Youth Services Provider NetworkA Project of LEED

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

www.leed.org

To

strengthen theability of

individuals,

organizations and thecommunity tofoster the holisticdevelopment of young people.

The YSPN’s vision is to see that young peoplewill achieve personal and academicsuccess, be connected to adults and

their community, have apositive vision of their future, and grow up

to be HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE andCIVIC-MINDED ADULTS.

Bina LefkovitzDirector-Youth DevelopmentYSPN

Adrian RuizLead TrainerYSPN

Andy PaulProject CoordinatorYSPN

Vicki StockbridgeProgram AssociateYSPN

YOUTH DEVELOPMENTWHAT IS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT?

CONCEPTA process by which all young people seek ways to meet their basic physical and

social needs and to build competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary to

succeed in adolescence and adulthood.

PRACTICEAn approach to working with young people that intentionally helps youth meet

developmental needs, builds their capacity, and provides relationships and

connections needed for their success.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES

-Problem free is not fully prepared

-Single focus strategies don’t work

-Development happens across all

settings

-All young people need the same

supports and opportunities

-Youth should not be viewed as service

recipients

-Youth engagement and high levels of

participation are importantFloyd Seaborn - Goethe Access Program

WHAT IS YSPN?The Youth Services Provider Network (YSPN), a project of LEED,

is a collaboration of individuals and organizations from throughout the

Sacramento region committed to promoting strength-based principles that

support the positive development of youth.

BACKGROUND

The YSPN was created in October

2000 as a result of two studies

conducted by Sierra Health

Foundation and the Sacramento

County Integrated Services Team.

These studies identified a need in

Sacramento to support youth

providers with training and

networking activities focused on

promoting youth development

research and practices.

HOW DOES THE YSPN WORK?

The YSPN offers networking and

learning opportunities via

convenings, skill-based trainings,

policy/system work and an

extensive e-mail list. The YSPN

promotes alignment with the

principles and practices of youth

development research. The YSPN’s

flagship training is the Youth

Development Institute (YDI).

“The training made all of our programs at the Youth InvestmentCenter youth friendly and easier for all the staff to be on oneaccord with each other. Our mission statement, policies, andobjectives are youth motivated and the YDI trainings helpimplement our plan as an agency. ”

Mutual Assistance NetworkYouth Investment Center

CONVENINGS Sharing best practices, ideas and resources

MAY 04, 2006 “AN AFTERNOON WITH BONNIE BENARD--RESILIENCY & YOUTHDEVELOPMENT”For over twenty years, Bonnie has developed resources, provides training andprofessional development, and presents to national and international audiences on bestpractices in the field of prevention and resilience/youth development theory andpolicy. This convening featured the latest data about resiliency as well as a ‘fishbowl’experience where Bonnie facilitated a youth-only discussion surrounded by adultlisteners. Attendees: 70

JUNE 3, 2006: “JUMP START 21 - YOUTH CAREER DAY”This FREE youth conference and job fair was sponsoredby Mayor Heather Fargo and presented by apartnership of the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamberof Commerce, the Sacramento Black Chamber ofCommerce, the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce, the Sacramento Metro Chamber andYSPN. Jump Start 21 was held at the SacramentoCharter High School. The goal of the day was to linkyouth ages 12-18 with employers and non-profitagencies who could offer jobs, internships and/orcommunity service opportunities to youth. The eventallowed youth to learn about opportunities and apply for positions and/or programsduring the day. CSUS President Alex Gonzalez and Mayor Heather Fargo, in addition toother prominent and motivational speakers, set the stage for the day at the kickoff in thetheatre. Over 100 youth and adults were in attendance.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006: “YOUTH ARE THE DIFFERENCE -- TOGETHER WE WILL EMPOWEROUR FUTURE” The YSPN partnered with Sacramento ACT (Area Congregations Together)to host this youth-centered community event focused on positive strategies to reduceyouth violence and creating opportunities for youth success. The dynamic agenda forthis event included youth voice, guest presentations and performances by localspeakers and artists. Community participants worked in neighborhood groups to discusspossible community-based strategies for reducing youth violence. Attendees: 175

The YSPN Convenings in 2006 were free and open to the entire community.These convenings offered throughout the year, cover a variety of interestingtopics, and provide structured opportunities for participants to networkand share resources with other youth and youth workers in attendance.

