“Culture contains the seeds of resistance that blossom into the flower of liberation.”
- Placa
Resources
RYSE is a learning organization for youth, staff and collaborative partners. What that means for us is that we expect that we will all make mistakes and that learning is an essential part of the development of individuals, programs and community. Though the practices of giving and receiving honest assessments, and mutual, participatory evaluation, we seek to model and teach the value of knowing oneself fully and therefore being able to make choices towards producing the personal, programmatic and social changes necessary for healthy and satisfying lives, relationships and communities. To that end, our goal is share information, best practices and any good ideas that could help us do our individual and collective work more effectively.
Youth Stats From the TeenAge Program
The TeenAge Program (TAP) of Contra Costa Health Services is pleased to announce the release of a series of fact sheets entitled “Youth Stats.” The purpose of these fact sheets is to provide a snapshot of adolescent health in Contra Costa based on the most current data available. The fact sheets are designed for policy makers, adolescent health providers, community leaders, teachers and others and can be used to help guide future directions for youth services. The fact sheets cover a variety of topics, including youth demographics, sexual health, mental health, violence, and education, to name a few.
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time
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This new report, Engaging Older Youth, examines the program practices and structural features of almost 200 OST programs located across six diverse cities—Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Providence, San Francisco, and Washington, DC—and primarily serving low-income youth.