HOPE Collaborative

Happy Tuesday!

As February is quickly approaching, we wanted to invite you to join us at our upcoming events this Saturday, February 3rd.
Our District 2 Collaborative is hosting a “Family Fun Day” in Jurupa Valley from 11am-3pm! This event is featuring workshops that will teach youth and parents the importance of building healthy relationships!
Additionally, our District 4 Collaborative is cohosting the annual “Be a Hero 5k” in Rancho Mirage from 8am-12pm. The Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Hazelden Betty Ford Center Children’s program, and HOPE Collaborative are coming together to advocate for the health and happiness of our children by “heroes bringing hope”!
We hope you’re able to join us on Saturday!

Today our talented team joins the Chadwick Center for Children and Families at the 𝟑𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Some of the topics they are most excited for: Early Childhood Mental Health, Trauma- Informed Systems, Victim Support and Advocacy. Family Service Association

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month! Learn the definition of s*x and labor trafficking to have a better understanding of what human trafficking is and become equipped on how to recognize the signs to prevent it.

Join us every week in January as we talk about Human Trafficking awareness, review statistics, identify what trafficking looks like in our communities, and how we can all stand up against it.

National Human Trafficking Hotline #: 1-888-373-7888

On behalf of the children and families served through the Riverside County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC), 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬

Thank you for prioritizing the well-being of foster youth in Riverside County and supporting our end of year toy drive. Over 𝟏,𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 in the foster care system have an extra special gift this year because of your efforts. 🎄

🧸 HOPE for the Holidays is here! 🧸

HOPE for the Holidays is our annual toy drive designated to make the holidays brighter for the youth in Riverside County's foster care system.

We are accepting donations through December 1st. If you would like to donate a toy, please visit our drop off location above or click the link in our bio for the Amazon wish list!

Please share and spread the word! 🎄

Our HOPE team enjoyed joining the .Community.Riverside at the Annual DeaFestival. We provided information about knowing the signs of child abuse, protective factors, tools for building healthy families, and lots of goodies!
Click the link in our bio to see upcoming events in your area!

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 5B!

Riverside County holds the third largest amount of foster youth in the state of California.
HOPE Collaborative introduced the "Teen Support Project" to support the transitional foster youth in the Hemet/San Jacinto area. This effort is intended to help provide basic needs and support to our youth and allow them to focus on education as they transition into adulthood.

(CA Dept. of Education, 2018)

To learn more about our efforts in District 5B, visit our website!

HOPE Collaborative recently partnered with Community Health Systems Inc., to provide the community with a Backpack Giveaway and Resource Event. This event focused on decreasing the stress around returning to school and empowering families with free school supplies, supportive resources, bullying prevention education and a safe space to connect with other parents. Pictured is our amazing staff, collaborative partners, and 5th District, Supervisor Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez. Chsi Clinics Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez
To learn more about our efforts and upcoming events, please visit our website!

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 4B!

HOPE Collaborative aims to increase individual, family, and community protective factors in Blythe by creating a resource booklet which will connect families with support networks and other local organizations such as mental health providers, recreational activities, and community assistance. This is important because families with a strong support system can help create positive relationships within the family.

Swipe to learn about how HOPE has impacted our community in Blythe. To join our efforts, check out our website!

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 4!

HOPE Collaborative strives to empower our youth by providing information and tools to be kind to their mind. Self-care and mental health awareness is a crucial component in raising the next generation of resilient leaders. We encourage the community to learn more about the complexities of mental health and how youth are affected today to help them feel supported and empowered as they navigate their lives.

Visit our website to learn more!

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 3!

HOPE Collaborative is passionate about increasing parental awareness in our District 3 area. Parental and caregiver education is an integral aspect of reducing and preventing child abuse.

Swipe to learn about how HOPE has impacted our community in District 3. To learn more and join our efforts, check out our website!

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 2!

In District 2, HOPE Collaborative is dedicating resources to build healthy relationships with families and communities. This is done by assisting youth and parents in recognizing their values, needs, and boundaries within their relationships.

If you're interested and passionate about helping our District 2 area, please check out our website!

WELCOME TO DISTRICT 1!

This year, HOPE Collaborative District 1 is focusing on Building Bridges, Healing Hearts. This is done by ensuring families receive access to support systems and resources that are needed to strengthen our families and build healthy connections.

Visit our website to learn more!

MEET THE HOPE COLLABORATIVE TEAM!

Protecting children takes a village that starts with our HOPE staff. Our dedicated team share a passion for helping the community and families in Riverside County.

Click each picture to learn about each member of our team! 💙

Hello and Welcome to HOPE!

As we begin the new fiscal year, we wanted to take the time to introduce HOPE Collaborative. Throughout the next few weeks, we will be introducing who we are, our team, our collaboratives, and our efforts.

