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YAB MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a body of young people (13-25) from Washoe County striving to vocalize the needs of foster youth by serving as ambassadors to the Washoe County Human Services Agency and State of Nevada. AND, the purpose of YAB is TO ALLOW FOSTER YOUTH TO VOICE CONCERNS AND MAKE CHANGES IN THE LAWS, AS WELL AS BUILD EVERLASTING RELATIONSHIPS.
This is the WCYAB Monthly Newsletter!
The group typically meets in person on the first Thursday of the month from 4:15 to 5:15. Unfortunately, the Governor has ordered people to not meet because of COVID. During this time, we will be meeting via Zoom. Check your email the first Tuesday of the month for the link. We are asking for youth to turn in their monthly assignment (see below) via email.

Thank you for working on behalf of yourself and other foster youth!
LAST MEETING SUMMARY:
We talked about how to identify a job you want. 

First you need identify your career goals. What this means is, think about a career you want, anywhere from lawyer to doctor to electrician - you name it, the list goes on.

Think about you strengths as well, are you argumentative (lawyer), or do you have a natural healing power (doctor), or are you great with wires (electrician), etc. Once you have your career in mind, start researching steps needed in order to reach your career. Do you need to volunteer for some experience or to get extra schooling (what kind of education do need or what kind of degree do you need).

Once you've done your research on your career, you can start acquiring the necessary skills you might need for your career...patience, multitasking, strong boundaries, etc. Also, look for opportunities that can help further improve your new skills.

Next, create the best resume (take a resume class or watch YouTube videos or ask hiring managers what they look for when looking a resume), have a list of 2-4 references, and have a strong cover letter. 

After you've built your resume, start networking. Go around and start advertising yourself - sell yourself. Hussle yourself to your career jobs. Put your resume on websites such as Indeed, LinkdIn, etc. After this step, nail the interview by dressing to impress. Be confident, cool and collected. Be fierce. Before the interview do mock interviews (practice/role play) with friends, family, anyone. This will help you be less nervous and more confident with yourself and get that job!!
The Guinn Center is a nonprofit (501c3), independent (bipartisan) policy center based in Nevada. The Guinn Center is looking for a Youth Program Coordinator to lead our Building Blocks project, which leverages existing efforts among youth in Nevada to build youth boards and improve social service systems that address the needs of youth. This position can be part-time or full-time.  
 

To Apply: send resume and cover letter stating your interest in this position. The cover letter should also answer two questions: (1) What ideas do you have to engage youth in civic engagement activities?  (2) What 2 community issues are most important to you. Please provide TWO references.

Send application to:  lrodriguez@guinncenter.org. Subject line: Project Youth Coordinator.

THIS MONTH'S ASSIGNMENT:
It's been challenging to get foster youth to engage with the Youth Advisory Board, either by attending the meetings or responding to the newsletter. If you were "in charge of YAB", how would you engage youth to participate in the meetings? Provide a list of 5 ideas to enter this month's raffle. Send your list to nina.nyep@gmail.com.
THIS MONTH'S TOPIC:

Grocery Shopping on a Budget

You are or will be shopping for yourself. To make things easier on yourself, schedule a time and date to go grocery shopping, add items to the shopping list, and purchase the items all the while sticking to a budget. This routine practice will prepare you to efficiently do your own grocery shopping. 


Scheduling

Once a week, or when you determine, you will schedule a day and time to shop. 


Grocery List

The grocery list serves as a guide for when you grocery shop. The meal items are the most important, followed by house groceries and house items. Understand your list before you are in the store, to avoid last minute confusion. Be considerate to yourself by purchasing certain items that are essential. There will be times when all the items added to the list can’t be purchased and you'll need to make decisions on what to not purchase that week. Also, there are times when items can not be easily located in the store. Both of these challenges will call for you problem solve. 


Diverse shopping styles

Every one has their own style and way of conducting grocery shopping. Skills you'll need are being able to do calculations, map out the order of which items are where in the story, and crossing out bought items. 


