Bowling/Ice Skating Thursday December 20th IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Here are some friendly reminders for those who are signed up to go to ice skating and bowling on Thursday at Viejas Outlet Center, we will be going rain or shine.

We will be leaving the Youth Center at 2:30PM SHARP.

Please Bring the following:

• Thick clothes (maybe an extra pair because you might get wet!)
• Socks (for bowling shoes) 

I.T.S Basketball League Parent Meeting

This is just a friendly reminder that today the youth center's basketball team with be having a Parent coach meeting at the youth center at 6:00pm

Closed Days For the Youth Center December

December 12 Staff Dinner

December 24- January 2 Holidays

Basketball is now OPEN FOR SIGN UP!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving week (November 19th-23th) the youth center will be closed. Have a good holiday and we will see you all on the 26th!

Veterans Day

To Honor our modern day heros of the armed Forces, the Youth Center will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2012

November's Soccer Schedule

Basketball hoops and Air Hockey!!!!

With a brand new air hockey table and arcade basketball hoops, come challenge your friends to a game and see who will come out with the higher score.

Halloween Haunted Trail 2012

Halloween Haunted Trail

Come join us at the 2nd annual Halloween Celebration at the Balboa Haunted trail Tuesday, October 30th. With candy and dinner provided first, we will then head out to the park for a SCARY TIME!  

MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

Here is the new soccer schedule

COMMUNITY NIGHT SEPTEMBER 27TH

Youth Center Closed Days

September 28th Youth Center Closed

October 11th Yotuh Center Closed

Toys for Tots is coming

Every body get ready toys for tots is coming and starting September 17th registration will open all the way until november 1st.

For more information please contact the youth center or out reach over in behavior health

Youth Center
(619) 531-1938

Outreach
(619) 234- 2158 ex131

Youth Center Closed 9/14/12

Intertribal Sports Soccer Season and Schedule

Youth Center Opens Up For Fall Hours Wednesday 9/5/12

Aqua Camp 2012

Last week the youth center members got to participate in a 5 day water camp hosted by the Silver Strand Aquatic Center. This was a rare and unique opportunity because of the fact that our youth got to try out many different water sports such as kayaking, paddle boarding, Hawaiian rig canoeing, and surfing. During this time while they were learning these sports, the members also participated in team building excises that consisted of all the youth members working together to complete one main objective. The Aquatic Center also hosted a time of arts and crafts where the youth members used chalk colors to color and create a picture that explained their life stories. We would like to sincerely thank the Silver Strand Aquatic Center team for hosting our youth members and can not wait to come back again!

For more Pictures just go to

http://s889.photobucket.com/home/sdaiyc619

Fall Schedule Hours

Hello all, starting september 1st the youth center hours will be 

mon-friday 2- 6:30pm.

Culture Camp 2012!!!

Thank you all youth members and parents that participated in this year's Culture Camp we had some of the most fun time that we have ever had. Please check our Photo Bucket for all the pics

For more pics go to our photo bucket account

http://s889.photobucket.com/home/sdaiyc619

Updated Closed Dates

Hello all, and thank you for giving us an amazing turn out for culture camp.

Since we have all had a busy, busy week, due to culture camp we will be closed July 30th- 31.

Also, as we all know Youth Center Softball is coming to a close so, they will be having a team building camp August 20th- 24th, unfortunately registration is closed and the Youth Center will be closed this time as well.


To prepare for this camp we will also be closed Friday August 17th.


The week of August 27 thru September 3 ,2012 we will also be closed for transitioning from Summer to Fall school year

For any questions please contact Joe or Christopher 

Important Changes for culture camp

Wednesday July 25, 2012 and Thursday July 26, 2012 youth members need to be at the youth center by 7:30 am

Friday July 27, 2012 you members need to be at the youth center by 7:00am

SIHC Conference

This past tuesday our youth center was given the opportunity to go to  the SIHC Native Youth Conference. This was a huge success and the youth had lots of fun.

For more pics go to our photo bucket account

http://s889.photobucket.com/home/sdaiyc619

ITS Softball

As we all know the youth center is the first urban youth center with and its softball team and here are some of our photos.

For more pics go to our photo bucket account
http://s889.photobucket.com/home/sdaiyc619

Youth Center Closed Dates

Hello everybody, all of us here at the Youth Center hope your having a wonderful summer.

We would just like to give you all some updates on closed youth center dates.

For July we will be closed, July 23rd and 24th for preparation for Culture Camp.

