January 19-21, 2006 In Sacramento, California

February 16-18, 2006 University of California, Los Angeles

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Organizations that attended Academies

25 youth from seven teams attended the Sacramento Academy, January 19-21, 2006

• Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (Sonora)
• California Rural League Assistance (Madera)
• Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. (Lindsay)
• Fort Ord Environmental Justice Network (Marina)
• Our Saviour Center (El Monte)
• Ronald E. McNair High School (Stockton)
• Watts Labor Community Action Committee (Los Angeles)

22 youth from six teams attended the L.A. Academy, February 16-18, 2006

• California Conservation Corps (Norwalk)
• Communities for a Better Environment (Hunting Park)
• Community Housing Works (San Diego)
• Manual Arts High School (San Diego)
• Morse High School (San Diego)
• Ocean View High School (Huntington Beach)

Projects

This year's Academy graduates tackled a broad range of projects:

• Short (30 minutes at lunch) and long (2 hour special event for 200+ students) presentations (PowerPoint slide show below) to their peers, teachers, administrators, a farmers market, and an educational day for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth
• Interactive Workshops for various classes, using activities from the YWLA
• Policy change at local high schools: students applying for work permit must view the slide presentation and pass a quiz created by the YWLA teams

• Business cards, flyers, brochures distributed at high schools, community-based organizations, farmers market, educational and career days
• DVD and web site developed
• PSA (Public Service Announcement) for radio

PowerPoint Presentations

Morse High School PowerPoint Presentation
"Teen Work Health and Safety Rights"



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