MAY 31 & JUNE 1, 2006 “MAKING QUALITY COUNT IN YOUTH PROGRAMS: TRAININGAROUND THE HIGH SCOPE EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S PROGRAM QUALITYASSESSMENT TOOL”In partnership with the High Scope Educational Foundation a group of 50 attendeeswere introduced to a new youth program/organizational assessment tool and programimprovement process. The new tool is based on over 10 years of research and hasbeen tested in a variety of youth program settings for its validity. Participants reviewedthe research behind the tool and learned what practices really matter when creatingquality environments and opportunities for youth. The assessment tool and training weremade posssible by a grant from the William T Grant Foundation.

TRAININGSCOMMUNITY WIDE YSPN TRAININGS

Strengthening youth providers’ delivery of services

“CREATIVE WAYS TO “A’s” - JANUARY 26, 2006This traiining showcased fascinating memory techniques based on stimulating all threelearning styles. The day was designed to look at how to transfer learning and knowl-edge into taking a test for an awesome grade! Other components of the training in-cluded: Study skills, environmental factors, and the importance of being creative. At-tendees 15.

“UNIFYING OUR COMMUNITY: TOOLS FOR TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY” - MARCH 15,The issue of diversity was explored through rich conversation and deep experientialactivities. Using modalities that can be used with young people, this learningopportunity provided participants the opportunity to look at the socio-economic barriersthat divide us. We also shared why not healing from certain hurtful experiences can,and does, further our beliefs about certain people and their affiliations. In addition, wetook a close look at “-ism’s” (adultism, age-ism, racism, etc,) and how they prevent usfrom truly knowing those in our communities. Attendees 15.

“YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 101” - APRIL 20/21 & MAY 24/25, 2006Taking the popular Youth Development Institute outline and creating a two-day over-view session gave attendees a look at the framework principles and how they couldbegin adapting thier work within the community to strengthen their impact on the youththey serve. Best of all, the days were facilitated by youth and adults working in partner-ship. Over 60 youth and adults from over 30 agencies participated in the 2 sessions heldin 2006.

“YOUTH ENGAGEMENT” - SEPTEMBER 14, 2006Participants of this training learned about different ways to engage youth, what it takesto do this successfully and were given tools to measure youth engagment within theiragencies. From the days’ learning, participants developed a plan of action to assistthem in deepening youth engagement in their programs. The day was facilitated by YSPNyouth interns and staff working in partnership. Over 30 youth and adults from over 20agencies participated in the session held in 2006.

Grant Union High School - Geo Program Participants

“YDI has helped me be moreintentional in my approach toyouth development and given methe tools to train the staff aroundme for greater, more meaningfulimpact in our community.

Scott MautteYDI Alumni - 2006

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (YDI)The Youth Development Institute (YDI) continued to provide an extensive 50-hour training to youth practitioners throughout the Sacramento Region. In ad-dition, those agencies that participated in the YDI were invited to receive youthdevelopment coaching from YDI trainers. Upon completion of the YDI, partici-pants were given direct access to YDI Alumni Meetings that brought togetherall previous YDI alumni classes to share their collective knowledge with oneanother regarding youth development principles.

COMMUNITY WIDE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTEIn 2006 the YDI accepted 42 participants from 13 agencies to participate in thecommunity institute. The Community Wide YDI is a 50-hour training for managers and stafffrom a cross-section of youth serving agencies. In addition to managers and staff, the2006 YDI class again hosted youth participants throughout the institute. The YDI focusedon “The Youth Development Framework for Practice” designed by the CommunityNetwork for Youth Development (CNYD) and Michelle Gambone and James Connell.

