New Haven Unified School District E-News

Union City CA

14 September, 2021

9:14 PM

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Press release from the New Haven Unified School District: September 13, 2021 The e-News is a weekly newsletter from the New Haven Unified School District that highlights student and staff achievement and provides information on upcoming events. NHUSD Offering Free COVID Testing to Staff and Students The New Haven Unified School District continues to offer no- cost COVID testing to staff members and students at the Performing Arts Center located at James Logan High School, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 p.m.For more information, please click here. We Need Your Help! Generally, schools are funded based on the number of students that are enrolled in a school district and how often they come to school. There are additional pots of money available to support groups of students that have traditionally needed additional support such as foster, homeless, and students whose family income falls below a certain level. For each of these students, the district and school sites receive additional funding. Historically, the State has used the number of families that qualify for free or reduced cost school meals to determine our level of additional funding. Due to COVID-19, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued nationwide waivers to allow schools to provide free school meals to all students. As you can imagine, because of this waiver, we have seen significantly fewer families complete the Educational Benefit Form. Because fewer families have completed an Educational Benefit Form, we have actually seen a couple of schools become no longer eligible to receive these additional funds. There is still time to apply. If you believe your family may be eligible for Free or Reduced-Price meals, please consider completing the Educational Benefit application by clicking here. If you would like more information about this program or information about additional benefits you may qualify for, please click here. Union City Family Center Information The Union City Family Center is a hub of community resources located at 725 Whipple Road. We are currently open with safety protocols in place ~ please call our office for more information; and to find out when our food, clothing, hygiene and other urgent living resources may be available for distribution at our location; or visit our website. Food Distribution:Food Distribution at The Union City Family Center (725 Whipple Road) Friday 9/17, 10/22, 11/19, 12/17 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Drive-thru/masks required/while supplies last/truck space must be clear and able to open. Food Distribution at Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School (31100 Fredi Street) Wednesday 9/15, 9/29, 10/13, 10/27 from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Drive-thru/masks required/while supplies last/trunk space must be clear and able to open. Do you have a child age 0-5? The Union City Family Center in partnership with First 5 Alameda County invites you to participate in fun, safe, virtual activities preparing you and your child for school readiness and success! Check out the monthly calendar for weekly activities and events. Virtual Coffee Time for parents with children ages 0-5 with Martha Montufar. Latino Parent Advisory Meetings: We invite you to share your thoughts and voice. Our first meeting will be held via Zoom September 9, 2021 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM SparkPoint: Are you interested in working 1-on-1 with a personal Financial Coach to learn how you can gain control of your day-today finances, at no cost to you? BACH School Health Mobile Clinic at the Union City Family Center on 9/7, 9/14, 9/21 and 9/28 from 10:00 am - 3:30 p.m. Call ahead to make an appointment 510-770-8040 for Sports Physicals, School Enrollment Physicals, Annual Exams, and Immunizations (VFC Program Provider) for ages 2-24. The Union City Family Center and Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center have partnered to bring COVID-19 Vaccines to the following school sites.COVID-19 Vaccines available at Itliong Vera-Cruz Middle School on 9/22/21 1 pm - 5 pmCOVID-19 Vaccines available at James Logan High School on 9/15/21 1 pm - 5 pm COVID-19 Vaccines available at Our Lady of the Rosary for the month of September every Friday from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm, and Sundays from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. This press release was produced by the New Haven Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.