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Third Annual Substance Abuse & Violence Policy Conference

There is still time to sign up for The Third Annual Substance Abuse and Violence Policy Conference! The conference is taking place from June 12 – 13, 2012 at the Ontario Convention Center.

This is a FREE event for all attendees from throughout the California region.

Click to Register Now

At this exciting conference, attendees will:

  • Engage with community and elected officials
  • Improve community health and wellness
  • Learn about new drug, violence, and health trends
  • Enhance their parental toolkit
  • Develop policy strategies to address substance abuse, violence, gangs, and enhance healthy community initiatives

The conference will feature 4 simultaneous tracks:

  • Parent/Community track – provides vital information for youth, parents, educators, youth ministries, and community members
  • Policy track: emphasizes steps that local governments, key leaders and decision-makers, law enforcement, and local government can take to enact effective, proven strategies for substance abuse, violence, gangs, and community health
  • Youth track: gives youth a voice in their community by teaching advocacy, community building, and policy development skills
  • Law Enforcement track: law enforcement only for officers working in gangs, drugs, or Alcoholic Beverage Control. Free POST Certification available

We will also have a special training for providers who work with foster children, mentees, and under-prepared children.

Get more information

Register Now!

New RFP Available for Youth Grantmakers

Do you have a program(s) that focus on youth residing in the cities of Claremont, Chino, Chino Hills, Etiwanda, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, Montclair, Ontario, Upland, and Pomona?

Are you interested in applying for a mini grant? Click here for the guidelines
Up to $2,500 in grant funding is available to nonprofits that address issues facing youth, such as:

  1. Alcohol and Drug Use/ Underage Drinking
  2. Academic Stress
  3. College/Future Expectations
  4. Bullying
  5. Teen Pregnancy
  6. Depression

For the 3rd year, Reach Out is partnering with The Community Foundation Serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties to continue the Youth Grantmakers Initiative in the West End of San Bernardino County and Pomona Valley region.  This initiative was launched in November 2008 to teach youth to meet community challenges by making grants to projects that address concerns of youth and to instill in them an ethic of volunteering and giving so they become philanthropists.

To be eligible for this grant the organization needs to be a nonprofit, under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and not classified as a private foundation.  Educational institutions are also eligible to apply.

Proposals are currently being accepted through this competitive grant process until March 7th, 2012 – 5:00pm. To find the complete guidelines, please visit our website (we-reachout.org) under the Event section or see the attached document.  Click here for the guidelines

West End Community Health & Wellness Fair

The Vendor Application is now available for this year’s 6th Annual West End Community Health & Wellness Fair!

Please contact Reme with any questions! 909.982.8641 or at reme@we-reachout.org
Click here to view the application

Free Thursday Night Parenting Classes

parenting_reach outFree parenting of teens class now offered on Thursdays!
Classes are held at Reach Out 1126 W. Foothill Blvd. Suite 150. Upland CA 91786
New classes start August 18th.

This class is 6 sessions long and covers topics like risky behaviors, drugs, communications, and discipline.
There will be an incentive raffle each class session!

Please call Karini for more information! 909.982.8641

Suicide Prevention Workshop

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Call Eileen Watson for more information or to sign up:
909.988.8511 ext. 2776 or email at:
Eileen_Watson@cjuhsd.net

West End Gangs and Drugs Task Force General Session Meeting!

Hello WEGDTF Members, Community Partners, & West End Residents:
Please join the WEGDTF at its upcoming General Meeting (Quarterly Meeting) on March 31st. At this upcoming meeting, we are proud to be presenting the WEGDTF Strategic Plan and we are excited to have County Board Supervisor Janice Rutherford speak on supporting the Task Force’s Strategic Plan. We are also excited to learn how the WEGDTF can support the ” A Call to Action:  Fighting the Dropout Rate” initiative.

 This is a significant meeting as the Strategic Plan will reveal the WEGDTF’s policy agenda for addressing substance abuse and gangs/violence for the next 3-5 years. The efforts that the plan will call for will impact all of the West End cities. The Strategic Plan will be centered around a comprehensive approach to addressing the issues of gangs, violence, and drugs while promoting support and collaboration throughout the West End.       

 Here’s what you can expect at the meeting:

  • The WEGDTF will unveil its Strategic Plan   
  • County Board Supervisor Janice Rutherford will speak about the County Board of Supervisor’s plans to
    support the WEGDTF Strategic Plan.  
  • The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Gary Thomas, and Jose Espinoza will talk about the
    dropout rates in the county and how the County Superintendent’s office is addressing dropout rates with the “Call to Action:  Fighting the Dropout Rate” initiative.”   

March 31, 2011
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunchoen
1947 East Convention Center Way -Ontario CA 91764

We hope that you can join us.  Read the email and register here!

Free Parenting Classes

Free parenting of teens class now offered!

Classes are held at Northtown Community Center
10071 Feron Blvd. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

This class is 6 sessions long and covers topics like
risky behaviors, drugs, communications, and discipline.
There will be an incentive raffle each class session!

Please call Karini for more information!
909.982.8641

Youth Grantmakers

Next Grantmakers meeting:
April 10th from 2:00 to 5:00  pm
at the Reach Out Office: 1126 West Foothill Blvd. Suite 150
Upland CA 91786 

Please follow the link for the new RFP!
Application deadline is  April 1st, 2011 by 4:30 pm
Call Brooke for any questions or for more information: 909.982.6841

Click here for the RFP

Be An Awesome Dad

Be An Awesome Dad Rancho Cucamonga!

Classes meet from 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Feb 28
March 7, 14, 21, &  28
At the Rancho Cucamonga Familiy Resource Center
9791 Arrow Rte, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91730

Call Frank or Irene for more informtion!

909.982.8641
Frank@we-reachout.org
Irene@we-reachout.org

Be An Awesome Dad

Fatherhood Strengthening Courses
will give skills and support to fathers
to improve their relationships with
their children.

-          5 Meetings
-           Home visits and Guidance
-          Gift card
-          Light dinner

For more information
Call or text Frank: 909.7678557 or Irene: 909.342.2219

(For dads of children aged 0 -5 or expecting)

Our Mission

Strengthening communities by providing programs that create hope, education, and empowerment for young people and their families.

Our Vision

We envision thriving, safe, drug-free communities where young people have equal access to networks of support, quality education, career options, and opportunities to develop the skills to succeed in their lives.

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