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Join Us For A Fun Filled, Country Casual Benefit for Sonoma Valley Teen Services

Posted on April 26th, 2012 by CristinL

Tickets are $100 and available at: Mary’s Pizza Shack (Boyes Hot Springs and the Plaza) Readers Books Pharmaca Unique Salon on Broadway Valley of the Moon Teen Center in Boyes Hot Springs Questions? Call: 707-939-1452 Email: Cristin_lawrence@comcast.net Don’t miss out on a fun night and a wonderful way to support Sonoma Valley’s Teens!

Dress For Success Sonoma-style

Posted on March 20th, 2012 by CristinL

BY LORNA SHERIDAN OUR SCHOOLS COLUMNIST Mar 15, 2012 – 02:13 PM Sonoma High senior Brianna Garcia gets help in choosing a suit from My Girlfriend’s Closet owner Fran Meininger. Fran Meininger, owner of “My Girlfriend’s Closet,” a fashion consignment clothing store on First Street West, shared her expertise about job interview and work attire with Read more >>

Financial literacy seminars offered by SVTS and local bankers

Posted on February 16th, 2012 by CristinL

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Sun News Omar Barrigan, a U.S. Bank personal banker, answers a question from Ari Encarnacion during the recently held financial literacy seminar at the Teen Center. The first of three free financial literacy seminars was offered on a recent Saturday morning at the Valley of the Moon Teen Center, located at 17440 Read more >>

Answering the kids questions

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by CristinL

Valley forum By Edwin Ferran Oct 17, 2011 – 05:30 PM What’s wrong with kids these days? I am sure there are a multitude of ways individuals in our community might answer the above question: “They are lazy.” “They do not respect adults.” “They spend too much time in front of TV and computer screens.” Read more >>

Teens to cook fundraising dinner

Posted on December 7th, 2011 by admin

Following the trend of pop-up restaurants, the talented young culinary artists of Sonoma Valley Teen Services are being showcased at the Community Cafe’ for one night only on Saturday, January 21, 2012, beginning at 6 p.m. The youth will cook and serve a gourmet four-course tasting room, created in the commercial kitchen within the teen Read more >>

Teen Services receives Impact100 grant

Posted on December 6th, 2011 by admin

From the Sonoma Index Tribune: Thanks to the $100,000 Impact100 grant, the youth of Sonoma, particularly those who may not be college bound, will have increased access to job skills through an innovative new program of Sonoma Valley Teen Services. Sonoma Valley Teen Services was formed last year when Operation Youth and the Valley of Read more >>