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VIOLENCE PREVENTION AWARENESS SERIES (VPAS)

The Violence Prevention Awareness Series raises community awareness and provides education and trainings on the City's violence prevention efforts, in partnership with CHOICE-funded organizations throughout the year. The Partnership also supports community and civic engagement events through sponsorship's and mini-grants to support the underserved areas of Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership’s Tipping the Scale: Deconstructing Race and Racism with Dr. Sharon Washington!

As part of the City of Santa Rosa’s annual Violence Prevention Awareness Series, this three-hour virtual seminar explored the historical and social context of institutional racism, unconscious bias & racial micro-aggressions, as well as the development of social awareness and mindfulness for participants.  The seminar recording can also be found on Facebook and Instagram: @santarosapartnership 

Dr. Washington utilized these documents during her presentation: 

Social Identity Profile - PDF 

Social Identity Profile- WORD


After viewing the recording, please take a moment to complete the survey  in order to best inform The Partnership's of future conversations and presentations.

For questions, please email santarosapartnership@srcity.org.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

  • JOB OPPORTUNITIES 
    • Circuit Rider Community Services: Job Announcement: Client Services Specialist - Vista/Art After School Program; Make between $17.00 - $20.00/hour
      • Flyer for Job, click here
    • Conservation Corps North Bay: Recruiting for the Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps; Make $15.00/hour
      • Flyer for job, click here
      • Interest Form, click here
  • Family Bicycling Lessons; Friday's 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm at Finley Park
  • Center for Well-Being: Youth Summit; June 8th 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm 
    • Sonoma County Youth and Parents! Join us at our upcoming Youth Summit featuring our very own youth group of peer leaders, Project TRUE. Topics will include youth mental health, local data on vaping, and tobacco prevention advocacy. You could win a $50 Amazon gift card! 
    • Flyer
    • To Register, click here
  • Community Action Partnership; Padres Unidos Online Parent Project In Spanish; Wednesdays Feb 24th - June 9th 6:00 pm
    • $30 for one parent, $50 for a couple (for full 16 weeks)
    • Flyer and Registration (English and Spanish), click here
  • Child Parent Institute
    • Mothers & Babies Support Group: Fridays April 9th - June 11th (10 sessions)
      • To Register, click here
    • Madres y Bebes Grupo de Apoyo; Jueves 8 de abril - 10 de junio (10 sessions) 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
      • Para registrarse, haga clic aqui
  • Regional Parks Sonoma County; YES-River! Youth Exploring the Russian River; Wednesdays June 23rd, July 7th - 28th 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Orientation June 16th.