CALIFORNIA nqis peev ze li ntawm $ 52 lab hauv zej zog-raws li thiab pab pawg neeg koom haum rau cov tub ntxhais hluas siv tshuaj tiv thaiv​​ 

YAM KOJ YUAV TSUM PAUB: Elevate Youth California (EYC) yog ib qho kev pab cuam thoob plaws lub xeev uas mob siab rau tiv thaiv cov tub ntxhais hluas hauv California uas muaj teeb meem siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv uas nce ntxiv. Cov koom haum yuav tau txais nyiaj pab rau lub sijhawm peb xyoos txog rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 31, 2026, los siv qhov kev pab cuam EYC hauv cov zej zog uas muaj nyiaj tsawg uas tsis tau txais kev pabcuam.​​ 

SACRAMENTO — Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (DHCS) tab tom nqis peev $ 51.8 lab nyiaj pab rau 75 lub koom haum hauv zej zog thiab pawg neeg uas pab cov tub ntxhais hluas kom nthuav dav cov kev pab cuam tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv - pab cov tub ntxhais hluas California thoob plaws lub xeev kom noj qab haus huv los ntawm kev paub txog qhov txaus ntshai thiab yuav ua li cas tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv.​​ 

"Peb zoo siab txuas ntxiv txhawb nqa Elevate Youth California los txhawb nqa cov koom haum hauv zej zog thiab cov pab pawg neeg uas lawv txoj haujlwm tiv thaiv cov tub ntxhais hluas kom tsis txhob siv tshuaj yeeb," Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass hais. "Peb thawj kauj ruam hauv kev tshem tawm qhov teeb meem siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv ntawm peb cov tub ntxhais hluas yog muab kev pab uas lawv xav tau kom ua neej ntev thiab noj qab nyob zoo."​​ 

PAB COV NEEG CALIFORNIAN: EYC muab nyiaj pab rau cov koom haum hauv zej zog thiab cov pab pawg neeg uas tsom mus rau cov tub ntxhais hluas uas:​​ 

• Txhawb cov tub ntxhais hluas los tsim txoj cai thiab kev hloov pauv los ntawm kev koom nrog pej xeem.​​ 
• Ua raws li kev coj noj coj ua thiab kev paub lus ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas txoj kev loj hlob, kev txhawb pab phooj ywg, thiab kev cob qhia cov kev pab cuam uas kho tau zoo thiab paub txog kev raug mob. EYC cov kev pab cuam siv cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj thiab/lossis cov kev coj ua hauv zej zog uas pab tib neeg thiab cov zej zog koom nrog, tiv thaiv kev nyuaj siab, kho kev puas tsuaj, thiab vam meej.​​ 
• Ua ntej txo kev puas tsuaj thiab kev daws teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv rau pej xeem uas tsim kom muaj kev tiv thaiv thiab tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj yeeb.​​ 

TXOJ CAI RAU EYC GRANTS:​​ 

"Elevate Youth California muab cov txiaj ntsig zoo thiab muaj lub cib fim rau cov tub ntxhais hluas thiab cov tub ntxhais kawm hauv Orange County 2S/LGBTQ+." Qhov no suav nrog kev muab cov cib fim rau cov tub ntxhais hluas thiab cov tub ntxhais kawm 2S/LGBTQIA+ los tsim thiab txhawb kev ntseeg siab, kev ua siab ntev, thiab kev txhawb zog rau tus kheej, thiab txo qhov xav tau tig mus rau cov tshuaj lom neeg ua lub hauv paus rau kev daws teeb meem, " Stephanie Camacho-Van Dyke ntawm LGBTQ Center Orange County, tus neeg tau txais nyiaj EYC rov qab los, hais. Los ntawm kev koom tes hauv zej zog, peb cov thawj coj ntawm Elevate Youth California thiab cov tub ntxhais kawm tau tsim kom muaj lub hom phiaj thiab kev koom ua ke hauv Orange County, txo qhov kev xav ntawm kev nyob ib leeg thiab kev kho siab uas feem ntau tuaj yeem ua rau siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv.​​ 

"DHCS' EYC nyiaj pab tau muab lub sijhawm rau Native Dads Network los tsim IMPACTT, Indigenous Mentors Protecting Ancestral Cultural Teachings Team, ib pawg neeg koom tes ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas hauv California, cov koom haum hauv zos, thiab cov tswv cuab hauv zej zog uas tau koom ua ke los daws qhov teeb meem tsis zoo ntawm kev lag luam cannabis rau peb cov zej zog hauv zej zog thiab tiv thaiv cov khoom plig dawb huv, cov pob tawb, av, thiab lwm yam khoom siv hauv kev ua koob tsheej," Michael Duncan ntawm Native Dads Network, tus neeg tau txais nyiaj EYC tam sim no hais.​​ 

KEY NUMBERS: Since 2019, DHCS’ EYC program has engaged 6,793 new diverse stakeholders over five grant cycles. This includes providing services to 68,539 youth, holding 41,185 prevention program events with 296,435 participants, and convening 259 listening sessions. During that same time, EYC awarded nearly 400 grants totaling $257 million. Ninety-three percent of youth participants in EYC self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color – all historically underserved populations.​​ 

Daim ntawv teev tag nrho ntawm cov koom haum uas tau txais khoom plig hauv cov nyiaj pab yav dhau los muaj nyob rau ntawm lub vev xaib EYC .​​ 

DUAB LOJ: Nyiaj pab los ntawm EYC yog ib feem ntawm kev siv zog loj dua los ntawm DHCS los txhawb kom California cov kev pab cuam tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv muaj zog, tau txais nyiaj los ntawm Proposition 64 "California Cannabis Tax Fund, Allocation 3, Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention, and Treatment" Account. Xyoo nyiaj txiag 2023-24, DHCS tau nqis peev ntau dua $ 100 lab nyiaj los txhawb cov kev pab cuam tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj yeeb thoob plaws lub xeev, nrog rau kwv yees li $ 57.8 lab nyiaj los tiv thaiv thawj zaug tau muab faib rau cov koom haum saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv hauv nroog los ntawm Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, ntau dua $ 3 lab los txhawb kev siv California Friday Night Live thoob plaws lub xeev, thiab ntau dua $ 41 lab rau EYC program.​​ 

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog qhov kev pab cuam EYC, mus saib www.elevateyouthca.org.​​ 

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog California txoj kev teb rau qhov teeb meem opioid, mus saib www.opioids.ca.gov.​​ 

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