The Tolay Fall Festival is a destination for thousands of youth each day during the month of October, and crew members from SAY's YouthLink department worked hard to help set up and staff the event each morning. Crew members help set up activities, including wool threading, corn husk doll making, candle...
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Agriculture Day for the Santa Rosa Tomorrow's Leaders Today class started early: 6:45am. Meeting at the Sonoma County Farm Bureau 35 students from high schools in Santa Rosa joined Steve Knudsen and Tim Tesconi for an introduction to the day, and then off to the first farm to milk some cows....
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Thousands of Press Democrat Readers voted for their favorite restaurants, salons, wineries, doctors, and Sonoma County businesses last month, and we are so honored to announce that SAY won Best Non-Profit Organization! SAY board members Steve Worthen, David Brown and Dese Cirelli joined SAY supporters Lisa Wittke-Schaffner and Kerry Rego in...
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We are delighted to announce that Tomorrow's Leaders Today (TLT) and SAY have agreed to merge. TLT will be formally integrated as a program of Social Advocates for Youth, and will allow both organizations to continue our long histories of empowering, inspiring, and helping Sonoma County youth. "SAY and TLT have...
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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (October 5-11). Throughout the week, people from across California are coming together to spread awareness about the importance of mental health and to show their support for the issue. With counseling at the heart of we do, here at Social Advocates for Youth,...
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Goodwill ~ Redwood Empire and Social Advocates for Youth have partnered together to better serve SAY children, youth, and families. Beginning this month, Goodwill ~ Redwood Empire will offer shopping vouchers redeemable for clothing, accessories, and other gently used items to SAY youth. Through the generosity of the community, SAY...
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On July 19th, we threw a volunteer appreciation BBQ in Howarth Park and had a blast bringing together volunteers from our different programs to eat some great food and share even greater stories. Just this year alone SAY volunteers have given us over 3,500 hours of service, across dozens of our...
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This summer, SAY youth worked alongside Fire Marshal Roberta MacIntyre, and her team from the Sonoma County Fire Prevention Division clearing brush and helping to prevent fires in rural Sonoma County. As part of the Road Side Chipper program, our youth crew members travelled to Fitch Mountain in Healdsburg, and worked hauling branches...
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On Sunday, July 13th, 2014, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner tied a league record by hitting his second grand-slam of the season. That same homerun ball landed just feet away from a group of SAY youth, staff, and volunteers, all of whom exploded in cheers as the home team...
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[caption id="attachment_1296" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kay Marquet dishes up her strawberry shortcake at "Ukelele and Cake Night" at Tamayo Village[/caption] SAY supporter Kay Marquet has started a tradition at ...
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