Friday Night Live builds partnerships for positive and healthy youth development which engage youth as active leaders and resources in their communities.
Implemented in over 50 counties in California, Ventura County's Friday Night Live is coordinated by the Ventura County Office of Education. Friday Night Live works to empower youth to effect change in their schools and communities, create positive relationships with peers and adult allies, and build relevant, life-ready skills in the process. Our page is intended to inform others about ou
07/12/2019
A counter-advertisement for alcohol created by young people at Oxnard Middle College High School's FNL Chapter. Shout out to Straight Up Ventura County for the coordination and assistance with the editing and animation!
07/12/2019
Another creative video PSA conceptualized by youth at Oxnard Middle College High School created in collaboration with Straight Up Ventura County who supported the animation editing.
07/12/2019
This video PSA created by young people at Oxnard Middle College High School addresses the toll that underage alcohol use can take.
05/14/2019
The FNL/TUPE Awards Night is coming up quick! It's a great night with lots of fun, family, and food! Come check out all of the amazing work that our young people in FNL have completed over the year...read more at:
http://fnlvc.com/fnlawardsnight2019/
05/14/2019
Take a look some of the youth-led Red Ribbon Week activities from across the county...
http://fnlvc.com/youthsummit2018/
05/14/2019
We had an awesome group of young leaders and their adult advisors travel all the way to Santa Clara, CA to attend the statewide FNL Youth Summit!
FNL Statewide Youth Summit! – FNLVC At this year’s summit, over 600 young people from across the state of California came together to learn about innovative leadership strategies and school and community-based projects they could then take back to their chapters and implement from day one.
05/14/2019
Our amazing FNL Mentors have started their Mentoring sessions and will be working through winter break to provide positive opportunities to their middle school-age proteges...👍
http://fnlvc.com/2019ati/
05/14/2019
Our advisors are starting the year off right!! Check out the info about this year's Advisor Training Institute!
2019 FNL Advisor Training Institute – FNLVC This training is held at the beginning of each school year to give FNL Advisors an opportunity to reconnect with one another, share ideas, and learn about the newest and best practices in working with young people.
05/14/2019
2018 FNL Leadership Training Institute – Sacramento – FNLVC With this year’s location being in the state’s capitol, the FNL staff were also able to take advantage of their location. On July 26, FNL descended on the capitol building for meetings with state elected officials and their staff members to educated them on the numerous benefits that FNL provide...
05/14/2019
Check out the amazing work that young people conducted in the City of Santa Paula!
Santa Paula HS students collect thousands of cigarette butts – FNLVC In about 90 minutes, a total of 5,072 cigarette butts were collected at Veterans Memorial Park, with an additional 1,474 cigarette butts collected on both sides of Main Street, between 7th and 10th Streets. The collection was conducted as part of a data collection activity to gauge the need for an e...
08/28/2018
On July 13, sixteen Santa Paula High School students and two teachers collected a total 6,546 cigarette butts in high traffic locations throughout downtown Santa Paula. In a collaborative effort between Ventura County Public Health, Santa Paula High School and Friday Night Live, the students participated in the opportunity as part of their summer school course work.
In about 90 minutes, a total of 5,072 cigarette butts were collected at Veterans Memorial Park, with an additional 1,474 cigarette butts collected on both sides of Main Street, between 7th and 10th Streets.
The collection was conducted as part of a data collection activity to gauge the need for an enhanced smoking policies in the city of Santa Paula.
Many of the students and teachers expressed both shock and disappointment in just how many cigarette butts were collected. Cigarette butt litter is considered toxic waste (http://tobaccofreeca.com/featured-hero/impact/ ) and is a hazard to the health of people, pets, wildlife, and the environment.
Click below for the full article from Ventura County Public Health
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KKo4mXy1M94OLJ7SYIFTWN_TOQMiG5CE/view?usp=sharing
08/27/2018
On May 30, the fourth annual countywide FNL & To***co Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Awards Night was held at the Ventura County Office of Education. Over 200 youth, families, advisors, school staff and community partners attended the evening event.
To start the evening, each participating school setup an informational resource table highlighting the project work they conducted throughout the year. Attendees were then able to visit each station and view the diverse student project work from throughout the county.
The program for the evening started with an opening by Dr. Antonio Castro, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services for VCOE. Dr. Castro spoke to the importance of positive youth development programming, and for providing opportunities for participation. He also stressed that healthy students are better equipped and more likely to succeed academically.
The opening was followed by the recognition of two advisors for their completing five years of service as FNL advisors in Ventura County – Ms. Janet Piña, advisor at Haydock Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Mr. Hugo Alcala, advisor at Harrington Elementary School. Both schools are in the Oxnard School District.
The evening also saw formal presentations by five sites that had been awarded a mini-grant from the California Friday Night Live Partnership and the Office of Traffic Safety. Haydock Academy of Arts and Sciences, Juan Soria School, Lemonwood Elementary School, RJ Frank Academy of Marine Science and Engineering, and Pacifica High School each received funding to conduct underage alcohol consumption prevention and awareness projects at their respective school sites and in their communities.
To closeout the evening, each school in attendance was invited to the stage to receive a plaque to formally recognize their work for the year. Additionally, four graduating students from Ventura High School were awarded FNL scholarships – selected based on an application and essay process.
It was another incredible evening filled with fun and recognition to close out another successful year.