Events

Until the early 1970s, youth homelessness was a crime in Sonoma County. Young people who ran away to escape neglect and abuse were arrested and housed in the county juvenile detention facility with no interventions to address the issues precipitating their homelessness. In 1971, a group of local leaders established Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) to provide an alternative to incarceration and advocate to change laws related to youth homelessness.

Since our founding, SAY has served more than 50,000 children, youth and families with continuous, relevant, and research-based programming. Today, SAY serves Sonoma County’s most vulnerable youth through the foundational pillars of housing, counseling, and career and life readiness services.

During the tour of the SAY Dream Center, you will be able to learn more about how SAY helps young people get out of homelessness and find safe housing, receive mental health care, and become workforce ready. The tour will include an opportunity to walk through each of our three core programs areas and see our work in action!

*Please RSVP.

Join us for One Cold Gathering to kickoff our One Cold Night event on November 8, 2019. One Cold Gathering is an opportunity to support our Sleepers before they embark on their night outside, learn more about current services and program happening at SAY, and show your support for the youth we serve. All community members are welcome!

We ask that attendees bring $10 gift cards for Target, Big 5, or Safeway to help SAY provide clothing and food for youth in our housing, counseling, and job readiness programs. Please RSVP for this event below! One Cold Gathering will take place at the SAY Dream Center.

Learn more about One Cold Night by visiting www.onecoldnight.org

Until the early 1970s, youth homelessness was a crime in Sonoma County. Young people who ran away to escape neglect and abuse were arrested and housed in the county juvenile detention facility with no interventions to address the issues precipitating their homelessness. In 1971, a group of local leaders established Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) to provide an alternative to incarceration and advocate to change laws related to youth homelessness.

Since our founding, SAY has served more than 50,000 children, youth and families with continuous, relevant, and research-based programming. Today, SAY serves Sonoma County’s most vulnerable youth through the foundational pillars of housing, counseling, and career and life readiness services.

During the tour of the SAY Dream Center, you will be able to learn more about how SAY helps young people get out of homelessness and find safe housing, receive mental health care, and become workforce ready. The tour will include an opportunity to walk through each of our three core programs areas and see our work in action!

*Please RSVP.