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a non-profit agency that works to improve the well-being of children and youth in San Diego County. The Initiative builds and sustains strategic alliances with all sectors of the community, providing direct operational/organizational support and technical assistance to community based organizations, government institutions, schools and businesses.

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Touching Minds, Shaping Futures XXI

Hit A Homerun for After School!

Get on the ball – Spring Fever is in the air!

Gather your team and join us at TMSF XXI which will take place at Mann Middle School on Saturday, March 27, 2010. The Touching Minds, Shaping Futures Conference (TMSF) was created to help meet the training needs of the San Diego after school community. This free, bi-annual professional development conference for after school line staff and supervisors offers workshops in the areas of program development & coordination, staff management, behavioral management, prevention & awareness, youth development, activities & enrichment and health/fitness/nutrition.

A great line-up of presenters will be coming out to make their pitch - !Mpact People, the Becker Institute, Network for a Healthy California - San Diego & Imperial Region, San Diego County Office of Education, YMCA, SAY, San Diego and others! TMSF is in its ninth year of operation having served more than 6,000 line staff, site coordinators, instructional aides and middle management staff working in K-12 th grade programs.

A Continental breakfast, delicious lunch and conference gift will be provided for all conference attendees. Be a part of the fun as we prepare for the seventh inning stretch with the 2009-2010 school year half way completed, enjoy a unique day of learning, networking & team building and best practices. Go to www.thechildrensinitiative. eventbrite.org for more information about TMSF XXI: Hit A Homerun for After School!

2009 San Diego County Report Card on Children and Families

The 2009 edition of the Report Card was released by the County Board of Supervisors on February 9, 2010. Supervisors Diane Jacob and Greg Cox introduced the agenda item releasing the Report Card to the Board. This new Report Card provides trend and comparative data illustrating the health and well-being of our children and families in the domains of health, education, welfare, and economic support. This Report Card will contain two new economic indicators added to better reflect the economic welfare of our county: use of Food Stamps and Poverty at 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. In addition we assess progress on previous recommendations for change, showing local successes. In response to community requests, the maps show data in more specific local detail.

The 2009 Report Card shows that progress was made for 14 indicators, including health coverage, oral health, school achievement, Food Stamps, child abuse, domestic violence and injuries. San Diego County performance is better than both California and the nation for rates of infant mortality, child mortality, breastfeeding, immunization, enrollment in early care and education, health coverage, and poverty. The Report Card also points out the need for increased efforts to reduce youth substance abuse, youth drinking and driving, and to increase rates of prenatal care. For further information please contact Project Director, Paula Ingrum.