The following 13 agencies participated in the 2006 Community Wide YDI:

-- Another Choice Another Chance-- Asian Pacific Community Counseling-- Black Oak Mine Unified School District-- Campfire USA -- Sac Sierra-- City of Sacramento - Parks and Recreation-- SKYLAB -- Cottage Housing-- YOUTHWORKS -- County of Sacramento-- Grant Union High School -- GEO Program-- Hmong Women’s Heritage Association-- River Oak Center for Children-- Sacramento Regional Community Foundation-- Sacramento Mutual Housing Association-- Sierra Adoption Services

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Putting youth development principles into practice

“Thank you for all for giving us the place toteach & share & learn & explore together.

Suzanne Mayes - Sacramento RegionalCommunity Foundation

Jordan Sire City of SacramentoDepartment of Parks and Recreation

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (YDI)EDUCATION-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTEThe YSPN co-planned the Educators’ YDI along with the Folsom Unified, Center Unified,Sacramento City Unified, Elk Grove Unified school districts, the California Depatment ofEducation, the Healthy Kids office, and the UC Davis CRESS Center. Five school sites areparticipating in the 2006-2007 session. Hiram Johnson High School (SCUSD), Mills MiddleSchool (FCUSD), Prairie Elementary (EGUSD), Woodland Community Day School (WJUSD)and Marina Village Middle School (Rescue Union School District, El Dorado).This pilot version launched a group of dedicated partners that will provide valuablefeedback and assistance in modifying the YDI curriculum as necessary to best meet theneeds of our allies in education. This four-day test training was held in August, Septemberand October. Follow-up 1/2 day learning communities will be held during the first half of2007.

Black Oak Mine Unified School DistrictAn intensive partnership was established with the Black Oak Mine Unified School District toprovide a specially tailored 4-day YDI session. The YDI was offered to teachers,administrative staff and afterschool youth practitioners from the Black Oak Mine Region.

2006 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI GATHERINGSThree YDI Alumni gatherings were held in 2006. The purpose of these gatherings was topromote networking and the sharing of knowledge across all YDI alumni agencies.

JANUARY 23, 2006 ALUMNI GATHERING: This alumni gathering showcased MarleneSanchez, Executive Director of the Center for Young Women’s Development (CYWD). Asmall group of YDI alumni benefited from the meeting as Marlene shared how theCenter for Young Women’s Development has become one of the premiere youthdevelopment agencies in the country and discussed their successful formula forcreating young women leaders.

MAY 04, 2006 ALUMNI GATHERING: The second alumni gathering of the yearshowcased Bonnie Benard: published author on Resiliency and Youth Development.Bonnie develops resources, provides training and professional development, andpresents to national and international audiences on best practices in the field ofprevention and resilience/youth development theory and policy. Over 30 YDI alumniparticipated in this event, taking back with them powerful data to incorporate into their

programs.

October 12, 2006: “YDI ALUMNI SHOWCASE” The finalalumni meeting of the year gave YDI alumni agenciesan opportunity to showcase their youth. Fiveagencies demonstrated youth engagment principlesto over 75 YDI alumni and guests during an energizingaction packed day filled with youth and adultsdemonstrating icebreakers, energizers,communication styles, entrepreneurialopportunites and more. Participantsleft the session inspired and rejuvenated.

Putting youth development principles into practice

City of Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation“HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE”The YSPN continues its partnership with the City of Sacramento and the HumanDevelopment Institute (HDI) which evolved from the core Supports andOpportunities of the Youth DevelopmentFramework for Practice. The four-daytraining was created to explore whatinternal and external clients need to havean optimal experience either while workingwith peers or delivering/receiving services.The four-day training explores four crucialpathways to an optimal environment. Theyare: Safety, Relationships, Engagement, andPersonal Development. The Department ofParks and Recreation has adopted thesefour pathways into their master plan and areaggressively training all of their staff on this approach.

