Photos from the 2nd NCPP Town Hall Event for Daly City & Pacifica, titled: “Turnt Up or Turn Down For What: The Choice Is Yours — Community Solutions Supporting Healthy Habits” on Wednesday January 28, 2015 at the Jefferson Union High School District office, Galleria Room.
We had a wonderful turnout thanks to the community! Please stay tuned as we provide updates from the information we collected at this event.
Special thanks to Virgilio Yap Jr. for taking photos at the event! Enjoy!
Be The Change (BTC) youth council joined other San Mateo Friday Night Live (FNL) chapters at the Open House event on Monday 10/20/2014 at Sequoia High School in Redwood City. Other FNL chapters included youth from East Palo Alto (Youth EPA), Redwood City (Project Voice), and Sequoia High (The REAL). Youth Leadership Institute staff facilitated the event and provided networking opportunities for the youth to meet each other.
Members of Be The Change (BTC) youth coalition attended the San Mateo County Friday Night Live (FNL) Open House event at Sequoia High School in Redwood City on 10/20/14.
Members of Be The Change (BTC) youth council, NCPP staff, and community partners attended the October 13th meeting of the Daly City Council to be present and provide comments for the first reading of the Social Host Ordinance (SHO) draft policy in Daly City. Since BTC’s presentation to the Daly City Council on June 16th, 2014 of their Findings & Recommendations report from the 2013 Youth Access Survey in Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD), Mayor David Canepa had become interested in addressing the issue of a high percentage of youth reporting underage drinking occurring in their home, or the home of their friend, and how oftentimes parents are unaware that underage drinking is taking place in their home. In the past few months since BTC presented to City Council, Mayor Canepa consulted with NCPP for more information about SHO, and worked with the City Attorney and Daly City Police Department to develop a draft policy of the ordinance.
Daly City Chief of Police Manny Martinez addressing City Council regarding the law enforcement perspective for the draft of the Social Host Ordinance introduced by Mayor David Canepa.
This evening marked a small victory in the process, as City Council voted 4-1 to approve the revision of the SHO with higher and more clearly outlined fee minimums in an effort to serve as a strong deterrent for parents who may be hosting underage drinking parties in their home. Please stay tuned for updates on when the SHO policy revision will be presented once again to Daly City Council in the near future.
NCPP would like to thank the following:
NCPP Staff celebrated with Be The Change youth collaborative at San Bruno Park. We BBQed hot dogs and burgers, and relaxed with some board games, music, and great company. BTC members received a certificate of appreciation, and a stipend for their policy advocacy work to reduce the harm of alcohol in Daly City and Pacifica.
The HealthRIGHT 360 Board of Directors invited Be The Change youth collaborative to present their Findings & Recommendations from the 2013 Youth Access Survey at a board meeting in San Francisco on 5/28/2014. Mary and Ingrid provided a brief overview and background of the work of NCPP before the youth presented. The board members really seemed to enjoy the presentation and asked thoughtful questions about the survey methodology and findings. Everyone had great time walking together and taking BART to get to the HR360 office at 1735 Mission Street in San Francisco.
Jefferson Union High School District held graduations for Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova, and Westmoor High Schools on Thursday May 22, 2014. NCPP staff were able to visit some of the youth and award candy leis to show some love and appreciation for the hard work that they’ve put in over the past year. We wish our graduates the best, and look forward to them staying connected in some way moving forward! CONGRATS GRADS!!
