A Better Way Inc

11/11/2025

Our offices are closed today in observance of Veterans Day. We honor and thank all who have served — and their families — for the courage and sacrifices made in service to our country. 💙

11/06/2025

ONLINE TRAINING
Thurs, Nov 13th | 9:15a-1:15p
Supporting System-Involved Youth and Families in Navigating Conflict

Description:
Conflict is often avoided, feared, and seen as negative. In a world of “cancel culture” and hypercriticality on social media, the “good/bad” binary persists and perpetuates the idea that there is only one right way to exist.

How can we shift the concept of conflict and understand it as a means for deeper connection and more trusting relationships with one another and ourselves?

In this interactive workshop, participants will explore their own experiences with conflict in the way they were socialized from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood. We will look at models for giving and receiving feedback and engage in small group discussion about the way conflict pushes our shame buttons and how we can co-regulate and self-soothe to stay present and accountable.

The main goal of the course is to support the work providers and clinicians do with system-involved youth and families who are navigating conflict. We hope participants will leave with useful tools, language, and resources, as well as a deeper contextual framework for the “why” behind the complexity of conflict in personal, interpersonal, systemic, and cultural ways.

Trainers:
Jasmin Banaei and Lyssa Ichikawa

Sign In or Sign Up for more info and to register:
https://training.abetterwayinc.net/courses/8178

11/04/2025

🚨EMERGENCY FOOD DRIVE 🚨
We’re getting urgent requests from our clients for food assistance. Your donation will be used to deliver grocery store gift cards to families affected by SNAP funding delays.

Right now, families across the Bay Area are struggling to put meals on the table after losing vital SNAP support. For parents already doing their best, this loss means going without groceries—or skipping bills just to feed their kids. But you can change that. Your gift today gives a grocery gift c...

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween from A Better Way! 👻
Wishing everyone a night filled with laughter, imagination, and just the right amount of spooky fun!
Whether you’re trick-or-treating, passing out candy, or dressing up with your family, we hope your evening is safe, joyful, and full of sweet surprises.

💜 Thank you for helping make our community a kinder, brighter place — today and every day.

10/31/2025

If your children are trick-or-treating this year, keep them safe with these tips: ⚠️

- Add reflective tape to costumes so they’re easier to see.
- Make sure shoes fit and costumes are short enough so they don’t trip.
- Always have an adult go trick-or-treating with them.

https://bit.ly/3KP7iXj for more.

10/31/2025

🍎 Need Food Support? 🍇
If your SNAP (CalFresh) benefits are paused or you’re struggling to afford groceries, free food assistance is available now through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

TEFAP provides free groceries and shelf-stable food to low-income individuals and families across the Bay Area — no ID or citizenship proof required.

Here’s how to get help:
✅ Live in a Bay Area county.
✅ Self-certify that your income meets the guidelines (at or below 235% of the federal poverty level).
✅ Find your local food bank or pantry and ask about “TEFAP commodities” or “emergency food assistance.”
✅ Bring proof of address (like a utility bill) if asked.
✅ You can still use this program even if you already receive SNAP or WIC.

Find TEFAP distribution sites in California:
🔗 CA Dept of Social Services – Emergency Food Programs https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/fdu
🔗 USDA TEFAP Information https://www.fns.usda.gov/tefap/applicant-recipient

Let’s make sure no one in our community goes hungry.
💛 Please share this post to help spread the word.

10/30/2025

Bay Area folks: Call 211 if you are in immediate need of food assistance. For more information visit https://211bayarea.org

Call 211 If you are in immediate need of food assistance, please dial 2-1-1 from a phone and speak with someone about services available in your area (2-1-1 is a three-digit dialing code, similar to 4-1-1). Lines are open 24 hours a day. Most but not all areas provide 2-1-1…

10/30/2025

Restaurants across the Bay Area are offering free or discounted meals to families affected by SNAP (CalFresh) benefit delays. You can find a list here:
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area

Restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to those affected by the government shutdown.

10/28/2025

Every child experiences big emotions — what matters most is how we respond.

Here are 5 ways to help kids manage big feelings:
1️⃣ Listen first.
2️⃣ Name the feeling.
3️⃣ Breathe together.
4️⃣ Offer choices.
5️⃣ Practice patience and praise.

At A Better Way, we teach children and caregivers tools like these every day — because healing starts with connection. 💚

Learn more:

A Better Way offers expert, trauma-informed Mental Health Services to some of the Bay Area’s most vulnerable children, youths and families.

10/08/2025

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉
We’re celebrating the strength, culture, and heart of our Hispanic and Latino communities, today and every day.

We’re grateful for the families, staff, and partners who bring their traditions, stories, and spirit to everything we do. Your courage and resilience inspire our mission to help children and families heal and thrive.

💛 Thank you for all the ways you make our community stronger!