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TCWF Sabbatical Program Honors Nonprofit Leaders

Eight nonprofit leaders are recipients of TCWF 2006 Sabbatical Program Award: Speranza Avram, Northern Sierra Rural Health Network; Louis Chicoine, Tri-City Homeless Coalition; Brian Contreras, 2nd Chance Family & Youth Services; Xavier Flores, Pueblo Y Salud; Harry Foster, Family Healthcare Network; Michael Green, Center for Environmental Health; Rojane Jackson, Community Interface Services; and Pheng Lo, Lao Family Community of Stockton. Each organization receives a $35,000 grant to support up to six months’ paid leave for the chief executive.
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Ruth Holton-Hodson Appointed to California Women's Health Council

Ruth Holton-Hodson, TCWF director of public policy, has been named to the California Women's Health Council, a 31-member group of statewide health policy experts who advise and assist the director and California Department of Health Services' Office of Women's Health. Established in 1993, OWH provides policy recommendations and research on women's issues that lead to the improved health and well-being of California women and girls.
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Commonwealth Club To Host Panel on Universal Health Care

“Upending the Health Care Status Quo: Universal Health Care Plans” is the topic of a panel discussion on November 20 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, co-sponsored by TCWF. Confirmed panelists include Dr. Mitch Katz, director of San Francisco Department of Public Health, and Dr. John Graham, director of Health Care Studies at Pacific Research Institute. They will explain how universal health care works, present a cost-benefit analysis and answer questions about implementation.
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L.A. Youth Article Highlights One Teen’s Health Career Path

In the September issue of L.A. Youth, Los Angeles teen Esther Oh describes how her chiropractor’s passion for her work and positive effect on Esther’s and her mother’s health inspired Esther to study for a career in chiropractic medicine. This article is the first of a series of health career stories made possible by a partnership with TCWF’s public education campaign to increase diversity in the health professions.
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Gang Prevention Network Established in California by National League of Cities

The National League of Cities has partnered with the Oakland-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency to establish a gang prevention network of major California cities, including Fresno, Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), Oakland, Richmond, Sacramento, Salinas, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Stockton. Funded by a grant from TCWF, this three-year project will develop or refine comprehensive, locally appropriate action plans. The first network meeting will be in January 2007 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Conference in Anaheim To Spotlight Needs of Teens and Their Families

Healthy Teen Network and California Alliance Concerned with School-Age Parenting and Pregnancy Prevention will host "Coming of Age: Supporting Teens and Young Families in the 21st Century," November 15-18 in Anaheim. Topics include new research in teen reproductive health care, programs for improving the health of pregnant and parenting teens, and youth-oriented media campaigns that speak to adolescents on their own terms. Keynote speakers include TCWF President and CEO Gary L. Yates, who will discuss the TCWF-funded website, www.MakeItInScrubs.com. Yates will also receive the "Spirit of Service Award" in recognition of his years of dedication and leadership in the field of teenage pregnancy prevention.
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Guide for Domestic Workers Explains Rights Under State and Federal Law

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the National Employment Law Center have published a revised version of “Rights Begin at Home: Defending Domestic Workers’ Rights in California,” an online guide to help domestic workers know their rights. Contributors include Andrea Cristina Mercado of Mujeres Unidas y Activas, a TCWF grantee. Topics covered by the 57-page guide include the job interview, keeping records, wages and overtime, health and safety, abuse and harassment, and immigration issues. View and download the guide here (PDF).

‘To Live and Let Live in South L.A.’ Spotlights Violence Prevention Efforts

A six-part series published by New American Media examines the role of African American and Latino community leaders in creating positive relations in South Los Angeles. The series includes interviews with TCWF grantees Arturo Ybarra, executive director of the Watts/Century Latino Organization, and Marqueece Harris-Dawson, executive director of the Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment.
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Protecting Rights of People Coerced into Exploitative Labor Is Focus of L.A. Panel

“Forced Labor: A Funders Briefing on Human Trafficking” is the subject of a November 2 panel discussion in Los Angeles, hosted by Southern California Grantmakers and co-sponsored by TCWF. Trafficking involves using threats or force to recruit or transport people for exploitative forms of work. Panelists—including TCWF grantees Kay Buck, executive director, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking and Chancee Martorell, executive director, Thai Community Development Center—will discuss the links between human trafficking and immigration, race, poverty, violence, health care and gender inequalities, and will explore trafficking prevention strategies.
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