February 2022 Newsletter

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February Newsletter

View this email in your browser Our 2021 Annual Report is here Thank you to our community of parents, caregivers, partners, and donors for another year of parenting programs, resource sharing, and fostering meaningful connections for families of color in the Seattle area. Read the report We're hiring! We're looking for a Communications and Development Manager. If you love digital communications and want to help further FOCS' mission serving families of color in the Seattle area, this is for you! Priority deadline for applications is February 18, 2022. Learn more and apply A message from our outgoing Communications Director: Beloved FOCS Community! It's been an honor to have worked alongside the brilliant team at FOCS for the past 3 years. It is with deep appreciation and gratitude that I will be exiting my role this month to continue serving BIPOC-led community based organizations with our partner and fiscal sponsor RVC. It's been a great pleasure to witness and contribute to this beautiful community over the years and to be welcomed and supported in return. While leaving is bittersweet, I look forward to continuing to support the FOCS community in other capacities! Please share this opportunity! It's a great position for a creative communicator and community builder who is looking to work with families of color and create platforms for their stories, joy, and knowledge, and advocate for systems that truly serve their needs.   Thank you 💕 - Jess (they/them)   Spring Parent Groups Sign up for Spring 2022 parent groups today! This Spring we are offering our Black Moms group for Black moms with children of all ages living in Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue, Sammamish, or Issaquah. Build community with other Eastside Black moms! Schedule for Spring Newborns and Waddlers coming soon. 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! Save the date! We're excited to be a community co-presenter for the this year's SAAFF Storytime short film program! The 10th annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival will be happening from March 3-13. Early bird passes will be on sale from February 7-9, don't miss your chance to get a discounted virtual pass! Early Bird Full Festival Pass $100 (Full price: $120) Early Bird Shorts Pass $60 (Full price: $80) #SAAFF2022 will share 103 films, across 14 features, 12 shorts programs, 2 free programs. In addition to virtual programs, there will be limited drive-in screenings. Full line-up will be revealed on February 10th when tickets go on sale! Resources Visit Seattle: In-person and virtual experiences honor Seattle’s Black & African American community   Support Black businesses with Seattle Green Book! Seattle Green Book is Seattle’s Black business directory. Free and open to Black-owned and co-owned businesses and people holding space for the Black community around the Puget Sound.   Feb 3, 6-8pm: Young Gifted & Black Showcase (online) Students carry on the tradition of Nina Simone by making the cse for how to uproot institutional racism in education. Dancers, poets, filmmakers, singers, and speakers come together to share the four national demands of the Black Lives Matter at School movement: End "zero tolerance discipline, and implement restorative justice Hire more Black teachers Mandate Black History and Ethnic Studies K-12 curriculum Fund counselors not cops Wa Na Wari is offering free meals every Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday Pick up from 4-6pm at 911 24th Ave, Seattle WA 98122   At-home tests and masks available and 8 King County Libraries   Get up to 3 free N95 masks at your local pharmacy   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   UPTOPIA Washington Community Food Pantry & Gender Affirming Closet Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, call 206-899-1065 to schedule an appointment   More ways to connect Join our Facebook group Host a FOCS race & equity workshop Donate and invest in our work Copyright © 2022 Families of Color Seattle, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.