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WHO ARE
WE?
CURRENT
PROJECTS
COMMUNITY
LINK
Who are we?
We
are your friends, neighbors, co-workers, church members, and agency people
from the public and private service agencies serving and committed to the
youth of Atascadero. What do we do?
We serve
as advocates for youth. We are particularly interested in finding ways to
pro-actively address issues which affect youth and to encourage youth
themselves to help resolve these issues.
Substance abuse, truancy, lack of positive role models, teen pregnancy,
and teen crime are just a few of the problems which can keep our youth from
reaching their full potential. When
potential is wasted we are all much poorer and the community suffers the loss
of a valuable resource. Contact Information
Regular
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of
each month at 7:00 am in the Boy Scout
Room, Lower Level at the Lake Pavillion,
Mailing Address: 5805
Capistrano Ave, Suite G Atascadero,
Ca 93422 E-mail address
Want
to send an email click address - Contact us for help: Click HERE
Fax
(805)
466-5343 Office phone
(805)
466-5465 Current Projects
(“CLICK”
here for more information)
Assets)
(for more information “CLICK”
here.)
(for more
information “Click” here) COMMUNITY LINK
The LINK is a project of the Youth Task
Force. It is committed to delivering,
locating, and connecting health and social services, identifying gaps in
needed services and advocating for or developing new services for the
community. For more information “CLICK” here Other sites of
interest:
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for access)
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HOT TOPICS & CURRENT EVENTS SAFE – Services for families facing difficulties with
their children. ASSET DEVELOPMENT– What kids need to succeed and grow up
healthy ASSET PRESENTATIONS – Members of the
Atascadero Youth Task Force committed to the development of assets in the
community are ready and willing to make a presentation to your group or
organization regarding developmental assets and how you can help. ATASCADERO HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
– a group of people dedicated to improving the health of the community COMMUNITY SERVICE– Community service
opportunities for youth. COMMUNITY BASED TEAM Atascadero now has a community based
team component of the S.A.F.E. System of Care What does that
mean for the community? We have a family advocate who can assist
families in connecting with services for themselves and their children. The family advocate can bring a family to the
community based team to develop a family driven plan to help the family
resolve problems
with children, school, housing, nutrition, finances, alcohol/drugs, health, dental and mental health.
The community based team is
comprised of the S.A.F.E. Partners: Atascadero Community LINK Atascadero Unified CalWorks Department of Social Services
Drug &
Alcohol Services Economic Opportunity Commission County Mental Health Atascadero Police
Department (School Resource Officer) Family Care Network County Public Health Department Hospice Big
Brothers/Big Sisters Women’s Shelter Call us if
you need help, it is confidential and you control the plan!! 466-5404 Asset
Type #1 – Support- The
more love, support, and adult contacts a child has the more likely he or she
is to grow up healthy. Only 41% of the youth surveyed
nationally experience at least three of the six support assets. Six Key Areas of Support:
Family Support
Positive Family Communication
Other adult relationships
Caring Neighborhood
Caring School climate
Parent involvement in schooling Helpful Hints:
Adjust the way you support your child as he or she grows
Indentify your own sources of support and what you can learn from them
Ask your child what kind of support he or she likes best
Watch for non-verbal clues from your child saying he or she neds your
support. FINALLY -------- “Children need to know that, whatever else may
happen, their parents love them” (Michael Popkin, Ph.D., Director of the Active Parenting
Program.)
Learn more about Asset Development “CLICK” here. Developmental assets are building blocks all young people
need to grow up competent, caring and healthy. When present these assets
nurture positive behaviors valued by society and protect young people from
risk-taking behaviors. Developmental assets are dramatically related to the
choices young people make. The more assets they have, the more likely they
are to succeed. Everyone can build assets! All Young People need assets! Relationships are the key! Asset Building is an on-going process! Consistent messages are important! Intentional redundancy is important! Invite us to your organization or group to explain how you
can help develop assets. There are over 150 simple things you can do as
individuals, groups and the community that don’t cost money but build a
stronger young society. WE NEED YOUR HELP! FOR MORE ASSET INFORMATION CLICK HERE THE ATASCADERO HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WHAT
IS IT? It is a group of community members and agency people interested
in improving the well-being of the residents of Atascadero. WHAT
HAS IT DONE? In the current year it has held senior health fair and taken a
health fair to the outlying school of Carissa Plains. It has help fund the
creation of a community logo to enhance community pride and help community
business. It has assisted in studying how to slow traffic in the down town
area for safety and business improvement, and contributed to the purchase of
radar units. It has developed and will soon distribute a reference pamphlet
for available services in the community. It has helped fund the development
of an organizational structure for the operation of the newly purchased youth
center. It has contributed to the continued operation of the Atascadero
Community LINK a project designed to connect services to families. WHAT
IS IT PLANNING TO DO? The planning for next year is underway,
however some projects have been identified, they include: Continued support
of the Community LINK, the development and operation of the youth center,
more and community health fairs, assisting in creating senior access to
computers, supporting main street projects that will enhance the downtown
area, supporting the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce in improving the business
climate in Atascadero, supporting the 40 Developmental Asset Project,
supporting the publication of a bimonthly newsletter, continuing to make the
public aware of available services and support the establishment of a community
based team to help families and youth at risk. HOW
CAN YOU HELP? Participate in the identification, planning and
development of projects to improve the community for the benefit of its
residents. We meet the 4th Tuesday of every month for lunch and your invited.
Call 466-5465 for more information. Youth who by their own energy or as a requirement for a class, organization, diversion, probation or courts may contact Soledad Esquival, 466-5465 on Mondays and Wednesdays between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm or on Tuesday or Thursday between 11 am and 5 pm or come into 5805 Capistrano Ave, Suite G between those hours. Sol will coordinate and arrange for community service hours with carious public agencies, non-profits and community organizations. Projects have included such things as working in the Colony House Rose Garden, in the parks, reading to seniors, baby sitting, and setting up and taking down for community events. Back to the top |
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