FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTHINC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH'S (FLY) MISSION IS TO PREVENT JUVENILE CRIME AND INCARCERATION THROUGH LEGAL EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING.

PROGRAMS ALL PROGRAMS HAVE REMAINED OPERATIONAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL HEALTH ORDERS. CURRENTLY FLY'S MAIN PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FLY LAW PROGRAM IN THE FLY LAW PROGRAM, OUR STAFF AND CAREFULLY RECRUITED, HIGHLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TEACH A FUN, INTERACTIVE 12 -WEEK COURSE USING OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEGAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, WHICH COVERS RELEVANT TOPICS SUCH AS POLICE ENCOUNTERS, ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY, THREE STRIKES, THEFT, VANDALISM, DRUGS, GANGS, AND POLICE ARRESTS. THE LAW CURRICULUM IS INTERESTING AND ENGAGING TO THE YOUTH, AND IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE FOR US TO TEACH CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS LIKE ANGER MANAGEMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND RESISTING NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURE. EVERYTHING IS TAUGHT IN A NONJUDGMENTAL MANNER WITH NO STIGMA IS ATTACHED, WHICH MAKES THE YOUTH MORE WILLING TO LEARN. MID-WAY THROUGH THE SEMESTER, YOUTH TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO A LOCAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL WHERE THEY TOUR THE CAMPUS AND ACT OUT A MOCK TRIAL IN THE MOOT COURTROOM. THE LAW PROGRAM CLASSES ARE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, JUVENILE HALLS, AND JUVENILE CAMPS AND RANCHES. FLY LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM TARGETS YOUTH WHO ARE AT MODERATE TO HIGH RISK FOR JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORTS THEM IN BUILDING THE SKILLS AND ATTITUDES THEY NEED TO LIVE A CRIME-FREE, SELF- SUFFICIENT LIFE. THE PROGRAM HAS TRADITIONALLY KICKED OFF WITH A THREE-DAY WILDERNESS RETREAT THAT ENABLES YOUTH TO BREAK AWAY FROM NEGATIVE INFLUENCES AND STRESSES IN ORDER TO BEGIN BONDING WITH FLY STAFF AND PEERS AND DEVELOPING TRUST AND TEAMWORK SKILLS. (DURING THE PANDEMIC, VIRTUAL OR SOCIALLY DISTANCED ACTIVITIES HAVE REPLACED THE RETREATS.) YOUTH THEN MEET MONTHLY TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN GROUP SETTINGS AND TO DESIGN PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY ADVOCATE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. EACH LEADERSHIP YOUTH RECEIVES INTENSIVE COACHING FROM A FLY CASE MANAGER TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THEIR GREATEST BARRIERS TO LIVING A HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIFE. FLY'S COURT APPOINTED FRIEND AND ADVOCATE (CAFA) MENTOR PROGRAM FLY'S CAFA MENTOR PROGRAM PAIRS CARING, TRAINED ADULT VOLUNTEERS WITH YOUTH ON PROBATION FOR A YEAR-LONG MENTORING RELATIONSHIP. BEFORE THEY ARE MATCHED WITH A YOUTH, CAFA MENTORS COMPLETE 26 HOURS OF INITIAL TRAINING AND ORIENTATION AND COMMIT TO FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. ONCE MATCHED, MENTORS BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH THROUGH WEEKLY 1-ON-1 MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES, HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP NEW AMBITIONS, SET AND ACHIEVE GOALS, AND LEARN TO HAVE FUN IN A POSITIVE, SOBER WAY. IN ADDITION TO BEING FRIENDS AND ROLE MODELS TO YOUTH, FLY CAFA MENTORS ARE SPECIALLY APPOINTED BY A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE SO THAT THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEIR MENTEE BY ATTENDING JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS, SUBMITTING COURT REPORTS, AND ADDRESSING THE COURT ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH. EACH MENTOR/MENTEE MATCH HAS A FLY CASE MANAGER FOR SUPPORT AND ALSO ATTENDS MONTHLY GROUP ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY FLY. FLY MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM THE FLY MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM HELPS INTERRUPT THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE IN WHICH KIDS WITH ISSUES AT SCHOOL ARE DISCIPLINED AND PUSHED INTO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF BEING OFFERED THE SERVICES THEY NEED. OUR PROGRAM HELPS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS WHO ARE REFERRED BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL AND OUT OF THE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS AN AGE-APPROPRIATE VERSION OF FLY'S LAW PROGRAM ALONG WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FROM A FLY CASE MANAGER FOR YOUTH AND POSITIVE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED THROUGH FLY FLY REENTRY PROGRAM YOUTH SEEKING TO REENTER THE COMMUNITY AFTER INCARCERATION TYPICALLY FACE A HOST OF BARRIERS TO A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION. REENTRY ASSISTANCE IS A CRITICAL SERVICE THAT'S BEEN PROVEN TO HELP YOUTH MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION AND AVOID GOING BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FLY REENTRY PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH IN LONGER TERM INCARCERATION IN SANTA CLARA AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 12 WEEKS OF LAW CLASSES TAUGHT BY FLY STAFF WHILE THE YOUTH ARE IN CUSTODY. AFTER YOUTH ARE RELEASED, THEY RECEIVE INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FROM A FLY CASE MANAGER TO HELP WITH THEIR TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. FLY'S CAREER PATHWAYS NAVIGATORS CAREER PATHWAYS NAVIGATORS (CPNS) PARTNER WITH FLY CASE MANAGERS IN OTHER PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN PURSUING THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THE CPN IN EACH COUNTY WORKS WITH YOUTH TO PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL, CAREER, AND BASIC NEEDS RESOURCES WITHIN THAT COUNTY. THEY ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES FLY YOUTH FACE WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. STAY FLY PROGRAM THE STAY FLY PROGRAM IS A REENTRY PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW IN TRANSITION AGED YOUTH (TAY). THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 18-21, RECEIVE SUPPORT BEGINNING IN CUSTODY, AND CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BY FLY STAFF AS THEY TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH TO INTRODUCE POSITIVE SYSTEM CHANGE THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF YOUTH VOICE. THE YAC PROVIDES YOUTH WHO FORMERLY PARTICIPATED IN JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON CURRENT SYSTEM PROCESSES, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES. . YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL ARE SWORN IN AS YOUTH JUSTICE CONSULTANTS BY OUR PRESIDING JUVENILE COURT JUDGE. ADDITIONALLY, YAC ALLOWS YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEIR STORIES AND EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE HOPE AND ENCOURAGE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF YOUTH WHO ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. YAC ALSO HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF ITS MEMBERS. FLY'S SPEECH COMMITTEE FLY'S SPEECH COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF FLY ALUMNI AGES 17 TO 24 WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO USE THEIR VOICES TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE AND SUPPORT FLY AFTER THEIR TIME IN PROGRAMS HAS ENDED. THE YOUTH COMMIT TO UNDERGOING SPEECH COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AS WELL AS JOINING IN HEALING CIRCLE ACTIVITIES, TO LEARN TO TELL THEIR STORY IN A STRENGTHS-BASED AND POWERFUL WAY. YOUTH SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND FLY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SPACES

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