INDEPENDENT TRAININGS FOR AGENCIES

“SERVICE LEARNING TRAINING”A special Service Learning training session was held on April 27, 2006 foragencies funded by the United Way of the Sacramento Region.

Beryl JohnsonCity of Sacramento - START Program

“MODIFIED-YDI” - JANUARY 3, 4 & 5, 2007This three-day interactive training for youth, faculty,and administration of the Community of Esparto exam-ined the key elements of youth development and theframework principles. Twenty one participants at-tended the customized training that involved Youth

Development training combined with the Examining Organizational Practices and Ac-tion Planning sessions from the closing days of the YDI.

Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project has been dedicating a tremendous amount offocused energy and resources over the last several years on developing powerful youthprogramming. Using issues related to healthy food, personal health and the environmentas platforms for youth led activity and investment, Soil Born has a particular interest instemming the alarming obesity, diabetes, substance abuse, depression and learningdisorder health trends disproportionately present in our low income youth communities.The youth development principles being taught by YSPN and other youth advocates likeYSPN, comprise the backbone of our programming. Their guidance, more than anythingelse, has helped teach us how to engage youth as partners and as valuable contributors.Whether we are doing a service project, cooking activity, gardening or leadershipexercise, all of our activities are geared towards fostering a higher level of youthengagement and understanding. As we continue to grow and improve our work, wewill continue to look towards YSPN as an invaluable capacity building resource.

Youth Development SPOTLIGHT

United Way - California Capital Region

Shawn Harrison – Executive Director

Community of ESPARTO

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTBLACK OAK MINE UNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT (BOMUSD)

The Black Oak Mine Unified School Districtentered into a partnership with YSPN in thewinter of 2006. This partnership becamepart of our Georgetown Divide Ready By21 tm Coalition, or RB21--that aims toaddress changing the odds for all youth sothat they are Ready for College, Ready forWork, and Ready for Life--and thus a partof our Safe Schools/Healthy Studentsfederal grant received in October 2005that included youth development as a keystrategy for RB21. At that time wecontracted with YSPN to provide ourdistrict with the Youth DevelopmentInstitute 10 day training program for 5 ofour school staff members, who becameour Youth Development Leadership Cadre.

In the spring of 2006, YSPN Director, BinaLefkovitz introduced YSPN and YouthDevelopment Principles to our first MakingIt Happen Conference of the RB21initiative. We called this YDI 101 for ourcoalition session. Bina took our 100+attendees through the Search Institute’s 40Developmental Assets and explained YDIto the group.

In the summer of 2006, 28 staff members(teachers, custodian, youth advocates,secretaries) and 8 youth from our highschool programs (comprehensive highschool, alternative high school, andindependent study program) completedthe newly developed 4 day school YDItraining here on the Georgetown Divide.This training was led by YSPN lead trainer,Adrian Ruiz with the assistance of our fiveoriginal members of the YouthDevelopment Leadership Cadre.

Debbi Herr, Director Coordinated School Health & Safety

Black Oak MineUnified School District

Along with this, YSPN developed 3PowerPoint presentations for us to beable to take our “show” on the roadand introduce youth developmentpractices to our larger GeorgetownDivide organizations and agenciesthat work with youth in our community.

During this time both Bina Lefkovitz andAdrian Ruiz worked with our leadershipcadre and me in bringing the YDIdeeper into our staff and communityby presenting on the work we haveaccomplished in Youth Developmentat our Community RB21 CoalitionDinner in November of 2006.

As we proceed into the remainder ofthis school year, 4 of our trained YDIstaff will now be trained as trainers ofYDI for our staff and communitycoalition/partners as our next step insustaining this program for years tocome. This training will occur in May2007.

We will continue our relationship withYSPN into the 2007/2008 school yearwith three more 4-day trainings forstaff, youth and community in earlyand late summer and in the fall as well.

