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2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Table of Contents

Letter from the Executive Director ........................................................................1

Letter from the Board President ...........................................................................2

Core Values ............................................................................................................3

Mission & Vision ....................................................................................................4

Youth Leadership Programs ..................................................................................7

Learning Communities – Inspiring Leaders and Cultivating Learning ............ 13

Networking – Promoting Best Practices and Connecting Resources .............. 17

Community Building & Collaborations .............................................................. 19

2012 Sponsors & Donors ................................................................................... 21

Finance Graphs & Charts ................................................................................... 23

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Letter from the Executive Director

Some bright soul once said, “We do not remember the days but we remember the moments” and I couldn’t agree more. I couldn’t tell you the exact dates I saw the marvelous things that are inside this yearly report happen, but I can tell you who we were with, what we accomplished together and how we reminded each other that partnership and true collaboration beat out competition any day. In 2012, more than any other year, I felt surrounded by a network of people and services that were laser focused on making sure youth in our communities got

a fair chance at transitioning into adulthood successfully. I witnessed firsthand the power of youth voice and was reminded that this field is unstoppable when it shares the wheels of change with the youth who will be impacted by it the most. These non-negotiable’s (collaboration, youth voice, community, and change) are beyond important to me… to be honest, they are the heartbeat of this field we call youth development. Without them this field, this area of study, this approach would have never taken shape in our region and we might very well be focusing our attentions on what is wrong with our young people instead of calling out what is right with them. We would only focus on all the reasons that they are “at-risk” instead of believing that they are ALL “at-promise.”

The youth development cause is so much more than making sure our youth have something positive to do. This is about young people and the adults who support them making the communities in our region a better place. This is about youth leading the way now so they can take on the challenges we all will face tomorrow.

Before you turn the page to read all that was accomplished by YDN and it’s partners this year, please allow me on behalf of the entire YDN team to say Thank you for your partnership, encouragement, belief, and focus to ensure that our region’s youth get what they need from all of us to compete on the global stage they have inherited.

In community,

Adrian Ruiz

On behalf of our Board of Directors, I am proud to report on another successful and inspirational year for YDN. Under the skilled leadership of our Executive Director, Adrian Ruiz, not only has our organization weathered the economic downturn, but in this post-recession climate we have realized sustainable growth. While the non-profit sector has been hit hard in recent years, the reason for YDN’s continued success has been reflected in the achievements of the young people for whom we serve.

I had the pleasure of observing our YDN trained youth facilitators in action at the SYLP Camp at Grizzly. I was most impressed by their preparation, confidence and presence in front of a large group. Most of these young people came from modest beginnings with little direction. But at the SYLP Camp, I watched tomorrow’s community and business leaders facilitating their own program, helping each other prepare for the challenges of adulthood.

I truly enjoy being part of an organization that helps marginalized youth see their promise and chart a course for success. It is especially pleasing to see such a universal response in our work, reinforcing the need for this good work to continue. I look forward to the challenges ahead and another great year for YDN!

Very truly yours,

Letter from the Board President

Ryan C. Wood

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In working to improve the community, Youth Development Network lives and breathes the same core principles they inspire others to bring to their work with youth. YDN hires and grows highly talented people who are committed to youth success and the following core values, which are the heart of its success:RelationshipsWe build open and honest relationships that foster knowledge and trust. In this way everyone’s unique ideas are brought to bear, and the results are awesome.

Social JusticeWe promote inclusion, our work honors diversity, equal voice and equal choice for all.

Change:We embrace and drive change. To do this, we must be more curious than certain. Continuous improvement often means doing things differently.

Fun:We bring a positive team and family spirit to our work. We create ways to enjoy the work and engage the heart and soul.

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Youth Development Network (YDN) was formed as a California public benefit nonprofit corporation in 2007. YDN’s purpose and mission is inspired by the power of strengths and relationships.YDN believes that young people who know their strengths and talents and who feel connected to their peers, adults, and community--will develop into amazing individuals who will lead and change the world.

YDN is changing the world for young people, by creating places and settings where youth can thrive and succeed. YDN believes that development for people who work with youth is what will make this happen. YDN’s training, coaching, technical assistance and youth leadership programs improve the quality of youth experience throughout the region: across counties, communities, youth-serving organizations, schools, faith-based groups, juvenile justice agencies, and businesses. Today, YDN is a central support for the region’s focus on the youth development approach. YDN services support and empower everyone who works towards the common goal of strengthening youth by focusing on their talents and the power of relationships.

