Ways Our Community is Making a Difference

Everyone's getting involved

• Getting Youth Involved

  • The Church's in Gridley have been starting Youth Groups, or making the ones they had better than ever.
    • Assets: Other Adult Relationships, Service to Others, Positive Peer Influence, Youth Programs, Religious Community, many Internal Assets
  • When Ace Hardware in Gridley had their Grand Opening they had the H. S. Jazz Band play, the H. S. Volleyball team help, and employed many youth at their store to prepare for the event. They continuously provide wonderful employment opportunities for youth in our community
    • Assets: Community Values Youth, Youth as Resources, Responsibilit

• Supporting Youth Activities

  • The service clubs in Gridley provide an amazing amount of financial and real support the our youth.
    • Assets: Community Values Youth, Adult Role Models, opportunities for many more assets

• Celebrating our Youth

  • The Gridley Herald promotes Youth activities, Youth First, character education, and regularly highlights the achievements of all the youth in our community. The paper is filled with the achievements and promotion of our young people.
    • Assets: Community Values Youth, Achievement Motivation

Projects Needing Volunteers

• Family Night

  • Asset

    • Family Support
    • Positive Family Communication
    • Time at Home
    The third Monday of November every year, all community events are canceled, and the night is set aside for families to spend time together.
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• Cub Scout Den for Butte County Housing

  • Assets

    • The scouting program building many assets in young men.
    Description here.
  • To learn more about the Cub Scout Program visit their website.

   

• Gang Awareness Program

  • Assets

    • Safety
    • Family Boundaries
    • School Boundaries
    • Neighborhood Boundaries
    • Resistance Skills
    We are committed to helping our community become educated about gangs. We know about their harmful effects, but we need to know so much more.
  • More information

     

• Cesar Chavez Mural

  • Assets

    • Adult Role Models
    • Equality and social justice
    • Cultural competence
    • Positive view of personal future
    We believe this mural is a wonderful way to promote education and to show that our community values all of its youth.
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• Career Day

  • Assets

    • Adult Role Models
    • Achievement Motivation
    • Planning & Decision Making
    • Sense of Purpose
    • Positive view of personal future
    Gridley GUARDIANS, Youth First, and the School District are working together to provide some type of career event for the youth in our community.
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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
- Gandhi

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