California Afterschool Network

The California Afterschool Network is a broad coalition of stakeholders helping to chart the course for California's after-school programs. The Network is located at UC Davis School of Education in the Center for Community School Partnerships (CCSP) which serves as the fiscal agent and convener for the network. To learn more about California Afterschool Network visit their web site.

Healthy Start Field Office

The Healthy Start Field Office (HSFO) was created to provide training and technical assistance services to the more than 1,000 public schools in California receiving SB-620 Healthy Start planning or operational grants from the California Department of Education (CDE).

These grants were established in 1991 by SB-620 and have been awarded annually to establish school-linked learning supports for children, families, and communities. Over 800 grants have been awarded in all 58 counties of California.

We are located in The Center for Cooperative Research and Extension Services for Schools (CRESS Center) in the School of Education at UC Davis. Our office at Davis is about 15 miles from Sacramento and allows for a very close working relationship staff in the Healthy Start Office at CDE, as well as key staff in other state departments that are involved with integrated services. Our staff and the Healthy Start/CDE office work closely together and either office can answer many general questions about Healthy Start. To learn more about Healthy Start Field Office visit their web site.

REACH Youth Program

Sierra Health Foundation’s newest grant program, REACH: Connecting Communities and Youth for a Healthy Future, focuses on that critical time in a young person’s life — primarily age 10 to 15 — when youth begin experiencing growing independence, and when decisions can have a profound effect on healthy development and successful progression to adulthood. It is also a time when, provided with sufficient skills and support, youth can make decisions to avoid risky behaviors such as drug and alcohol use.

We believe youth have a better chance of succeeding if they are engaged in positive activities in and out of school. The REACH program focuses on:

• Increasing youth participation in quality programs
• Providing opportunities for youth to develop leadership skills while contributing to their communities
• Helping communities take action to create positive opportunities for youth