SYNTHETIC DRUG TOWN HALL MEETING
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FREE TICKETS to the KIDS FAIR
We still have plenty of tickets for the Youth & Family Services Kids Fair taking place this Friday-Sunday (20-22 April) @ the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. We are now giving FREE tickets to any ID Card holders. Tickets can be picked up @ the A&FRC between 07:30-1630 today through Friday. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first serve basis until they are gone. If you have any questions, or want to call to see if tickets are still available, please call the A&FRC @ 605-385-4663.
HAPPY LANDINGS-Tuesday, April 17th
Happy Landings is a fun info fair organized by the Ellsworth AFB Airman & Family Readiness Center.
Agencies typically in attendance include:
TRICARE A&FRC. New Parent Support Program. TMO. CDC.
NeighborWorks Home Services. EAFB Family Childcare Program. Youth Center
Sexual Assault Response Coordinator. Teen Center. AAFES Human Resources.
The HAWC. 4-H Club. Chapel Programs. 28 BW Safety Office. Thrift Shop.
Legal Services. Officer & Civilian Spouses Club. Western Dakota Technical Institute. Enlisted Spouses Club. Black Hills State University. Dakota’s Club.
University of Phoenix. Golf Course. National American University. Bowling Center. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Outdoor Rec. MOPS-Mothers of Preschoolers.
NAF Human Resources. Adoba Hotel. Holbrook Library.
Military Family Life Consultants. Other community businesses and agencies also often attend!
NO REGISTRATION nNEEDED! JUST STOP ON BY!!
ALL EAFB Community Members are invited & Welcome!
call the A&FRC @ (605) 385-4663 for more info.
How to Start Your Own Business Workshop
Friday, April 13, 2012
Airman & Family Readiness Center
Ellsworth Air Force Base
AGENDA
9am Welcome
9:10 SBA Overview
9:30 SCORE (Service Corp Of Retired Executives) with Jim Shaw
10 SBDC (Small Business Development Center) with Tim Crawford
10:30 P-TAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center) with Jennifer Oberg
11 SD CEO (So. Dak. Center for Enterprise Opportunity) with Helen Merriman
Noon Lunch on your own
1pm Commercial Lender (First Interstate Bank) with Bryan Hencke
2 Other SBA services with Jim Shaw
3 Adjourn
PLEASE CONTACT THE AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER @ 605-385-4663 TO SIGN-UP FOR THIS VALUABLE WORKSHOP!
Lunch Bag Learning
TOPIC: Child Sexual Abuse: How Much Progress Have We Made?
Thursday, April 19th from 1200-1330 @ the Rapid City Public Library in the Hoyt Room
Lora Hawkins, Licensed Professional Counselor & Victim Specialist with the FBI will be the guest speaker.
As always, LBL is FREE and you are welcome to bring your lunch to eat, listen and learn!
FYI:
April is CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION month!
APRIL CAUSES
April hosts a wealth of causes:
*Autism Awareness
*Child Abuse Prevention
*Sexual Assault Awareness
*Youth Violence Prevention
*Alcohol Awareness
And So Many More!
Look for more info on these and other topics from your EFMP Coordinator as well as other EAFB Agencies!
STUDENTS AT THE CENTER: An Educational Resource for Families, the Military, and Schools
According to Military K-12 Partners (a dodea partnership program) and their website: STUDENTS AT THE CENTER, ”Children of military families face unique challenges that are unparalleled in the general student population”.
Check-out this site to get great info specifically for:
- Military Families
- Military Leaders
- School Leaders
- For EVERYONE
http://www.militaryk12partners.dodea.edu/studentsAtTheCenter/index.html
Ten Toys That Speak to Autism
Take a look at this list of Ten Toys that Speak to Autism created by Autism Speaks, Toys R Us, and the National Lekotek Center.
MARCH IS NATIONAL BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH
Did you know……………….. according to the Brain Injury Association of America, the oldest and largest nationwide brain injury advocacy organization, that a tramatic brain injury is a blow, jolt or bump to the head or a penatrating head injury that disrupts normal brain function? (See below for more TBI facts from the BIAA.)
- About 75% of TBIs (Tramatic Brain Injuries) that occur are mild head injuries (TBIs) like concussions
- TBI is a contributing factor to 1/3 of all injury-related deaths in the U.S.A.
- .TBIs are caused by: falls (35%), car crashes (17%), workplace accidents (16%), assaults (10%), other causes (2%)
- 1.365 million people will be treated and relased from an ER, 275,000 will be hospitalized and 52,000 will die from TBI
- 1.7 million people (475,000 of them are children) who sustain a TBI yearly.
- 3.1 million people live with life-long disabilities due to TBI
For more info on Tramatic Brain Injuries, resources or the BIAA, please click on the link from the Brain Injury Association of America-http://www.biausa.org/index.htm
LUNCH BAG LEARNING
WHAT: Lunch Bag Learning
WHEN: Thursday, February 16th from Noon-1 p.m.
WHERE: Rapid City Public Library, Hoyt Room
WHY: This presentation will focus on identifying and investigating possible causes and treatments of self-harm/cutting behaviors, expecially in our teens. It will also lend ideas to how families and professionals can help the teen deal with precipitating factors.
WHO: Dr. Eric Traub, Clinical Psychologist, is the guest speaker
For more information please contact: Rosa Herman @ 605-348-0305 or Brittany Wienhlz @ 605-394-2525.
Lunch Bag Learning is brought to you by the Western South Dakota Child Protection Council’s Education & Awareness Committee and the South Dakota Parent Connection.
