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June 6th was a day of celebration at MCESA! TJST received our first youth referral from ADJC. Director, Dottie Wodraska has been working on this initiative for over three years and you could see tears of joy in her eyes as the referral was handed over to TJST facilitator, Joe Valenzuela. We now have over 25 youth enrolled in the program and are receiving more each week. |
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 July 19-21st MCESA held a backpack drive at the Maricopa County Home Show to gather supplies and backpacks for the upcoming school year. We successfully collected over 200 backpacks and a variety of school supplies. If you have youth who could use a new backpack please let us know! We will also be distributing supplies to Alliance Partner Schools in August.
For more information please email Shelly.Carr@mcesa.maricopa.gov
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 In June, Maricopa County Department of Public Health provided training on understanding the LGBTQ community and issues facing our youth. Staff from Ombudsman and Southwest Leadership Academy took part in the training and found it very informative! Training opportunities are available for your campus from Maricopa County Department of Public Health and One n Ten, if you would like to schedule a training for your campus email shelly.carr@mcesa.maricopa.gov.
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 Would you like to have ASU students volunteer at your school? Volunteers can be used to tutor youth, assist teachers with lessons, facilitate service activities, and much more!
The deadline to apply is quickly approaching, so register today!
Click HERE for more information and to register.
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 In July, Maricopa County Department of Public Health's Streets of Success program provided Teen Outreach Program training to three Alliance Partner School's staff members. A representative from Career Success, Compadre Academy, and Southwest Leadership Academy became certified facilitators for this effective, evidence based Teen Outreach Program (TOP).
Implementing TOP on these school campuses will provide youth with positive community service learning opportunities, life skills training, healthy behaviors, and a sense of purpose. Research and observation have shown that participants in these programs have:
-52% lower risk of school suspension
-60% lower risk of course failure
-53% lower risk of pregnancy
-60% lower risk of school dropout
If your campus is interested in having a TOP program on your campus please email angie.pogue@mcesa.maricopa.gov. MCESA has written a grant that mayopen this training up to more schools, and we will let you know if we receive additional grant funding.
For more information on TOP, please visit http://wymancenter.org/replicatetop/
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If your campus has a celebration, question or concern that you would like to share with the other Alliance Partner Schools please email Shelley Carr! We anticipate many celebrations during the 2013-2014 school year and look forward to networking together to change the lives of youth!
 Who: Youth Grades K-12
Where: Empire Beauty School
9945 West McDowell Road #112
Avondale, AZ 85323
(99th Ave & McDowell near BestBuy)
When: August 3rd from 9am-1pm
Contact Empire Beauty School for an appointment: 623-748-1701
They will also be doing raffles for backpacks filled with items needed for school and hair products!
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 Alliance Partner Schools and TJST Together
Making A Difference!
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