SAY
Sonoran Alliance for Youth

Networking Meetings and Advocacy
The Sonoran Alliance for Youth (SAY) is one of seven regional coalitions that promotes the mission and activities of the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence, provides local-level training opportunities, advocates for school-age care issues, and coordinates networking opportunities for school-age care professionals so that they can share resources, ideas, and best practices. Funding for these networking meetings and trainings is provided by the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence through a grant from the Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families.

SAY partners with the Youth Development Coalition, founded by the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, to advocate for quality out-of-school time programs in Pima County .

For further information on the Sonoran Alliance for Youth, contact:
Marie Scofield
Tanque Verde Extended Day Programs
(520) 749-0147

SAY Networking meeting for the 2007-2008 school will be held the first Monday of each month
Time:  9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location:  Child & Family Resources, 2800 E. Broadway, Tucson

Sonoran Alliance for Youth Awards Mini-Grants

January 2007 Mini-Grants Funded by the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence

At the 2007 SAY Conference in January, Sonoran Alliance for Youth awarded mini-grants to five Pima County programs for scholarships to the National AfterSchool Association Conference in Phoenix . The programs decided who to send, and scholarship winners will report back on what they learn and how they will use the information (number reflects the number of scholarships per program).

Catalina Foothills CARE Program (4)
Vail School District (3)
Tanque Verde Extended Care Program (2)
Happy Hours (3)
Marana Parks and Recreation (2)

January 2006 Mini-Grants Funded by the Arizona School-Age Coalition

Jaime Listzwan, Happy Hours: Tool box kits for Carpentry
Vanessa Whitelaw, Happy Hours: Scrapbooking Supplies
Jennifer Enquist, CEP- Amphitheater: Digital photography and computer editing to encourage interaction with peers
Sabrina Corrie, CEP- Amphitheater: Sports for All Equipment/Acitivity Guides
Teresa Bayze, CARE - Catalina Foothills: Convection Oven
Katie Gardner, CARE - Catalina Foothills: Mosaics for building
Tori Colbert, CARE - Catalina Foothills: Adopt- a – Raptor
Marie Cline, Vail Community Schools : Digital camera to document successes
Penny Weatherford, Vail Community Schools : Gardening/Native Plants
Adam Alvarez, YES- Flowing Wells: Aeronautics building activities
Leigh Medina - YES- Flowing Wells - Yard Tools to Beautify Neighborhood

January 2006 Community Service Projects Funded by United Way

Mamie Spillane, Prince Elementary School : Newcomers Intervention Program - extracurricular activities for refugees
Daphne Madison, Tucson Parks and Recreation: Create pottery wind chimes to hang in walking path (pre-teens and teens)
Alfonso Campos, Tucson Parks and Recreation: Tile bench created and built by teen for Santa Rosa Neighborhood Center
Liz Baechler, Tucson Parks and Recreation: Park clean up, bench and plaque

January 2005 Mini-Grants Funded by the Arizona School-Age Coalition

At its annual school-age conference in January 2005, the Sonoran Alliance for Youth (SAY) awarded mini-grants to programs for special projects. Grants which were in amounts up to $250 were awarded to the following individuals/programs:

· Bonnie Shaw, Arts for All: Digital Camera
· Debbie Tobin, CARE (Catalina Foothills School District): Masks Around the World
· Lori LaRussa, CARE (Catalina Foothills School District): Desert Museum Visit
· Angela Calderon, CARE (Catalina Foothills School District): Gardening
· Tricia Wilt, El Rio Daycare: Center Area
· Kira Ferguson, Small World Preschool II: Reference Books and Software
· Mary Dee Miller, Tanque Verde Extended Care Program: Soft Hockey Equipment
· Tara Epperson, Vail Community Services: Convection Oven and Utensils
· Penny Weatherford, Vail Community Services: Cultural Activities

Congratulations to the grant winners!