PROFESSIONAL YOUTH BUREAU STAFF

Jody L. Rogers, Director Youth Bureau, Parks & Recreation

Working for Town of Cicero since 1987 and has been involved with the formation and administration of the CanTeen program since 2002. A member of the Youth Board and Friends of the CanTeen Board.

Toni’Lyn Brauchle, Youth Services Coordinator

Toni’Lyn Brauchle (Ms. Toni) Youth Services Coordinator, has been with the program since the summer of 1998.  She oversees the staff, operation and direction of the CanTeen.  She is the liaison with outside agencies, organizations and coordinate services.  She is also a member of the Friends of the CanTeen.

Jenna Ogden, CanTeen Director

Jenna Ogden has been with the CanTeen for 6 since October 2003. She received her BA in Psychology with a minor in Art Studio from SUNY Potsdam.

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YOUTH BOARD

The Greater Cicero Community Youth Board is an advisory board comprised of members from the four municipalities and school district that our Youth Bureau covers in northern Onondaga County – Towns of Cicero, Clay, Salina and the Village of North Syracuse, and the North Syracuse Central School District. Meetings are held monthly with our goals set for the calendar year in fall of the previous year. The creation of a Youth Board is a mandatory requirement to become a Youth Bureau. Members are appointed to serve 3 year terms and a minimum of three (3) Youth are required to be represented on the Board as well. The Youth Board was created and began meeting in January and was officially established by Town Board resolution March 2002. It was originally named the Cicero Youth Board until the membership requested to change their name to the current day “Greater Cicero Community Youth Board” to better reflect the vast partnerships that were forged since its inception and their wide reaching service area. The new name was adopted September 2004.

Mission Statement:

To mobilize people from every sector of community life to build the character and competence of our youth by fulfilling eight promises for young people.

Vision:

1. Nurture ongoing relationships with caring adults in their lives - parents, mentors, tutors, coaches, clergy, etc.;
2. Create safe places with structured activities during non-school hours;
3. Encourage youth to live safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives;
4. Foster skills through effective education;
5. Develop opportunities to give back through community service;
6. Engage youth as active participants;
7. Create opportunities to develop and improve positive peer relationships;
8. Provide a framework for the realization of one’s full potential

 

CICERO YOUTH BUREAU
GOALS/OBJECTIVES/STRATEGIES
2009

Goal # 1: There will be a continued effort to increase community awareness about the Cicero Youth Bureau, Youth Board and CanTeen.

Objective: Events and Activities geared to promote the Mission Statements of the Youth Board and CanTeen will occur throughout the year.

Strategy:

Objective: Designated activities combined with direct programming will offer learning and growing opportunities for leadership. We will plan and implement activities, programs and service learning opportunities for leadership skill building

Strategy:

1. Continue HOSTS (Helping Other Students To Succeed) Preteen program addressing substance abuse activities that pairs older teens with pre-teens
2. Teen Council will meet weekly to continue the daily operational tasks of the CanTeen.
3. Place members of CanTeen on various Boards for example Meals on Wheels

Goal # 3: There will be a continued effort to increase the community’s access to the resources available to youth and their families through satellite locations in the northern suburbs.

Objective: Human Service Agencies that are normally found in the metropolitan Syracuse area, will be easier to access and more "user friendly".

Strategy:

1. Onondaga County Health Department
         HIV testing and counseling sessions twice a month
         Smoking cessation courses

Prevention Partners for Youth Development - Networking and Positive Youth Development resources
3. Onondaga County Probation Department Site for youth to meet with their Probation Officer and have access to resources in their own community
4. St. Joseph’s Mental Health – LINK Program
5. Work towards finding alternatives for homeless youth in northern suburbs

Goal # 4: A continued effort to educate the community and our funding agencies regarding issues that the youth feel are important including but not limited to: alcohol, tobacco, substance abuse, gang violence, pregnancy, etc.

Objective: Activities and dialogue among youth and adults (community members) including those outside our immediate area.

Strategy:

1. Schedule quarterly (or as needed) community forums
2. Invite guest speakers related to topic of interest
3. Plan and implement two youth gatherings lock-ins/workshops/conferences
4. Welcome youth from other programs to participate in CanTeen activities and encourage dialogue between those youth regarding topics of interest.

Goal # 5: A continued effort to raise awareness, through supporting or collaborating with other youth and family serving agencies/organization, of the positive youth development philosophy for the Cicero Youth Board members and CanTeen staff.

Objective: Provide a minimum of three training sessions during the year 2008, measured by Board minutes and staff records.

Strategy:

1. Attend in-service trainings during the monthly Board meetings
2. Attend trainings offered by agencies in our area that pertain to the Mission Statement adopted by the Board.

 

Contact Us:

Greater Cicero Community Youth Board
P.O. Box 1517
Cicero , NY 13039