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Woodland Coalition for Youth

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Woodland is home to a rich diversity of youth and families. Located between Sacramento and the Bay Area, Woodland formerly was a small, rural town. Now with a population of about 52,000, the boom in growth during the past five years has exceeded the community’s capacity to address the accompanying challenges.

The Coalition
The Woodland Coalition for Youth is a group of youth, parents and public and private agencies that have committed to working together for systems change for youth.

Our vision for the coalition is that all youth have positive educational and social connections to be happy, healthy and successful adults.

This vision is the result of the collaboration of public and private partners who came together to consider the welfare of all youth ages 10 to 15, whom they recognized as being of particular importance because of the numerous transitions they face during this age.

Our goals as a coalition are to work together, with youth at the core, to:

  • connect all youth to existing resources that will allow them to develop positive work and social connections by addressing the issues of access and effectiveness
  • complete a comprehensive youth-driven community assessment that uses the youth development framework to map all resources, identify gaps and analyze access and effectiveness of supports
  • encourage the use of the youth development framework throughout the community, beginning with coalition partners
  • increase the involvement of youth in planning, policy work and decision making on issues that affect them or their families
  • work with and consider all youth 10 to 15, not just at-risk youth, Latino youth, high-achieving youth, or any other “group,” because we believe there are many youth who may not be failing but are not thriving

Contact: Lamar Heystek
Phone: (530) 406-7221
E-mail: lheystek@yolofrc.org
Website: www.woodlandyouth.org