161Randy’s Gift Drive and its virtual changes featured in The San Mateo Daily JournalDecember 18, 2020 The San Mateo Daily Journal featured StarVista and the annual Randy’s Gift Drive in an article highlighting how San Mateo County organizations are pivoting to host COVID-safe holiday gift drives this season. “Annual holiday gift drives have been a long-held tradition for many San Mateo County agencies but COVID-19 safety concerns have complicated gift collections while compounding community needs this time of year…” Read the full article here….
162Café de Padres…Diciembre 18 : Esta semana hablamos sobre COVID-19 y el impacto en las tradiciones latinx durante los dias festivos. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre los temas tratados, comuníquese con Eric Valladares, LMFT, eric.valladares@star-vista.org. Nos gustaría agradecer a Friends for Youth, Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center, Help Me Grow, CORA y CARON por ser parte de nuestros cafés para padres. Estamos orgullosos de asociarnos con agencias que se dedican a servir a la comunidad con valiosos recursos. También estamos agradecidos con todas…
163Gratitude for the New Year…or the everyday things (like having running water and electricity in our home). Either way, gratitude serves as a reminder that there are many things – some that we may not think about very often – we have going well for us in life. I wish you all a happy new year. Stay safe, and be well. Check out the San Mateo County Pride Center’s website for more blogs from program staff! Visit www.sanmateopride.org. Read the original blog post here….
164StarVista’s 55th AnniversaryFor 55 years, StarVista has been empowering individuals, inspiring hope, and strengthening communities. Our counseling, crisis prevention, youth housing, and early childhood programs help tens of thousands of people in our community each year. 30 Programs 41,000+ people served annually 12 Service Areas HISTORY Since 1966, StarVista programs have transformed the lives of children, teens, adults, families, and the communities where they live. StarVista became what it is today through the extensive merging of local agencies throughout the county, all…
165History of StarVista…reputation and services proved to be strong, there was a lack of brand presence in the community. In 2011, YFES changed its name to StarVista, in the hopes of bringing about awareness to the agency, its values, services, and support it offers to the community. In 2017, Pyramid joined the StarVista family and added highly specialized services in the area of alcohol and other drugs, including mental health/counseling, prevention, outreach, and treatment to StarVista’s service areas and its programs. Along…
166Meet Dr. Daryl Tilghman!…maximizing their effectiveness in the lives of the clients we serve. What are your thoughts/concerns regarding health disparities in the African American community? The Health disparities in the African American community are numerous and well-documented. My greater concern is the lack of resources provided to address these disparities, and an ongoing State and Federal commitment to working towards a permanent solution to these disparities. Black History Month is in February. Are there any historical African American figures that you admire…
167A Message From Our CEO – January 2021…partners, and the community at large, and to live up to our responsibility to support our communities, those who are vulnerable, and the healthcare providers who are on the front lines of this pandemic. To do our part as an agency to protect staff, and those in the community we care for, we have refined our COVID-19 protocols and guidelines to assist in navigating COVID-19 related occurrences and have implemented a variety of viral mitigation procedures agency-wide at all StarVista…
168Black History Month 2021…History: History.com Black History Month African American History Month Black History Themes National Geographic Kids African American Heroes NAACP – Carter G. Woodson Black Pioneers in Mental Health Mental Health Resources: NAMI African American Mental Health ADAA Mental Health Resources for the Black Community Caminar Black History Month and African American Mental Health MHA Black and African American Communities and Mental Health StarVista Black Lives Matter Resources Events: San Mateo County Pride Center Black History Month Intergenerational Dinner Oakland Black…
169El Centro de Crisis…El sitio web proporciona información de salud mental y recursos locales comunitarios, las 24 horas del día. Adolescentes pueden enviar preguntas vía correo electrónico, y respuesta serán contestadas en el sitio web. Presentaciones Educativas El Centro de Crisis brinda presentaciones gratuitas de salud mental, en las escuelas y en la comunidad. Esto talleres cubren temas que incluyen salud mental, mitos y hechos del suicidio, factores de riesgo, señales de advertencia y como hablar con alguien que tiene tendencias suicidas. Para…
170What Does “StarVista” Mean?…our commitment to the communities we serve. “Star” for representing trust, direction, guidance, hope, and optimism. We help tens of thousands of people in our community each year through over 30 counseling, crisis prevention, youth housing, and outreach programs. We believe that everyone has the power to change their life. “Vista” for sight, perspective, view “not just of where you have been, but where you are going.” In Spanish, “vista” means “view.” From substance abuse and thoughts of suicide to…