Youth DevelopmentSPOTLIGHT“The young do not know enough to beprudent, and therefore they attempt theimpossible, and achieve it, generationafter generation.” –Pearl S. Buck

The El Dorado County Youth Commission(EDCYC) wholeheartedly agrees! For threeincredible years, we have worked toensure that the youth voice of El DoradoCounty is heard no matter the obstaclesthat we may face. Formerly known as ayouth council, the youth commission waslater formed (resembling the actual Boardof Supervisors) under the El Dorado Countygovernment. We work alongside theBoard of Supervisors in order to meet theneed and desires of the youth population.As a commission, we have accomplisheda great deal.

Two years ago, the YC was heavilyinvolved in an effort to successfullycontinue the existence of of our localskatepark without unwanted supervision.Last year, the YC took the initiative toattract attention to youth voice by holdinga march called MOVE (Making Our VoicesEmpowered). The YC also educated andintrigued students throughout El DoradoCounty by distributing governmentbooklets that illustrated how they maywant to get involved in the processes ofgovernment. This year, the YC has a fullplate. We are currently experimentingwith GPS units and a software program(thanks to a generous grant from ESRIthrough national 4-H) in order to create avariety of community maps that will beaccessible to those interested. We arealso dealing with issues of family life andteen safety/refuge, among others.

El Dorado Youth Commission

Kayleigh Salstrand, Youth Commissioner,District 1, Operations Officer, El Dorado

Youth Commission

(Austin Bay, Kayleigh Salstrand, AndrewKasabian and Kelly Harkins (not pictured)worked on creating a grant proposal for theYouth Commission in January, 2007. SandyMartin, a Youth Commission Co-Advisorfacilitated the process.

On March 5, 2007 the Sierra HealthFoundation approved a $10,000 grant tothe Regents of the University of California,Davis to support the El Dorado CountyYouth Commission to provide training toyouth to become change agents in theircommunity through a mentor trainingprogram designed and implemented bythe YSPN.

Earlier last year, a fellow youthcommissioner, my youth commissionadvisor, and I met with Andy Paul from theYSPN and a few of his youth interns. Andyintroduced the group to one anotherthrough a number of fun icebreakers. Whoknew that friendships could be made inless than an hour? Through our closepartnership with YSPN, the EDCYC willcontinue to excel in the field of Youthdevelopment. Let’s make our voicesempowered!

Story prepared and submitted by the youth membersof the El Dorado Youth Commission

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POLICY/SYSTEMS WORKCreating sustainable change through YSPN partners

• Working with the Children’s ReportCard Committee’s to promote assetbased indicators as part of the reportcard. The report card included asection on the Healthy Kids Resiliencydata, indicators around youthleadership/ volunteerism and aroundafter school programs.

• Commenting on the drafting of theChildren’s Charter, Sacramento CountyChildren’s Coalition.

• Serving on the Sacramento Works YouthCouncil. The group allocated funding toagencies who provide employmentservices and included in that fundingthe requirement that youth leadershipbe provided to youth as a core service.The Youth Council also did a review ofthe One Stop Career Centers to identifyways to improve how to make the one-stops more youth friendly.

• Serving on the Youth Transitionsworkgroup, Child Protective Services(CPS). The group is examining ways tomake the CPS foster care system moreyouth friendly. In 2006, they hired youthas advocates to support foster youth atcourt hearings and in case planningmeetings.

• Serving on the United Way EducationImpact Council to help direct fundingof United Way Agencies. The ImpactCouncil supports youth-led servicelearning projects. YSPN is providingtechnical support to the agencies andthe Council.

• Presenting to the Children And FamilyPolicy Board on Youth Developmentpractices and Ready by 21; Presenting(to the Mayors Commission on Childrenand Youth) the Youth DevelopmentFramework for practice to help guidethe group’s policy level work;Presenting to the Chamber’s LeadershipClass on how youth developmentsupports academic success.