YDN’s vision is to have communities filled with youth who know how to achieve personal and academic success; who know how to connect to adults and to their community; who have a positive vision of their future; and who grow up to be healthy, productive and civic-minded adults.

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YDN APPROACH• YDN provides services and programs that impact the

people, organizations, and systems that support youth.

• YDN promotes engaged environments where young people get critical supports & opportunities.

• YDN drives change through dynamic training and asset-based coaching.

• YDN cultivates relationships through speaker series and networking events.

• YDN mentors young leaders through leadership programs.

YDN has touched 325 unique organizations, schools and programs through youth development training and resources to over 2,500 staff. YDN has also created a cohort of 1,200 youth development allies through the Youth Development Institute (YDI), a four-day training that shifts adults’ perspectives toward a youth-at-the-center approach that impacts the way they walk, talk, and play with young people. These allies span across the Capital Region (Sacramento, Yuba City, Marysville, Placer County, El Dorado, Rancho Cordova, West Sacramento, Esparto, Galt, Davis, Woodland, Vacaville, Yolo County), and have been building a common cause over the last 12 years that has had significant impact--improving the experiences, development, and lives of an estimated 25,000 youth across this geographic area.

YDN SERVICES PROVIDEDYDN provides a wide range of training-related services and programs for its allies in the cause of supporting the success and wellbeing of all young people. YDN trainings and programs motivate participants, help them implement change, and develop buy-in from key staff and managers. Other services that YDN provides are: presentations and orientations, planning and designing forums and networking events, developing camps, and training youth as leaders, facilitators, and/or mediators. All of the YDN programs and services are customizable to the needs of organizations and communities and the specifics of the mission, goals and objectives of youth programs.

1,200youth development allies created by YDN

325unique organizations, schools and programs touched by YDN

Collaborating with YDN has been the best thing to happen to Pioneer High School. The knowledge gained from Adrian and Andy has been priceless and has helped our school improve its API by over 60 points.

Kerry CallahanPrincipal, Pioneer High SchoolWoodland, CA

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

Youth Leadership Programs – Providing youth engagement, youth voice and choice:In its mission to change the lives of youth, YDN does a lot of work with adults (who work with youth). However, they are also lucky enough to run some amazing high-impact programs for youth, so that they get to see the change up close and personal. YDN is very excited about these two youth leadership programs, which they feel are a model of a quality setting that offers dynamic opportunities for youth.

Youth Leadership Camp Program Served 350 youth, 20 returning youth facilitators and 20 adult leaders.YDN provides a powerful youth leadership experience through its Youth Leadership Program (YLP). The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of youth, youth providers, organizations and other interested groups within the Sacramento Region to engage youth in meaningful ways and to see youth as resources. The program engages youth (from ages 12-24) who are tagged “at risk” by our culture for various reasons such as being impoverished, pre-gang or gang affiliated, adjudicated youth, and others exhibiting risky behaviors such as truancy, academic failure, drug use, homelessness, and poor social skills. Through proven asset-based programming the youth who participate in

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the YLP begin to see themselves not as “at risk” youth but more as youth who are “at promise.” The difference is that when youth see themselves “at promise” they are filled with hope for their future, are engaged in the opportunities provided for them and are less likely to participate in behaviors and situations that will affect their overall well-being.

The YLP curriculum has been designed specifically with goals to:

• Support the social, emotional, and physical health of young people and their families to increase student academic success, and stabilize communities.

• Transform school climate by increasing school attendance and student achievement, reducing suspensions, expulsions and gang activity.

• Integrate school and neighborhood leadership by decreasing gang activities, and improving the overall health and well being of young people.

The Sacramento Youth Leadership Program (SYLP), spearheaded by Jay Schenirer, began 9 years ago as a class project of the American Leadership Forum (ALF) when 25 ALF Senior Fellows decided to recreate their ALF experience for inner city, at-risk youth.

For the first 9 years, the program known as SYLP engaged 35-50 youth each year in a 4-day, 3-night camp hosted at Grizzly Camp in Portola, California. The program included the development of a core group of 6-8 camp alumni that the YDN staff trained and mentored to plan, and co-facilitate with a team of adult trainers a one-day orientation, four-day youth leadership wilderness trip, and commencement activities for the youth and their families.

