December Youth Enrichment Services Meeting Hears from a Variety of Local and County Assistance Agencies

By TR Robertson
The December meeting of the Youth Enrichment Services organization heard from representatives of the Office of Equitable Communities representing the Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities and then took part in a Campus Community Resource Fair. The meeting took place in the Carlsbad Community and Senior Center.
Sarah Garlejo, Community Health Promotion Specialist spoke about a new County system dealing with family well-being and child welfare. The County of San Diego is trying to integrate and create a new department within the Child Welfare Services to better support children and families. She spoke about the Families First Prevention Services Act and how this will work with the proposed program.
Following the presentation, the group adjourned to the Campus Community Connect Resources Fair to visit with representatives from several services and agencies providing assistance for different programs, resources, and groups throughout the San Diego County area.
Some of the agencies in attendance included:
TransFamily Support Services – Supporting Transgender & Non-Binary Youth – www.TransFamilySOS.org
North County Informador – An empowering Latino Futures Publication – www.NorthCountyInformador.com
Jewish Family Service – Nutrition Assistance in San Diego – www.jfssd.org/Nutrition
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency – Mobile Crisis Response Team – Help for Alcohol, Drug or Mental Health Crisis – 888-724-7240
North Coastal Public Health Center – 3609 Ocean Ranch Blvd., Suite 104, Oceanside – 760-967-4401
Move Your Feet Before You Eat Foundation – info@moveyourfeetfoundation.org
San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council – www.SPCSANDIEGO.org
Vista Community Clinic – North Coastal Prevention Coalition – Preventing Drug Abuse – www.northcoastalpreventioncoalition.com & www.vcc.org
San Diego PACE – Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly – www.SDPACE.org
Direct Change – The Directing Change Program & Film Contest – www.DirectingChangeCA.org
San Dieguito Alliance for Drug-Free Youth – Community and youth engagement, education, and advocacy – www.sandieguitoalliance.org
North Inland Live Well Health Center – www.LiveWellSD.org