READY BY 21: In late 2005 YSPN and SierraHealth Foundation were invited to attenda national learning community aroundmoving forward a youth developmentagenda at a community level. Sincethen, three convenings of communitysystem level stakeholders have met tomap out a plan to create a regionalcoalition that will help promote the youthdevelopment approach. The group isworking on two strands: 1) increasingdemand for more opportunities andsupports for youth by mobalizing a broadcross section of stakeholders to supportthe approach, and 2) developingstrategies to impact and promote policiesthat support: mentoring and expandedleadership opportunities for youth,opportunities for youth to contribute tocommunity and build their skills in relevantways, connecting community resourcesto youth, high quality youth programmingusing quality research based practicesand support for the human servicesworkforce.

State Wide Collaborative For Youth: YSPNjoined the statewide collaborative foryouth, a collaborative of state agencystaff and non-profits working on ways topromote the YD approach in state levelpolicies.

Stand Together for Youth: YSPN supportedArea Congregations Together (ACT) inhelping them develop an action plan andstrategies around decreasing youthviolence. The effort is promoting youthjobs, mentoring, an attendance centerwith support services to reduce truancy,and teacher home visits to 9th gradersfailing the exit exam. YSPN presented onthe importance of mentoring to a “call toaction” meeting that had over 400attendees.

This year the YSPN policy work included:

The YSPN reached out to several countiesto understand youth issues of the communi-ties, identify youth networks and assess thelevel of awareness of youth development.Several presentations were made to vari-ous groups in Yolo, Placer and El Doradocounties.

COUNTY OUTREACH

In 2006, the YSPN served as co-lead for theregion 3 afterschool TA center with SCOE,who took over the services in mid year 2006.The YSPN assisted the center during the tran-sition and helped them create an actionplan, and continued operating the TA ser-vices during the transition.

REGION 3 AFTERSCHOOL TA CENTER

PARTNERSHIPS

In 2006, YSPN served as co lead with theRegion 3 Service Learning TA center. In thisrole the YSPN helped promote the servicelearning approach and also helped connectthe center to the many agencies who par-ticipate in YSPN events and services. Addi-tionally, to support this partnership, a newsection to the YSPN update was added thatfocuses on on service learning andvolunteerism.

REGION 3 SERVICE LEARNING CENTER

ACT and the YSPN partnered this year to sup-port a faith-based youth ministers’ network.In this work ACT organized the youth minis-ters and YSPN provided training on the YDapproach. Additionally, as noted previously,the YSPN also participated in the “stand to-gether for youth” initiative that ACT created.

The YSPN served as a TA Provider for theREACH sites as they created their coalitionsand developed community plans to ex-pand opportunities for youth and improvequality environments for youth, ages 10-15.

In another partnership with Sierra HealthFoundation, YSPN coordinated the pro-gram improvement grants for Sierra HealthFoundation. The YSPN provided: YD exper-tise to help applicants understand thegrant guidelines, support to the grant re-view process, as well as follow up TA asneeded as sites implemented their PIgrants.

AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER (ACT)

SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION,REACH COALITIONS

PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

“Youth of the School Teen Program,were great, and were so ‘in tune’,that they started a ‘teens on top’group that meets to discuss teenissues and how they could get moreinvolved in their community. Theywere no longer teens withdisabilities they were teens withabilities.”

City of Sacramento -Department of Parks &Recreation. Access Leisure

Thea, Trent and Chloe of theCordova Community Collaborative

CREATING CHANGE through COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

In 2006, YSPN completed a business planning process that engaged various YSPNstakeholders in helping create our future direction. These future directions include:

Creating a Regional Center for Youth Development. This acknowledges our shift awayfrom being just a network of providers and acknowledges our role as an importantexpert and training/technical assistance provider in the region that supports agenciesand communities in moving “ideas to impact”. The regional center would have threefunctions:

•Improving effectiveness and quality of youth programs- including continuing ourflagship Youth Development institute (YDI), creating a “train the trainer” YDI,creating a network of trainers who can do youth development training, offeringone-day skills-based trainings and learning communities around YouthDevelopment topics and expanding our technical assistance work throughoutthe region. We will also continue to expand upon our specialized work focusedon supporting agencies in engaging youth in effective ways.

