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**Attention ProYouth Family and Friends**
Spread the word! ProYouth is actively seeking individuals who want to be a change agent in a child's life. For current recruitment opportunities, or to refer someone, please visit our website or EdJoin.
http://www.proyouthexpandedlearning.org/employment/

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ProYouth would like to give a big THANK YOU!! to Family HealthCare Network for coming out to Strathmore Elementary and giving a presentation on Dental Hygiene to the students. Here at ProYouth, we strive every day to not only support student learning, but also student health. We are excited to have partners like FHCN in our mission to support all students and communities.

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Seuss-A-Thon 2017 was in full swing at the Ivanhoe Elementary School HEART Program this week!

Students of all ages came together to celebrate the work of Dr. Seuss and the love of reading in an all day festival of read-a-louds, cooking lessons, art and STEM activities, hosted by the ProYouth staff and volunteers.

Along with the great staff and volunteers who came out to support our students, ProYouth Board President, Retired Tulare County Undersheriff, Dahl Cleek came out to read some of his favorite Dr. Seuss books, and was designated the honorary "Dr. Seuss" by the students!

Thank you to everyone who made this event such a great success!

Agricultural Science students at the Rocky Hill Program took a visit to where they had the opportunity to learn all about grove maintenance, irrigation, frost protection, and the picking and packing process of our citrus!

Last week, third grade students from the ProYouth HEART Expanded Learning Program at Goshen Elementary School had the opportunity to participate in a new program partnership with Read for Life and the Visalia Animal Care Center.

The 'Shelter Buddies' program promotes literacy development and empathy recognition in our students through partnered reading sessions with dogs at the shelter who have demonstrated anxiety and fear of potential adopters. After receiving training from the animal shelter staff, students visit the shelter twice a month to read to the dogs in 40 minute sessions. Our hope is that not only will our student's literacy skills develop further, but these wonderful animals will become comfortable with human interaction, increasing their opportunity for adoption!

Thanks so much to ProYouth's Goshen After School third-graders who visited the Visalia Animal Care Center to read to very attentive animals. Paws and thumbs up all around!

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It's back everyone! The 2017 Color Vibe 5k is back and bringing to Visalia on June 17th.

Proudly supporting ProYouth Expanded Learning Programs for the 4th year in a row, the Color Vibe 5k race is a fun and exciting event for everyone of all ages to enjoy!

And by signing up for the race you are also showing support for your local after school program! Pre-register today at www.thecolorvibe.com/visalia for some awesome perks.

ProYouth's XL Program Special Effects students at El Diamante High School will be showcasing their "Princess Dragon" costume at this year's Monsterpalooza event in Pasadena, CA!

They have been working tirelessly on this costume which will be life-sized and worn by one of our very own students, and showcased for some of Hollywood's greatest in movie and monster special effects! We look forward to celebrating their success with them this year!

"I'm a single mother, working a full time job while trying to provide my children with the best educational and fun experiences available. This program has facilitated life at home by providing my daughter a safe, supervised place to be while learning, while allowing me to juggle work/parent duties... I love the exposure the kids have to a variety of experiences, including helping each other, and for the older kids, helping out with the younger classes. I truly believe HEART is enabling our kids to build interpersonal relationships and become fearless leaders, as well as develop their strengths; this is important not only for them personally in their educational journey, but for society as a whole." - Mother of a HEART student

ProYouth values receiving feedback from our parents, teachers and partners on how our programs are helping their children so we can continue to grow and become better with them!

Students in ProYouth's EDGE Program at Wilson Middle School harvested some of the crops they've been growing from their school garden, and turned them into a healthy and tasty stew!

For more information on how your students can receive opportunities like this, take a look at our website and come have a chat with us!

Last week students from ProYouth's XL Program at Golden West High School had the opportunity to volunteer at the Visalia Rescue Mission as part of our service-learning project. These students had a great time assisting with meal preparation and dinner services for men, women and children of our Visalia Community. This is just the first of many visits for these amazing students!

Dr. Joseph I. Castro, President, California State University, Fresno shaking hands with a student from Crowley Elementary School. ProYouth and Crowley Elementary school have partnered together to encourage students that higher education is a possibility for each one of their futures, and we will do what we can to open as many doors possible for them.

Here at ProYouth, we value collaboration, teamwork, and providing quality training opportunities for our staff in order to better support the students we serve! Today we got the opportunity to learn more about active and engaged student learning, and how to apply it!

Interested in learning more about the opportunities ProYouth provides to the students of your communities? Feel free to contact us or visit the link in our bio!

ProYouth Holiday Open House is underway! We appreciate the entire ProYouth family and all that you do, everyday, for our students, families, and communities!

Dear Families of ProYouth HEART

Hello to the ProYouth Family!
As most of you are aware, ProYouth is continuously seeking opportunities to apply for funding that benefits the students of the communities we serve. Currently, we are seeking support letters from parents and guardians of our many programs. If you have a message that you would like to share regarding the benefits of ProYouth and the impact we have made, visit:
www.proyouthexpandedlearning.org/letters

We would love to hear from you!

Thank you,

ProYouth

proyouthexpandedlearning.org Dear Families of ProYouth HEART, ProYouth needs your help to keep your child and many others in HEART next year. Please write a letter of support, in the form