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In the News Have a Heart for Community Youth Services Although she wasn't financially prepared, Kya Miller was emotionally ready to move away from home at 18. "I had a lot of issues with my mom. ...Things weren't working out so well, "she recalls. Miller's life could have scattered in a number of directions, but she credits Olympia-based Community Youth Services with helping her stay on the right track. Video raises awareness about meth use Meth causes pimples. It makes people paranoid. And it's easy to buy, try and get addicted to - especially when you're young, homeless and surrounded by other drug users. Those are just a few of the messages in "My Life's Notice," a documentary produced by local youths about methamphetamine that premieres Friday at Capitol Theater. Study finds foster care shortfall The $399 to $550 a month that foster parents receive from the state falls far short of covering the costs of their care, a national report released Wednesday says. State officials dispute some of its findings, but the report's authors say it is the first time the cost of foster care has been calculated state by state. The authors include the National Foster Parents Association, a New York-based group called Children's Rights and the University of Maryland. The report "also negates the popular opinion that foster parents are in it for the money," said Karen Jorgenson of Gig Harbor, president of the National Foster Parent Association. Invest in kids’ futures now, save on crime later In 2004, Thurston County voters overwhelmingly rejected an $88 million plan to build a regional criminal justice center with expansion to 640 jail beds.Voters said they wanted to see their dollars spent up front — in prevention and intervention programs to reduce the need to forever build more and bigger jails. That’s why city and county officials must come together in the next few weeks to formally agree on a ballot proposition to be put before voters at the November general election. City and county officials must not miss this opportunity to put a three-tenths of 1 percent sales tax increase on the ballot this fall. As proposed by a citizens committee, two-thirds of the $10 million raised each year would be spent on prevention and intervention programs with the remaining third spent on incarceration — to ensure that criminals are held accountable for their crimes. CYS named one the "'07 Top Places to Work" On Tuesday, March 13th the Business Examiner presented the 3rd annual Top Places to Work honors in front of a crowd of 250. Three organizations, Rushforth Taylor Construction, Hughes Panagiotu, P.S. and Community Youth Services took home the title of Top Place to Work in their respective category. Volunteers spend 'a day on' OLYMPIA - The volunteers at the First Christian Church of Olympia formed a conga line of giving. About 30 children and adults, organized by service organization AmeriCorps, snaked in a line around tables, filling care packages with essentials such as toothpaste, lip balm, towels and cold-weather hats and scarves for homeless students throughout the region. Cole Lester, 9, of Tumwater stuffed a huge teddy bear into one bag he made for a homeless boy. "He's going to really like it," he said. Cole didn't mind that he and his family were spending the day off of school stuffing care packages rather than hanging out at home. "I feel like I'm being very helpful," he said. |
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