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Family & Youth Family & Youth Initiatives News Initiatives News Winter 2015 Dear Friends ~ We are kicking off our “For Kids Sake” 2015 event. Every year FYI spearheads a “For Kids Sake” fundraiser. For 2015, we’re spearheading the Silent Auction Saturday June 13th at the Salida Steamplant. “For Kids Sake” funds are crucial in allowing us to: 1. Of course keep the programs we currently have running at their current capacity . 2. To expand programming we currently have or develop new programs that are needed in our community. I invite you to consider a sponsorship today. Sponsor- ships range from $100—$1,000 or an event sponsorship at $5000; in exchange we offer marketing and promo- tional opportunities. Most important is to support our wonderful families in our community. Please call for more information. This year we are reaching out for volunteers to help with our big day. We have our fundraising committee or volun- teer to help with the silent action. If you are interested please give me a call. Here is to an exciting winter ahead! ~ Monica Haskell FYI Director 530-2511 CHECK OUT WHAT’S INSIDE! Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 7
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Initiatives NewsInitiatives News Winter 2015
Dear Friends ~
We are kicking off our “For Kids Sake” 2015 event. Every year FYI spearheads a “For Kids Sake” fundraiser. For
2015, we’re spearheading the Silent Auction Saturday
June 13th at the Salida Steamplant.
“For Kids Sake” funds are crucial in allowing us to: 1. Of
course keep the programs we currently have running at their current capacity . 2. To expand programming we currently have or develop new programs that are needed
in our community.
I invite you to consider a sponsorship today. Sponsor-ships range from $100—$1,000 or an event sponsorship
at $5000; in exchange we offer marketing and promo-tional opportunities. Most important is to support our
wonderful families in our community. Please call for more
information.
This year we are reaching out for volunteers to help with our big day. We have our fundraising committee or volun-
teer to help with the silent action. If you are interested
please give me a call.
Here is to an exciting winter ahead!
~ Monica Haskell FYI Director
530-2511
CHECK OUT WHAT’S INSIDE!
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Chaffee County Mentors NewsChaffee County Mentors NewsChaffee County Mentors News
PAGE 2—Chaffee County Mentor News
Mentor Skill Trainings:
Wednesday September 10, 2014 : Goal Setting Time: 6:00PM until 7:30PM Where: Touber Building (448 East First Street Salida)
Natalie Moore will host this interactive goal setting training. Light dinner will be provided. Wednesday October 1, 2014: Self Defense 101 Time: 5:30PM until 7:30PM Where: Health/Human Services (114 Linderman BV)
Mentor, Scott Colvin will conduct a basic self defense class. Wear comfortable clothing. Saturday November 8, 2014: Mentor Appreciation Time: 6:00PM until 8:00PM Where: American Legion Post 64 (235 W 10th Street Salida)
Program staff and fellow mentors join together to
celebrate Chaffee County Mentors and all of those who support the programs. Beach themed pot luck dinner and
dress encouraged.
Monday September 1, 2014: Moonlight Monday Time: 11:00AM until 9:00PM Where: Moonlight Pizza 242 F St Salida Purchases made on September 1st will help support CCM.
Wednesday September 17, 2014: House Party Time: 5:00PM until 7:00PM Where: 531 S Rail Road Buena Vista Invite potential mentors to join us for a casual dinner and
conversation about becoming a mentor.
Monday September 22, 2014: Meet & Greet Time: 8:00AM until 10:00AM Where: The View (Best Western) 733 US 24 Buena Vista
Invite potential mentors to join us for a cup of coffee and
conversation about becoming a mentor.
September-October-November 2014
Strengthening our community by connecting our young people to purpose & self-worth through positive mentoring relationships
Contact Us: Salida Office: 719-530-2582 / Buena Vista Office: 719-395-0344 (204)
[email protected] www.chaffeementors.org
Group Activities:
Friday September 5, 2014: Glow Golf
Time: 7:00PM until 9:00PM
Where: Rocky Mountain Mini Golf Salida
(413 1/2 W Rainbow Blvd)
Bus will depart Buena Vista Library at 6:20 PM (RSVP)
Pizza, drinks and admission provided
Sunday September 7, 2014: Teen Adventure Park
Time: 1:00PM until 4:00PM
Where: Noah’s Ark Whitewater Rafting CO
(23910 US HWY 285 Buena Vista)
Must be 13 years and older. Space is limited. RSVP
Friday October 24, 2014: FYI Halloween Party
Time: 6:00PM until 8:30PM
Where: Salida Scout Hut
(210 East Sackett Ave)
Transportation from BV provided (RSVP)
Friday November 14, 2014: Movie Night
Time: 6:00PM until 9:00PM
Where: Cornerstone Church
(205 S San Juan Ave Buena Vista)
Nacho bar dinner & popcorn intermission provided
Recruitment & Other Events :
Contact Us:
Kenny Wilcox, CCM Program Coordinator & YIA Coordinator
719-530-2581 (Salida) 719-221-0238 (Cell) Page 3 - Youth In Action News
Buena VistaBuena Vista Monday ~ December 1
Family Showcase Bunnies and the Letter B
***Please Refer to the Family
Showcase Details in the “All”
Happy Holidays!
