Black Intergenerational Zeal - BIZ Stoop

When: Monday April 22nd, 2024 from 4:00PM - 6:00PM in Visalia, CA!
What: Join Lisa for - here’s an open invitation to ride out your transgressions w/ a 🚲 5 mile bike ride \ 10 mile loop ➰.
Where:📌 Leaving Downtown Visalia at 4pm out to Cutler Park :) 🏞️. ⛺ At they have snacks, free tea from Lancaster libations .organic and free arts and crafts!
This event is FREE! 🦺 Helmets encouraged. Mass rides are considered NO DROP 🫂 meaning we keep each other safe by riding in a large group. The ride is a breezy and beautiful. Hally to answer any Q’s. 🌊 Hydration station will be available for refillable needs. Free Blankets for you to rest, nutrition, and bathrooms.
Heads Up: You do not have to bike, the purpose is to get you iprogressing and outside. Cutler Park is wrapped with beautiful oaks 🌲 with plenty shade. Park closes at 6pm so if you are driving that is clean up time.

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-day-bike-ride-tickets-886820713627

🎨: Edén .sant0s Photos for inspa 🧚🏾‍♀️.

📢 listen up, one of our members and Accelerated YFC folks just sent us this request for support
Yesterday night their community living space caught fire and they have essentially escaped with their cat and their lives, all else has been loss
Please repost this GoFundMe for Mystiika , contribute, and witness them as they take one step at a time
If you are in the SD area and have mutual aid, rehousing, pet support (cat), or other valuable connections - please help us connect with them
Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-beloved-community-advocate-losses-everything-in-fire?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

New Comcast Grant Will Support Black Entrepreneurs

We are all in for a great treat!
What ya might not know is we piloted some strategic planning retreats between October 2022 - September 2023, from the CAYR Leaders side and the BIZ Admin sides. This graphic represents some outcomes from CAYR Leaders strategic planning retreat as it relates to “8 Dimensions of Wellness - Intellectual”
Throughout the Spring we will drop some of the dope infographics that represent outcomes from these meetings, surveys, retreats, etc.
to Selene .sele - a Council Suite adult ally and Dashboard Manager for special projects. The one who has provided advisory oversight and data analysis support for the Network since way back in its birth (something like 2016-17). SHE (and some other dope ladies) PULLED THE BIZ STOOP UP TO USHER CA Youth Rising! Thank you many times over Selene for sticking with us, rolling up the sleeves, and assisting us to bring our data to life! Love ya partner!

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Scholarship deadline: 1st come fiirst served if approved
What: Alameda County Peer/Family Member Support Certification Scholarship is accepting applications
Who: the Office of Peer Support Services and Alameda County Behavioral Health have launched their Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Scholarship Program, designed to provide financial assistance to Peers
and Family Member Peers in the areas of initial training and exam, exam retake, specialization, renewal and reinstatement.
They have expanded the eligibility to where adults 18 or older with lived experience can now apply - regardless of they work with a Behavioral Health partner organization! So peers and family members of consumers may also apply ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽✊🏻✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿
There is now a digital form where you can submit the application.
Basic Eligibility Requirements:
- Live/work in Alameda County
- High School Diploma or higher degree
- Have lived experience
- Be willing to share experience
- Be 18 years or older
QR code for app is the second photo, you can also use this link: https://forms.office.com/g/kcfqrrCsw2

Actress Tatyana Ali (Ashley from “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) has launched Baby Yams, a series of limited edition, handmade baby quilts designed by her. 100% of the proceeds will go to Black and Indigenous midwives and doulas 🙌🏾

📷: Tatyana Ali

Oooh, spring time - we hear you. It’s procurement season at the BIZ, getting the Cubby together for our next iteration of wellness boxes
We do know (30) beautiful souls will be able to work with Grandma’s Embrace Syrup, specially crafted before our ally made it back home to Boríken
Thank you Myrna for crafting these with our Network in mind. Lots of folks needed a comforting embrace right about this season