In 2012 under the WayUp Sacramento initiative, the program expanded its outreach to a greater number of youth that included multiple camp experiences. Creating the WayUp Sacramento Youth Leadership Program (WayUpSYLP) -- funded through the generous support of the California Endowment and a Starbucks grant award WayUp Sacramento, in partnership with the YDN and the Sac City Unified School District (SCUSD), provided two leadership opportunities for the students of the district as an element of its Summer of Service Program.

The WayUpSYLP objective is to improve student performance by increasing connections to their schools and communities. By providing professional development for teachers and skills development for students, the goal of the program is to ultimately improve student engagement, student voice and leadership, and the overall school climate.

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In 2012 the program included two camps. Both camps are designed by YDN specifically to empower youth to develop skills, talents and self- knowledge in a fun, engaging, and supportive environment. Through the camp activities, both structured and unstructured, these youth (from varied backgrounds, ethnicities, and life experience) develop strong positive relationships, and they learn to value their unique differences, strengths, and talents. Through facilitated activities, we aid these youth in learning valuable skills and gaining confidence that will serve them as they enter high school.

The first camp in late July was the SCUSD 2-night/ 3-day High School Freshmen Orientation Leadership camp for 350 youth, which takes place on Sacramento State’s campus. For some people, it is their first time ever spending the night away from home. For others, it’s the first time ever on a college campus. They get to learn about themselves and the leadership abilities they have. They also get to network with people from all over the Sacramento area.

The second camp is the Youth Leadership Camp, a 3-night/4-day camp for 75 of the youth that attended the orientation camp. This camp focuses on strengthening their leadership skills, building stronger relationships with their peers and adult mentors, and choosing an issue or cause to work on that will help make their school community a safer, more supportive place.

A superhero theme is woven throughout the whole camp. Before going to the camp, participants take the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment developed by Gallup Press. The assessment will give them their top five strengths (superhero abilities) which tells them what they are good at naturally (i.e public speaking, winning crowds over, connecting people, strategic thinking). They partner with other superheroes from their schools to combat a super-villain (i.e. bullying, littering, bad teacher-student relationship) at their school.

Following camp YDN along with the camp youth facilitators provided site based coaching and technical assistance for each of the schools working with the camp participants, their adult mentors to further the implementation of their projects.

2012 SYLP External Project Evaluation

“I love camp! It really makes a difference in my life. Every time I go it makes me a better and stronger leader and person. Since this camp has done so much for me, I feel it’s my turn to give back and help to change other youths’ lives!”Jenny Gallo SYLP Youth Facilitator

“I personally enjoy working with everyone from this camp. Each individual has affected my life positively; and I feel I do the same for them. The opportunity to mold minds and help kickstart the future; our future, towards the right path is nothing short of extraordinary.”Sammie Leon Lawrence IV SYLP Youth Facilitator

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Encina High School - Using Students Strengths & Talents for Success: 1 school site – 65 students Participants learned their top 5 talent themes (or strengths), using Gallup’s Strengths/Talents tool. The learning community has been developed for students to become more self aware and accepting; to assist students to better understand others for who they are and can become; to assist students to use their strengths to increase their learning and grades; to assist students to be better team members; to assist students to become more effective leaders; and to assist students to increase their expectations of staying in school to graduate. Encina High School, part of San Juan Unified School District, invited 65 youth to participate in Strengths Training in 2012 in preparation for 2013 Peer Conflict Mediation and Mentoring.

Pioneer High School - Peer Conflict Mediation: 1 school site – 25 students Participants will learn practical skills that reduce and mediate conflicts within the classroom, school or program (active listening, paraphrasing, I-messages, triggers, etc.), examine conflict mediation models, including peer conflict mediation programs. At Pioneer High School for the past four years, YDI (Youth Development Institute) trainings have been held at PHS to include teachers and staff, youth leadership and advisory programs. Data from PHS demonstrates the positive impact that youth development supports can have. In 2012 Pioneer High completed Peer Conflict Mediation with 25 youth and will embark on Peer Mentoring in 2013.

Twin Rivers Unified School District Student Leadership Program: 6 sessions – 17 school sites – 100 students and adults participated in the program series. The overall goals of the Student Leadership program during the 2012-2013 fiscal year included: improving the student leadership structures so that youth are more engaged in true positions of responsibility and decision-making; expanding youth and adults’ vision for student leadership at school to include a focus on school climate; and improving the student experience at their school by increasing the amount of authentic youth voice provided by student leaders.