• 25th thru the 27th will be Culture Camp
• Week of August 27 thru September 3 ,2012  (Transition from Summer to Fall school year)
• Week of November 19 thru 23,2012 (Holiday Week)
• Week of December 21 ,2012 thru January 2,2013 (Holiday/New Year)

The Youth Center will be CLOSED on Wednesday July 11th, due to the long business day on Tuesday.     Thank you and we will see you all on Thursday July 12th!

Inter Tribal Sports Softball Players: Remember that Softball Practice is now from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at Balboa Park and Games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Feel free to pick up a Practice Schedule and A-Team/B-Team Game Schedule at the Youth Center.

July/Summer Youth Center closed days and hours

Hi Everybody!

Do to the July 4th holiday we will be closed on July 4th.

It is also that time of year for culture camp! This means the Youth Center Staff will need time to prepare for this awesome event, so this means that July 23rd and 24th we will be closed.

This summer is looking like it is going to be a fun one!

However, with all these plans we will unfortunately only be able to offer transportation home for youth on Wednesdays.

We are sincerely sorry for the in convenience and hope to see you all a lot this summer!

Pow Wow By The Sea

Hello all, 

As we all know the Imperial Beach Pow Wow will be on June 16th 

So do to the Imperial beach Pow Wow we will be closed next Wednesday June 20th.

For this month's community night on June 28th, there will be no community night due to the morgan faucet night on June 19th.

For those of you who don't know, July 10th Southern Indian Health Council will be putting on the 3rd Annual Native Youth Conference. This 13-18yrs event will be held at the University of San Diego from 8:30p.m. to 5:00p.m..

Check out this flyer for more information

 For this month's community night the San Pascual indian reservation is proud to have the very well known public speaker, Morgan Faucet. This will be part two of the March community night that was held on March 28th. We are happy to announce that Christopher Scott will be the M.C. for this very special night.

Here is a flyer for more details

                                               

This Summer Inter Tribal Sports and the Sycuan Indian Reservation present Youth Cultural Gathering 2012! From basket weaving to bead work, bird singing/ dancing lessons to tug of war, this day is promised to be one of joy and fun. There is even an archery tournament! This exciting event will be held on July 2nd from 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

For more details here is the flyer

Hello everybody, we hope you are all having an awesome start of the summer. For those who don't know yet our youth center is the first Urban Native Team in the I.T.S. (Inter-Tribal Sports) league. This is a very special honor because now our very own youth members will be representing the urban native tribes in many different sports. These sports include footbal, basketball, baseball, and our current sport softball! As a part of I.T.S now, our current soft ball team were able to walk on the field of the Petco Park Stadium before a Padres game on May 18. You can see us here on the I.T.S newsletter,

 The Urban Native Team can be seen in the yellow jerseys

As we all know graduations this year have ended, but the youth center would like to take a minute to recognize a special graduation that has happened for the native community. One of our very own miss Sheilah Dasher has graduated from San Marcos Sate University. Here she is with her fellow American Indian Graduates celebrating their great accomplishment.

And a picture with family and friends is always required on special occasions like this.

If you would like to learn more of the native american graduates here is a recent article written about them.

www.nctimes.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-cal-state-honors-american-indian-graduates/article_4d318659-4e95-53b7-a673-435d28de8595.html

June Calendar (It's a Dad Month!!)

Hello everybody and welcome to summer! We are so sorry for the recent non activity of both the blog and face-book. Now that summer is here, we are ready to kick it off with a bang! So here is the June calendar for every one.

A memory not to be forgotten

The night Gabe, Joe, Daniel and I decided to have a 'staff bonding' dinner, we found ourselves indulging in sampler platters, sodas and burgers at Seau's Restaurant in Mission Valley after a long day at work. Winding down with some good laughs was just what we needed. Little did we know that we would have the pleasure to meet San Diego's own sports icon....Junior Seau. I can't remember a time seeing the boys so excited!

Hearing about the recent loss of the famous linebacker was a tragedy to sports fans, loyal Charger fans across the country and the community of San Diego, whom he made so very proud. Waking up Thursday morning and seeing his picture on the cover of the San Diego Union Tribune made the reports that much more real. It is an incredible loss.

Junior instantly graced us with the most polite mannerism not seen too often. He did not hesitate to pull a seat up at our table and talk to us about work and expressed interest in the work we did with the youth here at SDAIHYC. His optimism, firm handshakes, constant smile and words of advice along with his random jokes is a memory of Junior we are all blessed to have and will never forget.

On behalf of everyone here at the SDAIHYC, we want to send out our deepest condolences to Luisa Seau and the entire Seau family. Our prayers are with you always.