•Disseminating information and brokering resources - including holding seminars,conferences, briefings and creating publications and tools that help deepen thelevel of knowledge in the community and strengthen the tool kit of youth workersand youth-serving agencies. We will continue our email list serve, updates andsupport networking and resource sharing between providers. Also we’ll continueto find ways to evaluate and spotlight exemplary practices and work of youthproviders and document the impact that the Youth Development approach hason our youth and our community.

•Creating change and inspiring innovation- including continued outreach,mobilization and advocacy across sectors to expand the quantity of--andstrengthen the quality of--developmental opportunities for youth, conveningdecision makers and leaders to promote critical youth issues and help find cuttingedge solutions that align with the Youth Development approach. We will also helpbring the voice of youth to decision-making tables and continue to promotepolicies, strategies and practices that strengthen youth engagement,connections and skill building. In addition, we will continue to model youthengagment by supporting YSPN interns and trainers, as presenters and advocatesfor this work.

Future of YSPN

www.yspnsac.org -- coming soon

The regional center is envisioned as a virtual center and partnership with otheryouth-serving intermediaries and experts in the field. Over time we envision the Centeras a physical place in the community where agencies and youth can come tofind resources and support to promote and create exemplary youth developmentpractices, policies and strategies. We view the Center as a one-stop place whereexpertise about the field can be obtained and support for agencies/communities toimplement quality practices and policies can be found. This Center would also be aone-stop place where people can find out what is going on with our region’s youth,what resources support youth, what gaps exist and what leading edge practices andstrategies can support youth in developing into productive, caring and civicallyminded adults.

FUNDINGSierra Health FoundationSutter Medical Center- SacramentoDepartment of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Department of Human Assistance (DHA)Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA)United Way California Capital RegionCity of Sacramento, Department of Parks & RecreationYCOE/Region 3 Service Learning CenterSCOE-Region 3 After School CenterSacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)Rumsey FoundationLinking Education & Economic Development (LEED)

Investing in our work

Ensuring Sustainability:

YSPN and LEED have come to an agreement that the two organizations havetwo different missions and are heading in separate directions of focus.Therefore, the YSPN will be separating from LEED at the end of 2007. The YSPNis revamping its advisory group structure and will merge its original partnersgroup with its planning advisory group. We will create a single advisorygroup that includes funders of youth programs, policy makers, youthproviders and representatives from the key stakeholder groups who desireto engage and support the Youth Development approach. Additionally,YSPN will be seeking to continue to diversify its funding via more corporatesponsorships, fee for services and continued grant funding.

We are forever thankful for the support of the following organizations

VOLUNTEERS People making it happen

Special Thanks to the Following

Community YDI Training VolunteersKim Mohler, City of Sacramento - Department of Parks and RecreationDaniel Cox, City of Sacramento - Department of Parks and RecreationJenny Yarrow, City of Sacramento - Department of Parks and RecreationJim Gaston, Region 3 Technical AssistanceBeryl Johnson, Sacramento START

YSPN Advisory TaskForce CommitteeKim Mohler Jim GastonKeri Thomas Steve HeathMarianne Bird Dorothy MeehanKathy Kossick Jim HuntMarilyn McGinnis Marty CavanaughSuzanne Mayes

YSPN Planning TeamKim Mohler Elizabeth EdwardsAndy Paul Jim GastonMarsha Strode Raylene SwitzerMarianne Bird Kim MechemSonja Stires Lynn MilanMarilyn McGinnis & Staff Crandal RankinsSuzanne Mayes

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