Contact Us:
Kenny Wilcox, CCM Program Coordinator & YIA Coordinator
719-530-2581 (Salida) 719-221-0238 (Cell)
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YIA is a program of
SalidaSalida
NO YIA During the Christmas
Holiday Break
We will resume YIA on
January 7.
Happy Holidays!
Wednesday ~ December 3
Family Showcase
Bunnies and the Letter B
***Please Refer to the Family Showcase
Details in the “All” Section
Wednesday ~ December 10
Superheroes in the Community
Salida Police Department and the
Letter F
Wednesday ~ December 17
Ornaments And the Letter S
WEDNESDAY ~ JANUARY 7
FAMILY SHOWCASE
SHRINKY DINKS AND THE LETTER Y
WEDNESDAY ~ JANUARY 14
FAKE SNOW AND THE LETTER W
WEDNESDAY ~ JANUARY 21
SUPER HEROES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE LETTER H
Wednesday ~ JANUARY 28
Snowshoes and the Letter L
Wednesday ~ February 4
Youth In Action Youth In Action
ALLALL
MONDAY ~ DECEMBER 8
Superheroes in the
Community
BV Firestation and the
Letter F
MONDAY ~ DECEMBER 15
ORNAMENTS AND THE
LETTER S
MONDAY JANUARY 12
FAMILY SHOWCASE
SHRINKY DINKS AND THE
LETTER Y
MONDAY JANUARY 19 FAKE SNOW AND THE LETTER W
MONDAY JANUARY 26 SUPER HEROES IN THE
COMMUNITY AND THE LETTER H
MONDAY FEBRUARY 2
FAMILY SHOWCASE SNOWSHOES AND THE LETTER L
FAMILY SHOWCASE
Family Showcase dates are a great time to meet all of the mentors and mentees in the
program.
This is also a showcase for all of the fun learning activities we have been doing in YIA.
Family Showcase
Starts at 5:15 PM
Everyone goes home
at 5:30 PM
NO YIA During the Christmas
Holiday Break
We will resume YIA on
January 12.
Youth In Action 2014/2015 Winter Newsletter
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YOUTH @ CROSSROADS NEWSYOUTH @ CROSSROADS NEWSYOUTH @ CROSSROADS NEWS
Call us to RSVP 719.530.2577
Reducing high risk behaviors in teens through prevention education, alternative activities, & community service.
W I N T E R 2 0 1 4W I N T E R 2 0 1 4W I N T E R 2 0 1 4 Updates! Y@C Winter Activities!
Ring the Salvation Army Bell
Sign up throughout December
Monarch Ski day
January 10th All day
Upcoming activities (Dates TBD):
Ice Skating in Gunnison
Y@C and Build a Generation ® collaborated to hold two community forums focusing on teen substance use in Chaffee County. Both forums were a huge success and plans are in the works to hold teen spe-cific forums to further awareness.
Prevention classes are being taught to all freshman at Salida High School , and upper classmen at Chaffee County High School as part of their health require-ments. Y@C is excited to share its evidence-based curricula with local kids!
Regular MRT Sessions continue at the FYI office to work with youth on reducing their current substance use. Fridays at 10:30am in Salida and 3:45 on Mon-days in BV.
Six youth graduated court ordered TND class on No-vember 21st, congratulations!
The boardroom was packed in Salida School
District’s Kesner building during the Y@C /Build a Generation Community
Forum on Teen substance use. Teens and adults
alike attended and shared thoughts, concerns and
ideas.
Nurturing Parenting Program News
Contact Jane Whitmer 530-2579 or Sarah Green 530-2583 or email [email protected]
There are lots of lists of
“Things to Remember”
for being a truly great
parent. Here is one from
Huffington Post Parenting the
NPP Staff recommends:
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a
day for growth.”
Virginia Satir
What Kids Need:
1. 12 hugs (or physical connections) every day.
2. Play. Making playfulness a daily habit keeps you connected with your child and stimulates
endorphins and oxytocin in both of you.
3. Connect before transitions. Kids have a hard time transitioning from one thing to another. Try
starting your day with a 5 minute snuggle.
4. Turn off technology when you interact with your child. Your child will remember how
important you are to them if you do.
5. Special time. Every day, 15 minutes with each child, separately.
6. Welcome emotion. Remember you’re the one they trust enough to cry with, meltdown, express
their anger...hard and important position.
