Sequoia Adult School Newsletter

Sequoia Adult School will be having a Drive thru Graduation this year!

Mark your Calendars for: June 25, 2021

More details to come in the upcoming weeks.

Are you looking for a new job or career opportunity? Visit our new online Job Board.

If you would like to have some help applying, please reach out to Liliana Campos and she can assist you with the entire process.

Liliana Campos

Transition Advisor

Call/text: 650-503-3848

Email: lcampos@seq.org

Hosted by Upward Scholars

Conversation Club is an opportunity for you as students to build confidence in your English conversation skills via a safe, friendly, and welcoming environment.

We ask our volunteer Friends who attend Conversation Club to focus on conversation topics that stimulate and inspire your educational journey, including what you are studying and your goals. However, this is not a time for our Friends to ask you about topics that might stir emotional or painful memories. Specifically, we ask our Friends not to ask you about your immigration experience, such as why you came to the United States, how you got here, or your immigration status.

Our next virtual Conversation Club takes place:

April 30, 2021

6:30 to 7:45 pm

To attend, please RSVP by April 23rd

And, if you have friends and colleagues who would like to volunteer with Upward Scholars to help students practice their English conversation skills, FRIENDS (volunteers) can RSVP here.

Hosted by South San Francisco Adult Education

A four-day FREE event that gives job seekers and employers an opportunity to meet one another, establish professional relationships, and discuss potential jobs or internships.

Organizations/Employers who will be at Job Fair:

• Alameda Unified School District
• Arosa (Home Health Care Service)
• Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County
• California Staffing Services
• ChildCare Careers
• Footsteps Child Care
• Little Hugs Preschool
• Restoration Management Company
• Santamaria Law Firm
• South San Francisco Parks & Recreation
• South San Francisco Unified School District
• Temporary Tot Tending
• The Children's Place [Childcare]
• United States Postal Service

Dates:

1. Wednesday, April 28, 2021 (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
2. Friday, May 7, 2021 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
3. Friday, May 14, 2021 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
4. Monday, May 17, 2021 (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

Please visit link below to see what dates certain employers will be available.

BACKGROUND:

Sponsored Employment Program (SEP) is a crime
prevention initiative that provides summer employment, mentoring and community connectedness

opportunities for young people at highest risk. SEP especially seeks to hire EPA/EMP youth and young adults with challenges to
employment such as no work experience, involvement in the juvenile justice system, limited or no
English language skills, foster care, teen parenting, no high school diploma/GED (over age 18) or low
income. Additionally, SEP is also looking for young people with high interest in technology, business,
creative and industrial arts, and social and civic engagement.

INFORMATION AT A GLANCE:

• Young people Ages 14-24
• Must be residents of East Palo Alto (EPA)/ Belle Haven / East Menlo Park (EMP)
• Must have documentation to work in the United States (examples on last pages of the application)
• Paid internship in the summer
• Program includes Job Readiness Training and Peer mentor/alumni of SEP.
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Deadline for all applications and resumes is Wednesday, May 12, 2021. For more information

call Samuel Tavera at 650.980.1809 or stavera@1epa.org.

The Career Readiness and Job Placement team at Skyline College understands that the pandemic has caused different challenges within the community, specifically job loss, lay-offs, completing your certificate or degree and searching for a job under these difficult dynamics. They are here to help! Join in on the zoom meetings for creating resumes, or job interview preparedness. Get Work Now is designed to assist individuals in landing their DREAM JOB.(See flyer for dates of workshops)

Thursday, April 22. Limited in-person and express services will be offered, as library hours will be expanded while continuing curbside pick-up programs.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a career change or entering the job market for the first time. They conduct weekly virtual job fairs to share their job opportunities and provide step-by-step instructions on how to apply online. To attend, participants need to register onEventbrite: https://usps_jobfair.eventbrite.com. See below for Virtual Job Fair Schedule

Hello, If you or anybody you know are interested in receiving the MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE, Sequoia Adult School has been given a limited number of access codes to register residents who live in North Fair Oaks as well as some areas in Redwood City. Vaccine clinics are open during the weekends. Open to anybody over 18 years old who live in the above areas!

Text Liliana Campos, with your name, number of people interested, and your address so she can verify if you qualify.

Liliana- 650-503-3848

If you qualify, you will either given an access code, or be given a waitlist number for the following week if spots are full.

A long-term consequence of this pandemic is that more in our community are facing mental health issues from the stresses during the last year – financial, health and other. Join us for FB Live to hear from professionals on what can be done to help our youth and loved ones suffering from mental health issues and hear about important resources.

Una consecuencia a largo plazo de esta pandemia es que más en nuestra comunidad están enfrentando problemas de salud mental debido al estrés del último año: financiero, de salud y otros. Únase a nosotros en FB Live para escuchar a los profesionales sobre lo que se puede hacer para ayudar a nuestros jóvenes y seres queridos que sufren problemas de salud mental y conocer recursos importantes.

Immigrants are eligible for COVID-19 relief benefits regardless of their status. We know many are facing challenges due to the pandemic and there are many resources to support them. Thanks to Protecting Immigrant Families and Keep Your Benefits, they have created a list of resources with a description of what's available, immigrant eligibility and public implications.

View the resource list in English HERE, in Spanish HERE, and in Chinese HERE.

Unfortunately, we have experienced so many implications of COVD. One of those implications is the death of a relative, friend, or neighbor due to COVID. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. FEMA (a federal and state program) mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. FEMA is dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.

Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. FEMA will start taking applications April 12 More info here