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Date/Time:
April 31, 2019
Time TBD

Location:
TBD

Learn, share best practices, network, and explore ways to protect and better serve seniors with peers, experts, and a multidisciplinary group of advocates at Legal Assistance for Seniors’ (LAS) 14th Annual Conference on Elder Abuse on May 21 at UC Hastings in San Francisco.

With the senior population and elder abuse on the rise, it is more important than ever to bring experts together to educate, discuss, and consider solutions to this serious and important issue. Please join us and invite your colleagues!

Who Should Attend?
This statewide conference is an essential educational and networking opportunity for professionals working in the fields related to aging, family violence, and elder abuse, including: Attorneys, Social Workers, Private Fiduciaries, Conservators, Public Guardians, Medical Professionals, Law Enforcement Officials, Government Agencies, and many other advocates for seniors.

Date/Time:
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
8am-5pm

Location:
UC Hastings College of the Law
198 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Registration: 
To register and for more information, click here.

This event is for all partners who want to spread the news about the expansion of CalFresh to people receiving SSI/SSP, come June 1st. Join the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for the campaign kick-off for expanding CalFresh to people receiving SSI/SSP to improve food access for seniors and people with disabilities. This event is for all partners who want to spread the exciting news that SSI recipients may also receive CalFresh food benefits and can apply beginning June 1st. Get access to key outreach tools such as posters, messaging, and more! Help inform the community and share the news for people to apply. Please note, space is limited for in person registration; however, a livestream is available.

Date/Time:
April 25, 2019
1:30pm – 3:00pm

Venue:
California Endowment
1414 K Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95814

Registration: 
To register, click here. To attend via livestream, register by clicking here. To attend via telephone, call 929-436-2866; Access Code: 537-863-737.

DayBreak’s Spring conference will spotlight the unique needs of older adults who suffer from trauma. Together, you’ll learn how interdisciplinary teams can work together to better care for their clients suffering from trauma, and to better care for themselves by addressing secondary (or vicarious) trauma to providers.

The wonderful keynote speakers are:
– Dr. Joy DeGruy PhD, a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. She is the author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome — America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing.

– Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn, a nationally and internationally recognized expert on survivorship and post traumatic growth (PTG), who created a clinical pathway called Metahabilitation.

Date/Time: 
April 11, 2019
8:30AM – 3PM

Venue:
Alameda Alliance for Health – Emeryville Conference Room
1240 South Loop Road
Alameda, CA 94502

Registration:
Please feel free to reach out with any questions at 510-834-8314 or info@daybreakcenters.org.

Time to Move Beyond Income

For the first time in history the US was included in the worldwide effort to redefine extreme poverty.

Speakers include: Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Maryann Broxton, US Coordinator MAP Research, Boston, Guillaume Charvon, US Coordinator for the MAP research/NY Leadership Team and the St. Mary’s Center Senior Advocates for Hope and Justice

Date/Time:
April 18, 2019
1:30pm-3:30pm

Venue: 
St. Mary’s Center
925 Brockhurst Street
Oakland, CA 94608

Registration
To register, click here. For questions, contact jcastillo@stmaryscenter.org or jbartholow@wclp.org.

Join 100’s of Senior Citizens at the Annual Senior Rally Day at the State Capitol!

Make sure your voice is heard and the Legislators know Senior Programs need funded and it is imperative that the State follows through on the Master Plan on Aging!

Date/Time: 
Tuesday, May 7
9am-3pm

Location: 
California State Capitol
South Side (N Street) Lawn
1315 10th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Registration: 
To register and for more information, click here. For a printable flyer, click here.

Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan invites you to a policy briefing led by the County’s Washington D.C. and Sacramento Legislative Advocates that will:

• Provide an overview of key policy priorities at the federal and state levels in 2019;
• Discuss what to expect in terms of threats and opportunities facing Alameda County and its residents in the coming year; and
• Explore how Alameda County—alongside its safety-net partners—can strengthen its advocacy efforts and effect change on behalf of its most vulnerable community members, including the growing homeless population, low-income children and families, older adults, and immigrants and refugees.

Who:

• Wilma Chan, – Alameda County Supervisor, District 3
• Keith Carson, Vice President – Alameda County Supervisor, District 5
• CJ Lake – Alameda County’s Washington D.C. Legislative Advocates
• Political Solutions, Inc. – Alameda County’s Sacramento Legislative Advocates
• Alameda County leaders, organizations, and community members

Please help the team prepare for the briefing by sharing your top policy priorities, by clicking here for a three minute survey. The briefing will also be broadcast live over the web; you can watch it by clicking here.

Date/Time:
Thursday, February 28
2 PM – 4 PM

Location:
1221 Oak Street
Board Conference Room, 5^th Floor
Oakland

Registration: 
Click here to RSVP. For questions, email vanessa.cedeno@acgov.org or call (510) 272-6693.