July 2019 Newsletter

Volunteer Coordinator (AmeriCorps position)

Application Priority Deadline: July 8, 2019

The Refugee Community Partnership (RCP) is hiring an AmeriCorps member to serve as our Volunteer Coordinator. Applicants do not have to be approved already for the AmeriCorps program. We particularly encourage those who have lived experience with forced migration, and/or those who have knowledge of community organizing and structures of power and oppression.

The Volunteer Coordinator will serve within RCP Bridge Builders Program. In Bridge Builders, RCP families work with their personal navigators to address critical needs--like finding employment or connecting to medical services--and work toward long term goals, like obtaining a GED or going to college. Bridge Builders mobilizes a community’s residents, resources, and opportunities into a protective ecosystem that activates and sustains social mobility and forges powerful relationships of solidarity among neighbors. Bridge Builders works with 400+ RCP members- hailing from Burma, Syria, El Salvador, and the Congo- representing 10+ ethnicities and native languages.

The Volunteer Coordinator leads communications, trainings, and support activities for 200+ Bridge Builder Navigators, and uses creative problem solving to assist RCP members in achieving goals with their Navigators. In partnership with the Program Manager, the Volunteer Coordinator is a key leader in program activities and impact.

Find out more here: refugeecommunitypartnership.org/join-our-team

Orange County Partnership for Young Children's Traveling Showcase

The Orange County Partnership for Young Children was founded in 1993, as the first Smart Start agency in the state, to ensure that all young children arrive at school healthy and ready to succeed. They promote young children’s healthy development and school readiness by planning, implementing and funding a variety of programs that address the critical issues facing young children and their families. Programs concentrate on early childhood education, children’s health, early intervention, parenting education, and family support.

The Young Children’s Art Contest and Exhibit is a countywide program for children aged 6 months to 5 years. This year’s contest was a huge success! Over 200 pieces of art were collected from child care centers in Orange County. The selected art will be displayed throughout the county during the year. Through art activities, the young child develops a healthy personality by creatively expressing his/her own thoughts and ideas. Imagination, self-expression, and independent thinking are important for later success in school and in life.

In July, the artwork will be displayed at the Orange County Sportsplex, 101 Meadowlands Drive, NC.

The 2019 tour schedule can be found here.

Parents Matter Program

Parents Matter is an evidence-based curriculum designed to give parents the skills to be effective sexuality educators to their children. Planned Parenthood believes that parents are the primary educators of their children, so this program is aimed at giving you the tools to have constructive conversations with your pre-teens and teens about topics like sex, sexuality, puberty, relationships, etc.

The program is 5 sessions, which amount to about 6 hours total. All participants receive a $75 gift card for completing the program. Food will also be provided for the sessions. Couples may attend together.

For more information, contact Daniela at: daniela.sostaita@ppsat.org or (919) 869-4786

Book Review by Susie Wilde

Hair Love, written by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by Vashti Harrison
(Kokila, ages 4-7)

Zuri has hair “that has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils and curls every which way.” She’s a princess in funky braids with beads, a superhero when it’s in two puffs, but on a special big day can her loving daddy pull off a perfect look? That big day means the return of her traveling mother who, on return, totally finds the “prettiest supergirl” and her expert daddy shares “hair love” with everyone.

What do you think of your hair?
What’s your favorite way to wear it?
What is a special day for you?
How do you prepare for it?

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Are mosquitoes bugging you? Watch this video to learn how to fight the bite. Environmental Health is here to help! Call 919-245-2360 for more information. youtu.be/BsC9wi2YC-Q

OWASA's Aqua Vista

Aqua Vista is a free tool where OWASA customers can set up leak and high bill notifications, track hourly water use, and get customized water conservation tips. In short, it provides actionable information to save money by saving water. It’s accessible on desktops, as well as mobile devices, and it can be viewed in English and Spanish.

Visit owasa.org to learn more and sign up.

Rabies Facts and Protection

Every 10 minutes someone in the US is treated for possible rabies exposure—usually after contact with a bat or other wild animal.

Bats are responsible for 70% of human deaths from rabies in the US, according to the latest Vital Signs report.

You can protect yourself from rabies by leaving wildlife alone , seeking medical care after an animal bite or scratch, and vaccinating your pets .

Sign up with CDC for Did You Know?: cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/didyouknow

Updates to Health Department Brochures

New Health Department Services Brochures in: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, English, Karen, Kinyarwanda, and Spanish. Easy to download and print. Please share with clients inquiring about services!

New Community Clinics Brochures, low literacy – featuring Piedmont Health Services, OCHD, Planned Parenthood, SHAC, UNC, and local Urgent Care Centers in Orange County, NC. Please share with clients searching for health care in Orange County. Available in: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, English, Karen, Kinyarwanda, and Spanish.

