HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05061997 - D5A D.5A
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
DATE: May 6, 1997 MATTER OF RECORD
SUBJECT: Public Comment
The following persons addressed the Board of Supervisors:
Thurman Gupton, Mentor Coordinator, Family Wellness Center, Young Men As
Fathers Project, 4180 Treat Boulevard, Suite G-3, Concord, advised the Board
about the upcoming training session on May 16, 1997, at the Concord Police
Station for men interested in becoming mentors in the program; and
Gloria Magleby, 115 Marys Avenue, Bay Point, advised that as a member of the
Pittsburg Citizens Against Measure A she is against cardrooms in Bay Point and
gambling in general, noting that the Pittsburg Citizens Against Measure A are
prepared to act should a similar type issue require their attention.
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY
NO BOARD ACTION TAKEN
Request to Speak Form 0
( THREE (3) MINUTE LIMIT) Io -�—
Complete this form and place It In the box near the speakers' rostrum
before addressing the Board.
Name: W *hone; �'�'- `� 9 7d -
address: �► 1 � �1��--..�-e 1�� qty:_ f�°�s�,��
i am speaking for myself_ or organization: e w s
DUCK ONE
_ 1 wish to speak on Agenda Item #._ Date:
Mycomments will be: general _for_agai •
! wish to speak on the !!abject
_ i & not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board
to CorKider:
lam'
YOUNG Mf N RS FRTHERS
Positive.Parenting for
Incarcerated Fathers
fcde taacract�o� --�
FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER
Thurman Gupton
Mentor Coordinator
Young Men As ]Fathers Program
4180 Treat Blvd., s#e G-3 (510) 827-9978(H)
Concord, CA. 94521 (510)609-8294 (W) r
(510)609-7449(Fax)
E'
State of California
PETE WILSON,Governor
Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
JOE G.SANDOVAL,Secretary
tr
Department of the Youth Authority
FRANCISCO J.ALARCON,Director
q JAMES C. BARNETT,
D (Acting) Chief Deputy.Director
o � v
E y SHARON J.ENGLISH,Assistant Director
E
ad
A � tn � .
x
:l � CD � m C3-
C� � F-3 C� � ,mo o
Ia.
'� ... M C o M
' Cn c* �+ G CA c* O
CD CD
CD
CD
orq (D CD cnm CD
iS
` O CA > ¢ M E
G h CD
CD O CD G • ¢, O c*
" orcl
N � O� CD
pra, � O� nS,. �, O� c� O CM'S G � � CD
ct r7 er ~ �. �. O" CD °C ^
r.'
� !D R+ G' c f c r r-h CA .¢� to
t.- r,
M CD S CD CD cL R+ C-t- _
CD
0 CD
CD
ct CD GQG0 CD U" O co
c�-f ref �• CD CD
�—+
CD CD ct cCD
'r
CD cGt CD c�T CD cGf CD �' M cC-1 .Q+ CA U
p� G C
.5 M �. ��°�� R .r[�,r CD r i C C CA CD
CD CD CD CD
P c ✓. CD cr C cr M c-t- ;D, C' c7 nG G cr
�. CD CA- O O O O G rte- m
O CD
�' C i M CD • C1q
.. CD CD. r• O � to CD > A�
n iZ 0 C p CD O 0
C O ►*�
�q fD G c�D rOiCSD CCD CD
O CA y 's G S Y D G
m C.71
O) C) OO CD cGr CCD
m O O 'p .7 F -h CZ CCD
O Sy O O O MS > m
Cl)
COA C2J v G A�)
^l CD CD CD m O CD • CD CD �. P� O CD
�C
i� cD cD o G o 0 0 0 0 >
n N• N
CD O O G p e* c 1 � ¢ G ..O n O CD CD CD CD 0 CD m CD � � O .
Q
CD (D �f1 CD CD CD 'O ~O CD �• n O G-' CD (� 0 O G cY CD
O U� ;, U� m �o O CD M O C RJ G
`S O O f� O (D cr p O �' ... CD '�' �.f!q CCD CD M O c.
O O G p p fn U, G car F S rr S� G G iZ O M m 'C G
p Oq y °, '" m �j � CD. m `" `� to �' �' "' m
N O o o0 0 SIDo ear .~ oma' C' Cn p .-• CD M '
~s O O O - 0 .-• CD c-- .; .-. (D Cn c+ M e CD CA ✓ cin
*
e . r ti n^' Vn. O ZS C7 ' ' ✓. rn
O ~O M ► ✓• P) m 'O CD
cz
OM CA et '� "' '� CD C7 " rz r-'• C
(D ;D .�' O CD t� � �• -' ►Y M CD
'Z� CD to p CD
r.
p .�. cti CMA O O r CD
c0 �. P D M f2+ p N •`,,
lc� p
CD CD
O Z O m CD �'. m n et. CCDD r'
O O car ¢+ CMD car CA C G
muq
'or more information contact:
Valt Jones, Program Manager {
)ffice of Prevention &Victims Services
241 Williamsbourgh Drive, Suite 214
,acramento, CA 95823
916)262-1392
i
)eWitt Nelson Training Center
.0. Box 213003
;tockton, CA 95213-9003
209) 944-6113
i
11 Paso de Robles School
.0. Box 7008 j
'aso Robles, CA 93447-7008
805) 238-4040
I leman G. Stark Youth Training School
'.0. Box 800
)ntario, CA 91761
909) 606-5000 I
red C. Nelles School
11850 E. Whittier Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90601
310) 698-6781
i
i
Ventura School
11100 Wright Road
Camarillo, CA 93010
805) 485-7951
I
).H. Close School
.0. Box 213001
Stockton, CA 95213-9001 I
209) 944-6301
'reston School of Industry
'.01 Waterman Road
one, CA 95640
209) 274-4771
Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp
11.O. Box 1040 ,
Pine Grove, CA 95665
209) 296-7581
Life. Transitions
FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER
presents. . .