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youth participants completed Peer Conflict Mediation

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During the 2012-2013 school year the Youth Development Network, as part of their ongoing partnership with TRUSD, provided a boost to youth leadership at all middle and high schools through Youth Leadership Workshops and Board Presentations by Youth. Five sessions were planned which were attended by youth in leadership roles plus key adults from each site. Their goal was to inspire youth to identify and address school climate issues on their campuses. In September and October 2012, 90 Youth from 17 Middle Schools and High Schools came together to create Action Plans for a change in their schools. Student created plans included bullying prevention, better environments, cleaner school grounds, school menus, student teacher relationships, and drugs on campus, to name a few.

During Session 1 in September 2012, they expanded their idea of what youth leadership can mean (varying levels of power, responsibility & decision-making). They also looked at California Healthy Kids Survey data for the district and created a vision for what their school could look like if the climate was truly great. During Session 2, in November 2012, they worked on choosing a project and finding the root cause of the problem. Three more workshops will occur in 2013 and will focus on how to move forward with their action plans.

As the journey continues in the 2013-2014 school year, the Student Leadership program sessions will be designed to provide youth participants in the leadership program with ongoing support for their school wide leadership efforts, as well as knowledge and understanding of effective strategies for making change, and getting their voice heard.

School Orientations YDN believes in the power of building emotional safety and positive relationships for new students. This is why they have designed and facilitated orientations that build comfort for incoming students at the beginning of the school year, and help young people form connections with other students and staff. These orientations are facilitated by the YDN team, or YDN can help schools design and prepare their own staff and upperclassmen youth to lead the orientation.

Pioneer High School facilitated their 3rd Pioneer Orientation Week (POW) in 2012, with elevated success again this year. Kicking off the new school year positively for 250+ incoming 9th graders, YDN staff provided minimum coaching support as the sustainability of this program has proven successful for the Pioneer students and staff.

After attending these outstanding Strengths and Group Dynamics workshops I have seen a tremendous progress in the way our leadership team is growing. The team has become more open with each other in appreciating and all are working toward making us the best after school program around. My dream is that the excitement and positive reactions we see happening now continue in future years and out to site leadership teams.

Linda HoschlerSacramento StartTraining & Resources Supervisor

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Learning Communities – Inspiring Leaders and Cultivating Learning

YDN seeks to change the world by impacting the people, organizations, and systems that support youth. They strive for changes to programs that lead to a stronger focus on what youth need to grow, survive, and thrive.The 5 supports and opportunities that are critical to youth development and will help them become successful healthy adults:

1. Emotional, cultural, and physical safety

2. Positive relationships

3. Authentic engagement and youth leadership

4. Community involvement

5. Challenging and relevant skill building

YDN shares this philosophical approach through various trainings, consulting, keynotes and conferences.

YDN SEEKS TO

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TrainingThe YDN team reached 650 participants through various trainings in 2012.

YDN believes that the people who work with youth must be equipped with a passion, a focus, and effective tools and strategies that focus on what is best for youth. YDN’s dynamic and customized trainings cultivate a mindset for youth development within those who attend. These trainings light fires in the belly. They focus laser beams on quality. They challenge participants and support their work as they make it happen. YDN feels confident that participants will come away from YDN trainings with “a-hah!” moments, concrete tools, and a renewed sense of energy and purpose in their work with young people.

Professional Development Training and Coaching125 youth and adults from multiple counties participated in this years SPARK series.

Community Focus:SPARK trainings are two-hour interactive workshops, open to the public, for regional youth workers interested in advanced training for professional development. These are asset-based, YDI-principled offerings that are sensitive to professionals with limited time and budget. In 2012 the Sacramento Series topic included: “Speak Your Piece,” “Leading from The Back,” “Make That Change” and the Vacaville Series topics included: “Icebreakers,” “Debriefing,” and “Make That Change.”

With a special 4-hour session devoted to the “Power of Strengths” where participates focused on their individual talents and strengths as a way to strengthen their personal and professional dreams and goals; they learned the importance of recognizing and valuing the natural talents and strengths in others and how others may interpret these as well.

