Established
and funded by the Tule River Tribe, this on-going prevention program
provides prevention activities to youth and community. Future
Generations provides "Stay Clean" meetings on a weekly basis
for those youth required by probation/court to attend such
meetings. It provides educational and cultural activities to all
youth on the reservation on a regular basis. These Activities
include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome education to the community and
schools. Amy Orosco, Lisa Ghram and Paula Christman comprise the
Future Generations committee. The program
provides advocacy to parents and youth involved in the juvenile justice
system and referral to treatment and aftercare for youth retuning from
treatment or discharged from a detention facility. A
certified counselor is available to provide on one counseling for youth
required to attend counseling sessions for alcohol and/or drugs.
The program provides weekly parenting sessions which qualify for those
mandated by the court of C.P.S to attend such meetings. The
program provides Family Wellness Workshops on a weekly basis for the
community with snacks and incentive prizes. In addition,
motivational speakers are provided to speak to the youth and community
on a quarterly basis. Incentive trips for the youth are
also provided for those who attend the educational sessions. Future
Generations also provides the women, in and outside of the community
a Women's Support Group. This group is setup to meet twice a
week. The program conducts an Annual Women's Conference for
women from teen to elder. A Youth Gathering of
Native Americans is held each year at the Cholollo Campgrounds on the
reservation. This gathering is for youth from the Tule River community
and other reservation communities throughout the state. Leadership
and Prevention conferences are also available. Prenatal
sessions are taught to pregnant women, teens and their partners, to help
promote healthy, drug free babies. Infant care sets are given to
those who complete the sessions. Regalia, Youth Drum and Yowlumne
language classes are also available. For
information purposes, a monthly newsletter is created and issued
with updates and extended information on upcoming and on-going
activities. Future Generations serves a
community of around 725 youth and 483 adults.
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