In partnership with Catholic Charities and the City of Santa Rosa, Social Advocates for Youth recently took over the management and maintenance of the Sunflower Community Garden. When the City approached SAY about taking over the garden this year, our Youth Employment Center leapt at the opportunity to take on...
Read MoreSocial Advocates for Youth has joined the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Sonoma County. Pictured (l-r), HC President Juan Hernandez; Teri Shaughnessy- Coldwell Banker, Kim McEachron- Medtronic Cardiovascular, Matt Martin- Social Advocates for Youth, Marco Suarez, HC Board Member ...
Read MoreBoard of Supervisors Unanimously SAY "Yes" to Non Profit Funding! Sonoma County Human Services Commission funds allow non-profit organizations to fill gaps in social services, saving the County thousands of dollars each year. Up until recently, these funds were in jeopardy. But, in swoop the Super Supes!! By a straw vote yesterday...
Read MoreI first came to SAY three or four years ago and was part of the Summer Leadership Program, which is a program to get people like me off the streets and working on community service projects. Jenny Corella-Nestor and Chris Oseguera from SAY took us to do all kinds of...
Read MoreMy success story starts with me walking into my job interview with the 2009 Summer Jobs Program. It was a group interview and I was surprised when I saw how many kids were there and thought: "there's no way I'm going to get hired with all these people here." But that...
Read MoreSAY has helped me a lot. My Mom is the one who called Toni at the Youth Employment Center to help me get started. Then, I came into the office and Toni & Jennifer helped me create a resum...
Read MoreSAY's Lead Therapist Elizabeth Goldman shares two success stories from our Medi-Cal Counseling Clinic in Santa Rosa: I am excited to share two very happy success stories, both highlighting the academic accomplishments of two of my clients. Although they do not know each other, they are fine examples of the progress that...
Read MoreThank You! With your help, the 2010 Human Race was a ton of fun and profitable. Together with SAY...
Read MoreWhew! It's been a whirlwind few weeks here at SAY as we prepared for this year's BIG Event The O SAY Corral. The big day came on Saturday April 10 and the O SAY Corral was a HUGE success! We raised more than $133,000 at the BIG Event through sponsorships,...
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