Wednesday, Jan. 18: Coalition meeting!

Greetings and salutations for the New Year!

Just a quick reminder that our monthly Coalition meeting is coming up next Wednesday 1/18, from 10:00 am until noon at Workforce Alliance (see our website for directions: http://bit.ly/lh71CU). We will be in the large conference room towards the front of the building this time – please ask the security guard if you need help finding the room.

Our gathering we will feature a brief presentation on school reform from Beth Pellegrino (of United Way/BOOST!) and Betsy Yagla (of New Haven Promise).

We hope to see you there!

S.

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

1/16/12 Candlelight Vigil for peace

Words Never Said

Candlelight Vigil

January 16, 2012 (Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday)

5 p.m. at Lincoln-Bassett School, 130 Bassett St., New Haven

Have you ever lost someone before their time due to violence?

Hav you or someone you know ever been affected by violence?

If so this is your time to tell your story and unite in agreement that we will bring a change to the City of New Haven.

It’s time for us to stop losing our friends and fight back to take our streets back!!

Newhallville Rising Dream Team 203-444-2921 or 203-278-0804

New Elm City Dream 203-600-1306 or 203-624-8664

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

ALL Youth Can Succeed!

New Haven voices needed in HARTFORD

The CT After School Network is conducting surveys of parents, youth & providers to inform state-level policy decisions on afterschool and summer programming.

Surveys may be completed on-line, or on paper.

ON-LINE:
Youth Survey (This on-line survey branches to different questions for those age 14 and older, and other questions for those 13 and younger)
Parent Survey
Provider Survey

PAPER VERSION:

Youth Survey ages 13 and younger
Youth Survey ages 14 and older

Parent Survey, (English)
Parent Survey, (Spanish)
Please click here for an informational Parent Flyer to send home!

Provider Survey

There’s a quick turnaround on these surveys. The deadline is January 3, 2012.

Completed paper surveys should be mailed to the Connecticut After School Network, 12 Melrose Avenue, Branford, CT 06405.

Thanks!

Rachel

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

All Youth Can Succeed

Afterschool_survey_flier.pdf

GREAT college planning workbooks!!

Citywide Youth Coalition sponsored a series of College, Career & Beyond workshops in 2011, and received very positive feedback about these materials from students and families.

Here are the links:

Opportunities: Preparing for Higher Education Guide and Workbook (30 pp.): Whether you are considering a private career college, a community college, or a four-year college, ECMC prepared this workbook to guide you through the college selection, application, and financial aid process.

English: http://www.ecmc.org/idc/groups/ucm_ecmc/@ecmc-web/documents/native/2011-12_natl_opportunities_2mb.pdf

Spanish: http://www.ecmc.org/idc/groups/ucm_ecmc/@ecmc-web/documents/native/2011-12_natlsp_opportunities.pdf

Connecticut: Opportunities Supplement (15 pp.): Connecticut Opportunities is a resource guide to help students and families prepare for college opportunities in Connecticut and learn about financial aid resources administered by Connecticut. It supplements the main Opportunities guide and workbook.

English: http://www.ecmc.org/idc/groups/ucm_ecmc/@ecmc-web/documents/native/2011_12_ct_opportunities_1mb.pdf

Spanish: http://www.ecmc.org/idc/groups/ucm_ecmc/@ecmc-web/documents/native/2011_12_ctsp_opportunities.pdf

You can also order printed copies of these materials here: http://www.ecmc.org/details/publications.html

Enjoy!

Rachel

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Use #nhvyouth to tweet NH youth news!

All Youth Can Succeed

Help shape the coalition’s work plan for 2012!!!

Dear Coalition Members and Partners,

The board and staff of the coalition has drafted a work plan for next year, including goals, strategies, projects and events.

We Need Your Advice and Your Participation.

PLEASE come to a special meeting on Wednesday, December 14, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to review the proposals and help make decisions on our next steps for next year.

R.s.v.p. to Rachel and let me know if you’ll be able to attend, so I know how many copies to make.

Thanks!!

Rachel

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Use #nhvyouth to tweet NH youth news!

All Youth Can Succeed

November Coalition Meeting: this Wednesday 11/16

Hello everyone!

