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December Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersDecember 11, 2018 Leave a comment

Highlights This last month, there’s been so much to highlight and be thankful for! But by far, I’m most proud of how our awesome KYJO team came together, took ownership, and despite many obstacles, completed our CARF national accreditation survey. Everyone, including our board, mental health personnel, direct care personnel, admins, main office personnel, foster parents, foster youth, and contracted partners, did their part to ensure we showed the CARF surveyors what we’re capable of. But as we pulled together,…

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February 2019 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersFebruary 15, 2019 Leave a comment

Highlights Last week, the KYJO team was blessed to attend the 2019 CA Alliance Executive’s Winter Conference. With the state mandating many changes regarding Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) and the Integration of Mental Health Services, it’s truly a blessing to be a part of the Alliance family. They help us make sense of all…

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February 2020 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersFebruary 10, 2020 Leave a comment

Highlights Last month, our residents hiked their way toward success! Check out these pictures from our January hiking trips and see more on our Facebook: Partner Spotlight Central Valley Sports Central Valley Sports was established in 2008 as a retail sporting goods store. It has since evolved into a professional screen printing and embroidery company…

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February 2021 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersFebruary 26, 2021 Leave a comment

Highlights This month KYJO would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of two Social Workers (SW) who have been going above and beyond to ensure the needs of our residents are taken care of. Santa Clara County SW Mary Lightholder and Merced County SW Francisco Mendoza are always quick to respond to emails and phone…

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January 2019 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersJanuary 15, 2019 Leave a comment

Highlights: Angel Tree Thank You … Thanks to our many wonderful Angel Tree sponsors and hosts, over sixty (60!) underprivileged youth received Christmas gifts this year – making 2018 a great KYJO Christmas. All our KYJO kids’ wishes were fulfilled, and we received some amazing presents, including Kindles, Beats headphones, a guitar, a Nintendo Switch,…

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January 2021 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersJanuary 28, 2021 Leave a comment

Highlights Virtual 2020 Celebration & Awards On January 14th, KYJO got together to look back on the year that was 2020. Everyone gathered together virtually to celebrate the accomplishments and outstanding acts of our staff during this past year. The get together took place via Zoom and included games and an award ceremony. Congratulations to…

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JULY NEWSLETTER

Monthly NewslettersJuly 30, 2018 1 Comment

BIG B.A.N.G. 2018 WEEKEND RE-CAP On July 14, we partnered with many local businesses to host the sixth annual Big B.A.N.G. Weekend. This event was designed to support underserved youth in the Central Valley. Over 350 youth spent the day training with NFL and College players alike. The event brought together former Fresno State football…

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June 2019 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersJune 14, 2019 Leave a comment

Highlights This month, we’ve been busily prepping for Big B.A.N.G. Weekend 2019, ensuring that everything’s set to run smoothly on the big days (July 12 and 13). That includes printing flyers, sharing videos, pitching to our partners, registering kids, connecting with NFL and college football players … it’s a LOT OF WORK, but we ARE…

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June/July 2021 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersSeptember 28, 2021 Leave a comment

Highlights BIG B.A.N.G. Weekend 2021 In an effort to ensure that KYJO can provide the Central Valley community the best BIG B.A.N.G. weekend possible. KYJO will be rescheduling this year’s event to August 20th & 21st. The format of the weekend will remain the same with an Open Mic Night on August 20th and the…

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March 2019 Newsletter

Monthly NewslettersMarch 13, 2019 Leave a comment

Highlights As we roll through March, mental health care is foremost on our minds. Our journey toward converting into a Short-Term Residential Treatment Program has taught us that we need to look at some aspects of our program through a different lens, and be open-minded enough to think differently. But also, we need to encourage…

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