REACH Stories

Youth stars shine in El Dorado Hills

Katy Pasini — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:12:00 -0500

In an evening filled with inspiring stories and an impressive show of community support, the Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills recognized 45 young people at the Youth STAR Awards on Dec. 4. The youth truly were stars at the event, where they received awards for their contributions to community through youth leadership, peer mentoring, civic participation and volunteerism.

Vacaville youth interns take part in Festival of Trees

Katy Pasini — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:11:09 -0500

Joining in the holiday spirit and supporting their community, four Vacaville Youth Round Table REACH Coalition interns decorated a tree to be auctioned off at the Festival of Trees, an annual fundraiser benefiting the Opportunity House homeless shelter.

Vacaville Youth Round Table honors outstanding teen

Katy Pasini — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:08:25 -0500

by Carrie Dettmer, Senior Program Coordinator – REACH
Vacaville Police Department

Carlos Barajas received the City of Vacaville’s Youth Round Table (YRT) Youth Recognition Award for 2009. This is the first year there has been a Youth Round Table Youth Recognition Award. The development of a youth award is a reflection of the work REACH has done with the YRT on the importance of incorporating youth on the YRT and increasing youth voice in the community.

Vacaville, Yuba-Sutter coalitions receive REACH grants

Katy Pasini — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:23:27 -0500

After receiving planning grants through Sierra Health Foundation’s REACH program last year, youth and adults in Vacaville and the Yuba-Sutter area worked to find out what young people need and want to be safe, healthy and engaged in their communities. With results from their community assessments, they developed action plans and now will focus on making long-term positive changes for youth.

REACH Youth Media Project goes to New Orleans

Katy Pasini — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:19:30 -0500

by Alphonso Ramirez
Woodland Coalition for Youth and KOLORS

Open Your Eyes: Teen Pregnancy. It started off as a project meant to help us with our already established teen group. Our goal was to simply create a well-organized documentary that would reveal and investigate a local issue and then use it as a tool to create awareness. We would have never thought that our documentary would reach such distance, especially anywhere beyond California … fortunately, we were wrong.

GABY focuses on giving, service and grantmaking for living well

Katy Pasini — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:48:36 -0500

by Yumi Sera, Program Officer
Sacramento Region Community Foundation

The Grants Advisory Board for Youth (GABY) supports young people to engage in their community by sparking their interest in giving and taking action on issues that are important to them. The Sacramento Region Community Foundation has launched its updated “e-learning course” for youth and request for grant proposals for “living well.”

Operation Medicine Cabinet aims to reduce access to drugs

Katy Pasini — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:43:52 -0500

by Cory Knapp, Teen News Team member
Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills

On Oct. 14, more than 50 people came to a Vision Coalition event called Operation Medicine Cabinet. Many local organizations came to support this event and host resource tables, including El Dorado County Community Health Center, The Center for Violence-Free Relationships, New Morning, Recovery Happens, Diogenes, Family Connections, El Dorado Sheriff’s Office and El Dorado Hills Fire Department.

Youth Commission appoints Sactown Heroes

Katy Pasini — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:40:30 -0500

by Elias Flores, youth leader
Sactown Heroes and Youth Commission for West Sacramento

GABY continues commitment to community

Katy Pasini — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:18:14 -0400

by Yumi Sera, Program Officer
Sacramento Region Community Foundation

The Grants Advisory Board for Youth (GABY) supports young people to learn about giving and serving and taking action on issues that they care about. A new board of Sacramento youth is excited to facilitate change in our community. We will be launching our new Web site and request for GABY proposals on Oct. 12! Proposals will be due Dec. 16.

Youth documentaries make an impact

Katy Pasini — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:12:35 -0400

by Kindra F. Montgomery-Block, M.P.A.
Associate Director of Training and Technical Assistance
Community School Partnerships
UC Davis School of Education-CRESS Center

Youth and adults "Get It Started" in Woodland

Katy Pasini — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:10:40 -0400

by Izabelle Ponce, Youth Engagement Leader
Woodland Coalition for Youth / Yolo Family Resource Center

Youth and adult partnerships were formed at the “Let’s Get It Started” youth conference held on Sept. 26 at Woodland Community College in the historic town of Woodland.

Galt makes progress on youth master plan

Katy Pasini — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:09:28 -0400

Youth and adults from the Galt Area Youth Coalition and other community members came together on Sept. 17 to give their input on the Galt Youth Master Plan. The interactive community forum included activities to encourage youth and adults to share what they see as the needs for specific age groups. The master plan will guide policy and program decisions in future years, addressing outcomes for youth up to age 24 in five developmental areas: Learning, Working, Thriving, Connecting and Leading.

Hope Grants support youth-led service learning in Galt

Katy Pasini — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:05:49 -0400

by Patricia St. James
Galt Area Youth Coalition

New Web site will be information hub for El Dorado teens

Katy Pasini — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:44:56 -0400

by Raeann Jones, Coordinator
Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills

Teens from around El Dorado County are working together to create content for the new Web site www.Teenzhub.com, sponsored by the Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills.

