legacy newsletter vol 1 no 2 (spring:summer 2014).pdf

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VOLUME 01 SPRING/SUMMER 2014 ISSUE NO. 02

In our 2nd issue, you

will discover all the great

work our LEGACY youth

accomplished throughout

the 2014 Spring semester

such as taking our 2nd

Annual Educational Field

Trip to Los Angeles, our

first graduating class of

2014, the important high

school to college pipeline

collaboration with Napa

Valley College's Puente

P r o g r a m , o u r f i r s t

LEGACY Summer Camp and much more! The

LEGACY Youth Project has completed its first full

academic school year and we couldn’t be moreproud of all of our youth. Our first graduating

class set the bar with 100% graduation rate and

walked the stage with their heads held up high holding their earned high school diploma. All of our

youth, from 10th grade to 12th grade brought their struggles, their commitment, their hunger, there

GANAS and their hearts each day. We say LEGACY isn't hard work, its HEART work. Join us in our

2nd issue where we dedicate it to our youth founders and graduating class of 2014!

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THE LEGACY YOUTH PROJECT

Wha t We Do

! Academic Achievement

! College & Career Readiness

! Culturally Relevant Curriculum

! Community Responsive Projects

! Life Skills and Leadership Development

! Parent & Family Engagement

B y t he #’ s # of L EG A CY St udent s 45V int ag e Hig h Sc hool 27 V alley Oak Hig h Sc hool 15

Middle Sc hool….c oming Soon

Valley Oak High School 2013-14 Team. The

LEGACY Youth Project’s 1st year at

Valley Oak High School


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Class aptent taciti

LEGACY youth with ourTutors/Mentors

ACAD E M I C D AT A

Tutoring & Mentoring IncreasesAcademic Performance & Educational

Success!

A major component to the LEGACY Youth Project is our Academic Achievement. One way we make this happen is

through the support and leadership from our Tutors/Mentors,

a.k.a “Young Community Leaders.” Each week the LEGACY

class is visited by 8 Napa Valley College students, 4 community

professionals and 4 Vintage High School students who all

volunteer their time to support the academic

success of our LEGACY

students. One great

outcome to the tutoring

e x p e r i e n c e i s t h e

r e l a t i o n s h i p s o u rLEGACY students build

w i t h t h e “ Y o u n g

Community Leaders,”

transforming academic

support into a mentorship

relationship! With the

support of our tutors, 75%

of our students have

increased their Grade

Point Averages since joining the LEGACY Youth Project!

"100% Graduation Rate

"75% of LEGACY Youth increased theirGrade Point Averages since joining theLEGACY Youth Project!


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2014 CLASS LEAVING A LEGACY!

Seniors, FoundersGraduate!!!

W h e n o u r y o u t h

founders came up with

the name LEGACY, they

visioned what it meant to

“leave a legacy.” An that’s

exactly what they did! All

5 S eni o rs graduated

m a r k i n g t h e f i r s t

graduating LEGACY class!

In so many ways our 2014

graduating class was

special as our 1st graduating class, they

leave great memories, lessons and high

expectations to all future LEGACY youth

members. Youth founder and graduate Arturo Rubio says, “LEGACY is the

greatest thing that happen to me and I

devote my life to LEGACY and my

brothers.” We are very proud of Arturo

Rubio, Nick Lopez, Josue Herrera,

Agustine Martinez and Raymomd

Arredonda. Viva class of 2014!

Agustine Martinez

Founder, 2nd Year

Napa Valley College

Raymond Arredonda

1st Year

Santa Barbara City College

Josue Herrera

Founder, 2nd Year

Santa Barbara City College

Arturo Rubio

Founder, 2nd Year

Napa Valley College

Nick Lopez

Founder, 2nd Year

Napa Valley College


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During spring break, theLEGACY Youth Project hit the

road to Los Angeles! Our Annual

Educational Field Trip to Los

Angeles is a great opportunity

for our youth to spend a few

days visiting a college, the beach,

and a full day with our great

friends at Homeboy Industries.

After an adventurous drive down

south, the next morning we

teamed up with the Puente Club of Napa Valley College an took the “We Belong Here” college tour atthe University California Los Angles. We spent the rest of the day at Venice

Beach and had some amazing street tacos in East Los Angeles for dinner. The

next day was spent at Homeboy

Industries (see next page). Our

Annual Educational Field Trip to

L.A. is a transformative experience

for our LEGACY youth.

UC LA Co l lege To u r

2ND ANNUAL LOS ANGELESEDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP

Napa Valley College Puente Club and LEGACY students at UCLA

A day at Venice Beach

Ven ice Beach

The Napa Register covering the

LEGACY Field Trip


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Day 2 on our Los Angeles FiTrip we spent the entire dayHomeboy Industries. Since launching of the LEGA

Youth Project in 2013 we hf o r g e d a v e r y s p e c irelationship with HomebIndustries of Los Angeles. Lthe LEGACY Youth ProjeH o m e b o y I n d u s t r i e s dedicated to supporting members toward a life positive transformation. O

youth had the opportunityeat at Homegirl Cafe, taketour of Homeboy Industrand engage in dialogue w

many of its members. Soof our youth participateda live workshop. We aparticipated in an

workshop with HomebIndustries that was led Fabian Debora. He is Execut ive Director Latino Producers ActNetwork. We are blessedh a v e t h i s a m a z irelationship with HomebIndustries and look forw

to a continued partnership.

2ND ANNUAL LOS ANGELESEDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP

LEGACY with the homeboys and homegirls of Homeboy Industries

Breakfast at HomeGirls Cafe, with

LEGACY friend & Oscar Academy

Award filmmaker, Frieda Mock

LEGACY presenting & participating at

Latino Producers Action Network

For more informationclick or go to:

www.lpanproductions.org LEGACY & Homeboy Industries at the Latino Producers Action Network

For more information

click or go to:www.homeboyindustries.or

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Honors & Awards

10th Grader Giovanni Castro with VHS

principal, Mike Pearson. Geo started the

year with a 2.5 and finished with a 4.0!

11th Graders Raul, Alexis and David receiving

awards from Vintage High School.

VHS & LEGACY 11th Grader Ivan Rodriguez

with LEGACY coach Omar Salem. Ivan was

awarded the “Perseverance Award” from

Every Student Succeeding Awards Program

hosted by the Association of California

School Administrators. Ivan started the year

with a 2.5 and finished with a 4.0!

Pe rse ve rance A wa rd

Y o u n g M a n o f t h e Y e a r

12th Grader and LEGACY Founder Arturo Rubio

with his family and LEGACY coaches after

accepting Napa’s “Young Man of the Year”

award from the NEWS organization (Napa

Emergency Women's Services).

For more information aboutthe NEWS organization

click or go to:www.napanews.org

https://www.napanews.org/https://www.napanews.org/


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The LEGACY Youth Project launched its first Summer Camp this past summer! Our Annual SummerCamp is a way to continue to support our youth and provide them with opportunities. This summer our

Camp focused on career development, leadership, team building andlife skill development and acommunity responsive project.

Our first day was spent withthe Mariposa Program, andCLARA/CLARO (ChangingLatina/0s to Access Resourcesand Opportunities) Program.

All three programs teamed upfor the 1st Annual YouthUnited Conference! Our

programs are committed to b u i l d i n g L a t i n o y o u t hleadership, building positiver e l a t i o n s h i p s t h r o u g hcollaboration, learning from

each other and providing positive opportunities for our young women and men. The youth led andfacilitated workshops and team buildingactivities.

On our second day our youth took aresume workshop and built their resumes.

Our third day was spent in San Francisco.Thanks to the support and partnership withBank of America Merrill Lynch of Napa andNapa Valley Film Festival our LEGACY

youth had an opportunity to see a SanFrancisco Giantsgame! Some of our

y o u t h h a d a n

opportunity to go onto the field andmeet some of the professional

baseball players. The stadium screen

even gave a visual shout out to theLEGACY Youth Project!

Our fourth day was a teamhike in Napa Valley’s Skyline Parkand our final day of Summer Camp

was dedicated to our CommunityProject Response (CPR) where our

youth engaged in graffiti removaland helped to clean up our Napa

Valley. (pictures on next page)

LEG CY 2014 SUMMER C MP

G ian ts Ga me

Yo u th Un i ted Con fe rence

R e su m e W o r k sh o p


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LEG CY 2014 SUMMER C MP

Sk y l ine H ike

Co m m u ni t y P r o j ect

LEGACY youth before and after thegraffiti removal as part of our Community

Responsive Projects.

The Napa Register covered our graffiti removal

project as part of LEGACY Summer Camp.

The LEGACY Youth Project values the health of our youth. Hiking has been a great way to stay

physically active and creates opportunities for our youth to bond and create familia.


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Fa m i l y N igh t

F MILY COMMUNITY

LEGACY on the N.A.P.A. Show with

Arty Party. Orale! Napa Register visiting LEGACY to

interview the youth and do a story.

LEGACY youth learning job

development at local business and

community partner, Rancho Gordo.

The LEGACY Youth Project is committed to community building and cultivating positive, healthy, collaborative andmeaningful relationships with our families and community.This spring semester we engaged with our community innumerous ways. Our families come first as we held two Family/Parent nights, culminating in our annual “Honoring ourFamilies and Students” Night. In addition, we were very activein our Napa Valley community from working with communitypartner Rancho Gordo in our “youth job skill developmentinternship program,” having many visitors visit the LEGACYheadquarters, going live on local Napa TV on the N.A.P.AShow, and much more. We are grateful for the support of ourfamilies and community!

LEGACY parent and

youth at Parent/Family

night.


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One of our components to the LEGACY Youth Project isour Life Skills and Leadership Development. Our youth getmany opportunities in the class room and community topractice and develop their leadership skills. This semester

we presented to community funders, the Napa County Youth

Violence and Gang Commission, LEGACY new membership orientation, middle school parents,Senior graduation projects and much more. In addition, our youth are given opportunities to learnlife skills and ways that will equip them with the tools to be successful in high school and beyond.

LE DERSHIP

LEGACY youth presenting the “LEGACY Orientation” to

incoming members for the 2014-2015 school year.

12th Graders Arturo and Josue

rocking their Senior Projects!


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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Carlos Hagedorn

[email protected]

707-501-8400

Omar Salem

[email protected]

707-799-8092

The LEGACY Youth Project was established in 2013 to support our youth towards positivetransformation in their personal and educational lives. We seek your help in continuing tosupport our youth in making positive transformation in their lives. We are grateful to our

partner organizations, families and community. In community spirit. ¡Gracias!

SUPPORT THE LEGACY YOUTH PROJECT

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Our MissionThe LEGACY Youth Project

provides a positive, healthy, safe, transformative

educational experience for at promise youth ofthe Napa Valley.

We implement a culturally responsivecurriculum, provide mentorship, tutoring, life

skills, leadership development, parent

engagement and

community responsive projectsto ensure our youth are college/career readyand successful in developing meaningful

lives. We are committed to the success of every youth in their positive transformation, their

future and leaving a LEGACY.


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LEGACY’s heart work.

Spring/Summer 2014

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