December 2021 Newsletter

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View this email in your browser From Dec. 24 - Jan. 2, The FOCS "Office" will be closed. Our staff will be resting, spending time with family, and getting excited for another year of serving families of color in the Seattle area! If you are in a current parent group, please check in with your Parent Educator for your group schedule. Thank you! You raised more than $3,000 for FOCS on Giving Tuesday last week! We are so grateful for all the ways you show up for FOCS, our community, and one another. Don't worry if you missed it! Help us fund 2022 with a holiday gift to FOCS Give to FOCS today Share your experience If you've ever signed up or participated in a FOCS Parent Group, we'd love to hear your honest feedback! FOCS is meaningful and relevant because of you. We welcome your feedback on our parent groups so that we can respond better to your needs and continually work to improve the quality of experience in our parent groups. Please take a moment to complete the following survey to provide honest feedback on your experience*. The information is anonymous, and will help us understanding the successes and gaps in our work, and identifying growth areas for outreach, recruitment, retention, relationship building, etc. Your responses will help us continue to provide these groups. *Even if you did not participate in this group that you signed up for, please take the time to fill this out! It will only take a few minutes. Take the survey Winter Parent Groups Sign up for Winter 2022 parent groups today! Sign up for a parent group Did you know? You can also use our sign up form to indicate interest in any of our Parent & Affinity groups. Your information will help us plan for the year ahead! Resources Washington Health Plan Finder | Enrollment Open Enrollment is now open. Renew or enroll by December 15 for January 2022 coverage.   Tubman Center for Health & Freedom | Blaxinate Lounge Saturday, December 11, 10am-2pm at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy. 1st, 2nd, and booster doses for the whole family. Bring the little ones (5 years and older), too! Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J will all be available. Reserve your spot at tubmanhealth.org/blaxinate.   Pacific Islander Health Board of WA | Birth Services for Pacific Islanders Join the Pacific Islander Health Board of Wa on Wednesday, Dec 8 at 5PM for a round up and recap of Birth Services available to our Pacific Island Community through our collaborative Partnership with Open Arms, Rainier Valley Midwives, Hummingbird Indigenous Doulas, Journey Midwives and Global Perinatal Services. Africatown | Soul Holiday Market December 11 & 12, 12-5pm. Pier 62 (1951 Alaskan Way) Heartful Rootz | BIPOC makers market December 11 & 12, 10am -5pm. Sky Nursery (18528 Aurora Ave N)   Black & Tan Hall | Annual Hall-I-Day Party December 18, 2021, 4-7pm. 5803 Rainier Ave S SPS COVID Vaccine Clinics for Students Ages 5-11 Vaccinate WA | Vaccine Locator   WA Dept. of Health | Information about Vaccinating Youth   King County Public Health Insider | Ask Miss Rona: Pregnancy, Fertility & Breast/Chestfeeding   Seattle BIPOC Therapist Referral List & Mental Health Resources   Alternatives to calling 911 More ways to connect Join our Facebook group Host a FOCS race & equity workshop Donate and invest in our work Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.