It’s that time again… Our next Monthly Coalition meeting happens this Wednesday:

Citywide Youth Coalition Meeting

Wednesday, November 16th

10:00 am – 12 noon

at the Workforce Alliance, Building #3

(for directions: http://bit.ly/lh71CU)

Our November Meeting will feature:

· Panel discussion on service learning models

· Updates and program announcements from Coalition members (like you!)

As always, the Coalition Meeting is open to all — hope to see you there!

S.

~ ~ ~

Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

Youth Arts Celebration: the Debrief, 11/15

Hello, planning team members and friends!

Here is a quick reminder that we have rescheduled and are now planning to meet as follows:

Youth Arts Celebration: the Debrief!

next Tuesday morning
November 15 at 9:30 am

at The Grove (61 Orange Street)

See you then!

S.

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

Thursday 5:30 PM: Career College & Beyond workshop!

Good morning coalition!

Here is quick reminder about our final workshop coming up this Thursday evening. Please help us spread the word!

Many thanks to our friends at Your Place Youth Center and New Haven Reads for encouraging kids and parents to attend our first session, last Thursday. We would like to ramp up for this last session — and we need your help!

Please encourage youth from your program to attend!

This Thursday evening

November 10

5:30 – 7:00 PM

Career, College & Beyond workshop

at the Rose Center, 101 Ashmun Street

This is a free event, open to high school students (ages 13 through 18) and their parents/guardians.

Join us for dinner to discuss your future:

• Preparing for job opportunities, skills needed for employment, career planning

• You will receive a free booklet on local job opportunities

• Transition from high school to college, academic and family support systems

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

October Coalition Meeting: next Wednesday 10/19

Hello everyone!

After a wonderful re-charging at last month’s highly successful “Come Together Breakfast” to kick off the new school year, it’s now time to get back to our regularly scheduled Monthly Coalition meetings again!

At our October Meeting we will hear about:

· Truancy Issues, with Dee Speese-Linehan, of the New Haven Public Schools

· Citywide Advocacy exploration

· Updates and program announcements from Coalition members (like you!)

All this and more — coming up next week:

Citywide Youth Coalition Meeting

Wednesday, October 19th

10:00 am – 12 noon

at the Workforce Alliance

(for directions: http://bit.ly/lh71CU)

As always, the Coalition Meeting is open to all — hope to see you there!

S.

~ ~ ~

Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

Notes from today’s Youth Success Survey discussion

10/5/11 – Youth Survey

Adam NHS, Jennifer NHS jthomas@nhsofnewhaven.org, Lydia Bornick, Melissa Whitson, Rachel Heerema

Next meeting: Wed., Nov. 2 @ 11 a.m.

Many thanks to Melissa for re-organizing the survey results!

Discussion:

* there are nuances in how youth are engaged in their educational processes

* success survey is a different lens than deficiencies

* very positive results overall

* kids who are connected to supports & services are doing very well, but we know that there are kids who are not doing well

* these supports & services are clearly creating positive expectations for young people

Next step is to create a one-pager, with a one paragraph narrative on what we did and why (youth success), and then some highlight tables or charts

* Narrative: frame of the CWYC results, positive/success measures rather than deficit-based stuff, overall, quite positive – esp. ?

* supports they indicated they needed 68% help with college: question #6

* general consensus that they want to go to college

* shift in zip code from 06511 to 06513 – college vs. jobs

* 94% continue ed. in 06511, — statistically significant? (Melissa), p. 6

* make sure we keep the message that there is a lot of great stuff happening & a lot of good kids

We agreed to edit & share the survey form with Perrin Family Foundation (once we’ve done the editing!).

We will share the results broadly.

Changes to survey for next year:

* ask what schools they are in

* demographics: options for "not in school" "in college" "GED"

* please don’t write your name!

* if you’re still in high school, are you on target for graduating, add answer "not in high school"

* are you currently attending high school: yes, no, GED, dropped-out, college

* do you know your grade point average? yes/no, what is it: _____ — trending up? getting support?

* add question about regular attendance

* what supports & services are you currently engaging: after school, summer camp, tutoring,

* REMOVE #4 – very little variability in responses – or change language

* REMOVE #7 – or radically change

* Consolidate #10-#13?

* what kinds of job/careers, schools, skill, career do you want?

We should do the survey earlier in the year, such as March or April.

See you next month!

Rachel

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Use #nhvyouth to tweet NH youth news!

All Youth Can Succeed