Direct Organizational Training and Coaching Youth Development Focus:Eleven organizations received direct training in 2012. From California’s far northern corner, Del Norte Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Collaborative to Ubuntu Green’s BHC’s Healthy Land Use Engagement Project, to El Dorado Hills to Marysville and Arata Brothers Trust sponsored River City High School in West Sacramento. Others include Center for Care Initiatives (CCI), Sierra Nevada Journeys, SCOE-STEMS and the dynamic BHC Americorp. During these sessions, we’ve seen the groups come together, finding a common language, and unifying around the goal of improving the lives of youth within their schools and communities. This is done by empowering youth to take responsibility and leadership and sharing with adults the best practices needed to run a high-end youth program.

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Strengths Based Focus:300 youth and adults from over 40 school sites and organizations participated in various direct service and community-based offerings throughout the year.

A key offering the YDN team has embraced into its own culture, and developed interactive sessions around in 2012 include training and coaching around individual strengths and group dynamics.

This focus is designed to provide participants with a knowledge and understanding of group dynamics and how individual talents impact and influence these dynamics. Participants discover their unique top 5 talent themes using an online, globally-recognized, research-based instrument and platform developed by Donald Clifton of Gallup. The learning community provides the knowledge of: the difference between groups and teams, strategies for dealing with team conflict and common situations, a basic understanding of individual talent themes, and how individual talents and strengths can be used to strengthen their organization. Participants also have the opportunity to: link their strengths to successes, see a connection between their individual themes and past and present behaviors, recognize and value the natural talents and strengths in others, develop awareness of how natural talents and strengths can be interpreted by others, and explore the four domains of amazing teams.

Organizations that invested time, energy and professional development into their staff around these talent themes and strengths included: Marysville Joint Unified School District, Neamiah Emerging Leadership, and Sacramento START.

Strengths Based Institute (SBI) – Community OutreachIn 2011, YDN staff was certified by Gallup as strengths-based coaches. Next, YDN obtained community sponsorship support and began organizational recruitment, accepting applications for the 2012 YDN Strengths-Based Institute.

The first SBI took place in February 2012. Nine organizations participated in the 2012 community outreach program. They included; American Legion High School, Asian Resources Inc., City of Sacramento – Teen Services, Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, Pioneer High School – Woodland Joint Unified School District, THINK Together – Capital Region, Ubuntu Green, Early Academic Outreach Program UC Davis.

The second SBI took place in October, 2012 and participating organizations included; Center for Multicultural Cooperation, GEO Grant HS, RISE, Sacramento Splash, Sierra Nevada Journeys, Vacaville, Yolo Library and Yuba City Unified School District.

This community offering was made possible to community organizations through the generous sponsorship of Wells Fargo, The California Endowment-Building Healthy Communities, Positive Coaching Alliance, SMUD and Pacific Gas and Electric.

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ConsultingYDN wants ideas and strategies to stick. This is why its staff provides coaching to help implement new content or strategies across communities, schools and organizations--from line staff to management—making these new ideas a part of the policies and procedures that will sustain them. YDN prides itself on its ability to meet people and organizations where they are, and to customize its coaching and consulting to meet the needs of their youth and organization.

YDN supported WestEd and the California Safe Supportive Schools (S3) by facilitating Listening Circles. These listening circles were a four-part focus group process that examined positive caring relationships, high expectations, meaningful participation, and other areas of improving school climate. The opportunities opened up through this process focused conversation around several key areas: 1) an opportunity for student voices to be heard, 2) an opportunity for students, staff, and parents to improve their school climate, and 3) give richer meaning to the Cal-SCHLS system data.

Schools that participated in the WestEd Listening Circles:

1. Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School - Sacramento

2. Cesar Chavez High School - Stockton3. Edison High School - Stockton4. El Camino Fundamental

High School - Sacramento5. El Diamante High School - Visalia6. Encina Preparatory

High School - Sacramento7. Golden West High School - Visalia

8. Hiram W. Johnson High School - Sacramento9. John F. Kennedy High School - Sacramento10. Madera South High School - Madera11. Madera High School - Madera12. Mt. Whitney High School - Visalia13. New San Juan High School - Citrus Heights14. Patterson High School - Patterson15. Redwood High School - Visalia16. Reedly High School - Kings Canyon17. A.A. Stagg High School - Stockton

Keynotes & ConferencesYDN inspires and motivates change that improves young peoples’ lives. For this reason, they provide inspirational presentations that crystallize ideas, build momentum among staff, and raise awareness. YDN’s customizable keynote presentations will spark ideas, provoke thoughtful dialogue, and help staff feel emotionally connected to important concepts for improving the quality of youth experience. In an effort to increase YDN’s exposure at a statewide and national level, our trainers shared their expertise by providing workshops at many youth development conferences. At the 4-H State Conference on April 10, Adrian’s presentation included a 60-minute Motivational Keynote on “Supports and Opportunities” and opened the 2-day conference by setting the foundations for participants discussions throughout the conference.

