Today we honor the life & legacy of MLK, Jr. His leadership during the civil rights movement & belief in racial equality & nonviolent activism continue to inspire us all at Acknowledge Alliance today. Learn more about the life & achievements of Dr. King: https://t.co/1AOJXNdbwM
"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
@YCSservingyouth & the @ofjcc in partnership with the @cityofpaloalto & @City_EPA are hosting a community-wide day of service to honor the life & legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Mitzvah Day. Thanks for doing your part to better our community!
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@ycsservingyouth's Youth Connect & LEARN Commission programs are hosting an inaugural Mental Health Art Show on MLK Day 2023! Youth from across Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties are invited to submit their physical and/or performance art.
Youth Connect & LEARN Commission in their work focus on youth mental health & wellness and racial justice. We can’t wait to see the amazing mental health and racial justice inspired artwork of youth in our community!
Another storm is headed our way, and we urge everyone to be prepared & lend a helping hand to neighbors if you can! Palo Alto & E. Palo Alto are looking for volunteers to fill sandbags today. Learn how you can help & find other storm preparation resources with the following links
Our office has been preparing all weekend for the incoming storm. Now is the time for our community members to start storm prepping too! Learn how you can prepare in 4 steps at https://t.co/WsB9ziYDzB
• Urgent volunteer opportunities: https://t.co/KZonTHclBZ
• San Mateo County Storm Preparedness Resources: https://t.co/uZVUbRc2yV
• Sign up for AlertSCC, Santa Clara County’s official emergency alert and warning system: https://t.co/lgUEpN8dsz
We hope you had an amazing 2022! We certainly did, thanks to all of your support over this past year. Here’s to continuing to build resilience and emotional wellness in students and teachers in 2023!
It’s the last day of 2022- the last day to make a tax-deductible charitable donation to Acknowledge Alliance for this tax year. There’s still time to help provide the mental health support our youth & educators so critically need. Donate now! https://t.co/gUrrEhWVb4.
We wish a very Happy Kwanzaa to everyone in the Acknowledge Alliance family celebrating today and for the next week! Learn more about Kwanzaa and what it means for Black Americans at https://t.co/TOzpAd9k44.
Today is the first day of Kwanzaa, a week full of daily celebrations with food, decorations and honoring 7 basic values of African culture: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Looking for some ways to help pass the time before your Christmas feast? Check out these Play Therapy Activities that some of our therapists use to build connection and trust with their clients!
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“It’s not what’s under the Christmas tree that matters, it’s who’s around it.” - Charles M. Schulz
To everyone in the Acknowledge Alliance family celebrating today, we wish you a very Merry Christmas filled with warmth, joy and laughter.
As the days get shorter and the to-do lists grow longer, we’d like to remind you to take care of yourselves this holiday season. Try out some of these ideas and give yourself the gift of #selfcare during these final days of 2022.
IG Image Credit: @SelfLoveRainb0w
Our RCP team reminds students “it can be tricky to communicate when our emotional brain takes over from our thinking brain. That’s why we need practice.” Try these communication tips out when entering challenging conversations this holiday season: https://t.co/WAPcXYa87H
Today marks the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. We wish everyone in the Acknowledge Alliance family celebrating today & for the next 8 days, a very Happy Hanukkah! Learn more about this history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated at https://t.co/4GhZB5L8SC
Help us build thriving school communities by supporting our annual fund today! Your gift will help ensure that Acknowledge Alliance can continue to provide the mental health support our youth and educators so critically need. Learn more and donate: https://t.co/gUrrEhFjMu
@MI_Bay_Area is collecting donations for their Holiday Gift Drive until 12/16! Donations will go to day laborers, domestic workers & their kids @ MI’s annual Navidad Jornalera in N. Fair Oaks. We have deep connections to the students & teachers in N. Fair Oaks- please donate!