Yolo County "Let's Get It Started" youth conference set for Sept. 26

Katy Pasini — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:42:55 -0400

by Izabelle Ponce, Youth Engagement Leader
Woodland Coalition for Youth / Yolo Family Resource Center

The Woodland Coalition for Youth is planning the second installment of the annual Yolo County Youth Leadership Conference, which planning team members are calling “Let’s Get It Started.” The name implies that the September gathering will be the kickoff to a series of youth conference-type workshops in the months to follow.

Galt youth and adults develop youth master plan

Katy Pasini — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:41:33 -0400

Working with city and school leadership, youth in Galt are developing the city’s first youth master plan, which will guide policy and program decisions in future years. The master plan will address outcomes for youth up to age 24 in five developmental areas: Learning, Working, Thriving, Connecting and Leading. The Galt Youth Master Plan is a key focus area of the Galt Area Youth Coalition in 2009 and 2010.

Youth learn leadership, make memories at REACH Camp

Katy Pasini — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:35:58 -0400

by bel Reyes, Community Schools Program Coordinator
UC Davis Center for Community School Partnerships

West Sacramento teens present Youth Voices for Change multimedia exhibit to community

Katy Pasini — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:13:10 -0400

On June 30, the West Sacramento City Hall Galleria was filled with community members who came to show their support for local youth by participating in the Youth Voices for Change event.

South Sacramento youth and adults support Third Thursday Art Walk

Katy Pasini — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:11:24 -0400

by Emily Bender
Community Organizer, Sacramento Mutual Housing Association
Coalition Coordinator, South Sacramento Coalition for Future Leaders

Vacaville REACH coalition holds town hall meeting

Katy Pasini — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:09:32 -0400

by Tammy Buntman, Intern
Vacaville Youth Roundtable REACH Coalition

In order to inform the community of the results from our community assessment and receive ideas for strategies for our implementation plan, the Vacaville REACH Coalition held a town hall meeting on July 15 at the Ulatis Cultural Center. Approximately 50 youth and adults participated in our town hall meeting.

Sactown Heroes create Youth Voices for Change multimedia exhibit

Katy Pasini — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:02:18 -0400

Members of the Sactown Heroes, a youth group of the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition, invite the public to their Youth Voices for Change exhibit and idea exchange on June 30 at the West Sacramento City Hall Galleria. The multimedia presentation will include a web-based map, videos, photos and audio of the factors in West Sacramento that youth feel help or hinder their journey to adulthood — and what they would like to see changed.

Lights, Camera, Action! in El Dorado Hills

Katy Pasini — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:56:54 -0400

by Raeann Jones, Coordinator
Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills

The Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills partnered with young filmmaker Jacob Keller to create the Full Moon 24 Hour Film Festival. The film festival is a way to challenge and encourage emerging filmmakers between the ages of 12-18 and give them an opportunity to display their talents in scriptwriting, film shooting, effects, editing, production and post-production.

Woodland Coalition for Youth receives $1.475 million after-school grant

Katy Pasini — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:54:14 -0400

by Lamar Heystek, Coordinator
Woodland Coalition for Youth

The Woodland Coalition for Youth, a partnership of youth and adults committed to creating community change that benefits young people, has garnered a five-year, $1.475 million grant from the California Department of Education’s 21st Century After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) Program. The coalition’s administrative sponsor, the Yolo Family Resource Center, will manage the grant funds.

Yuba-Sutter REACH coalition hears from community at town hall meetings

Katy Pasini — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:51:39 -0400

by Carmen Smith, Coordinator
Youth Development Community Action Coalition of Yuba-Sutter

After completing our youth community assessment, the Youth Development Community Action Coalition of Yuba-Sutter got to work organizing two town hall meetings to inform community members about the findings of our Yuba-Sutter Youth community profile.

Vacaville and Yuba-Sutter share youth community assessment results

Katy Pasini — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:58:31 -0400

As part of their REACH Community Action planning grant work, the Vacaville Youth Roundtable REACH Coalition and the Youth Development Community Action Coalition of Yuba-Sutter earlier this year completed community assessments to determine the strengths, challenges, resources and readiness to improve conditions for youth in their communities.

Young filmmakers premiere their work on the big screen

Katy Pasini — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:15:50 -0400

After eight months of planning meetings, filming in their communities and long hours in the editing lab, members of the REACH Youth Media Project celebrated the premiere of their four youth-led documentaries at the Guild Theater on May 22.

West Sacramento youth experience the power of art

Katy Pasini — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:13:40 -0400

By Bradly Palmer and Yaminah Bailey
West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition

Sacramento ACT convenes countywide effort to increase graduation rates

Katy Pasini — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:11:18 -0400

Alli Swan
Community Organizer,
Sacramento Area Congregations Together

Youth spoken word artists to showcase their skills

Katy Pasini — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:45:57 -0400

Through the Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) program, hundreds of high school students throughout the region have had an opportunity this spring to discover and develop their poetry, writing and performance skills. On May 15 and 16, the students will showcase those skills at regional and statewide slams in Davis and Sacramento. The two-day event will also include workshops and a town hall meeting for students and teachers.

Vision Coalition aids local organizations

Katy Pasini — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:44:40 -0400

by Jessica Pratt
Teen News Team member,
Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills