Measuring Collaboration... Dear Youth Service Provider, 
 
Valley Vision, working with the City of Sacramento's Office of Youth Development, Youth Development Network, and other youth serving organizations is conducting a survey to measure the level of connection and collaboration among area service providers, and your input is greatly needed and vitally important!
 
To complete this short 25 question survey, simply click on the link below and begin. The survey will take approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete.
 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=uXeVBeW6mLtV143Ybhp19g_3d_3d 

Special Note: This link is uniquely tied to this survey and your email address. Please do not forward this message. If you would like to recommend someone to take the survey, please send an email to suzanne@valleyvision.org. 
 
 
We need your response to the survey no later than Friday,  July 17th.   Thank You in advance for making your voice count!
 
Valley Vision Youth Development Team

 

Please send any questions or comments to suzanne.mayes@valleyvision.org.

 

 

 

 

Office of Youth Development's website SactoYouth

The purpose of this website is to centralize all youth related resources, information and opportunities. If you are a youth and would like to be a part of maintaining information for this website or if you just want to stay informed, be sure to join this mailing list! If there is anything you would like to see on this website call the Office of Youth Development and let them know. We want this website to speak to YOU!

 

The Youth of the Month Program is designed to highlight good deeds and accomplishments of youth in the City of Sacramento. Community leaders, students, parents, schools and youth services providers are encouraged to nominate Sacramento youth residents who have significantly contributed to the betterment of our community.
 
LEARN MORE:  Youth of the Month 

 


Online Safety 
 
 Parents, teachers, mentors, social service providers, law enforcement and young people themselves all have a role in helping kids stay safe online.  Learn more from a national report:  Internet Safety USA Today

What can you do?  The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive educational resource offered by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.  The Web site offers fun activities that help teach children how to be safe while online.

The site also includes information on social networking, cyberbullying, gaming and tips to prevent sexting.

The resource can be used at home, in the classroom, in your youth agency and in public presentations.  Check it out:  http://www.netsmartz.org/
 
 
In an increasingly electronic and high-tech society, the simple pleasures found in nature are often lost in the younger generation. Schools and youth-serving organizations are finding it hard to provide these experiences, most frequently due to issues of transportation.

With this in mind, the Great Valley Center, the Stewardship Council and PG&E commissioned a report to assess the common problems of cost, administration and availability associated with the logistics of connecting youth to outdoor experiences, and then propose alternatives to traditional transportation methods.
View the report, Transportation Challenges & Opportunities here.