Do you enjoy working with young children and their families? Tandem, Partners in Early Learning is looking for a new Community Learning Specialist (CLS) to join our Contra Costa County team. Reporting to the Program Supervisor, this role is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the StoryCycles and Early Learning Everywhere programs for the Contra Costa team. The CLS will manage a caseload of classrooms, facilitate workshops for families and educators, lead playgroups and Read Aloud demonstrations for children, and build relationships with early childhood educators and family-serving organizations across Contra Costa County. Additionally, the CLS will participate in organization-wide learning and collaboration, and will represent Tandem at community events and literacy fairs in Contra Costa County. Who You Are Committed to social justice and education Knowledgeable about early childhood education Experienced in facilitating workshops, speaking publicly, or teach...
Don’t compound tragic effect of COVID-19 on HIV The silent tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic is its devastating impact on people with other health conditions. For those illnesses, declining attention has persisted even as the threat of COVID-19 is declining. HIV provides a striking example of the setback — and how the effects are looming in the shadows. In December, President Biden set a goal of reducing new HIV infections to just 3,000 a year by 2030, a decline of more than 90 percent from current levels. That goal is achievable as long as Congress and the administration are putting the right policies in place and people can access and afford their medications. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to reduce HIV in America was meeting some success — for a combination of reasons, including the mobilization of resources to get people tested and into care and the development of improved antiretrovirals for treatment and of PrEP for prevention...