YOUNG MEN AS FATHERS PROJECT
SITUATION'
Teenage pregnancy is at epidemic proportions. Although some
services exits to help young mothers, fathers must learn the
responsibilities of fatherhood. We believe teaching young fathers
parenting/family living skills and. providing mentors to help them
carry out their responsibilities will greatly improve the quality
of life for themselves and their children. This project will break
the cycle of abuse, neglect, and dysfunction that tends to plague
teen parents.
TARGET:
The Mentorship Program for teen boys should involve family members
and troubled teens throughout the county. This is because, the
teens we will be working with are in the County Juvenile Justice
System; and, the families and the .trained volunteers (mentors) will
be from those corresponding areas-as much as possible.
OBJECTIVE:
The men that volunteer for the Mentor training program will be
upstanding citizens in the community, noted for their reputation as
patient, fair, possessing good people skills, and knowledgeable
about teen issues.
GOAL'
The Mentor will receive 18 hours of training, and will have bi-
weekly contact with the Mentor-Coordinator to discuss the
mentor/mentee relationship. The Mentor will also attend monthly
staff meetings, and will be asked to spend a minimum of 1 hour per
week with his Mentee. Also, the Mentor will keep a log of the
student's progress.
young, jailed dads will get
guidance on Darent�ng s s
Times staff teen pregnancy,Frazier said
A new program is being launched Frazier,who also runs the Contra
Costa Birthing Project,will run the
to help teach parenting skills to fathers program. :.:
young fathers m Camra Costa The program will provide men-
County jails.-
toring and parenting classes..It will
The program, called Young Men focus on young men,but some as-
as Fathers,is a joint project among will include
the county office of education, the women the mothers ects of of the children
California Youth Authonty and the whose fathers ore'm IaiY
Family Wellness Center in Concord. «The ina not want to be part-
_".The point of the education is to, y , y
number one,", young`men post- ners in a long relationship;but if they
pone their decision to become fathers have consistent parenting skills it's
if they're not.already and, number just that more beneficial to the child,
two;if they are fathers to learn how Frazier said
to carry out the=responsibility,"said The project will target incarcer-
Carrie Frazier,executivedirector of ated young men in the.County Jail
the Wellness Center in Martinez and at the Orin Allen
It will be run from the.Wellness Youth Rehabilitation Facility in By-
Center,with.a s9o,00o grant from the ron,formerly,Byron Boy's Ranch.,
Youth Authority.:The goal is to pre Recruiting volunteers and setting
vent child.abuse:and neglect, and up classes is underway
el me in 'ailfb e o d da( s
ven under the best of circum hall, ages 8 through*18,already have
stances,being'a good parent is a children,and it's hoped other partici-
challenge. But for young men al- pants will delay having children.
ready in trouble with the law,learning This$90,000-a-year program,funded
how to be an effective father is down- by the California Youth Authority,will
:right daunting. Given these factors,it's address parenting issues such as disci-
to justify, but easy to comprehend pline, nutrition and education.It hopes
j
so many incarcerated fathers have to.match up the 310 young men with
"yoked away from,their children. volunteer mentors from the community
Rather than simply._accept this states- Having men take responsibility for j
the nonprofit Family Wellness cen raising their children not only will help
rµtr,in conjunction with the county office. .the children better develop,but also will
:o education,is beginning an ambitious ,; help the men take responsibility for .
p ogram to halt this tragic situation. themselves.Study after study has shown..
E -By the end of the month;the Young that children whose parents serve time in ,-
en as Father's mentoring program will ".-.Jail jail are far more likely to wind up there
teaching young men in the Orin Allen themselves .Children who have bothpar-
r,: uth Rehabilitation Facility'and at the enfs involved in their upbringing are
unty's juvenile hall hove to be respon- . healthier,and more likely to succeed. . .
sale fathers.It's:estimated 35 percent of For information on this program,or
'participants at the detention center and to volunteer as a mentor, call the Fam-
5Q percent of participants from juvenile ily Wellness Center at 609-8294.
Cora COSTO 71,P0-9 11x197
VOLUNTEER INTEREST FORM
"It Takes a Village to Rear a Child"
Whether or not you have children at home, you could play a part in
helping to guide one of our children back on the path to a
productive life as a citizen of this country that contributes to
the betterment of our quality of life.
"Hey Buddy, can you Spare Some Time?"
------------------------------------------------------------------
I can be a Mentor
I can not be a Mentor, but would like to help
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY , CA. ZIP
Phone ( )
For more information call: (510) 609-8294 (ofc. )
(510) 827-9978 (res. )
C5�7 0) 607-7M OW)
------------------------------------------------------------------
Mail to:
Thurman Gupton
c/o Family Wellness Center
4180 Treat Blvd. G-3
Concord, CA 94521
Request to Speak Form
( THREE (3) MINUTE LIMIT)
Complete this form and place it in the box near the speakers' rostrum
before addressing the Board t -O-u A-,rn M=-,!5-
Name: <-1-aI2>A 4P(--' LE- P phone: q-'.'=,�Y.11
I aro speaking for myself_ or organization:
Blame of 015wdtatiw
CHECK ONE:
_ 1 wish to speak on Agenda Item #_ Date:
My comene
ments will be: gral _fora_ Wnst
1 wish to speak on the subject 9 d --
_ I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board
to consider: