Omar and Raeli have been spending their summer at the Council on Aging helping prepare meals for seniors in the Meals on Wheels program. It's been a great job, and you can tell they've been loving every minute of it, by their bright smiles when asked what they've loved most....
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For the last few years, the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter has been one of our favorite youth job sites for the SCYEC. This week, we took a trip to the shelter to visit the kittens and catch up with Charlie and Jada who have been spending their summer working at the shelter,...
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Last week, Dario Aguilar, our Esperanza Program Case Manager and I checked in with Eric and Andres, two youth who have been working at the Redwood Empire Food Bank this summer through our Esperanza Works program. When we arrived, the boys were busy sorting strawberries, making sure that the berries...
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Last week, nearly 200 youth joined us at Spring Lake Park to kick off the 2015 Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps (SCYEC). This summer, SAY hired 116 youth to work this summer. 34 of those youth are working in individual placements in local business and non-profit organizations throughout Sonoma County, including the...
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Today, we're proud to launch our updated, mobile friendly website, and a new, colorful logo. Our new logo embodies our core values and brings a spirit of youthful boldness to SAY. The green colors and tree signify new life and new growth, something our youth seek when they come to us for support...
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On May 28th we hosted a WillMar Volunteer Thank You & Listening Party. Several volunteers and staff from both WillMar and SAY joined together to share a meal and celebrate these wonderful volunteers. Over the past months WillMar volunteers have been integral in keeping their organization’s programs running. They have...
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As the days are getting longer and the temperature in the air and soil are rising, there have been many developments at the Sunflower Community Garden. In the garden, we have harvested the last of our winter crops, integrated cover crop into the soil, and have planted many spring vegetables....
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This week the Tomorrow’s Leaders Today program came together for year-end graduation ceremonies. The “Classes of 2015†included over 130 student graduates representing 12 different schools from all across Sonoma County. Graduation Ceremonies were held separately for all of the four TLT Classes: North Class, led by Chris Pack; Santa...
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Wow! Cirque du SAY was our most successful fundraiser ever! Together our community raised over $291,000 for the youth and families we serve here at Social Advocates for Youth. We are truly, in it together. We want to offer special thanks to our event sponsors, who made sure that all of the...
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SAY has a long history in Sonoma (we began offering counseling services in 1994!) and we're excited to have the opportunity to expand our services by taking over the operations at WillMar Family Grief and Healing Center. To mark this new beginning for WillMar, which had previously announced their upcoming...
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