tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44328408735234209062009-10-19T09:53:45.188-07:00Latest NewsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-73585518416006553452009-10-19T09:36:00.000-07:002009-10-19T09:44:50.713-07:00The Future of West Sacramento Youth: Wanna Bet on It?When it comes to the youth of your city, there's really no such thing as gambling. There's only investing.So goes the thinking at the Collings Teen Center, which on Nov. 13 will host its inaugural Ace of Hearts Monte Carlo Nite and Auction, with all proceeds going to the center that impacts hundreds of West Sacramento teenagers every week."We're kind of thinking that this is how you put the 'fun'Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-4815040159807301602009-08-17T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-23T15:48:53.278-07:007th and 8th Graders: Y'all Come!They've been knocking on the door for years, eagerly awaiting the day when they would be eligible to spend their after-school hours at the Collings Teen Center. For West Sacramento's 7th and 8th grade students, that day arrives on Aug. 26 – when the CTC opens up its After-School Drop-In program to middle-schoolers for the first time."We won't ever eliminate or diminish our programming for Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-58955459873466440962009-08-03T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-23T15:43:49.808-07:00Teen Center Returns to its Grass Roots with Hiring of Don Bosley as Executive DirectorWest Sacramento native Don Bosley, who was part of the first early efforts to bring a teen center to the city more than a dozen years ago, came full circle in that passion this week when he was named the Collings Teen Center's new executive director.Bosley replaces John Jordan, who stepped down as executive director in June. Bosley had worked as Jordan's director of community relations since lastJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-43576852092219762009-07-10T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-23T15:59:05.404-07:00Teen Center Veteran John Jordan Steps Down as Executive DirectorJohn Jordan, the West Sacramento native who became executive director of the Collings Teen Center last November, has stepped down from that post to pursue other interests. Jordan will continue in the job through July 31.Jordan previously served as the teen center's Director of Operations for 18 months under former executive director Dave Dove, who held the center's top administrative post since Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-91648676184025044652009-06-11T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-23T15:24:57.034-07:00Sierra Health Foundation Gives Boost to Teen Center ProgrammingThe Collings Teen Center today announced that Sierra Health Foundation, a private philanthropy focusing on health and quality of life for Northern Californians, has awarded a $25,000 grant to support the teen center's programming for youth in West Sacramento.The gift was Sierra Health's second significant commitment to the teen center in a matter of months. Earlier in 2009, the innovative Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-28890852696529120232009-05-28T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-23T15:32:24.136-07:00Low Student Interest Forces Cancellation of Grad Nite EventThe Collings Teen Center has announced the cancellation of its annual "Grad Nite" event for graduation seniors of River City High School, owing to indications of low student interest. The teen center had staged the event for the five previous years, with help from the city and various corporate sponsors.John Jordan, the center's executive director, said the difficult decision was reached after Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-7003131277652715232008-12-18T00:00:00.000-08:002009-08-23T15:55:58.873-07:00AT&T Steps Up to Fight Teen Dropout RateThe Collings West Sacramento Teen Center today announced it has been awarded a $9,000 contribution from AT&T to support the Computers 4 Kids program at the Teen Center. The funds will be used to support programming to connect underprivileged West Sacramento families to the worldwide web.The contribution's implications run deeper than just the provision of free computers and internet service. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432840873523420906.post-21012640325675641272008-12-10T00:00:00.000-08:002009-08-23T15:37:59.335-07:00A Download of EmpowermentOne grade-school girl excitedly showed her grandfather how she could control the cursor on the bright computer screen. Nearby, volunteers took another family on its maiden voyage into Windows XP. In every corner of the Collings Teen Center on December 9, similar scenes were repeated.For the sixth time since September, the Computers 4 Kids program presented underprivileged West Sacramento familiesJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809029311759968154noreply@blogger.com