- Behind the Scenes at the Napa Food Bank: James Hill's Story of Service and Hope
- Announcing this Year's Give!Guide Participating Nonprofit Organizations
- Inspiring Inclusion: August is Teen Mental Health Awareness Month
- Spotlight on Local Nonprofits
- Highlights from CanDo's Community Calendar
- Compost Corner: Compost - SB 1383 Food Recovery Goal in Napa
- Quick Tip: Protect Yourself from Audiocloning and Deep Fakes
- Bits & Pieces: Revolutionary Hate Speech Coverup in Italy
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Featured Project: Napa Food Project
Behind the Scenes at the Napa Food Bank: James Hill's Story of Service and Hope
by Frances Knapczyk, Napa Food Project Steering Committee Member
| | | | You can volunteer for one of our dynamic projects, even for just an hour or two, or help one of the many local organizations we support. Each individual action connects to others. Together, we‘re making our Valley and world better. | | |
August is Teen Mental Health Awareness Month
By Hannah Wallenbrock, CanDo’s Pro-Inclusion Napa
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This national awareness month is organized by This Is My Brave, Inc., which promotes and advocates for teen mental health and well-being. This Is My Brave collaborates with partner organizations, mental health professionals, educators, and community members throughout August to raise awareness for the mental health struggles specific to high school-aged youth in the community.
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For many teens, the changes and decisions that define their lives during this period can be stressful and overwhelming. Navigating social situations, academics, and changing bodies puts a lot of pressure on them, so it is not surprising that signs of mental health conditions often emerge during this stage of life!
About half of all people who experience a mental health condition in their lifetime begin experiencing symptoms before the age of 14, though they may not receive help until several years later. It can be even harder for young people who live in a low-income household or who are part of communities that experience prejudice, racism, exclusion, or marginalization.
| | This is My Brave shows were presented in the Napa Valley in 2017 and again in 2020. See some of our awesome local young people telling their stories inThis Is My Brave Napa Valley 2020 Highlight Reel | | In addition to impairing physical and mental health once in adulthood, untreated adolescent mental health conditions lead to fewer opportunities for fulfilling adult lives. Among 15-19 year olds in high school, suicide ranks third among the leading causes of death. This is not helped by the enduring stigma surrounding poor mental health as well as the stigma around seeking help to treat it. Thus, it is crucial that a supportive, understanding environment is created for teens to safely express their emotions and to seek help. The importance of building a supportive community for teen mental health cannot be overstated. This is a role for schools, parents, healthcare providers, and the community at large. | | |
Because many teens don’t have a lot of exposure to all the different mental health tools and resources that are available to them, Mentis is once again hosting their annual Youth Mental Health Festival. This event showcases wellness activities that youth can engage with, allowing them to learn what is out there and (most importantly) what works best for them. It is a free event and you can RSVP for your teen or yourself here.
WHAT: Youth Mental Health Festival
WHEN: Saturday, August 23rd from 11am to 2pm
WHERE: Mentis Wellness Campus on 1272 Hayes Street in Napa.
Teens Connect is a program of Mentis that supports the mental health and wellness of young people and is led by our diverse Teen Councilmembers, who attend various high schools in Napa County. Our Teens Connect program offers access to a variety of wellness events and activities, and any young person ages 13-19 can join.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI Solano and Napa Counties Service Area— office in Fairfield
Contact information and events: family support groups, NAMI Connection
Call our HelpLine at 800-950-6264, text 'NAMI' to 62640, or email helpline@nami.org. In a crisis, call or text 988.
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MUSIC AND MEMORIES - 19TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Sponsor: Providence Community Health Foundation Napa Valley
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DAY/DATE/TIME:
Friday, September 5, 6-10PM
LOCATION: Signorello Estate, 4500 Silverado Trail, Napa
COST: $495 per ticket
FFI:
Email Jennifer.mcconnehey@providence.org, call 707.254.4157 or visit their website
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR EDUCATION STATION AND STORY TIME
Sponsor: Community Resources for Children and Napa Farmers Market
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DAY/DATE/TIME:
Every Tuesday through October 28th
LOCATION: Napa Farmers Market, 1100 West Street, Napa
FFI:
Email fvillasenor@crcnapa.org, call 707.253.0321 or visit their website
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NAPASAN OPEN HOUSE
Sponsor: Napa Sanitation District
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DAY/DATE/TIME:
Thursday, September 13 10AM-2PM
LOCATION: 1515 Soscol Ferry Road, Napa
FFI:
Email sturnipseed@napasan.com, call 707.258.6002 or visit their website
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sunday, 6PM for the following Tuesday's edition.
FFI: Learn more and submit your event here.
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Looking for Local Volunteer Opportunities?
VolunteerNow.org, maintained by the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) connects local community members with the causes they are passionate about.
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Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, and Other Ways to Support Our Local Nonprofits | | | |
Compost Corner
Napa Recycling provides answers to your questions about recycling, composting, and the like.
Is Napa on Target to Meet the 2025 Food Recovery Goal of CA SB 1383?
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Q: California's statewide mandatory organic waste collection bill, SB 1383, came into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, with the goal that not less than 20 percent of edible food that is currently disposed of is instead recovered for human consumption by 2025. Is California on target to meet that goal by the end of the year? What about Napa County and City?
~ Karen
A: Yes, along with universal food composting collection, edible food recovery is one of the main focuses of SB 1383 as we work to keep organic waste out of landfills.
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As part of the law, large (tier 1) and mid-scale (tier 2) businesses that generate edible food needed to have established programs with edible food recovery organizations by the beginning of 2022 and 2024, respectively. Napa County and City of Napa staff have been working with local businesses to notify them of the programs and help set up arrangements with our local food recovery organizations [see box about one of those organizations], so that they can capture edible food for redistribution.
~Tim Dewey-Mattea, Recycling & Public Education Manager
| | Feeding It Forward works to reduce waste and alleviate hunger in Napa County through collaborative efforts. We rescue excess fresh food from donors and deliver it to organizations fighting hunger in our community. CanDo is proud to partner with FIFNV through our Food Rescue Team. | | | |
A Message from Napa Recycling and Waste Services
When food scraps, yard waste and other organic materials go to a landfill, their decomposition produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The production of methane is due to anaerobic decomposition, the absence of oxygen.
A compost pile on the other hand decomposes aerobically, with oxygen, and primarily produces carbon dioxide. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions can help reduce impacts from climate change.
More about Curbside (Industrial) Composting
More about Home Composting
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Quick Tip
Audiocloning and Deep Fakes are Eerily Accurate. Protect Yourself.
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Use a Safe Word to Thwart AI Scams
AI can be used to clone voices and even create deepfake videos, so we all need to be vigilant about any incoming communication, from emails and texts to calls and FaceTimes. These tools allow criminals to replicate the voices of family members, coworkers, and even government officials with eerie accuracy. All that is required is a short audio or video clip.
However, by creating a safe word as a preventative measure, you can stop AI-empowered scams in their tracks.
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Bits & Pieces
Video: Revolutionary Hate Speech Coverup in Italy
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Italy has seen a resurgence in graffiti depicting neo-fascism and far-right ideology. But one street artist is fighting back — with giant paintings of pumpkin tortellini and parmesan cheese.
For the past 10 years, Pier Paolo Spinazzè, known as “CIBO,” has protested the rise of the far right by painting images of Italian food over neo-fascist graffiti around his hometown of Verona.
See more of Cibo's art here.
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