Free Special Summer Programs at the Library

Professor Whizzpop’s Blast Off to Books | Best for ages 4 and up with a caregiver.
July 2, 2019, 4:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Join us for this cosmic supernova of reading, magic and audience participation!
Spaced Out! |Grades 3-5
July 11, 2019, 4:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Explore our amazing solar system through observations and hands-on astronomy activities.
Family Trivia Night | Best for kids ages 8 and up with a caregiver
July 12, 2019, 6:00 PM?-?8:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Join us for our first ever Family Trivia Night. Test your knowledge of pop culture, books, music and more. Pizza and drinks provided.Registration required.
Rags to Riches “Universal Stories” | Best for ages 4 and up with a caregiver.
July 15, 2019, 4:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Enjoy an interactive and engaging collection of classic folklore from different cultures that demonstrate the similarities of world stories.
Friends of the Orange County Public Library Pop-up Book Sale | All Ages
July 19, 2019, 9:00 AM?-?July 21, 2019, 6:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Community Art Project Reception: No More Stolen Sisters | All Ages
July 20, 2019, 12:00 PM?-?1:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Beginning last October on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the library invited the community to create a collaborative art piece to remember and raise awareness about the disproportionate number of indigenous women, girls, transgender people, and two spirit people in the Americas who have gone missing or have passed on due to violence. On Saturday, July 20th from noon to 1 pm, we invite participants and art lovers to meet and view the installation over refreshments. The art piece can be seen on the 2nd floor of the Main Library, Sat, June 15-Sun, July 28.
Puppet Show “Froggy Does a Puppet Show”| Best for ages 4 and up with a caregiver
July 22, 2019, 4:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Puppet Show Inc. presents a re-telling of “Froggy Does a Puppet Show.”
Exciting Writing | Grades 3 and up
July 25, 2019, 6:30 PM?-?7:30 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Join award-winning children's book author John Claude Bemis as he shares fun activities for how to come up with exciting characters, settings, and plots. Bring a notebook and paper. You'll go home with lots of ideas for your next story! Registration required.
Last Fridays Classic Movie, “Wally” | Sponsored by the Friends of the Orange County Public Library
July 26, 2019, 6:00 PM?-?9:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Summer Learning Finale! | All ages welcome
July 27, 2019, 1:00 PM?-?2:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Come celebrate all your Summer Learning Success with us during this final Summer Learning Event! We will draw for raffle prizes at 1:15 p.m. (All raffle tickets must be submitted on or before Friday, July 26th to be eligible for prizes.

Pajamas, Pancakes, and Captain Marvel | All Ages
Saturday, July 27th, 2:00-4:30 p.m. @ Main Library, HIllsborough
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to put on your favorite pajamas and enjoy pancakes and a showing of a Captain Marvel (PG-13).
Classic Film Screening | Adults
July 28, 2019, 3:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
The Hillsborough Classic Film Society hosts a series of classic, foreign, and independent film screenings. Each screening is accompanied by short discussions of pertinent themes. This program is FREE and open to the public; light refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP, visit https://www.hillsboroughclassicfilms.com/
Magnet Mania | Grades 3-5
August 15, 2019, 4:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Doesn’t every refrigerator (or metal surface) need a new magnet? Design then create a magnet using clay and a lot of imagination!
Designer T-Shirts | |Grades 3-5
August 22, 2019, 4:00 PM?-?5:00 PM @ Main Library, Hillsborough
Head back to school with a T-Shirt designed by you! We’ll provide all you need to create your own t-shirt. Call or stop by to register: 919-245-2532.

All registration and event information can be found at OrangeCountyLibrary.org
Library Locations
Main Library | 137 W. Margaret Lane | Hillsborough, NC 27278 | 919.245.2525
Carrboro Branch | 900 Old Fayetteville Road | Chapel Hill, NC 27516 | 919.969.3006
Cybrary | 100 N. Greensboro Street | Carrboro, NC 27510 | 919.918.7387
Cedar Grove Library Station | 5800 N. Highway 86 | Hillsborough, NC 2727

Make the most of the Orange County Public Library’s SEA (Student Easy Access account)

Orange County Schools
If your child is in the Orange County Schools district but does not have a SEA account, please contact your school’s media center specialist and they will help your child get an account set up. Once they have a SEA account, you and your child can come to any Orange County Public Library location and check out books, movies and more. And your child can access any of the library’s digital resources from home.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
If your child is in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district they already have a SEA account. This means you and your child can come to any Orange County Public Library location and check out books, movies and more. And your child can access any of the library’s digital resources from home.

Find out everything you need to know about SEA accounts here.

Our Vision:

Break the cycle of poverty so that ALL children and families in Orange County thrive in school, jobs, and life.

Our Mission:

Through collaboration on shared goals, connect families in poverty to resources and uncover their power in driving equity and systems change.

Want to know more?
Read the FSA Strategic Plan

Family Success Alliance

300 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-245-2071
www.FamilySuccessAlliance.org

FSA backbone staff work at the Orange County Health Department.

Director of Programs and Policy: Coby Jansen Austin
(919) 245-2070 or caustin@orangecountync.gov

Program Director: Meredith McMonigle
(919) 245-2071 or mmcmonigle@orangecountync.gov

Manager of Family Engagement: Dana Crews
(919) 245-2458 or dcrews@orangecountync.gov

Health Informatics Manager
919-245-2409 or jsheridan@orangecountync.gov

Zone 4 Navigators
Antonia Cortes Sanchez - (919) 695-5982 or acsanchez@orangecountync.gov
Claudia Yerena - (984) 209-3864 cyerena@orangecountync.gov
Rhonda Morales - (919) 698-3925 or rmorales@orangecountync.gov

Zone 6 Navigators
Erika Cervantes - (984) 209-3723 or ecervantes@orangecounync.gov
LaKaya Craig - (919) 695-2271 or lcraig@orangecountync.gov
Mariela Hernandez - (919) 695-6969 or mhernandez@orangecountync.gov
Ling Oy - (919) 257-9960 or loy@orangecountync.gov
Jena Dolby - (919) 698-9152 or jdolby@orangecountync.gov

Community Outreach Specialist: Dominika Gazdzinska
(919) 245-2468 or dgazdzinska@orangecountync.gov

Informatics Manager: Juliet Sheridan
(919) 245-2409 or jsheridan@orangecountync.gov

Communications Manager: Kristin Prelipp
(919) 245-2462 or kprelipp@orangecountync.gov

Communications Specialist: Zannie Gunn
(919) 245-2410 or agunn@orangecountync.gov