From San Diego to Bray, Letter 4

SDAIHYC meets Hi Rez...FINALLY!

Thank you to Daiz and all the awesome Junior Leaders, Senior Leaders and youth members for your wonderful hospitality!  Some pictures from my day in/to Bray can be found on our Photobucket here.  Our youth members enjoyed the Feadóg, book of Celtic designs, and the green sour balls (we'll show you in the next video)!  We hope one or all of you can make it to San Diego soon!

Dancing for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Youth Members of the Soaring Eagles dance group represented our Urban Indian Community on Thursday, April 19th as they entertained the audience at the Viejas Arena, dancing before His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The themes for discussion were upholding ethics, practicing forgiveness and tolerance and coping with the challenges of self centeredness in modern society.

Upcoming Events

Be sure to look at the Upcoming Event tab to see what events we have coming up! Tonight is Intergenerational Dinner at the Youth Center where we will have a mini talent show! Next Thursday, April 26th Community Night: Open Mic Night and there will be lots of raffles!! Hope to see you all there!!!

From Bray to San Diego, Letter 3

2012 College Conference Tour: UCSD Triton Day

The College Conference Tour continued with a small contingent visit to UCSD for Triton Day, during which admitted and prospective students tour the campus to explore the variety of organizations, academic majors, venues and buildings are available at the university.  We were lucky to attend the Native American student community welcome hosted by the Native American Student Alliance, which was also attended by Chancellor Fox and other UCSD faculty & staff.  Pictures from the day can be seen on our Photobucket album here.

Traditional and college experience storytelling

We were blessed last Friday to have both Cathleen and her son Brandon here for American Indian Storytelling!  Along with traditional stories, Brandon played his flutes and his mandolin, a change of pace from what we're used to.  He also shared his experiences and provided Q&A for members regarding life as a college student living away from home.

2012 College Conference Tour: UCLA

24 youth and staff members braved the roads of Los Angeles for the third installment of the College Conference Tour for the American Indian Student Association 13th Annual Youth Conference at UCLA.  Pics from the weekend can be seen in our Photobucket album here.

The trip started with a mostly traffic-free drive to Koreatown, where we stopped for lunch at Sanya, a Korean BBQ joint.  With bellies full, attendees drove to West Los Angeles for a tour and exploration of the Museum of Tolerance.  First, we explored the museum's exhibits on the history of (in)tolerance in the United States, the power of media, the pervasiveness of stereotype, and widespread child labor in the world.  Next, we were taken on a historical journey detailing the origins, atrocities and legacies of the Holocaust.  Each attendee was given a card to follow the journey of a Jewish child through the Holocaust.  One of the children on these cards, Devorah Kirszenbaum (known today as Dorothy Greenstein), survived the Nazis' crimes and shared her experiences of living in the Warsaw Ghetto and working as a mother's helper in Polish households during World War II.  After her stories and encouragement to the audience to "not hold grudges" and "study, study, study," youth members and staff got to speak one-on-one with Ms. Greenstein, which was arguably the highlight of our Museum of Tolerance visit.  We ended day 1 with a trip to Griffith Observatory, where we attended the last showing of "Centered in the Universe," a presentation in the planetarium dome of the Observatory.  After the 30-minute show, youth members explored the interactive exhibits of the observatory and ran around the declines and grassy spaces of the park. 

Day 2 was for the conference at UCLA.  Youth members went on tours of the UCLA campus, participated in workshops on Native art, culture, and college admissions, and met other Native youth from around California.  The keynote speaker for the event was Robert Johnston from the Native Wellness Institute.  Mr. Johnston encouraged attendees to stick with their motivations and believe in themselves, inviting students onstage with him to introduce themselves and their goals in front of the audience.  After the conference, we headed to Hollywood Boulevard for one last stroll (and dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings) before driving back to San Diego.

Stories from Acoma Pueblo

Thank you, Kimberley, for introducing us to our wonderful guests this week!  Artist and storyteller Waya'aisiwa and his son Noah graced our Youth Center with traditional stories.  After the storytelling, he shared some of his artwork with us, combining traditional designs and imagery with inspiring quotes such as "Mountains are hard to climb when you don't believe," and "When you believe...your prayers do fly..."  To show gratitude to our guests, we gifted them with sage wrapped by our youth members.  Thank you again for the stories and art!

Dreamweaver Consortium at Active Living Research poster reception!

Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) staff from the Dreamweaver Consortium (Indian Health Council, Southern Indian Health Council, Sycuan Medical/Dental Center and San Diego American Indian Health Center) united together to create a poster for the Active Living Research (ALR) poster reception, with the poster's slot sponsored by the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP).  The poster included four quadrants with pictures, graphs and captions detailing the great research and work for Native children in San Diego County.  The poster (pictured here) had perfect placement, right at the entrance to the reception.  I would've taken a picture of the poster during the reception, but with the amount of traffic of onlookers and inquisitive researchers visiting the poster throughout the afternoon, it was nearly impossible!  Thanks to PEI staff from the Dreamweaver Consortium--Martina, Art, Leon, Charity, and SDAIHC staff--for coming out to the reception and for unifying together to make such an awesome poster...it was a grand success!

From San Diego to Bray, Letter 3

Red Cross teaches disaster preparedness

The Youth Center was graced with the presence of Ana Ortiz, AmeriCorps from the American Red Cross, for a disaster preparedness training (special thanks to Kimberley for hooking us up with the Red Cross, you rock!).  Youth members and staff learned about preparation for earthquakes, power outages, and other disasters that may occur here in the San Diego region.  After taking a quiz on what we learned, the members were given disaster preparedness kits, which included first aid kits, information, and a bowl (which Coral is modeling here as a hat...fashionable, eh?).  Thank you to Ana and the Red Cross for the information!  Special note: if you're in the top bunk of a bunk bed during an earthquake, stay in bed and put a pillow over your head until the shaking is over.  On the other hand, if you're on the bottom bunk, get off and find cover elsewhere, just in case the top bunk collapses.  If you didn't know, now you know.

From Bray to San Diego, Letter 2

Dancing fiends on Valentine's Day

Dare I embarrass myself? And my boss? Sure...This footage was captured at Club 7's Valentine's Day party, "I <3 my <3," on the Rincon Indian Reservation. Little did we know that we were going to be participating in the dance-off. Oh, the agony...

From San Diego to Bray, Letter 2

Teen Day at CCA!

We're going to start taking monthly field trips for Teen Day, and we began this month with a trip to Canyon Crest Academy to watch JP play basketball! Youth members made signs, wore CCA shirts given to us by JP's mom (THANKS!) and then enjoyed some frozen yogurt after the game. Many of our teens are so active in their high schools and their communities, and we hope to make our monthly field trips ways to highlight their achievements and involvement.

From Bray to San Diego, Letter 1

Our first response back from the HiRez Youth Centre!  Excitement abounds!

Red is for good luck in the Year of the Dragon

SDAIHYC was privy to the traditions of Chinese New Year last night, when we feasted on foods that are traditional around China and other parts of Asia during this season: noodles for long life, chicken for unity, tangerines for luck and spring rolls for wealth.  Red apples dotted the chicken curry, mirroring the red paper around the Youth Center with Chinese writing calling for a happy new year, announcing the "Year of the Dragon," and others with the character "double happiness," like the one on the food table at right.  After dinner, our winter intern Yue Helen Tang gave a presentation about traditional Chinese medicine. 

From San Diego to Bray, Letter 1

Today, SDAIHYC is starting correspondence with the HiRez Youth Centre in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland! We are excited to learn more about their program, their youth, and the amazing work they do across the Atlantic. What's up to Ireland from San Diego!

Skateboarding and Gung Fu update

Skateboarding group is now back in full swing...with an actual skateboard instructor!  Yes, you can now skate AND have someone to teach you cool tricks...not just have Daniel saying "Don't fall!" The group is still on Thursdays from 430-6PM; try to be at the YC by 415PM so that you can get your board and safety equipment (the helmet is NOT optional, everything else is) before we venture to Balboa Park or one of the local skate parks, specifically those in Ocean Beach or National City.  Our new instructor, Rafael Uno, has been involved in the San Diego skate community for many years, and has already taught our group attendees some new things.  As for gung fu, Ciani's schedule has changed, so classes are looking to be on either Wednesdays or Thursdays.  Don't forget what you've learned...

Best of luck, Dr. Cain!

Our original Youth Center Coordinator, Licensed Psychologist, Health Circle facilitator, and all-around awesome lady Dr. Melanie Cain has left the building...and San Diego :(. Dr. Cain has taken a position in Los Angeles County serving the urban Native population up there, but we are forever grateful for the service she provided for all of us here in San Diego. On January 3rd, her last day here at San Diego American Indian Health, we here at the Youth Center provided a surprise potluck and go-away dinner for her. The youth, staff and parents alike thanked her for her kindness, generosity, humility, and the outstanding example she has provided for our youth and all of us. Best of luck, Dr. Cain; enjoy the traffic!!!

And a little video of the surprise: