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Greetings!
You are receiving this e-Newsletter because of your relationship with Reconnecting Youth Inc., the RY or CAST Program or your good work with vulnerable youth. We hope you enjoy reading this Newsletter and that you find it helpful. Please contact us with your ideas for future Newsletters.
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NEW Website Coming Soon!
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Exciting new look and more content you requested
| We've heard your feedback and met with our website designer! We are excited to unveil our new and improved RY Inc. website in late Fall. Some of the changes you'll enjoy include a cleaner look, easier navigation and the ability to order materials online. Be sure to check it out at the same web address: www.reconnectingyouth.com.
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| Spotlight on our Consumers | |
 Summit Co. Colorado: A legacy of RY graduates
Summit County Youth and Family Services partners with Summit High School to offer their at-risk students the Reconnecting Youth program. Summit High School has hosted RY for 8 years and has served over 150 students to date! A community social worker and a school counselor co-teach the class. Last year, nine out of ten students in the spring semester of RY showed improved attendance rates. Read more about the impact RY is making...
 Long term success at Toronto RY site!
We recently received an email from a Reconnecting Youth teacher/facilitator for RH King Academy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lindsey Tomlinson is in her second year teaching RY in the Toronto Schools through the service provider, Regesh Family and Child Services. Her news was so good, we just had to share it with all of you! Read her uplifting email...
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CAST introduced in the Pueblo of Laguna, NM
The Pueblo of Laguna, NM hosted a CAST Teacher/Facilitator Training in July 2011, with the goal of implementing CAST in Laguna Acoma High School in January 2011. Their CAST Program is funded by a grant from OPTUM Health New Mexico. We look forward to hearing how it's going, once the Laguna teachers get rolling on CAST. They were a rewarding bunch to work with and have lots of enthusiasm for helping their youth!
Everyone loves hearing your success stories! Let us know if you have an inspirational RY or CAST story you'd like to share, and we may include it in a future newsletter.
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Meet some of the RY Inc. team!
|  Merridy Ruggiero, Office Services
I began contracting with RY Inc. in 2007. Before that, I worked for 3 years at the University of Washington, collecting data for the Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program, in the School of Nursing. I answer calls and emails and set up all RY and CAST trainings. I love RY because it supports teens and families in their communities. In my spare time I enjoy reading, running, and chasing after my two busy boys! This is a picture of me with my oldest boy, Zachary. |
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I began providing bookkeeping services to RY Inc. in the summer of 2009. I also do the bookkeeping for a number of other businesses in the region. Similar to my other clients, RY has me take responsibility for the day-to-day finances of the company. In my spare time I like to travel, attend college football games, read and spend time at Hood Canal. This picture is from a recent trip to Hawaii with my husband, Steve. We have one grown son.
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In 2008, I began contracting with Reconnecting Youth Inc. because I was asked by the President and program developer, Leona (Lee) Eggert to assist with writing a grant application. I said yes because I admire Lee and feel compelled to help schools and community agencies acquire the RY prevention programs for their adolescents. I am available to RY and their clients for grant-writing assistance, funding advice and support. When I am not working, I relax with friends and our puppy and by singing, swimming, reading, baking and watching movies.
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I worked for nearly 10 years with the Reconnecting Youth research team at the University of Washington, where I became intimately familiar with both RY and CAST. I now contract with RY Inc. to provide training services to clients who purchase the RY prevention programs. I most enjoy interacting with RY Inc.'s clients, supporting the implementation of RY and CAST. This is a picture of my daughter and me on her first birthday, this summer!
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Our Contracted Trainers
Reconnecting Youth Inc. also contracts with trainers in Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Maine and New York, all of whom are available to train nationally and internationally. RY Inc. trainers receive extensive preparation by our program developers and our lead trainers and spend years advancing their skills. Testimonials (go to Effectiveness/Testimonials) reflect the ability of our trainers to impart large amounts of useful information in an engaging and memorable way.
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