Small & Simple Things
Support local efforts to provide safe spaces for young people.
Our Community is Making a Difference
The Gridley community has always been a great place for youth, and it's getting even better. Working together we are making a difference and building a better future by helping our youth have the assets they need to succeed.
Here are just a few things people in our community, schools, city government, and police are doing.
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Our Community
- Working on a Cub Scout Den for the Butte County Housing Authority
- Building a Career Fair for High School kids
- Promoting Family Night on the Monday before Thanksgiving each year
- Much, much, more, and you can help!
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Our Schools
- Working on Character Education in the classrooms at every grade level
- Finding and recognizing youth who make a difference
- Working on improving communication with parents
- Collaborating with the community to incorporate asset building
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Our City
- Training Landlords on how to keep their properties, and the neighborhoods they are in, safe
- Developing our recreation department and parks
- Huge support for Youth First (Thank you!)
- Hiring of a code-enforcement officer to help keep our neighborhoods safe
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Our Police
- Community Gang Trainings
- Butte County Gang Task Enforcement Project
- Interventions with at-risk youth
- Officer on site at the schools
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