TEENS! Join the Mayor’s Teen Advisory Council (MTAC)

September 2 @ 6pm
(Meets on the 1st Thursday of the month in the Teen Zone at the library)

"Helping, Reaching, Speaking Out"
Teen Advisory Council

Register online here or visit the Teen Zone

 

Be a representative from your school and encourage your friends (ages 12-18) to join the teen council that meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6pm in the Teen Zone at the Farmington Public Llibrary.  The teen council is not only for Farmington teens, it is for San Juan County teens.

The focus of MTAC is Positive Youth Development:  Youth contribute to their community; feel safe in their environment; achieve educational success; have marketable skills and develop personal and social skills.  Teens who participate in the teen council committees are given responsibilities that positively affect the libraries they service while gaining skills that can help them in school and in the world of work.  Teens collaborate in the committees and share information and nurture mutual respect and understanding between the generations. 

Here are some of the committees:

• Teen Programs:  The committee of teens volunteers to define, plan and process effective programs for teens at the library, including summerreading, Teen Tech week and Teen Read Week.  This project is an opportunity for teens to earn money through the Teen Enterprise, a service learning project sponsored by the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community .

• Blended Zine for teens by teens was created to be an artistic outlet for teens in San Juan County. Blended is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of students in middle schools, high schools, alternative schools, home schools and private schools. If you enjoy writing, submit articles for the website: Teen Articles  

• Prevention Program(s):  Sponsored by San Juan County Partnership, Youth In Action teens help to reduce the social and retail availability of alcohol to minors and support enforcement of underage drinking laws. Youth in Action contacts local alcohol serving establishments and organizes to meet at their location to place stickers on the alcoholic beverages to create awareness in the community about the consequences for providing alcohol to a minor.

Help prevent underage drinking

Youth in Action in Albuquerque NM
with MADD National President

Rhonda speaks to MADD in Albuquerque NM

• Mayor Tommy Roberts is interested is getting teens in the community who want to volunteer and be part of the teen voice.  Students interested in civic engagement and community service or service learning should come and share their ideas – joining a board as a junior member, being available to speak on teen issues on a panel or on the radio – are a few suggestions. Youth Alliance Projects
  

   

Lt. Governor Diane Denish visiting the freshmen classes at the Bloomfield and Farmington High Schools

The class of 2012 will be the only Centennial graduating class in New Mexico's history. She encouraged these students to stay in school, graduate, continue on through college and to volunteer and help out in their communities.

Family Crisis Center	San Juan College	Enlace	Farmington Chamber of Commerce
San Juan County Partnership	San Juan Safe Communities Initiative	UmattR	City of Farmington

Make A Difference Day! Help MTAC collect SOCKS, GLOVES, and HATS collected and distributed during the Thanksgiving dining at the Farmington Civic Center.