{"id":46854,"date":"2016-07-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-youth-for-justice-academy-kicks-off-in-san-rafaels-canal-neighborhood\/"},"modified":"2016-07-25T12:06:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T16:06:28","slug":"arranca-la-youth-for-justice-academy-en-el-barrio-canal-de-san-rafael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/arranca-la-youth-for-justice-academy-en-el-barrio-canal-de-san-rafael\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth for Justice Academy Kicks-Off in San Rafael&#8217;s Canal Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p\/>\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><b><u>Two weeks of leadership training on good nutrition, physical exercise, drug &amp; alcohol use prevention and direct action<\/u> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN RAFAEL, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 25, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The 4th Annual Youth for Justice Academy starts today. Approximately 25 Latino and other youth from 11 to 19 years old will gather at the offices of Alcohol Justice in the Canal neighborhood of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Rafael<\/span> to share unique experiences and learn new skills over the next two weeks. The San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition, the Marin County Probation Department, and Alcohol Justice underwrite the project. Marin County Parks, the National Park Service, and Trips for Kids are providing additional support. Many youth continue volunteering for the advocacy group Youth for Justice after the academy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg0f6fleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg0f6fleft\" title=\"Alcohol Justice logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Alcohol Justice logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20110727\/DC41105LOGO \"\/><\/div>\n<p><i>&#8220;The Marin County Probation Department supports the Youth for Justice Academy program because it meets our interest in providing positive, pro-social opportunities to our youth,&#8221; <\/i>said\u00a0Kevin Lynch, Director of the Juvenile Services Division of the Marin County Probation Department.<i> &#8220;For far too long, the juvenile justice system has focused on telling youth all of the things they cannot do, without providing alternatives such as the Youth for Justice Academy. We believe that making this investment in the Academy helps reduce the numbers of youth who are referred to the juvenile justice system.&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Our Youth for Justice Academy is a powerful tool to challenge alcohol and drug use among young people here in our own backyard,&#8221; <\/i>said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jorge Castillo<\/span>, Alcohol Justice Advocacy Director and Program Manager of the San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition. <i>&#8220;It&#8217;s a natural extension of our community coalition&#8217;s work to help place more Latino youth from the Canal district of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Rafael<\/span> on the path toward success, enabling them to live healthier and safer lives.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition, now in its in third year of a five-year federal grant, works to establish and strengthen community collaboration in support of local efforts to prevent youth substance use in the Canal district, a <span class=\"xn-location\">Marin County California<\/span> neighborhood of 12,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;This year&#8217;s two week academy will help a new generation of young people from the Canal experience new options by <\/i><i>focusing on health, social justice,\u00a0and nature,&#8221; <\/i>said Maite Dur\u00e1n, Community Organizer for Youth for Justice.<i>\u00a0 &#8220;These future leaders of <span class=\"xn-location\">Marin<\/span> will participate in workshops dealing with organizing, and alcohol and drug prevention, learning to use tools that will enable them to give back to their community. They will learn while visiting beautiful <span class=\"xn-location\">Marin<\/span> area parks.\u00a0 They will also participate in pro-social activities in our community by creating a new garden, learning to grow their own food, harvest, cook, and enjoy it.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n<p>For more information about Youth for Justice or the San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition, contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Jorge Castillo<\/span> at 415-257-2488. <\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT: <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael J. 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