The Future is Youth

The Future is Youth: UC Davis CARE (Center for Advocacy, Resources, and Education)

On this episode of "The Future is Youth," we talk to Rachel Henry, Education and Outreach Manager for UC Davis' Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE). Rachel (she/her) began her advocacy in sexual violence prevention as a peer educator in 2011. It was her years as a peer educator that solidified her love of education and investment in violence prevention. This work also led to her pursuit of bridging gaps between the classroom and lived experiences, which propelled Rachel into her career as a professional cultural humility educator and scholar -practitioner. The UC Davis Center for Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE), a program within the UC Davis Office of the Provost, is dedicated to reducing the incidence and impact of sexual harassment and sexual violence. We provide confidential advocacy, support, and healing services to survivors of sexual harassment and all forms of sexual violence, including sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. We also facilitate prevention programming and professional training, and serve as subject matter experts with regard to victim dynamics, impact of trauma, bystander intervention, and social norm change. CARE at UC Davis: https://care.ucdavis.edu/ [https://care.ucdavis.edu/] Critical Conversations by Isabella Masterson: https://www.tinyurl.com/learnwithCARE [https://www.tinyurl.com/learnwithCARE] Recommended reading if you work with youth or are raising youth: https://www.sexualcitizens.com/ [https://www.sexualcitizens.com/] If you are not a UCD Affiliate, but are in need of crisis support: https://www.rainn.org/ [https://www.rainn.org/] or call 800-656-HOPE (24/7)

The Future is Youth: Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC)

On this episode of "The Future is Youth," we talk to Jeanine Gaines from the Sacramento Native American Health Center about local tribal youth leadership and community development. Jeanine Gaines (she/her) is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation and communications professional specializing in outreach to unserved and underserved communities. Jeanine has worked on local and state-wide behavior change campaigns, focusing on reducing mental health stigma, suicide prevention and intervention, reducing infant mortality, and increasing human trafficking awareness in tribal communities. The Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center committed to continue and share the legacy of a healthy American Indian/Alaska Native community based on cultural values delivered through a traditional, innovative and accessible patient-centered health home. SNAHC offers primary care, oral health, behavioral health, specialty, and supportive services in midtown Sacramento. They are open to all, and all are welcome. To learn more about SNAHC's work, visit the sites below: www.snahc.org [https://www.snahc.org] www.facebook.com/sacnahc [https://www.facebook.com/sacnahc] twitter.com/SacNAHC [https://twitter.com/SacNAHC] www.instagram.com/sacnahc/ [https://www.instagram.com/sacnahc/]

The Future is Youth: Sol Collective

On this episode of "The Future is Youth", we talk to Sol Collective's Community and Youth Director, Can Foster. Can Foster (she/her/them) is a community and youth organizer at Sol Collective. Sol Collective is a community-based organization in Sacramento that provides inclusive programing and services to youth and community members. Since 2005, Sol Collective's mission is to provide artistic, cultural, and educational programming, promote social justice, and empower youth through art, activism, music, wellness and media experience. Can started working with Sol Collective during the pandemic in 2020 as a contact tracer with the Sac Collab, a partnership between the Sacramento Health Department, Sierra Health and many community based organizations around Sacramento with a goal to provide guidance, resources and current and factual information about COVID-19. To learn more about Sol Collective's work, visit the sites below: http://www.solcollective.org/ [http://www.solcollective.org/] https://www.facebook.com/SolCollective/ [https://www.facebook.com/SolCollective/] https://www.instagram.com/solcollective [https://www.instagram.com/solcollective/]/

The Future is Youth: MENTOR California

On this episode of "The Future is Youth", we talk to Marcus Strother (he/him/his), President and CEO of MENTOR California in Sacramento. MENTOR California is part of MENTOR, a national non-profit focused on "fueling the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for America’s young people and closing the mentoring gap for the one in three young people growing up without this critical support." Marcus works daily with hundreds of mentors and mentees to help connect them to each other and make them feel like they matter.  To get connected with MENTOR California, check out the links below: www.mentorcaliforniayouth.org [//www.mentorcalifornia.org] www.instagram.com/mentorcalifornia/ [https://www.instagram.com/SacPOP] www.linkedin.com/company/mentor-california [//www.linkedin.com/company/mentor-california] Email: marcus@mentorcaliforniayouth.org [//marcus@mentorcalifoniayouth.org]

The Future is Youth: NorCal Resist

On this episode of "The Future is Youth", we talk to an amazing volunteer for NorCal Resist. Vignesh Iyer (he/him/his) is a 21-year-old volunteer with NorCal Resist who primarily works with the legislative, bail/bonds, and accompaniment teams. He started working with NorCal Resist right after George Floyd was murdered by the police in May of 2020. "Protests were taking place all across the nation and I felt a deep sense of urgency to not only take part in those protests but to put his time and energy into organizations that had been doing the work of social justice for a long time," he said.  NorCal Resist is a social justice non-profit based in Sacramento made of community members organizing for a better world with a mission to fight injustice through making a positive impact in our communities. NorCal Resists hosts educational events, training, organizes actions, and maintains a variety of resources and programs that provide support to those in need. Follow these links to get connect with NorCal Resist: www.norcalresist.org/ [//www.norcalresist.org/] www.facebook.com/NorCalResist [//www.facebook.com/NorCalResist] www.instagram.com/norcal_resist [//www.instagram.com/norcal_resist] www.twitter.com/NorResist [//www.twitter.com/NorResist] Email: norcalresist@gmail.com [//norcalresist@gmail.com]