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Networking – Promoting Best Practices and Connecting Resources

YDN knows that the more people learn about each other, the more they feel connected. These connections lead to increased collaboration and a tighter community that is more effective at supporting our youth. Convening Directly reached 600 participants through various convenings in 2012YDN facilitates convening’s that bring people together to find areas of common language and approach, and ultimately help them find new ways to work together. YDN shapes community events that highlight key issues, promotes collaboration around a topic, and incorporates basic networking opportunities.

GO Network:In Fall 2008, a professional training facilitated with Splash, YDN, and Capital Region Environmental Education Community (CREEC) succeeded in gathering local providers of environmental education and outdoor experiences. These providers gather every few months to form a more integrated network. The purpose of this collaboration is to provide the youth of our region with meaningful outdoor experiences. Through effective collaboration we are able to share resources, advocate for outdoor education, and act as a clearinghouse for outdoor opportunities.

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Fundraising EventsEttore’s Coffee Break, 2012:On February 29th, 250 members of the Sacramento Community came together to attend our Ettore’s Coffee Break Fundraiser. Their contributions supported Youth Development Network’s efforts to create life changing experiences for youth to become healthy, productive, civic-minded adult leaders in their communities.

They mingled, munched and enjoyed the unique opportunity to network and share Ettore’s delectable baked goods. They heard directly from Erica Romero, former YDI youth facilitator, about her leadership development and they experienced a personal view of the positive impact YDN has contributed to the youth of our community for over ten years.

Pups In The Park, 2012:On Saturday, September 12th, three hundred community members joined YDN at the “Pups In The Park” Fundraiser. Dogs in costumes paraded in the park competing for top prizes! Attendees enjoyed morning coffee and baked goods and visited pet vendor booths and watched K9 demonstrations. There were local celebrities with their dogs, including Rob Stewart (Rob on the Road), with Churchhill, Dave Walker and Lois Hart (KCRA) with Daisy and Molly and Edie Lambert (KCRA) with Zeus as well. All had a doggone good time in celebration of YDN’s many accomplishments!

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Community Building & Collaborations

YDN knows that the answers are out there. There are many great and inspiring thinkers doing great things, telling powerful stories, and sharing what works. This is why YDN brings new minds and cutting edge content to the region by recruiting powerful partners and engaging and connecting experts from the field.

REACH CoalitionsIn 2012 our work with the Sierra Health Foundation’s REACH Youth Program Initiative continued.

Youth Development Community Action Coalition of Yuba-Sutter:Over the past year the coalition strengthened its structural sustainability by establishing school based youth chapters, integrating with Friday Night Live school chapters. This led to a growth in the number of youth involved. Yuba-Sutter youth engagement is strong. They have an established practice of shared youth-adult leadership, shared decision-making, and regular training (for adults to provide supportive leadership for youth, and for youth to lead meetings and make public presentations). YDN coaching in this area focused on training material references for retreat and meeting planning and presentation skills, as well as support for the coordinator in her planning.

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Vacaville Youth Coalition:This year the Vacaville Youth Roundtable and members of the REACH Coalition were able to finalize a revision to the 2000 Youth Master Plan. The new plan now has a young adult portion that points to best practices in working with this delicate yet promising part of the Vacaville community. During the development of the plan youth had a strong presence in the creation and mobilizing of the key revisions. An adult member of the Vacaville REACH Coalition mentioned that the training and support provided by the YDN and other technical assistance providers was instrumental in how they ensured youth voice throughout the process.

Building Healthy Communities Making Health Happen by Building Healthy Communities is a ten-year, comprehensive community initiative that is creating a revolution in the way Californians think about and support health in their communities. In 14 places across California, residents are proving that they have the power to make health happen in their neighborhoods, schools and with prevention—and in doing so, they’re creating a brighter future for their children and for our state.

South Sacramento is one of these 14 communitiesSacramento has been called one of the most diverse cities in America by Time Magazine, a quality that is evident in the South Sacramento Building Healthy Community where nearly 70,000 residents of various backgrounds live, learn and play. In recent years the community has struggled with unemployment and poverty. Community members are collaborating with elected officials, grassroots advocacy groups, and other community organizations to improve their neighborhoods and schools.