Success

A successful grocery shopping day includes: being on time and ready to do grocery shopping, getting all meal items, and staying on budget, all in a timely manner. Once you are done grocery shopping, remember to put away your groceries! 

NEXT MONTH'S TOPIC: 
We will be discussing how to set up effective and appropriate boundaries.
YOUTH QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”

-Albert Einstein
 

SOMETHING FUN TO TRY:

OOOHHH...how loving and adorable!

For this month's family activity, I decided to show everyone how to make teddy bears out of socks and no sewing is required. This activity is extremely fun and perfect timing especially with Valentines right around the corner. I have attached a video link for instructions and visual as well.

Supplies
  • Socks
  • Small rubber bands
  • glue gun
  • polyester fiber.
  • Permanent marker
  • Scissors
Instructions
1.)To create the the stuffed feet, place sock flat on a flat surface with the heal facing up. grab a small ball (size of a quarter) place in the right side of the bottom corner,  create a ball using your fingers and place a mini rubber band around that area to lock in place. Repeat this step on the left side of the bottom corner.

2.) To create the arms of the stuffed animal, place a quarter size of polyester in the middle of your sock right below the heel on the right side. using your fingers create a circle and place a rubber band around it to secure the circle in place. Repeat this step for the left arm.

3.)To create the body and head, shove polyester fiber in the middle of the sock. from toe to heel. Secure with a rubber band right above the arms and below the heel. To create the head stuff more polyester a plum shape head to your liking in the heel of your suck, and secure with a mini rubber band.

4.) To create the ears, cut the rest of the sock into a heart shape. snip in the middle. stuff a dime size in the new ears and create a ball. to close the ear so stuffing doesn't fall out use a hot glue gun to secure it.

5. Use a permanent marker to create eyes, mouth, and nose. 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=no+sew+diy+sock+teddy+bear+valentine&&view=detail&mid=F58D0C9E6B9F71C2B6E6F58D0C9E6B9F71C2B6E6&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dno%2Bsew%2Bdiy%2Bsock%2Bteddy%2Bbear%2Bvalentine%26qpvt%3Dno%2Bsew%2Bdiy%2Bsock%2Bteddy%2Bbear%2Bvalentine%26FORM%3DVDRE
THIS MONTH'S OPPORTUNITY
The count was rescheduled to 2/4 due to the huge snowstorm we got last week. You can still sign up to volunteer tomorrow, https://signup.com/go/TFJUgRK

What Is The Homeless Point In Time Count? (PIT)
The point in time count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered count of youth in local areas, these youth are experiencing homelessness. This count takes place on January 28th. HUD requires that Continuums of Care conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness who are sheltered in emergency shelter, transitional housing, and Safe Havens during these 24 hours in January.

With the need for social distancing, this year's event will look much different than those of years' past. In previous years, we have held both outdoor and indoor events at a central location where youth come to be counted, receive items, and eat hot meals. For 2021, we are pivoting and conducting a street outreach-style count, where surveyors will collect data about “unsheltered” youth who are sleeping outside. 
 
With COVID-19 cases continuing to increase in our area, it is more important than ever that we get an accurate count of this vulnerable population and the ways the pandemic have affected their circumstances. We are hopeful that our street outreach will reach even more homeless youth than our prior, centralized counts. We are working hard on planning to make this the most successful count yet. 

I truly hope you can join in and help with this important event.

THERE WILL BE 2 RAFFLES THIS MONTH - Youth & Parent
Youth who get their assignment in will receive a gift dropped off on their doorstep 3/1. And, since no one has turned in assignment the last two meetings, the raffle is now up to $75 for Foster Youth this month and $150 for Foster Parents.

Raffle - Participating Youth
25$ GIFT CARD

Raffle - Participating Foster Parents Of Youth
50$ GIFT CARD
 
NEXT MEETING DATE: March 4th 2021 
If you have any questions, please email Nina.nyep@gmail.com, or call 775-747-2073.
Or, contact 
Valerie Welsh at  VWelsh@washoecounty.us.
OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS:
Washeo County Department of Health and Human Services
NYEP
Bob Lissner
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