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The Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board

 

Since 1977 the Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board (YAFAB) has worked in cooperation with Stratford Community Services, the local Youth Service Bureau, to develop a coordinated network of services for young people and families. The Board is advisory to the Mayor and promotes the positive, healthy development and well-being of children, youth and families in Stratford. The Board supports community and youth development programs through advocacy, funding, publicity and serving as a catalyst for community action . By bringing together youth-serving organizations, parents and youth, the Board is able to accomplish its work through collaboration and networking. In recent years the Board has taken action in areas such as school-age child care, teen activities, community service, violence prevention, underage drinking and teen tobacco use. The Youth and Family Advisory Board is also the local prevention council and receives funding from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Regional Youth/Adult Substance Abuse Project.

 

 

The Board's mission is to mobilize youth and community partners to create a safe, healthy and drug-free environment where youth and families thrive.  It is comprised of representatives from youth-serving organizations, school, police, youth and other concerned citizens. The following people serve on the Board during 2009-2010.

Collin Anderson, Co-Vice-Chair

Jocelyn Ault, Co-Chair

Nikki Bacarro    

Kelly Benson

Barbara Blosveren
Stratford Library Association

Shaquille Brewster

Yvette Johnson-Parker

Michelsie Louis-Charles 
Stratford Public Schools

Lori Chiappiniello

Kalyn Choma
Sydnee Foster

Jesse Pena

 Jake Grom, Co-Chair

Wali Kadeem 

Anthony Mastroluca

Tim McManus 
Stratford YMCA 

Dudley Orr, Co-Vice-Chair
Stratford Public Schools

Peggy Pancak
Pat Patusky
Stratford Recreation Department

Louis Perno
Sterling House Community Center

Lisa Pippa
Stratford Health Department

John Popik
Stratford Police Department

Rev. Ed Rawls
First Congregational Church

Matthew Reid

Claritza Rivera Meagan Simon 

Ty Sims
South End Community Center

Shana Soriano

 

Alexandra Volcy

Paul DosSantos

Stratford Police Department

 

Please click here for minutes and agendas.

Sponsored by the Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board and How Youth Positively Entertain (HYPE), Stratford is among hundreds of communities nationwide to hold a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers.  The purpose of the Town Hall meeting, "The Great Brain Drain," is to alert the community to the new research on the risks of underage drinking and its effects on the developing teen brain.  Please click here for more information.

 

Youth and Family Advisory Board

2009-2010
BOARD MEETINGS

September 23 7:00-9:00 p.m.

October 28 7:00-9:00 p.m.

November 18 7:00-9:00 p.m.

January 27 5:30-7:00 p.m.

February 24 5:30-7:00 p.m. 

March 25 @ 6:30 @ Town Hall 

April 28

May 26  

 

Meetings are held at the Birdseye Municipal Complex
468 Birdseye Street, Stratford, CT 06615

Location and dates are subject to change.

Please call 385-4095 to confirm.

                    

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Youth As Resources Grant Program

The Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board has money available through the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Erin Marie Babineau Memorial Fund to fund local youth involvement projects. The Board believes that Stratford youth are a resource not only to each other, but to our schools and community as well. Given skills, opportunities, and resources, the Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board is confident that Stratford youth can make our community a better place for all.

The projects must be planned and implemented by Stratford youth. Priority will be given to youth groups who have never received a Youth As Resources grant and to new service projects. The suggested maximum amount that can be requested is $250.00.  

The 2009-10 grant application deadline was Friday, February 5, 2010.  For more information, e-mail Denique Weidema at dweidema@townofstratford.com.  

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Youth as Resources Awards
The Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board recognized local youth groups, individual youth volunteers, adult groups, individual adult volunteers, and businesses for their contribution to our community. The Board believes that Stratford youth are a resource not only to each other, but to our schools and community as well. Given skills, opportunities and resources, the Stratford Youth and Family Advisory Board is confident that Stratford youth can make our community a better place for all.

Click here to download 2009 -2010 Youth as Resources Award Nomination forms.  The deadline is March 26, 2010.

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