Woodland Coalition for Youth
Woodland Coalition for Youth
The Community
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
- Woodland 2008 Annual Report
- Woodland Coalition Fact Sheet (2007-2008)
- Woodland Youth Action Card (2007 - 2008)
- Woodland Youth Community Profile (2007)
- Woodland Community Profile Data (2007)
- Woodland Secondary Data (2007)
- Woodland Secondary Data (2008)
Youth and adults "Get It Started" in Woodland
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.
Woodland Coalition for Youth receives $1.475 million after-school grant
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.
Open Your Eyes: Teen PregnancyWoodland project engages and empowers parents
by Lamar Heystek
Coordinator, Woodland Coalition for Youth
The Woodland Coalition for Youth implemented a $15,000 REACH parent engagement grant last year by training parents to influence the local public school system from within.
Woodland Youth Council makes a difference at Wayfarer Center
by Izabelle Ponce
Youth Engagement Leader,
Woodland Coalition for Youth
Following up on a successful strategy meeting held on Feb. 4, the Woodland Youth Council, a group of young people working with adults in the Woodland Coalition for Youth, is asking local residents to support a community service project at the Yolo Wayfarer Center, a social service agency in Woodland.
Woodland students learn to become peer mediators
by Desiree Ramirez
Woodland High School Lead Peer Mediator
Woodland youth beautify community, reduce graffiti through art
by Lamar Heystek
Coordinator, Woodland Coalition for Youth
The Woodland Coalition for Youth, in partnership with the UC Davis Chicano Studies Department, is beautifying the Woodland community through art.
Youth Engagement Leader Needed in Woodland
Reply to: ana_soltero@yolofrc.org
POSITION TITLE: Youth Engagement Leader
ORGANIZATION: Yolo Family Resource Center (YFRC)
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Youth Engagement Leader works with the Woodland Coalition for Youth (WC4Y), a collaborative of youth and adults representing various youth-serving agencies in Woodland, to create social and educational supports and opportunities and effect communitywide systems change for Woodland youth.
Woodland Youth Council members lead park beautification project
by Lamar Heystek
Coordinator, Woodland Coalition for Youth
When the Woodland Youth Council, a group of two dozen young people working with adults to make positive community changes for youth, was asked how they would spend a $2,500 youth service grant, one member made a passing comment he thought no one would take seriously.