If a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, a caregiver support group can offer an opportunity to connect with others.
In this facilitated support group, participants will connect with each other as they experience mindfulness practices designed to open the heart to compassionate caring and resiliency. Participants will discuss new information, share stories and discover a deepening connection with their growing caregiver community.
The Scotts Valley caregiver support group meets on the second Saturday of each month, with the next meeting set for Saturday, July 8, from 10 to 11:30am. These meetings will be held via telephone and Zoom until further notice.
To register or for more information about this and other support groups in the area, call 800-272-3900.
Speaker to discuss CalCare, healthcare for all
Ryan Skolnick, community organizer for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, will be the guest speaker for the Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County on Tuesday, July 11.
Skolnick is working on the campaign to pass CalCare, the most recent attempt to implement a single-payer health program in California. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Visit svslvdemocrats.org for the Zoom meeting link. Social time starts at 6pm, and the meeting begins at 6:30pm.
Cabrillo College seeks input on name change
The Cabrillo College Board Name Exploration Subcommittee has created additional opportunities for community feedback on Cabrillo’s name change, in the form of two online meetings via Zoom, to complement the one remaining in-person meeting in Felton in July.
All community members are invited to attend. During each forum, the top five potential finalists for a new name will be reviewed and the community will have the opportunity to discuss the finalists and to ask questions about the process, as well as to vote on their favorites.
The remaining in-person community forum is set for Wednesday, July 12, at 6pm at the Felton Library, 6121 Gushee St., in Felton,
The two new Zoom-based forums will be held on Thursday, July 13, (Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/86103659537) and Wednesday, July 19, (Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/86103659537).
The five finalist names are: Aptos College, Cajastaca College, Costa Vista College, Santa Cruz Coast College and Seacliff College. The community can vote on their favorite of the five finalist names at cabrillo.edu/governing-board/name-exploration-subcommittee/.
Call to artists for Children’s Crisis Stabilization Center
An artist will be selected to create a site-specific public art component for the new Children’s Crisis Stabilization Center in Santa Cruz County.
Located off Highway 1 at the southeast corner of Soquel and Chanticleer avenues on the Sheriff’s Public Safety Center campus, an existing 30,220-square-foot commercial building will be redesigned and renovated to include a Children’s Crisis Stabilization Unit and a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program.
The facility will be operated by the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency. Currently, there are no inpatient programs for youth who live in Santa Cruz County.
When completed, youth who are experiencing an acute emotional and psychiatric crisis will receive much-needed behavioral health programming in the least restrictive setting, in their own county.
The budget for the project is $91,000. A “Call to Artists” (includes detailed information about the RFP process), maps of potential public art locations and a sample contract are available on the County Parks website scparks.com/Home/AboutUs/WorkWithUs/CalltoArtists.aspx.
The deadline for submitting a proposal is July 14.
