Updates
Celebrating our Successful Collaboration in North Fair Oaks & Redwood City
Staff perspective by Mai Le
The North Fair Oaks/Redwood City Community Collaboration for Children’s Success (NFO/RWC CCCS) Neighborhood Action Team recently gathered for a celebration at the Redwood Shores Library. We played games, enjoyed fajitas, and even sang some karaoke! Rafael Avendano, Executive Director of Redwood City Together, highlighted achievements and invited folks to reflect on our work together.
Redwood City Together (RWCT) hosts Community Impact Celebration
RWCT works to advance the success
of youth and families in Redwood City and North Fair Oaks through
community collaboration. On April 6, the organization hosted an
event to celebrate the launch of its multi-year grant from
Silicon Valley’s Social Venture Fund. The goals of the collective
impact collaborative are to:
CCCS To Advise PACE Youth Program
The City of Redwood City has partnered with Redwood City Together and Redwood City Police Activities League to develop a new pilot program for transition age youth. The Purposeful Action Creation and Engagement (PACE) Program aims to foster positive relationships between community leaders, law enforcement, and the Bike Life movement youth in Redwood City and North Fair Oaks. Youth will have opportunities to shape the programming and share their experiences through storytelling.
South San Francisco Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Training for Out of School Time Providers
Through the Shared Vision Out-of-School Time grant from the California State Library, South San Francisco Library is planning to host a series of trainings for out-of-school time providers on social emotional learning, mental health, and self-care for staff. This effort will help address some of the top needs identified in the SSF CCCS Neighborhood Action Plan: lack of mental health supports and lack of connection to supportive adults. If you are an out-of-school time provider serving youth in SSF and would like more information,&n
CCCS Data Informs Law Enforcement Conversations
Members of the NFO/RWC CCCS subcommittee on law enforcement and community relations presented at the December 16th meeting of the Redwood City Police Advisory Committee (PAC). The PAC was formed earlier this year through a City Council resolution “to support partnership and transparency between the community and the Police Department”.
North Fair Oaks/Redwood City (NFO/RWC) CCCS Celebrates Success and Looks Towards 2022
On November 8th, the NFO/RWC CCCS partners met in-person for the first time at the Courthouse Square in downtown Redwood City. Throughout the pandemic, this group has been meeting regularly to share critical information and resources to address the needs of the most vulnerable residents. The group chose to meet in person to close out the year and share accomplishments. Some successes of 2021 include:
Strengthening Youth Voices in Local Governance
The CCCS Racial Equity Action Subcommittee identified building a more diversified pipeline into boards and commissions as a key area of action to advance racial equity, which led to the creation of a youth civic empowerment and health training program for San Mateo County.
Supporting Youth Mental Health Through Quality Out-of-School Time Programming
Last year CCCS partner, South San Francisco Public Library, was awarded a $190,143 grant through the California State Library to improve and support the social-emotional development of school-aged children, and the workplace preparedness of teens during out-of-school times. Despite significant challenges with the pandemic, SSF Public Library has been able to:
CCCS Update on Implementation Grant Funding Awarded in 2020
Through a Google Impact grant awarded in 2020, CCCS partners and Silicon Valley Community Foundation have been able to increase mental health and family support services for families and students. Jefferson Elementary School district increased these services in their preschool programs and for early elementary families, which has been especially needed as children transition back to full-time in-person instruction.
Continuing to Collaborate for Children’s Success
Hello! My name is Mai (pronounced like “my”) and I am so happy to introduce myself as a new Community Health Planner with San Mateo County Health Policy and Planning (HPP). I’ll be working to move the Community Collaboration for Children’s Success (CCCS) forward and support our civic empowerment and health initiatives.
Partnering with Philanthropy For Implementation
Health Policy and Planning presented to the Sand Hill Foundation Board of Directors and staff the key findings and strategies of the Community Collaborative for Children’s Success to inform their strategic planning process. The implementation of CCCS’s Neighborhood Plans take multi-sectoral partnerships, and we thank Sand Hill Foundation for their interest in advancing the well-being of children, youth and families in the CCCS priority neighborhoods.
CCCS NFO/RWC Partners Discuss CCCS Workgroup 2.0
After a year of CCCS NFO/RWC partners meeting on a biweekly basis to share critical information and resources for immediate COVID-19 pandemic response to the most vulnerable residents, the group has now shifted to focused discussions on connecting the Neighborhood Action Plan Strategies identified pre-pandemic with the ever-evolving COVID-19 recovery assistance and outreach efforts of its partners.
Immigrant Supports Training Hosted by CCCS Partner
One Life Counseling, a partners of the Community Collaboration for Children’s Success (CCCS) North Fair Oaks/Redwood City, hosted “True Stories of the Immigrant Experience” training for the CCCS network this month to discuss the multiple ways immigrant youth are impacted throughout the immigration experience, including: 1) issues resulting from trauma at the border, 2) adaptation to new environments and dynamics, and 3) systemic barriers to getting basic needs met. We thank One Life Counseling staff for sharing their personal experiences, wisdom, and expertise in how we can
CCCS Partners Excited to Work with Youth Leadership Institute to Support Youth Civic Empowerment
We’re excited to announce that CCCS Racial Equity Action Subcommittee partners have selected Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) to build out and implement a pilot Civic Empowerment Training Program focused on youth ages 15-25 from underserved communities. The purpose of this program is to strengthen the capacity of young people to engage in local policymaking and electoral processes as a strategy for increasing the political representation and power of underrepresented communities to advance racial equity in San Mateo County. YLI brings a wealth of experience in
CCCS Embarks on Civic Empowerment Training Program for Racial Equity
We’re excited to announce CCCS Racial Equity Action Subcommittee partners will be rolling out a Civic Empowerment Training Program in the coming year, as an important and immediate strategy needed for advancing racial equity in San Mateo County.
An Additional $2 Million Added to the San Mateo County Immigrant Relief Fund
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors authorized an additional and much needed $2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the San Mateo County Immigrant Relief Fund.
CCCS Efforts Underway to Expand Social-Emotional Supports and Critical Resources for Youth and Families
We are excited to share an update on the work CCCS partners have engaged in to increase supportive services for youth and families in San Mateo County. Earlier this year, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with County Health’s CCCS team received a $100,000 Google Impact grant to advance key CCCS priorities in: 1) supporting the social-emotional health and wellness of youth and families of highest need in San Mateo County, and 2) increasing their access to critical resources. Par
CCCS Presents to Youth and Equity-Focused Commissions
CCCS is focused on supporting alignment and partnership with countywide initiatives to advance the community goals and priorities identified in the four Neighborhood Action Plans. In support of this, Shireen Malekafzali presented to the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission and the newly formed South San Francisco Commission on Racial and Social Equity
CCCS Top Priorities for Action to Advance Racial Justice
With an unwavering commitment and urgency to see real and lasting change in our systems and structures that is critical to ensuring a bright and successful future for our children, CCCS partners across the County have been actively engaged to identify their top priority actions for advancing racial justice:
CCCS Prioritizing Strategies to Advance Racial Justice
CCCS is focused on advancing racial equity. All four CCCS communities identified the advancement of racial equity as one of their top four goals for children’s success. Our communities are more activated now than ever before to manifest that goal as our country contends with some of its ugliest racial injustices. The CCCS partners developed a list of ideas for how to meet the moment –ranging from resolutions codifying commitments to racial justice, community conversations on race, to police reform policies.