West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition
West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition
The Community
The city of West Sacramento incorporated in 1987, unifying the small neighboring communities of Bryte, Broderick and West Sacramento. A fast-growing Yolo County community, West Sacramento has a population of approximately 40,000, and that number is expected to double in the next 20 years. Thirty percent of the city’s residents are Hispanic, and there is a large and diverse immigrant population. The city is divided to the north and south by Interstate 80, and is bounded on the west by the Yolo Bypass and on the east by the Sacramento River.
The Coalition
West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition’s vision for our community is to:
- provide a safe place for youth and families
- support healthy development and opportunities
- support youth in realizing their potential
We formed the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition (WSYRC) with the common purpose of:
- fostering broad-based and long-lasting community support for all youth in West Sacramento, including promotion and support of a wide range of youth-based services
- increasing opportunities for participation and leadership for all youth in the planning processes that lead to sustainable opportunities for youth development throughout the community
- building capacity to support and sustain increasing collaboration and cooperation between organizations in the coalition and their programs
WSYRC includes representation from the youth of our community. It is they who provide the important and authentic voice for developing and realizing the vision and purpose of the coalition.
Contact: Michael Minnick
Phone: (916) 403-2970
E-mail: michaelm@communicarehc.org
Web site: www.westsacyouth.org
- West Sacramento Coalition Fact Sheet (2007-2008)
- West Sacramento Action Card (2007 - 2008)
- West Sacramento Youth Community Profile (2007)
- West Sacramento Community Profile Data (2007)
- West Sacramento Secondary Data (2007)
- West Sacramento Secondary Data (2008)
Youth Fun Fair a huge success in West Sacramento
by Michael Minnick
Coordinator, West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition
More than 200 people came out to Bryte Park in West Sacramento on May 17 for the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition’s first Youth Fun Fair. The event combined information and activities by local agencies and businesses that support youth with exciting games for young people and their families.
Youth Fun Fair in West Sacramento
The West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition will present a community event, Youth Fun Fair: Heroes Support the Heart of the Community, in West Sacramento's Bryte Park (Carrie Street and Todhunter Avenue). Organized by the coalition's youth group, the Sactown Heroes, the event will combine fun activities for youth and families with a resource fair showcasing leadership and personal growth opportunities for young people.
For more information, please contact Michael Minnick at (916) 403-2970 or michaelm@communicarehc.org.
West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition Seeks Administrative Assistant
The West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition, a collaboration of community organizations, businesses, schools, and youth, is currently seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant.
West Sacramento Community Profile Data
The links below provide data collected by the coalition for use in preparing the 2006-2007 West Sacramento Youth Community Profile.
- Focus Group Data - includes Drawings of “What Our Community Would Look Like if it Were a Safe Place for Youth”
- Youth Photo Voice Project - example of a poster created as part of the Youth Photo Voice Project
West Sacramento Secondary Data
The links below provide secondary data for each school within the West Sacramento coalition. The data sources include the California Department of Education, U.S. Census 2000, and the CA Department of Social Services via UC Berkeley. More information is available at the CA Healthy Kids Survey reports.
West Sacramento Youth Leadership Retreat
Teenagers from West Sacramento met in September of 2006 at Collings Teen Center in West Sacramento for an overnight Youth Leadership Retreat. The event began at 6:00 pm Friday with pizza and soda, and continued until midnight with a “Point Break” workshop led by Teddi Pettee and Anthony Maiden from Campus Life Connections. The night ended with ice-cream and dancing until everyone fell asleep.
