FARMINGTON - A*VISTA Cadre Project & Staff

Tera Florez (picture from the Daily Times)

Lights on Afterschool; El Dia De Los Ninos el Dia de Los Libros Tailgate Party; Summer Reading; Community Outreach for Farmington Public Library; Northwest New Mexico student board member, Boys & Girls Club of Farmington; summer reading; Prime Time Family Reading Time; Faith-based - Journey Church Parent Resource tax preparation; Financial Literacy; Education, Healthy Futures and Veterans & Military Families community projects.

Luisa Dominguez
Lights on Afterschool; Farmington Public Library Bilingual Computer Class; summer reading; School-A-Bration; Improve school readiness; improve educational and behavioral outcomes; environmental programs; Financial Literacy; Arts; mobilize to support county wide positive youth development. Parent conference/early childhood education summit in San Juan County.

10th Annual Young Parents Conference
January 25, 2012

This conference addressed the needs of teen parents in San Juan County. Young families come & receive support of the community to become independent citizens & competent parents.

Flo Trujillo, Farmington RPO Contact
Farmington Public Library

Youth Alliance contact at the NMFYC Moneka Stevens-Cordova at 505-821-3574. New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community

Youth Alliance gives every youth an opportunity to belong regardless of race, religion, and cultures. Addresses issues concerning/affecting youth safety. Gives youth an opportunity to become politically involved in their communities and state while working to provide school-based health clinics, healthy lifestyle choices, physical education and mental health awareness. Realization that youth have the power to make change happen.

YOUTH MEMBER LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SECTION

2011-2012 Youth Alliance for San Juan County Norma Chacon & Edgar Cruz

Senate District #1                           
Senator: William E. Sharer

Representative District #1              
Representative: Thomas C. Taylor

Congressional District #3               
Congressman: Ben R. Lujan
         

Youth Member/Representative Responsibilities

• Serve up to two years.
• Mobilize a local youth peer group to make positive change in their community and advise local officials and community leaders on youth issues.
• Meet regionally with other youth in cooperation with the New Mexico Forum for Youth and Community.
• Collect information in order to enable to Youth Alliance to develop an annual policy platform of issues to prioritize.
• Meet on a statewide level four times a year to discuss youth issues and present their platform and related recommendations to the Governor, the Lt. Governor, and Children's Cabinet. (Travel cost for statewide meetings paid by the Youth Alliance.)
• Conduct a community impact project that drawn on the lessons and perspectives learned through the statewide Youth Alliance meetings. The projects might include service learning, the arts, youth leadership, education and outreach on a particular issue or policy, or volunteering for other community organizations.

The Mayor’s Teen Advisory Council is made up of middle, high school students that represent schools in San Juan County. College and Adult mentors are paired up with each Youth Alliance Member. MTAC meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6pm in the Teen Zone of the Farmington Public Library. This is a service learning project and MTAC encourages students working on their senior project to bring ideas and participate.

Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
Forum for Youth Investment (FYI)