The Dog Days of Summer!
Summer is winding down and the NYS Fair is just around the corner. Folks are getting ready to send kids back to school and Mary Nelson is gearing up for her Summer Youth Day Barbecue. Ahh...the dog days of summer!
While we held no training sessions in July and August, the Youth Development Training Institute was busy making sure that youth workers in Onondaga County have plenty of professional development opportunities this fall. Take a look at our brief descriptions below, then go to the calendar to get more details and, in some cases, register on-line.
Enjoy the rest of the summer and, hopefully, we'll see you soon!
Marnie Annese, Youth Development Training Coordinator
Syracuse/Onondaga County Youth Bureau
Youth Bureau News
Advancing Youth Development is back! We are offering the five week, 20 hour course for front line youth workers beginning on Wednesday, September 22 and continuing on five consecutive Wednesdays until October 20. Prevention Network has graciously agreed to let us hold the training in their beautiful new building at 906 Spencer Street. Space is limited to 20 participants and you must pre-register. Follow this link for more information.
We are also offering the Advancing Youth Development Basics workshop for community members. This 5 hour training provides a brief overview of the main components of youth development and is intended for board members, educators, volunteers, scout leaders, and anyone else who has an interest in developing positive relationships with young people and helping them be successful in school, work and life. These workshops will be held in various locations throughout the county on Saturdays in October. Check out the October calendar for locations and times.
We are resuming our series of Youth Work Methods workshops, beginning with Homework Help in September. New this fall, we will be limited the number of participants to 20 for each workshop. However, we will now be offering the training twice a month! The Homework Help workshop will be held on Friday, September 17 and on Friday, September 24, 2010 from 9:30am to 11:30am at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. You must pre-register for these workshops. Contact Ken Her at 435-2362 or tvkher@gmail.com for more information.
Also on October 19, 20 and 21, we will be hosting the Youth Program Quality Assessment Orientation and External Assessor training. Anyone interested in learning more about youth program quality and conducting self assessments to better understand the strengths of your program and areas in which improvement is needed, should attend the one day YPQA Orientation. Anyone wanting to learn more about the YPQA and practice conducting and scoring observations, should attend the one and a half day External Assessor Training. Location will be announced soon! You must pre-register by following this link.
News from around the County
The Onondaga County System of Care has a new name, OnCare. The partners have made tremendous progress toward the goals identified at the governance retreat in June. Contact Project Director Linda Lopez, at 315-435-2985 for more information.
The Say Yes to Education Summer Festival was held at Thorndon Park in Syracuse on July 28, 2010. It was a hot day, but hundreds of young people and several adult volunteers had a great time and celebrated the end of a summer of learning. For more information about Say Yes to Education, check out their website at www.sayyessyracuse.org.
Tully has a new Community Youth Center located across the street from the library. The Center offers a wide variety of activities for youth including table tennis, billiards and foosball. Teens can stream their music through a professional audio system; get up on stage and perform in front of their peers; and participate in collaborative experiential and service learning projects. For more information, contact Jim Dessauer at dessauerjm@gmail.com
Contact Community Services is offering a Social, Emotional Learning Summer Institute that provides an opportunity for teachers, school support staff, administrators, mental health providers and youth workers to build the skills required to promote a successful learning environment for all youth. Visit the Contact website at http://www.contactsyracuse.org for more information.
The Salvation Army was pleased to announce in May the opening of a new Booth House location in Syracuse. Booth House is a shelter and counseling service for runaway and homeless youth aged 12 to 17 years. For more information, contact the Salvation Army at 315-471-7628.
The next Ready, Set, Parent! workshop series is scheduled to begin Saturday, July 10th and will run through Saturday, August 28th. Classes will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the Children's Consortium. For more information or to register, contact Liz Sapio at 471-8331 or lsapio@childrensconsortium.org.
News from New York State & Beyond
The NYS Parenting Education Partnership's Strong Roots Last a Lifetime Conference at the Hudson Valley Spa and Resort will be held on November 8, 2010. This is a change of date from July 7. Follow this link for more information: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6013/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=22102 The NYS Parenting Education Partnership has a series of workshops focused on the professional development of parenting education and family support.
YOUTH POWER! - a NYS network of young people with disabilities and social-emotional challenges - will be holding its third annual Statewide Youth Leadership Forum August 10-12, 2010 in Albany, New York. This year's theme is "Together We Stand for Change" and will be focused on uniting youth voices to make a stronger youth movement for systems change.
The forum is a gathering of young leaders with disabilities and social-emotional challenges. Together, youth will learn, share and connect to fight for positive changes in the way New York State supports young people. There will be guest speakers and activities that will help to increase personal knowledge of advocacy and activism. There will also be the Annual Leaders' Dinner that gives young people an opportunity to share their perspectives with leaders in state government.
The forum is being planned by the young people who make up the Special Events Workgroup of YP!. This is a for youth by youth event. For more information, contact info@ftnys.org or call toll free 888-326-8644
Check out our calendar for upcoming events and training opportunities.