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Greetings!
You are receiving this e-Newsletter because you use the RY or CAST Program or you are involved with vulnerable youth. We hope you find this Newsletter both enjoyable and helpful. Please contact us with your ideas for future Newsletters.
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NEW Website Launched!
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Improved look and streamlined content
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We launched our new and improved website to rave reviews due to its cleaner look, easier navigation and the convenient added option to order materials online. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out now! Our web address remains the same: www.reconnectingyouth.com.
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| Spotlight on our Consumers |
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 RY funded by a block grant in western Colorado
Five high schools in western Colorado added Reconnecting Youth to their course offerings thanks to a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant grant from the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health. The program is run by Mpower, a non-profit that provides programs to young people.
Alec Raffin, the Executive Director of Mpower, recently emailed us their first annual program evaluation report, saying "Year one exceeded our expectations and we are very pleased with the outcomes our students have achieved thus far." See the Mpower RY Program Evaluation results for yourself!
 TCOE -- a leader in RY and CAST!
Many of you have already heard our enthusiastic reports about the Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE), in Visalia, CA. TCOE has been offering Reconnecting Youth and CAST in their middle and high schools, as well as after-school programs, boot camps and alternative school settings since 2001. They have enjoyed so much success, from years of hard work, collaboration, team-building and training, that we think of them as a model for our programs. TCOE has a video testimonial about RY up on our website (watch it now). Their Children of Promise Project (COPP) uses both the Coping and Support Training (CAST) and the Reconnecting Youth (RY) curricula to help middle and high school-aged youth improve academic achievement, decrease drug involvement, and improve mood management. You can read more about their most recent outcomes here...
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RY students in TX make a difference in their community
Shelly West, Intervention Specialist and RY Leader at Huntington High School in Texas, contacted us to share a touching story. Her RY students organized an "Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Alternative Activity." Her class chose to work with the community who included fire victims in Bastrop, TX. West's students gathered donations, separated and boxed clothes and even made posters with encouraging words for the affected families. Students worked outside of class time on this project. West told us, "Several of my students made the comment 'This has really been fun! We are helping out families who lost everything, we are bonding ourselves, and we didn't even have to be out drinking to have a good time.'" What a wonderful learning experience for these RY kids!
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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Funding tips and more on our Facebook Page!
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Our Facebook community is growing and we want you to join us!
Our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/ryinc) serves as a bulletin board for important information, a community forum for ideas and support, and a photo album for memories. Simply "Like" our page to stay up to date on current funding opportunities, to post a comment or a photo or to reach out to other program sites for advice. |
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