Announcements
It's almost October birthday season, when so many CAN folks celebrate! (Are Libras drawn to helping professions?) - send them lots of love this month <3
Tyla Tolbert, Associate Director of Bryant Educational Programs- October 2
Lydia Johnson, Bryant Program Assistant- October 2
Louey Guillen, Deputy Director- October 11
Devyn Kadlec, AmeriCorps VISTA- October 12
Valerie Muthuswami, Director of Volunteers- October 17
Madelynn Mileski, Creekside Court Program Assistant- October 17
Spirit Dorsey, Bryant Program Assistant- October 17
Klay Krogol, AmeriCorps VISTA- October 18
Krystal Steward, Environmental Sustainability Senior Outreach Specialist- October 19
Katie Lampen, Director of Operations- October 22
Nimsi Paavo, Environmental Sustainability Outreach Specialist- October 22
Summer Eubank, Green Baxter Court Program Assistant- October 30
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Upcoming Events-
October 5 - AAPS Student Count Day
We always encourage students to attend school as much as possible, but really emphasize the importance of attendance for this day
October 17-18 - UM Fall Study Break
Please let your supervisor know if you plan to work or not on these days in advance so they can determine if they have enough staff to operate ASP
October 20 - AAPS Early Release Date
ASP may be closed at your location, make sure to connect with your supervisor for your site-specific details
October 27 - LCS Half-Day
Please connect with Kayla to determine whether ASP will be open or closed this day
November 8 - AAPS & EMU Closed, No School
ASP will likely be closed for Ann Arbor-based locations, please connect with your supervisor to determine whether ASP is closed this day
November 23-25 - CAN Closed
ASP will likely be closed November 21-22, please connect with your supervisor to confirm (CAN is still open Monday & Tuesday)
All of CAN will be closed Wednesday-Friday
November 30 - AAPS Early Release
ASP may be closed at your location, make sure to connect with your supervisor for your site-specific details
Staff Meetings (*Meetings have been moved to Tuesdays at 12pm*)-
October 4, 12pm - Management Meeting / In-Person (with a virtual opt-in) @ Brick Community Center
October 11, 12pm - All Staff* Meeting / Virtual (Zoom)
October 18, 12pm - Management Meeting / Virtual (Zoom)
October 25 - Meeting Off Week
*Due to availability/scheduling, All Staff Meetings are required for Management and AmeriCorps VISTAs and optional for Program Assistants and Interns (although we highly encourage any PAs and Interns who are available to join!)
All of our staff meetings and CAN holidays are up on the CAN Google Calendar. If you are in our Google Group listservs (canvistas@googlegroups.com, caninterns@googlegroups.com, canprogramssistants@googlegroups.com, cansummerstaff@googlegroups.com & canmanagement@googlegroups.com) you should receive an invitation to any relevant staff meetings, events, etc.
If you are not in one of these listservs or cannot access the CAN Google Calendar, please email klampen@canwashtenaw.org so you can be added!
You can find a link to subscribe to the CAN Google Calendar at www.can-academy.org/staff-resources (CAN Calendar).
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Accessing CAN Materials-
Find resources you may need at www.can-academy.org/staff-resources and www.can-academy.org/general-resources
Tips & Tidbits
If you have access to HBO, I HIGHLY recommend watching Brené Brown's "Atlas of the Heart" series - specifically "Places We Go With Others - And the Framework For Meaningful Connections"
The emphasis of this episode is on how to practice empathy while maintaining healthy boundaries. In our profession, it can be so easy to take home the pain and trauma our families are experiencing and this is a great reminder for ways we can meet our families where they need to be met while also not enmeshing our own emotions.
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Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or comments (or highlights, announcements, etc.), please email Katie at klampen@canwashtenaw.org.
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