Our school district is committed to partnering with other districts throughout the county to create greater efficiencies. This high level of collaboration is coordinated by the Marin County Office of Education. The county-wide Efficiency and Effectiveness Committee has created this very brief video, as well as this website for the public to learn more about our work together. Examples include, but are not limited to: special education, emergency preparedness, school law enforcement partnership, district business services, and crisis response. Over the next few months, the Committee will be adding additional (brief) videos highlighting specific collaborations. We hope you take a moment check it out!

Please help us make this Holiday Merry & Bright for the youth in our community. We will be collecting new & wrapped toys for ages 0-12 years (labeled by age & gender).

Toy Drop Off

• Mondays: December 6 & 13, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Tuesdays: December 7 & 14, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Marin Community Clinic Administrative Office: 9 Commercial Blvd, Suite 101, Novato, CA 94949

For more information, please contact: Rosalinda Camacho, 415-786-8454, rcamacho@marinclinic.org

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December 27 - December 29, Monday - Wednesday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m

​Suggested Grade Level: Kindergarten - Fourth Grade

Early Bird Tuition if you register by December 10!

Learn more at www.girlsforce.org

​​​ ​For questions and scholarship inquires please e-mail hilary@girlsforce.org.

Auditions for the Marin Group of the San Francisco Boys Chorus will be held Saturday, January 8 in San Rafael. Boys ages 5 to 12 with unchanged voices are encouraged to apply. K or Pre-K boys are automatically accepted into the Junior Chorus and do not need to audition.

Boys receive vocal training and gain music appreciation, self-confidence, and self-discipline. Boys trained by the San Francisco Boys Chorus have performed in San Francisco Opera productions since 1948, in addition to touring domestically and internationally. They appear annually on television and participate in professional recordings. For more information or to sign up to schedule an audition visit www.sfbc.org/auditions or call 415-861-7464 x. 105

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The December soccer clinics will be led by Kentfield Futból Club Coaching Director & 2x World Cup player, Edwin Tenorio and current pro goalkeeper for Sacramento Republic, Carlos Saldaña.

They are launching two soccer clinic programs. Parents have the flexibility to sign up for Tuesdays or Thursdays or both days:

• December Soccer Clinics
• January & February Soccer Clinics

Space will be limited, so please sign up now.

Clinic times:

KG, 1st & 2nd: 3pm-4pm

3rd & 4th: 4pm-5pm

View flyer: Kentfield Girls Softball Registration 2021-2022

Find out more: www.maringirlssoftball.org/kentfield

New Family Registration for the Tidalwaves Swim Team opens January 9, 2022.
Tidalwaves is open to all swimmers ages 5 through 18. The season runs from late February through the end of June at the Redwood High School pool.
Please visit www.gowaves.com for more information.

Currently there is information/petition circulating in the community opposing the site selection and suggesting that our Board will be deciding on the project this month. I write today to clarify some of the misinformation included in the petition, and also to let folks know that no action or decision on this project will be made till late January if indeed the project receives state approval.

Specifically: we anticipate hearing from the State in late December/early January whether the Eliseo Site is awarded a Homekey grant. If awarded, a hearing of the Board of Supervisors (BOS) will be scheduled in late January in order to formally approve acceptance of the grant. If approved,Episcopal Community Services (ECS) will have 12 months/one year from date of award to complete improvements to the site and begin moving residents into the new housing.

I will be holding a third community zoom in early to mid-January (date to be announced soon) before the January BOS meeting date in order to update residents, hear comments and concerns and answer questions.

Katie Rice
Marin County Supervisor, District 2

On Thursday, November 18, the County of Marin, Episcopal Community Services, and Opening Doors Marin co-hosted a webinar forum geared towards providing parents/guardians and staff of the Kentfield School District detailed information about the Project Homekey initiative planned for 1251 S. Eliseo Blvd.

Here is the recorded video of the event for your reference. If you would like to provide more questions for the agencies to answer please submit them here and responses will be included in a comprehensive FAQ.

You may receive regular updates about the project through registering here.

Marin County is offering our youth another means of mental health support through a crisis text line.

Text MARIN to 741741 for Support that Cares

If you are ever in need of support, Crisis Text Line is always available to offer help. Connect with a trained Crisis Counselor and share your feelings in a safe space. Text MARIN to 741741 for free, 24/7, confidential support that cares. Available in Spanish 2022.

Health hubs, we provide free and bilingual services such as food distribution, nutrition education, health screenings, and information about community organizations.

Food pantry items are provided by the SF-Marin Food Bank and by the ExtraFood.org Program, and the health screenings are provided by our wonderful nurses!

Everyone is welcome to attend the health hubs food pantry and to help us run it!

www.marinclinic.org/health-hubs

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This free helpline provides free trauma-informed, evidenced-based emotional support to parents, children and youth in any language via calls, text, live chat, and email.

• Available 7 days a week from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Parents can join a Weekly Online Support Group through the website: caparentyouthhelpline.org.
• Helpline #: 855-427-2736