Prevention Education Premiere’s Responsible Retailer Campaign Video
KYCC’s Prevention Education Unit presented its latest video for the Responsible Retailer Campaign (RRC) to showcase the program’s goals, efforts, and outreach process within the community. Read more
KYCC’s Prevention Education Hosts Overdose Awareness Day Event in MacArthur Park
On Wednesday, August 31, KYCC Prevention Education hosted the first International Overdose Awareness Day event in MacArthur Park! The first ever International Overdose Awareness Day was commemorated 20 years ago and is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Read more
Omicron Boosters are now here!
St. John’s is continuing their Community Clinic at The LA Fed! Happening every Thursday for free health screenings and Omicron vaccinations.
Health Alert: Counterfeit Pills Contaminated with Fentanyl Causing Drug Overdose
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health is issuing a health alert after four adolescents were found overdosed following purchasing counterfeit narcotic pills at Lexington Park, including one student found deceased on campus at Bernstein High School in Hollywood on September 13, 2022.
Please see the DEA Emoji Drug Decoder and the DEA’s One Pill website for more information!
Free Chol Soo Lee Streaming Exclusively on MUBI
The riveting true crime documentary FREE CHOL SOO LEE streams exclusively on MUBI from October 7.
This unmissable Sundance selection (from journalists Julie Ha & Eugene Yi) chronicles the story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean-American whose wrongful murder conviction ignited an unprecedented social movement. Drawing on rich archival footage and personal accounts, the film forms an urgent testament to the power of collective action and the human cost of incarceration.
Watch with thirty days free at mubi.com/kyccla.
October is…
Boss’s Day is Monday, October 17
Do something nice for your boss. HR Has Boss’s Day Cards if you need them. Ask Jasmine for one!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Get a Pink Ribbon from ADMIN while supplies last on 10-10-22.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Admin has Purple Bracelets (while supplies last) on 10-10-22.
Link to Domestic Violence Resources in Los Angeles
Fire Prevention Week is October 9 to October 15
Complete the crossword puzzle to enter to win a gift card.
You must submit your completed correct answers to Jasmine (via email) by Friday 10-14-22.
(Drawing will be held on Monday, 10-17-22).
ACROSS
2. To get away
4. Preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients.
5. Gives out bright light, heat, and smoke.
DOWN
1. Organizational or Prevention
2. To put out.
3. A cloudy gray or black mixture of air and carbon; produced by something that is burning.
We will learn and celebrate Dashain-Tika-Dawali-Navratri
Date: Friday 10-21-22 at Admin Office
Hosted by: Upasana Pandey and Sagar Patel
Email invite to follow.
DEI Corner: Global Diversity Awareness Month
Happy Global Diversity Awareness Month! Providing services in one of the most racially and ethnically diverse counties in the second most diverse state, it is important to acknowledge, understand, and honor our differences (census.gov).
The history of Global Diversity Awareness Month is elusive, but it’s been linked to the United Nations General Assembly adopting The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 (nationaltoday.com). More on that when December 10th comes around, which is the anniversary of UDHR and celebrated as International Human Rights Day!
Taking place in October, Global Diversity Awareness Month provides time to celebrate our differences, such as ability, culture, ethnicity, heritage, gender, religion, and sexual orientation. When we reflect on how our differences make us unique, we are able to experience and enjoy culture and expand our minds (vantagecircle.com). Moreover, diversity helps us to work in a global society, increases our knowledge, prepares us for career success, enhances social development, and enhances self-awareness (nationaltoday.com).
Here are some ways we can celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month from nationaltoday.com:
1. Connect with people: Make a friend on the other side of the world – Modern technology allows us to learn almost anything we want to learn about people’s lives through social media, and other online channels.
2. Learn about another culture: If you can’t experience the ‘real thing’ through travel or another person, indulge in listening to international music, or watching international movies (‘Nollywood’, or Nigeria’s film industry, produces approximately 50 new movies per week).
3. Make an effort to stay informed: Keeping up with global happenings and events may be emotionally tragic at times, but it can also be extremely informative in daily life, as we are all connected in one form or another.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
- October 8 – Miriam Ruiz
- October 8 – Alberto Soria
- October 9 – Chinyoung Farrey
- October 13 – Conzuelo Rodriguez
- October 14 – Hanna Kim
- October 23 – Celia Longlax
- October 23 – Dean Aviles
- October 27 – Aida Martinez
- October 31 – Jasmine Kim
- November 2 – Jenni Kuida
- November 2 – Torin Yee
- November 5 – Luis Cruz
- November 7 – Ernesto Navarro
- November 10 – Audrey Casillas
- November 11 – Luis Choi
- November 14 – Charisee Williams
- November 14 – Jin Rhee
- November 18 – Cristina Velazquez
- November 20 – Wayne Sugita
- November 21 – Hanna Yi
- November 22 – Jacob Cervera
- November 22 – Johng Ho Song
- November 23 – Gennesis Jerez
- November 24 – Bitna Lee
- November 28 – Jessica Gonzalez
Work Anniversaries
- October 3 – 6 years – Rudy Fortiz
- October 1 – 3 years – Kimberly Lucas
- October 4 – 18 years – Ernie Yoshikawa
- October 5 – 1 year – Nicholas Creason
- October 11 – 1 year – Davide Pigliacelli
- October 14 – 18 years – Tommy Rendon
- October 17 – 17 years – Luz Favela
- October 18 – 6 years – Audrey Casillas
- October 19 – 1 year – Betsaida Sambrano
- October 21 – 3 years – Seungmin Jackson
- October 21 – 3 years – Ellie Kim
- October 28 – 3 years – Upasana Pandey
- October 29 – 15 years – Nayon Kang
- November 1 – 1 year – Vincent Gordon
- November 2 – 7 years – Isabel Hernandez
- November 9 – 2 years – Alexa Kim
- November 12 – 2 years – Hye Won Baek
- November 15 – 1 year – Celia Longlax
- November 15 – 1 year – Dean Aviles
- November 15 – 1 year – Vanessa Sarmiento
- November 15 – 2 years – Javier Osorio
- November 16 – 1 year – Geraldin Alvara
- November 16 – 23 years – Miguel Lopez
- November 21 – 5 years – Jin Rhee
- November 28 – 4 years – Hanna Kim
- November 26 – 4 years – Melanie To
- November 30 – 13 years – Yun Pak
Did you know…
Only 17.4% of e-waste is known to be collected and properly recycled?
Help us get to 17.5% by bringing in your old electronics!
We’ve contracted with an e-waste recycler who will take computers, monitors, televisions, phones, fax machines, copiers, cd players, microwaves, etc.
If it plugs-in and no longer works, bring it to work and recycle it in an earth-friendly way.
You have until October 13, 2022, to drop off unwanted items at our KYCC KOA Suite 300 site.
The e-waste recycler will be here the following day.
Now you know!
The way it’s done
Some people say, “we’re not changing it, because this is the way it’s done.”
And some people say, “the way it’s done isn’t good enough, let’s make it better.”
In a given situation, you might encounter one or the other type of response. In fact, each of us might adopt one posture or the other.
It’s not “who”, it’s “what do they believe.”
It’s worth thinking about the beliefs of the person you’re talking to before you try to suggest making things better.
And it will help you understand the feedback someone else is giving you about your work as well.
– Seth’s blog
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