7. Listen and Empathize. Connection starts with listening and acknowledging ALL feelings.
8. Slow down and savor the moment. Being in the moment is really the only way to connect.
9. Bedtime snuggle and chat. Set your child’s bedtime a little earlier so you have time together to talk. Teens particularly seem to open up late at
NPP New Year
Class Schedule:
Salida
NPP Parents with Young Children
(children ages 0-5)
on Thursday nights
(January 15th-May 7th)
NPP Parents & Their
Adolescents (ages 13-18)
on Tuesday nights
(January 27th-April 14th)
TELL YOUR FRIENDS…
Some beautiful
moments from
recent NPP events
Contact Info: Kirsten Love, LSW, Mentors Plus Program Manager, (719) 530-
2584
“Chaffee County Mentors Plus is committed to helping youth and families in challenging environments
break barriers, empower change, and strengthen resiliency through one-on-one mentoring”
Winter 2014-2015
Winter Schedule of Activities Wednesday December 10, 9:00-11:00 Coffee Talk– Come share with fellow Mentors
114 Linderman, Buena Vista. Coffee, tea and pastries provided.
Saturday December 13, 10:00am-12:00pm. Salida Hot Springs Pool Family Swim Day!!
410 Rainbow Blvd. - Mentors, Mentees and their families all invited FREE admission!
Thursday January 22, 5:00-7:30 Mentor Training– Mindfulness with Youth Roberta Smith &
Kirsten Love facilitate
448 E.1st Street Touber Bldg, Salida. Lite supper provided RSVP Kirsten Love 719-530-
2584
Saturday January 10, 9:00am-3:00pm Monarch Mountain- MUST
RSVP!
Details coming to your email soon!
Friday February 6, 4-6 pm, Paint Your Own Pottery!-Group activ-
ity, Indian Paintbrush
301 Main St. Buena Vista Limited space must RSVP Contact
Natalie for details 719-530-2582
Thursday, Feb 11, 5:00-8:00pm, Mentor training– Bridges out of
Get ready for monarch mountain ski trip!
All hands on deck!
We need all Mentors and Activity volunteers to
come out and be involved in the ski day at
Monarch on Saturday, January 10
This is one of our biggest events and we need
everyone to step-up and help make this an
awesome event.
Please call Kirsten Love and let me know you
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Contact Info: Tighe Hall, Lead Family Coordinator (719) 530-2580
Winter 2014
Upcoming events! December 15, 2014 5:30 p.m. - Parenting Plus Activity, Santa and Free Dinner
at the Presbyterian Church in Salida.
It has been an exciting year for our program. We
have been able to offer support to many families in need in our community! We have been able to assist
family members with obtaining housing, maintain-ing sobriety, supporting pro-social activities for chil-
dren, finding reliable transportation, and much
more!
Some highlights have been helping homeless fami-lies get into warm houses for the winter, supporting
To help raise money through the Sal-vation Army for families in our com-
munity, CPFF and the FYI team will be ringing the bell at Walmart on Decem-ber 19 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. come by
and help support this great cause!
Happy Winter from Community Partnership for
Positive Prevention Strategies with our Kids
Build A Generation
For more information or to share ideas, contact
Rebecca Rice at: 395-0344 X102 or [email protected]
As a parent or other caring adult, when we look to prevent or change particu-
lar behaviors in children, we sometimes do so by attempting to instill fear (scare tactics). When it comes to anti-substance use scare tactics, messages
can something like this:
See that mock crash, if you drink and drive, you will crash and you will die.
Were you listening to the story that family told about their child’s drug overdose? If you take
those pills, you will end up the same way as that child.
Look at those awful pictures of meth users. That is what happens when people use meth.
It is amazing that man is even alive to testify after his long and dreadful ordeal with drugs.
The above statements are true. Drinking and driving causes deaths. Taking
drugs, whether in pill form or otherwise, causes overdoses. Meth users do have a distinctive appearance from long periods of heavy use. Hearing a for-
mer drug user tell his/her story of hitting rock bottom, then bouncing back in life, stirs emotions and inspires. While such tactics certainly
work to get most children’s attention and evoke fear, the bigger question is, do
they prevent or change behavior?
Prevention experts say “no,” and here’s why:
Youth are hardwired to defend against negative messaging: When the out-come doesn’t always match the message being delivered to them, they may
discount it. “My friend took those same pills to get high many times and
he’s just fine,” or, “I know a girl who uses meth and she doesn’t look like
those people.”
Young people filter information differently than adults: Most adults filter information using logic and rational thinking. Most teens, on the other hand,
are naturally driven to engage in riskier, more impulsive behavior. Blame
it partially on the adolescent brain, specifically the prefrontal cortex, which is the area of the brain responsible for controlling impulses, exercising judg-
ment and decision-making; it is not fully developed until the mid-twenties.
High-risk youth can be more attracted to risky behavior: Some youth are wired more strongly for sensation-seeking and are more impulsive risk-takers.
Present such a youth with the chance to rebel by getting drunk or high and s/he may see it as thrill-seeking opportunity. The better approach here is to
deliver a positive message about non-use to minimize giving the young person
something to rebel against.
Strong warnings can send unintended messages: Overwhelming negative attention focused on anti-use may unintentionally send the message to chil-dren that it is a widespread problem and everyone must be doing it. Such mis-
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