#KindnessMatters CV! This week, public schools observe Yellow Ribbon Week. Its focus on suicide prevention is so very important, but because some find it too hairy for young students, the emphasis in GUSD schools is on kindness. The district has partnered with Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital in the #GreatKindnessChallenge, and our local schools are […]
Hi, CV! Update: Oklahoma legislators asked their attorney general to pull the state from the lawsuit charging Colorado with violating federal supremacy for selling marijuana because they support states’ rights. While this doesn’t mean they support Colorado’s action, it means they oppose a strong federal government more. New data: Ypulse, my link to millenials ages […]
Hi, CV! Happy 2015! Did you know 23 states and DC have medical marijuana laws? Have you heard about AB26 giving California’s Alcoholic Beverage Control regulatory authority over our own industry? Washington is about to open its adult recreational marijuana shops, and Colorado retailers have been in business for a year. A new SurveyUSA poll […]
Hi, CV! Merry Christmas from all of us at CV Alliance! Our gift to you comes from President Barack Obama. He reminds us to hold loved ones dear. “All Americans deserve to live long and full lives, and every child should have the chance to seize his or her future. But throughout our Nation, too […]
Hi, CV! We’ve been CV Alliance for a year! And it’s been a year since we premiered our new website. Again, I want to spotlight Melinda Clarke for coming up with “CV Alliance” and thank Melinda, Joe Allen, Kim Beattie and Brian Landisi for working on content and layout. It’s my job to keep it […]
Hi, CV! On behalf of CV Alliance, we wish the Falcons the best of luck on your road to state. If you are watching football as I am, you are undoubtedly familiar with the anti-domestic violence commercials starring NFL players, #NoMore. If you want to learn more about this topic, come out tonight for the […]
Hi, CV! We started our Teen Trials & Tribulations program to bring topics of broad interest to CV. In November we discussed emotional intelligence. Daniel Goleman identified five components of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, internal motivation, empathy and social skills (www.sonoma.edu). Melina Sardar, MA, illustrated this concept by sharing a story. A cousin who bullied […]
Hi, CV! Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 23-31) was kicked off by a well-attended event on Thursday evening at Roosevelt Middle School. The event was the idea of Glendale police and Kevin Cordova-Brookey, Glendale Council PTA member and local dad. The tone of the evening was set by two young women living at Phoenix House, a […]
Hi, CV! We focused recently on screens, technology and social media. We learned to be careful with our posts, to set limits on time spent online, to hold family time sacred, and to use technology by boys and girls within peer groups. My daughter follows video personalities, so instead of wondering what she’s up to, […]
Hi, CV! When we decided we wanted to have a daytime program for those parents who couldn’t make a nighttime meeting, we thought about having a book club. Our target audience was elementary school parents who weren’t necessarily thinking about drugs and alcohol but who wanted to talk about issues facing them. After discussion, we […]