Summer Youth Activities
Join Hiep Nguyen, Assistant Director of Arts Education, and Cynthia Callard, Senior Art Instructor, and our amazing face painters for quality family time at Santa Ana’s Kidseum today, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Enjoy a mini festival of Rhythm, Sound, Movement, and Color!
For more information, email Kidseum@bowers.org. Continue reading
Liz Cruz, Jesse Barrios, and Martha Trejo and Daisy Monjaras
Every year, the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana sets out to find a well-respected, well-rounded, morally strong, and academically focused Club member to represent the organization as their Youth of the Year.
The stakes were high this year, their panel of judges had to choose only one winner from the five highly qualified teen finalists.
They are proud to announce Daisy Monjaras, a 17-year-old Club member, who has a great moral compass, strong communication skills, and a passionate heart, was selected as this year’s Youth of the Year! Continue reading
A message from Jack Salseda jsalseda@ymcaoc.org.
Dear Family Friends & Colleagues:
Building a stronger community is a cause that is very important to me. That’s why I’m proud to support the Santa Ana Family YMCA both as a employee and volunteer. The YMCA has been helping people throughout our community to learn, grow and thrive for more than 126 years. As our community evolves and faces new challenges, so has our YMCA evolved to meet those needs. Whether it’s providing a quality after school program where kids are safe, supporting individuals facing chronic diseases or providing financial assistance so that all people may access our sports and swim programs, the Y is there to meet the challenge and make our community stronger. Your support can help make that possible. Continue reading
.jpg)
Take the Eco Challenge at Discovery Science Center!
Become a “Green Superhero” when you take the Eco Challenge at Discovery Science Center. Eco Challenge is an interactive, game-based exhibit sponsored by the County of Orange that promotes eco-friendly shopping habits and effective recycling habits. Get the dirt on trash or learn how about recycling with through three hands-on exhibits in Discovery Market, Eco Garage, and Race to Recycle. For more info on Eco Challenge, visit www.discoverycube.org. Continue reading
Simon Youth Foundation seeks applicants for $1 million in scholarships
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (January 2, 2014)– For a fourteenth straight year, Simon Youth Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for at-risk high school students, will award a college scholarship to one student from every community that is home to a Simon property.
Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarships are awarded through the Simon Youth Scholarships program and in partnership with local Simon properties. The application period is open now until Saturday, January 11, 2014. Continue reading
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Contact: Reginald Durant, Executive Director, Back to Natives Restoration, (949) 509-4787
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH BACK TO NATIVES AT SANTIAGO CREEK NATURE RESERVE IN SANTA ANA
SANTA ANA, Calif., December 17, 2013 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public charity and at least 50 community volunteers will restore habitat at Santiago Creek Nature Reserve in Santa Ana on Saturday, December 28 from 9AM to 12PM. Volunteers will remove non-native invasive weeds and plant native plants in and around Santiago Creek.
Volunteers will come from: Continue reading
Daniel Chavez Moran Award Seeking Literature Ideas from Youths
A new writing contest is giving Orange County students a shot at finding solutions to Latin America’s poverty crisis. The literature award, open to 12 to 18 year-olds, was created by Daniel Chavez Moran, a member of the United Nations Development Program’s security advisory council. The UNDP encourages developing countries to protect human rights and works to help curb poverty globally.
The Daniel Chavez Moran Award welcomes submissions from youths who live in the United States aged twelve to eighteen to submit their best ideas on how to combat the serious problem of poverty in Latin America through the use of essays, short stories, testimonials and poetry.
Full contest details, terms and conditions as well as an application form can be found at http://danielchavezmoranaward.com/award/literature/. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY – Ford Motor Company (Ford) invited 120 elementary and middle school at-risk students to visit its Irvine design facilities Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, as an incentive for positive behavior, perfect attendance, and staying out of gangs. To earn this reward, the students met a challenge to have no unexcused absences, criminal activity or arrests, violence or weapons on campus, and gang-related clothing, writing, or behavior.
During their visit to the Ford Irvine headquarters, students will be among the first to see the all-new Ford Mustang which will have debuted globally on Dec. 5, 2013. They will spend time with Ford’s design team learning about the studio design process of concept cars including the Shelby Cobra Concept, Bronco Concept, Start Concept, Bullitt Mustang, and the Hot Wheels Transit Connect and will also interact with Ford employees in a variety of games and activities with prizes. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Taco Bell. Continue reading
“Holidays with the Critters” & “Winter Zoobilation” at the Santa Ana Zoo
Come one, come all to the Santa Ana Zoo’s annual holiday family festival “Holidays with the Critters” on Saturday, December 7th from 11 am – 2 pm, rain or shine. The event is included with the price of admission and FREE for Zoo members.
Additionally, throughout the month of December, the Santa Ana Zoo will be transformed into a winter wonderland called “Winter Zoobilation” with special holiday entertainment each weekend for all to enjoy. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2013
DOUBLE THE THANKS AND DOUBLE THE GIVING
AT-RISK YOUTH EARN 851 TURKEY DINNERS IN 4TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING GANG PREVENTION INCENTIVE
SANTA ANA – Turkey dinners will be awarded tomorrow to 851 at-risk students who succeeded in Orange County Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership’s (OC GRIP) 4th annual Thanksgiving challenge to improve their attendance, behavior, and grades in time for Thanksgiving.
Ralphs/Food 4 Less and Saddleback Church donated double the number of turkey dinners, over 850 this year compared to 400 in years past, as part of the ongoing OC GRIP gang prevention effort to keep kids in school and out of gangs. The total donation is valued at over $25,000. OC GRIP extended the incentive to twice as many students at 43 schools this year compared to the previously-participating 23 schools. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 11, 2013
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713/Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697
OCTA Kicks Off Holiday Season With Jingle Pass Sales Event
Residents can save 15 percent off 30-day bus passes for a limited time
ORANGE –The Orange County Transportation Authority is kicking off the holidays with a Jingle Pass sales promotion from Nov. 15 through Nov. 30.
The Jingle Pass is part of OCTA’s ridership program and enables riders to get where they need to go with less money out of their pockets. Continue reading
The new Undisputed Champ Boxing Club is celebrating their Grand Opening in Santa Ana on December 14, 2013, from 9 am to 1 pm, at 901 East Fourth St., in Santa Ana.
The event will include: Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA (November 5, 2013) – Join the City of Santa Ana and Latino Health Access at the upcoming Resource Fair and Kick-off for the Wellness Corridor on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16, 2013. The Wellness Corridor aims to create a healthy and safe place for people in central Santa Ana where children, youth, and their families have the ability to make healthy choices. Individuals that live in communities that offer healthy food and opportunities for physical activity increase the likelihood that they will eat well, be physically active, and increase overall wellness. Continue reading
Orange County Play Action Flag Football Spring Registration is now open! Tentative season dates are March 7 – May 23, 2014. The sports field is located at 2000 E. 1st Street, in Tustin. Click here to check out their Facebook page. Click here to register.
Play Action Flag Football’ is a non-profit 6 vs. 6 non-contact coed youth flag football league for ages Kindergarten to Eighth grade in Orange County. Features of Play Action Flag Football include:
The Sisters of the Company of Mary are hosting a fundraiser today, Nov. 2, 2013, from 3 pm to 9 pm called “A Christmas Gift for the Forgotten,” at the Sainte Anne Convent, located at 1339 S. Broadway, in Santa Ana.
This Kermes (fundraiser) will raise funds to provide a very special Christmas dinner for incarcerated youth at juvenile hall. Call (818)795-9052 if you have any questions or want to RSVP. Continue reading