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Farmington Public Library Promotes Lights
On Afterschool
On August 8, 2008, Flo Trujillo and her Youth Services staff
from the Farmington Public Library (a Forum
Regional Partner Organization)
invited a dozen fellow librarians to help highlight afterschool
programming occurring in libraries. It was clear from the
information exchanged that many, varied, innovative and engaging
afterschool programs and activities are happening in libraries
across New Mexico.
Flo and her staff then invited each librarian, along with
Michael Lujan, the Forum’s Out-of-School Time Network Director,
to film a short video on what’s happening Afterschool in the
Library. These video shorts will be compiled and edited by the
Farmington Library Youth Services staff, and the resulting video
will be available for distribution. The film’s debut will be
part of the Lights On Afterschool kickoff event on September
16th at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque.
For more information on Lights on Afterschool in New Mexico,
please contact Mike Lujan at the Forum (mlujan@nmforumforyouth.org).
Flo
Trujillo, Youth Services Librarian, Farmington Public Library,
welcomes fellow librarians to Lights on Afterschool discussion.
Adolescent Health
Strategic Planning Engages Community
Julienne Smrcka, Director of the
NM Children's Cabinet addresses
participants at the Adolescent Health Strategic Plan session,
August 7, 2008 |
August 7, 2008 - The New Mexico Department of Health has initiated a Community
Collaboration Process to engage community input and feedback
with development and implementation of the Adolescent Health
Strategic Plan. The initial framework of the strategic
plan was established by the NM Department of Health. The
second phase of the work involved convening a community
collaboration process to get input/feedback on six areas of the
strategic plan:
- Youth Development
- Partnerships
- Planning and Evaluation
- Surveillance and Data Systems
- Policy and Advocacy
- Education and Technical Assistance
This process initiated with a community convening on August
7, 2008. Nearly 80 individuals from all areas of the youth
and adolescent health sector met at the Indian Pueblo Cultural
Center to focus on 3 areas:
- Review the status of the strategic plan implementation.
- Determine how community partners can continue to work
together to help ensure that all NM adolescents are healthy.
- Identify natural partnerships within communities and
throughout the State to build to support adolescent health.
The community collaboration process will continue via a
series of convenings with youth throughout the State.
Additional information on the Adolescent Health Strategic Plan
can be found via the NMFYC website (click
here) or by contacting Wendy Wintermute at the Forum (wendy@nmforumforyouth.org).
NMFYC staff
lead participants through one of the roundtable discussions.
EcoServants Youth Support Emergency
Response in Ruidoso, NM
July 28, 2008 - The Village of Ruidoso in Southeastern NM continues its
cleanup and recovery from record flooding caused by the remnants
of Hurricane Dolly on July 26th. The storm dropped more than six
inches of rain on the region in a 24-hour period, and washed out
several bridges in the area. More than 500 residents were
evacuated from their storms and nearly 70 individuals were left
stranded by the storm; many homes and businesses were also
affected. Governor Bill Richardson identified Ruidoso and
Lincoln County as a Disaster area and pledged emergency aid for
the affected areas.
Staff and youth from EcoServants, a
Regional Partner of the NM Forum for Youth in Community,
continue to contribute to the emergency response.
EcoServants youth helped fill and distribute thousands of sand
bags to mitigate floodwaters;. The youth continue to help
with the community cleanup process in the days following the
flood. The emergency response teams at EcoServant are also
supported through a grant from the New Mexico Youth Conservation
Corps. New Mexico is fortunate to benefit from the support
and assistance provided by the young men and women at
EcoServants.
New
Mexico Out-of-School Time Program Directory
The New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community is building and
maintaining a comprehensive directory of out-of-school time programs
throughout the state. Out-of-school time includes before school,
afterschool, weekends, and summer.
If you would like to add your program or other programs in your
community to this directory, please complete a short form for each
program. To access the data form,
click here.
Thank you for your assistance.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael A. Lujan Project
Director, Out of School Time Network, New Mexico Forum for Youth in
Community at: mlujan@nmforumforyouth.org.
Positions
Available - Board of Directors
The New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community is seeking adults
and youth
to fill vacancies on its Board of Directors. For more
information, jump to our opportunities
section.