Keep an eye out on our social media to learn more about HOPE! 💙

Take a look at these awesome opportunity baskets that we will be giving away next week at our Summer Kickoff event! We will also be having refreshments and lunch for free for those in attendance! Come have some fun and learn about summer safety! ☀️

There's still time to enter to win! See comments for what the baskets look like!!

Calling all families living in the District 1 area! Want to win a summer fun basket?

Here's how you can enter:
Make sure you live in one of the qualifying cities.
Create a video with your loved ones sharing what you think are three ways to be a strong family, post and tag HOPE Collaborative.
Like our page and tag three people.
Deadline is June 2nd.

Check out these resources for resource parents by swiping left!

Generalhttps://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/FosterCare/ResourceParentGuide-0322.pdf

https://www.fosterparentcollege.com/

https://www.ifoster.org/
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubpdfs/lgbtqyouth.pdf

Resources to Become a Resource Parent
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/FosterCare/ResourceParentGuide-0322.pdf

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/foster-care/foster-care-and-adoptive-resource/how-to-become-a-foster-parent

https://rivcodpss.org/foster-careadoption/become-resource-family #2392643287-332827206

We hope to see you at this upcoming District 3 event on June 14th from 9:30am-12:00pm! We'll have free food, resource tables, opportunity drawings, activities for the family, and more!

Calling all families living in the District 1 area! Want to win a summer fun basket?

Here's how you can enter:
Make sure you live in one of the qualifying cities.
Create a video with your loved ones sharing what you think are three ways to be a strong family, post and tag HOPE Collaborative.
Like our page and tag three people.
Deadline is June 2nd.

Check out these resources for Youth in Foster Care!

General
https://www.ahomewithin.org/

https://fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/foster-youth-rights/

https://www.clccal.org/resources/youth-resources/community/

LGBTQ+
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/foster-care/sogie

https://www.clccal.org/resources/youth-resources/lgbtq/

https://californialgbtqhealth.org/resources/

Youth in Transition
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/foster-care/resources-for-transition-age-youth-with-disabilities

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/foster-care/transitional-housing-programs

http://tknlyouth.sdsu.edu/

May is National Foster Care Month! This month is used to celebrate resource parents and professionals who help youth in foster care and raise awareness of foster care issues.

Check out these links for more information and check in throughout the month for more resources!

https://rivcodpss.org/foster-careadoption/become-resource-family #2392643287-332827206

https://www.clccal.org/resources/foster-care-facts/

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/report/trends-foster-care-adoption

One of the most important things that we can do is support families, parents, and caregivers all year long in ways that promote and build upon their strengths and enable them to care for their children safely before maltreatment even becomes a possibility. If interested in learning practical and effective parenting techniques, please join us on April 24th for our last workshop of the month, Effective Parenting and Healthy Family Dynamics.

Click here to Register: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w9n4sAPiPT-uHVYqVMYsNc-yfa1fH0LZ7vm2W1V_Q3A/edit

- Visit our website to download our prevention and resource booklet to learn how to apply more of these preventative measures into your everyday life.
https://www.hopecollaborative.org/child-abuse-prevention-month

With our fast-paced lifestyles it can be difficult managing the roles parents take on to provide and care for their children. These challenges may later create negative family dynamics which
can lead to neglect in the household. To learn how to promote strong parent-child relationships in continuation with our April Campaign workshops please join us on April 17th between 5:30-
6:30pm in English and from 6:30-7:30pm in Spanish.

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w9n4sAPiPT-uHVYqVMYsNc-yfa1fH0LZ7vm2W1V_Q3A/edit

If you suspect a child is experiencing any form of abuse, please call 1-800-442-4918

Visit www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/ for more information.

To learn more about the negative impacts s*xual abuse has on children please attend our workshop on April 10th. This virtual event will take place between 5:30-6:30pm in English and
from 6:30-7:30pm in Spanish.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w9n4sAPiPT-uHVYqVMYsNc-yfa1fH0LZ7vm2W1V_Q3A/edit

- If you suspect a child is experiencing any form of abuse, please call 1-800-442-4918

- Visit childprotect.org for more information.

Tonight, the M on Box Springs Mountain will be lit blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“During Child Abuse Prevention Month, we give a voice to the voiceless and do our part to prevent child abuse in all its forms,” said Mayor Ulises Cabrera. “As a new father, it’s important to shine a light on the programs and community groups that keep our kids safe.”

The month of April is used to spread the word, educate, and unify the community with the goal of preventing child abuse. Every Monday in April, beginning April 3rd. HOPE Collaborative is partnering with local community organizations to provide workshops to educate families and caregivers on: What is abuse, The prevention aspects, and The variety of resources that these organizations have to offer.

If you would like to attend one of these workshops or would like more information on the schedule and topics that will be covered, please visit us at https://www.hopecollaborative.org/child-abuse-prevention-month