 NSU: My First Fine Arts invites you and your little ones to join in the fun and music to set your days off right. Click for the schedule!

SuMmEr CaMp FuN!!!

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Feature Your Summer Camp/Club/Activity!  Want to promote your Broward Summer Camp in our Community Events Blast? Send the logo and a flyer/registration link to abridges@cscbroward.org by May 31st!

Step into the TEEN SCENE *Details Below*

Bridge2Life supports provided over the summer include: FAFSA and scholarship guidance Financial Aid support College application support Career guidance Housing affordability We are also offering $ incentives for participation in focus groups. This is the opportunity for you to share frank and honest feedback in a small group, safe setting. We want to hear from you! At the end of the summer join us at Broward College Central Campus for a Game of Drones event! Celebrities, food, college resources and more.

Teen Broadway is one of the YMCA’s most successful literacy programs assisting/educating students with cutting-edge innumerable lessons, where practice makes perfect, and collaboration leads to creativity.

Kick off your summer with food, dancing, and fun! Dance contest, spoken word, prizes! At the New L.A. LEE YMCA/Mizell Community Center. INVITING ALL YOUNG DJ’S AGES 15 TO 19 YEARS OLD TO PARTICIPATE TO WIN A PRIZE OF $200!

Lock into OIC of South Florida for LoveNotes, College Edition! Click the flyer above for more info. Join 6 key virtual workshops that will get you ready for college! All workshops will lead up to the biggest scholarship fair in the state with over 100 college scholarships available!

CSC BROWARD TRAINING #CSCBrowardTrains

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CSC has taken online training by force! Log onto the Training Website for our current online offerings. Join the Mailing List (bottom of the webpage) to be informed each week of the latest topics scheduled.

NEW UNDERSTANDING, DEMONSTRATING & EVALUATING CULTURAL COMPETENCE Date: June 7, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM

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NEW ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE (ACE) Date: June 23, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM

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NEW HEART-BRAIN CONNECTION: LEARN TO MANAGE AND REFUEL YOUR ENERGY Date: June 24, 2022 Time: 9:30 AM

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SNAC’S ALL AROUND (Special Needs Advisory Council)

BCPA: Sensory-Inclusive performances for the Spring and Summer at affordable prices. These performances create a welcoming and supportive environment for children and adults BC Parks and Rec – Special Populations plans, develops, and evaluates year-round recreation and leisure programs and services to meet the interests and needs of individuals with disabilities NEW Center for Hearing and Communication: Summer PAID internships, Apply today! Open to ages 16-22.

PARENT RESOURCES

NEW Second Round of Emergency Rental Assistance in Broward is Underway. Qualifying and funding guidelines are easier Deliver the Dream: New activities are what we do to keep the positive flow. Check them out today! 6/21 Summer Sun Means Summer Fun Gilda’s Club: Friends & Family Support Group – Weekly sessions for caregivers of someone with a cancer diagnosis Ignite Empowerment: «PSST!» Parents, Students, School/Teacher! Join us for powerful workshops designed to help educate parents on what it takes to build relationships 6/18 South Florida Educational Development Center and Zeta Phi Beta are hosting a Health and Awareness Resource Fair for the whole family! 7/14 NEW State Attorney’s Office: Free Sealing & Record Expungement Workshop. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-ins are welcome! Juvenile walk-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is not available 6/11 Whole Hearted Parenting: «When You or Your Child Wants to Quit» A live virtual workshop to discuss beliefs about perseverance!

COMMUNITY PARTNERS’ CORNER

NEW Child Welfare League of America: Statement of Recent Acts of Violence. Read for more information. NEW Florida Department of Revenue: Disaster Preparedness 2022 Sales Tax Holiday. Consumers can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies exempt from tax from May 28 to June 10 OIC of South Florida: *Date extended* Broward County Employers Wanted for the Summer Internship Program! This is your opportunity to guide youth aspirations with interns PAID BY US!!

SELF-CARE/MINDFULNESS

Girls Leadership

PACKING OUR EMOTIONAL FIRST AID KIT An Emotional Emergency Kit is a set of emotional wellness tools and can include some of the following activities that you can share with your family or class to build emotional resilience and connection.

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MY HERO’S JOURNEY: Discovering Your Purpose in Life and Following Your Bliss “Will you join us on this free journey? After recently leading two very successful online courses alongside my dear friend and mentor Piero Falci, we are excited to offer another FREE online «My Hero’s Journey» workshop! We aren’t selling anything; there are no gimmicks and no hidden agenda, just an honest desire to help you find your bliss, what makes you truly happy, in an encouraging and safe space. This workshop consists of (4) 90-minute sessions on Friday evenings this May.” ~ Florencia Clement de Grandprey