Youth Initiatives

Priority Area: Reducing Alcohol and Drug Use Among Young People

FAST

FAST is a family-building program. We meet with groups of families at school once a week, for eight weeks, and for 2 1/2 hours. The starting time will be determined. The FAST Program supports families like yours: To be stronger communicators, strengthen family ties, to have fun, and learn more and get more out of your community.

The FAST Program is designed and run with these goals in mind: To encourage family members to express their emotions with one another and with respect, to strengthen communication and closeness, to promote student achievement and success in school, to be fun for the entire family and to support parents as they learn about work with their children's schools and other community resources.

SYNERGY

Synergy is a grass roots coalition of community leaders and representatives concerned about and committed to addressing critical health issues for Vallejo's youth. The group has ethnically diverse and broad-based representation from: Health, Schools, Youth Development, Faith-Based Community and Parents & Youth.

YOUTH PARTNERSHIP

Youth Partnership works to reduce drug use among youth and promote advocacy through events such as the Youth Town Hall Meeting a Youth Candidates Night Forum, as well as participate in city-wide youth initiatives. Currently, they are conducting "Safe Zone" inspections to ensure local outlets are observing laws and providing a safe, alcohol-free area for youth.

SOLANO MENTOR COLLABORATIVE

The mission of the Solano Mentor Collaborative is to carry out a strategy to strengthen local mentoring programs, which includes increasing the number of adult mentors, and to offer our communities' youth a means to make positive choices.

Five Easy Steps to Becoming a Mentor:

  1. Call (707) 648-5230 and ask for Mentoring
  2. Fill out the application that you will receive in the mail
  3. Come to a screening interview. This will include fingerprinting and a background check
  4. Attend an orientation and training session
  5. Pick a mentoring program that fits your skills and interests