Inquiries have been steady since announcing we’re accepting proposals
Im wondering: if we hold a virtual an open house to provide more clarity about CAYR Grants - are people gonna show up … ? People meaning the people who want to apply, and some YFC co-hosts …
Let us know

If the people want to know, is the YFC willing to get it goin (aka co-host)

Let’s just say: Youth Mental Wellness 2024 Survey is in the work. 2023 showed us yet again - and 2024 I want us to show out: cuz they looking this direction and we gonna give em something to look at 👏🏿
Gonna need yal to take part in the survey - we stand tall on live, genuine, unique, and timely data. Trusted conduit to represent the interest of our community at large
De stigmatizing mental health and deco-modification of our pain and suffering will happen out loud! All peaces have their part in this circle

When: Saturday April 20th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm in Berkeley, CA
What: WELLNESS: BEYOND THE TRENDS -
DISCOVER LIFESTYLE PRACTICES FOR YOUR
HEALTHIEST, MOST VIBRANT SELF!
Ticket Cost: $45.00
Why: Come join us for a day of self-care and exploration at WORTHY Self-Care Studio! Embark on a transformative exploration of holistic wellness with us! Dive deep into timeless practices that cultivate vitality and radiance while empowering you to feel and look your best. Discover wellness beyond the trends! From nurturing your nervous system and enhancing movement to balancing hormones and optimizing graceful aging, our female-led panel of experts is here to share top tips and resources on creating comprehensive wellness pillars for all aspects of your well-being.
Register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wellness-beyond-the-trends-tickets-866383374997?fbclid=IwAR1v1MersTvQbZnsvI159W-w5GuW02bun7yCjQIshu6N_RfGLyVWT-Zkt44_aem_AWTvmNtT77Xx7ihcft8nofMxx5F2JNf18tJf7PAbA5dY0jVwToqKCknh4CElJeRwQFs
to Shirley for being the longest standing, anchor at BIZ Stoop! Vetted and bet you right that degree can’t be denied - she is the real deal! We’ve been standing shoulder to shoulder since 2016: you’ve been one of our greatest teachers, allys, big sista aunty and nem and all. Many blessings for the continued cultivations and offerings you are apart of - weather you solo dolo or collaborating with other dope folks 🫶🏿

Scholarship Deadline: applications close at 3:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 24, 2024!
What: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) of California is offering to support pathway to being Certified Wellness Coach!
Award: Up to $35,000 per student, covering one year of education.
General Eligibility: Open to students enrolled or accepted into an associate or bachelor’s level program in the fields of social work, addiction studies, or human services at a California college or university starting in the 2024-25 academic year.
Find out more and apply: https://cawellnesscoach.org/become-a-certified-wellness-coach/
DM to request email announcement be sent to you.
👀: From the materials reviewed by - this is a competitive grant presented as a scholarship, with keen specifications of eligibility and expectations (ie maintain degree enrollment PLUS at least 1 year commitment in the workforce as the sole and primary obligation etc.) Which means - read all materials very closely and understand before applying.
Have questions but anxious about asking: send them our way! We have begun some general talks with a public information affiliate about the initiative [you know we come in strong with the questions off tops]

Boost this! The Yosemite Ancestral Stewards (YAS) crew is now hiring! YAS is an all-indigenous work crew focused on the conservation efforts within Yosemite National Park. Here, they will work on sharpening their restoration skills and make a positive impact on the ancestral lands of the 7 affiliated tribes. This crew integrates Traditional Ecological Knowledge
(TEK) and co-stewardship practices into their work to restore significant sites and have
the opportunity to build connections with the park and its people. If you are ready to get your hands dirty and this is something you want to explore this summer, please use the link or scan our QR codes. LINK HERE:

https://www.vscyberhosting.com/greatbasin/Careers.aspx?req=2024-NCC-009&type=JOBDESCR

The position is open to everyone 17+ but priority hiring will be towards those apart of the 7
affiliated tribes. If you have any questions or need help filling out the application, please
feel free to reach out to
Jeanine Lomaintewa: [email protected] or at [email protected]
Irene Vasquez: Irene_Vasquez@ nps.gov or at 209-347-0619

