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Thank you East Sacramento Rotary

On Saturday, April 28th, East Sacramento Rotary arrived early and ready for their annual work day for Wind Youth Services. Pruning, painting, tearing out shelves, patching, replacing doors and bathroom fans, and cleaning gutters were some of the amazing work they did for us.

Thank you to George Gomes, Mike Soto, Bill Loscotoff, Ken Parks, Bob Lyle, Drew Johnson, Jinny Porter, Holly Keller and Carol Dudley, along with students Xavier Bracamonte and Sabrina Brown for all your hard work and commitment to the youth we serve. We couldn't do it without you.

Wind Youth Services is Cookin'

On April 9th, Chef Erik Akers started the Wind Cooking Program at the Center. Over 8 youth signed up for the first of 12 classes that will focus on healthy eating choices, basic culinary skills and fun and easy ways to prepare a meal.

The first lesson was everyone's favorite Mac & Cheese! With the addition of a wide array of vegetables and protein's these first time Chef's whipped up some amazing meals.

We would like to thank the Lanie Albrecht Foundation for funding this program and helping us move our youth in the right direction.

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Sacramento youth services center teaches nutrition

Photo - PAUL KITAGAKI JR. / pkitagaki@sacbee.com

By Grace Rubenstein - SacBee.com

If you're a kid on the streets, jumping from shelter to couch to doorway each night, a square meal isn't likely a part of your regular diet.

That's exactly why the young leaders at Wind Youth Services – all of them formerly homeless – put nutrition at the top of their list of health topics to teach the vulnerable teens who spend their days there.

It's also why it will be so hard for the teens to put their lessons about healthy eating into practice.

"You'll see them come in in the morning, and their breakfast is a bag of Hot Cheetos and a soda, because that is what is available on the way to get here," said Melissa Binger, manager of Wind's health program.

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Melissa Binger, HealthShack Program Manager speaks to NPR on Community Health Profiles

Health Shack is a Personal Health Record (PHR) and information system serving homeless and at-risk youths. It provides a safe place for clients to keep their health records and other important documents.

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Our Administration Offices Are Moving April 4th

Effective April 4^th we are moving our administrative offices to:

9719 Lincoln Village Drive, Suite 502
Sacramento, CA 95827

New Phone: 916-369-5447
New Fax: 916-369-5389

We will no longer have our P.O. Box so please address all mail to the Lincoln Village address above.

Latest edition of Street Breeze

Hot off the presses is the latest edition of our Youth run newspaper Street Breeze. Please click the image below to download the pdf.

Ad in Comstock's Capitol Region Cares

Thank you Pacific Coast Building Products and the Sierra Health Foundation for your continued and generous support for our insertion in the latest issue of Comstock’s Capitol Region Cares.

Bob Curran Bench Dedication

Foothill Rotary, family, Staff and Board Members of Wind Youth Services met at the Wind Center on February 13th to dedicate a beautiful bench in memory of Bob Curran. Past Board Member Dave Lucchetti spoke of Bob's dedication and compassion for the homeless and at-risk youth for whom he tirelessly advocated.

The bench is located just inside the Center's door and is a welcome respite for weary feet.

Wind Youth Services & Diogenes Youth Services Merger Party

On February 21st the Staff and Board Members of Wind Youth Services and Diogenes Youth Services celebrated their long awaited merger at the Sierra Health Foundation. Thank you to Sierra Health Foundation for the use of the beautiful Bannon Banquet Room, volunteers Dawn Willis and Jill Ballard, Balloonacy for our Family Tree and Plates for their delicious appetizers.