In addition to supporting the direct organizational training and coaching for Del Norte BHC Collaborative and the Ubuntu Greens BHC’s Healthy Land Use Engagement Project, YDN has supported this initiative through participation in various work groups impacting the lives of young people in Oak Park and South Sacramento.

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2012 PartnersAsian Resources Inc. California Capital FDC -- Ubuntu GreenCity of Sacramento – Department of Parks & Rec – Teen ServicesCity of Sacramento – START After School ProgramDel Norte County El Dorado Hills Community Vision CoalitionCity of Vacaville -- Police DepartmentGalt Joint Union Elementary School DistrictGEO Academy – Grant Union High SchoolHands for HopeKings Canyon Unified School DistrictMarysville Joint Unified School DistrictPesticide Watch Education FundR.I.S.E., Inc.Sacramento City Unified School District – American Legion High SchoolSacramento SPLASHSan Juan Unified School DistrictSierra Health Foundation – Health Leadership ProgramThink Together, Capital RegionThe Tides Center -- Communicare Initiative (CCI)Twin Rivers Unified School District UC Davis - Early Academic Outreach ProgramUC Davis – Center for Human Services Washington Unified School DistrictWayUp SacramentoWestEd Health and Human Development ProgramWhole Person LearningWest Sacramento Youth Resource CoalitionWoodland Joint United -- Pioneer High SchoolYolo County Library Yolo County Office of Education -- Region 3 Service LearningYuba City Unified School District

2012 Conference PresentationsCalifornia State 4-H

2012 Community Sponsors - DonorsAlways TLC Pet Sitting ServiceAqua Clean SolutionsBarry CallebautBevan, Bevan & Associates Piano DiscCalifornia Catholic Conference Cha Cha’s Doggie Day CareChallenge Dairy Products, Inc. City of Sacramento -- Councilmember Steve CohnCity of Sacramento -- Councilmember Darrell FongCity of Sacramento -- Councilmember Jay SchenirerClarks CornerComcast

Crocker & Crocker Crowe Horwath LLPComstock’sDrowning Accident Rescue Team (D.A.R.T.) Dale Carnegie Training - Robert M. Scherer and Associates, Inc.Dawn Food ProductsDel Monte Meat Co. Dentistry of East SacramentoDeyer Babich Baccola Wood & Campora LLP Downey Brand Attorneys LLPDr. Basso’s Midtown Comfort ShoesEast Sacramento RealtyEd Staub & Sons Petroleum Inc. Ettores European Bakery & RestaurantFarm Fresh to You -- Capay, Inc. Fat’s Restaurant Fidelity InvestmentsFolsom Dog ResortFrank Cook Realty, IncFriends of East SacramentoFront Street Animal ShelterGrant High School – Media Class StudentsGrateful Dog DaycareGreater CA German Shepherd Rescue, Inc.Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary Interstate Truck CenterIszodogJamba Juice – HNH Berries Inc.John O. Bronson Insurance Co.K Street ConsultingKenneth Fat DDS IncLand Bark Pet SuppliesMeehan Consulting AssociatesMerchants National Bank Merlot Marketing Inc.Meyer AssociatesMichael J. Anderson, Att at lawA New Hope Animal FoundationNiello VolkswagenNor. Cal. Weimaraner RescueParkside InnPeet’s CoffeePeerless Coffee & Tea Co.Pet Food ExpressPet Pawtraits by Nikki SolonePETCOPetsmart, Inc,Positive Coaching AllianceProduce Express Raley’s Red Rover

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River City Petroleum, IncRobin Hagy PhotographySacramento Library Scott Naake Paper Scrub Boys Car WashScentsy Shanty LoungeSierra Vista BankSacramento Municipal Utility District SPCA SacramentoSplash Hound USAState Farm Insurance – Sigmund LindleySurewest Foundation The Sacramento BeeTuperware – Tammy ForsytheUmpqua BankUncle Matty Dog TrainingUnion BankVibra PetVIP Petcare ServicesVeterinary Specialty Group Emergency & Referral Center, IncWAG Hotels, Inc.Wells Fargo BankWestern Health AdvantageWoodland Joint Unified School District - Pioneer High School