When: Sunday April 14th from 12:00pm - 3:00pm in Bell, CA at the
What: Join Pricilla & Community for another iteration of : an intro to clothes mending, embroidery, and clothing swap 🪡🧵🧑‍🧑‍🧒
Why: Family led ♻️👖FREE clothes swap and mending session🧵👖- bilingual community welcome (español y ingles)

Passport 2 Freedom x Black Women’s Heiritage set out on a journey
Eleven of us will be learning more about our mothers lineage
to Oakland DVP Mini Grants for supporting this exploration, took us longer than anticipated to get to this point but we making it nonetheless

When: April 21st in Long Beach; April 28th in Orange; and May 26th in Posey
What: Join Carina at Community for Nature Connection Walks
For: This is curated for urban folks who are constantly subject to air & light pollution, overdevelopment, lack of green spaces, which has a negative impact on our mental health.
Why: The Wellness walk series is a free community offering. Join in w/ some inspiring facilitators as we take a walk to reconnect to our non human kin: the plants, animals, and more
Learn more and register

aye main say main: our team go
In the coming weeks, you too will learn who the Accelerated YFC has selected for
Sidenote: imma take me a real break cuz captain was weeeeerrrkkkkiiinnn

Ya sabes lo es que lo es - $500.00 - $1,000.00 🌻

When: April 20th from 3:30PM - 5:00PM in Sacramento, CA
What: Join JJ, Shannon, and Community for Guided Coloring Party for young adults!
Who: Young adults in Sacramento age 19 - 30 years old - Bring your 📓workbooks📓 and coloring supplies, and let’s vibe together while creating some art🎨.
Cost: suggested donation of $5 - $25 but no one turned away for lack of funds
Find out more and register: https://theartob.com/product/april-20th-in-person-coloring-party-sacramento-ca/

App deadline: April 20th, 2024
What: Join for the second installment of their Aspiring Author Apprenticeship!
Where: Down yonder in La Frontera aka San Diego, CA
For: young adults interested in a peer led, guided self-publication cohort with fellow emergent writers
Find out more and sign up at: www.celuna.org
who she making rounds!

"She was called Phillis, because that was the name of the ship that brought her, and Wheatley, which was the name of the merchant who bought her. She was born in Senegal. In Boston, the slave traders put her up for sale:
-she's seven years old! She will be a good mare!
She was felt, n.aked, by many hands.

At thirteen, she was already writing poems in a language that was not her own. No one believed that she was the author. At the age of twenty, Phillis was questioned by a court of eighteen enlightened men in robes and wigs.

She had to recite texts from Virgil and Milton and some messages from the Bible, and she also had to swear that the poems she had written were not plagiarized. From a chair, she gave her long examination, until the court accepted her: she was a woman, she was Black, she was enslaved, but she was a poet. "

Phillis Wheatley, was the first African-American writer to publish a book in the United States.

Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book, but it was published in England, and shipped to colonial Massachusetts on the Dartmouth, one of the ships from which tea was "removed" during the Boston Tea Party.

When: Monday nights April 8th - May 13th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm via zoom
What: Join x CA Youth Rising Network for our Spring 2024 Storytelling Initiative!
Why: The Storytelling Initiative is a 6-week program that will help you gain skills to advocate and seek funding for your community projects and social enterprises. We will focus on basic skills and tools that will help you pursue CAYR grants and other opportunities
For: We will be able to host a cohort of 8 - 10 participants who are Youth & Young Adults age 18 - 30 years old that live in California and identify as youth leaders, change makers, and/ or social entrepreneurs
Sign-up at: tinyurl.com/CAYRSI24
to Autumn for bringing it back for the one time! Thank you for continuing to steward this initiative 🫶🏿🎉🫶🏿

to Nina at Keep in Mind for candid captures at our work retreat this past weekend 🥹💗🎉