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First Five Lake promotes 'Hope' framework and child-abuse prevention events in Clearlake
Summary
First Five Lake executive director Samantha Bond described local Hope-framework trainings, a pinwheel garden challenge, two children's festivals (April 11 and April 25), a placemat art contest with local businesses, and a countywide children's memorial flag to be displayed during April.
Samantha Bond, executive director of First Five Lake, told the Clearlake City Council on April 2 that local trainings are introducing the 'Hope' framework — a resilience-based approach emphasizing supportive adult relationships, safe environments and community connections — and highlighted child-abuse prevention activities planned for April.
Bond said training sessions in Lake County are sold out for the scheduled April session and more will be offered later. She described a pinwheel garden challenge (blue pinwheels are the national symbol for child-abuse prevention) inviting community groups to create displays countywide; the traveling trophy was previously held by Lake County Probation. Bond announced two children's festivals and associated advocacy walks: April 11 at the new skate park in Lakeport and April 25 at Austin Park, both from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. She also described a placemat art contest whose winners' artwork appears on restaurant placemats at participating local businesses.
A longtime child-protective-services worker identified as Rob also addressed the council and praised the Hope framework as a positive, prevention-oriented complement to earlier adverse-childhood-experiences work.
Bond asked the council to consider children's needs in policy and budget decisions, requested that agencies fly the children's memorial flag during April and described a final flag-raising ceremony on the fourth Friday of April.