Investing Foundations Arata Brothers TrustThe California Endowment The California Wellness FoundationFoundation for Youth Investment Lefkovitz FoundationMorgan Family FoundationState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyThe Starbucks FoundationWells Fargo BankHerbert K. Yee and Inez F. Yee Foundation

2012 Individual SupportersChris AguirreAngelique AshbyMaryanne ArmstrongJane BeauchampKavita BeaumontCamille BenvenutiDoni BlumenstockPatrick BohmanClaudia BordinLaura BridgesMatt BrownBrookes Byrd

Allison CagleyMargie CampbellRuby Lim ChinAndie CorsoScot CrockerPam DolkShannon FarrellBonnie FerreiraJudith Nunn FongSusan Frazier Roxane FritzPaula GardnerMary and Molly GreeneKimela Hancock Jewelry ConsultantBeth Harney – Dunnigan RealtorsJose HermocilloCarol and Mary HinzmanDonald HouserPamela IrvinJacqueline IrwinJeffrey A. JensenBrenda JohnsonSusan KeeleySotiris KololotronisLinda W. LeeBina LefkovitzJune LefkovitzKathy LewisLinda Sue LimJudith LingleJoyce LodwickKim MackBetty MasuokaSally McKeagAmy Mahon – Murphy & GertCynthia S. Meyers, CFPBrent McClureKathy McKimKimberly MohlerDana Newell Ken Noack, Jr.Alexandria OrnelasMaria PasqualeJennifer PorterLinda ReynoldsJan & Karin Rosati Rivkah SassElisa SchwasnickVicki SchultzeDanise SeatersSusan Sighu-Manuel

Cheri SimmonsJames SmallingStephanie SmithEric SolisPatrick & Nicole SoluriChristy SpotoKen & Lani SteersVicki StockbridgeJoe Tassinari Fred TeichertJulia TurriniNelli VasanSusan ViethJolene WachowiczMichael WalkerJanice WangPeter WilsonJennifer WoodruffAna Robles YamauchiAlan and Helen YeeM. YeeNancy Yamauchi Yee

2012 Sponsors & Donors (Continued)

232012 ANNUAL REPORT

Finance Graphs & Charts

0% - Earned Interest ......................... $186

55% - Service Fees .................. $280,174

27% - Grants ...........................$137,170

86% - Program Services ........... $392,219

8% - Special Events .....................$40,111

8% - Management & General ......$37,469

3% - In Kind-Revenue (Included in Contributions)

6% - Fundraising ........................$24,654

7% - Contributions ......................$50,352

YDN Revenue Sources 2012

YDN Expense Allocation 2012

$507,993

$454,342

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Finance Graphs & Charts (Continued)

1% - FYI-Cultural Relevancy ............$2,500

10% - Youth Action Teams ...........$43,350

27% - Youth Leadership .............$125,000

8% - Arata-WUSD YDI ................$35,000

5% - Special Events .....................$24,700

8% - Administrative .....................$37,472

2% - Service Learning ...................$8,350

2% - Community Training................$7,100

22% - Contract Work ............... $100,000

14% - Strengths ..........................$65,870

1% - REACH Sierra Health .............$5,000

YDN Expense Sources By Project 2012

$454,342

CHANGEMAKERS PAVING THE WAY

350YOUTH ATTENDEDCSUS CAMP

650PEOPLEIMPACTED

16SBIORGANIZATIONS

15ORGANIZATIONSCONTRACTEDFOR COACHING

125ATTENDEES FORSPARK SERIESCOVERING 7 TOPICS

17MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSPARTICIPATED

75(OF THE 350)YOUTH ATTENDEDGRIZZLY CAMP

20ADULTLEADERS

6SESSIONS

20YOUTHLEADERS

20ADULTLEADERS

WESTED S3 (SAFE & SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS) LISTENING CIRCLES

PARTNERS: WAYUP SACRAMENTO, SCUSD, YAT (YOUTH ACTION TEAMS): UBUNTU GREEN, POWER FORWARD & VIBE TEEN LOUNGE

85STUDENTLEADERS

17SCHOOLSTHROUGHOUTCALIFORNIA 150STUDENTS

POSITIVE & CARINGRELATIONSHIPS

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

MEANINGFULOPPORTUNITIES

INCREASED SCHOOL ENGAGEMENTHIGHER GRADESINCREASED SAFETYHIGHER ATTENDANCE

THE

LIST

ENING CIRCLE

SACRAMENTO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TRUSD STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

TRAININGS

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