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A New Year with New Opportunities
Another year is ending, and many of us are gathering up willpower to create a new set of New Year's resolutions. New Year's resolutions are a bit like making candy: They're fun to do, but often messy and complicated. Each year, roughly one in three Americans resolve to better themselves in some way. Changing behavior - whether it's eating less, exercising more, or whatever else - is really, really difficult.
We often set resolutions that are self-focused on physical change in appearance or health. We feel as though we've failed in the previous year, and somehow the mysterious date of January 1 allows for a fresh start. There is voluminous evidence that those countless little decisions we are forced to make every single day - take a cookie or leave it; go to the gym or stay at home to watch TV -, when added up, lead us to fail or succeed.
This year, let us collectively focus on one simple change that carries positive implications throughout the world.
Be you: I've heard the statement "just be yourself" time and time again. It sounds amazing, and have often wished that I could do just that. I have realized that our true self is who we really are when we let go of all the stories, labels, and judgements we have placed upon ourselves. Essentially, it's who we are naturally without the masks and pretentiousness.
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Get in touch with your inner child. Play, have fun, enjoy the moment, do cartwheels in the front yard. Be happy in the moment.
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Become more aware of your thoughts. Negative thoughts quickly enter our space throughout the day, often without us even being aware. After so long, our reality begins to take shape based on all of these conditioned thinking patterns.
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Calm down and laugh a bit. Stop worrying about the worst, especially in social situations. Relax, breathe, and enjoy each experience as it comes.
"Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be." - Alan Watts
More than ever, we need to be nicer to each other, spread more love than hatred, and be there for our fellow human beings. Deep down, we are all the same. Let the joy and excitement of this Holiday Season carry on long after we've taken down the decorations and swept up the confetti.
With gratitude,
Richard Abrusci
Director, 2-1-1 Sacramento
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CalFresh Application Assistance - 2-1-1 Sacramento
2-1-1 or 916-498-1000 or 800-500-4931
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2-1-1 Sacramento is leading the way in phone-based outreach and application assistance for Calfresh. We are helping to connect people who might be eligible for the program in the easiest way possible. We can complete a CalFresh application over the phone or provide in-person assistance. We then help guide you in the next steps to send your necessary documentation directly to the County. Our over-the-phone program is especially beneficial for those who are disabled, elderly, homebound or lack transportation or childcare and cannot go to the County office to apply during office hours.
CalFresh is a program funded by the USDA to help improve health and nutrition of low income families. CalFresh can stretch food dollars, allowing families and individuals to buy more fruit, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and other healthy foods. Currently, 4.3 million Californians are enrolled in CalFresh, with an estimated additional 3.2 million that are income-eligible, but not utilizing the program. Many people are currently experiencing food insecurity and hunger instead of participating in CalFresh.
Cal Fresh is for all types of people that fit within the eligibility guidelines. CalFresh is not only for mothers or families with children. Fathers, single adults, people with disabilities and seniors may also be eligible for CalFresh. If a parent is ineligible, he or she can apply on behalf of his or her child(ren).
Call 2-1-1 to schedule an in-person appointment or for application assistance by phone.
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Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services, in partnership with Yolo and Placer emergency agencies, provides a state-of-the-art emergency alert system known as Sacramento Alert. The system provides information to residents about emergency events quickly and through a variety of communication methods.
Participants will receive alerts that are critical and time-sensitive, including flooding, levee failures, severe weather, disaster events, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods in specific geographic locations.
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Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
916-278-6040
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A recent report estimated that 10 to 33 percent of prescribed medicines are not consumed. With the lack of safe and secure disposal options, consumers traditionally have had the option of trashing, flushing or storing these medicines in the home. Numerous studies have documented the widespread consequences of improperly stored and disposed medicines, including the impacts on water quality and public health.
Following the lead of Canada, France, Spain and others, local governments in the United States are beginning to implement pharmaceutical Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws which require pharmaceutical manufactures to manage their products' waste at end-of-life. To comply with such legislation, pharmaceutical manufactures and others in the product chain will manage and fund take-back programs to securely collect unwanted medicines to ensure the collected materials are properly managed.
While Sacramento County has not formally mandated such a program, the California Product Stewardship Council has helped established 11 Medicine Take-Back and Collection locations throughout Sacramento County, all available to the public free of charge.
While following your New Year's resolution to declutter and become more organized, take a minute to locate
the nearest collection site, or call 2-1-1 for assistance. Let's work together to keep these medicines out of our landfill and waterways.
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Child Abuse Prevention Center (CAPC)
916-244-1906 Information and Referral Line
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The Child Abuse Prevention Center (CAPC) is an important resource in our community. CAPC provides a free Information & Resource line, which promotes resources available for prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect by providing support and direct linkages to community resources for families within Sacramento County. CAPC educates the community about how to prevent infant deaths through the Mandated Child Abuse Reporter training. CAPC recently released the Child Death Review Team (CDRT) report for 2013-2014. This report helps to obtain funding for programs to reduce child deaths in Sacramento County.
CAPC works closely with the Birth & Beyond Family Resource Centers in Sacramento County. Birth & Beyond is funded through First 5 Sacramento and DHHS. Services at the Birth & Beyond Family Resource Centers include: court-approved parenting classes, in-home visitation and support, car seat safety workshops, nutrition classes, baby bonding classes, and other stress-reducing activities. Birth & Beyond offers Safe Sleep Baby workshops, which provides education on safe sleep practices for babies and free cribs to expecting parents and new parents in need.
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Are you a listed service provider in the 2-1-1 database? If so, go
online
to add, change or update your information. You can also
notify
the 2-1-1 Resource Department of any outdated or incorrect information. The process is quick and easy, and ensures accurate service delivery to our mutual clients.
Thank you!
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After using our online database one of our clients took our database survey. They wrote
"2-1-1 Sacramento is one of the most valuable tools I utilize to share resources with our clients, most of whom are low income and underserved."
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8001 Folsom Boulevard
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Sacramento, CA 95826
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(916) 447-7063
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