Sanger Boys & Girls Club Gang Prevention Programs
Our Mission
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Measure S Mid Report: 2024-2025
Sanger City Council Report
With the funds provided by Measure S youth learn how to avoid high-risk activities with the Phoenix and Street
SMART evidence based curriculum to avoid gang
involvement. Youth develop personal values, self-esteem and healthy habits. They develop leadership skills by
participating in Keystone and Torch Club program,
completing hours of service to the Club and community of Sanger.
Youth receive career, education and employment
opportunities in the Career Launch Program. Youth stay in school and be on a path to graduate or be promoted to the next grade participating in Power Hour. Youth Development Professionals provide programs to members of the Sanger Club. They will continue to provide opportunities for
college trips, recreational activities and experience. We host Teen-Night events to build trusting relationships with law enforcement and other partnering agencies.
Key Objectives for Measure S Grant
Programs & Activities July 1, 2024 –Dec. 31, 2024
Phoenix Gang Prevention: 21
Power Hour:41
Street Smart :22
Educational College Trip to CSU, Fresno
6 Teen Nights with Law Enforcement or Community
Partners
Holiday Special Events – Halloween, Thanksgiving,
Christmas
Total members : 119
Average Daily Attendance: 32
Female Attendance: 61
Teen Membership: 52
Community Outreach number:1,492
Measurable Activities
Camp Esteem was held at Camp Arroyo Grande.
Members participated in team building activities,
evening hikes, campfire, swimming and engaging
activities. A Sanger Club member was chosen as a
Junior Camp Counselor who received a stipend for
leading camp activities.
Club Stories
It was 106 degrees in the City of
Fresno and members of The
Sanger Club were excited to go
to Chaffee Zoo! Everyone got to
feed the stingrays at the Stingray
Bay Exhibit and Giraffes at the
feeding station.
They cooled off at the Splash
Zone with water activities. All
Club members and staff enjoyed
lunch while overlooking the
African Adventure Safari, with
hippos, elephants and grazing
animals.
Upcoming Events
January
Youth of the Year Event
Fresno Pacific College tour and Basketball game
Wonder Valley Ropes Course
February
Youth of the Year Unity Trip
Spring Programs Begins
March
City of Sanger Blossom Trail
April
Central Valley Teen Conference
Torch Summit
Camp Arroyo Grande
May
Sanger Career Day
Mother’s Day Activity
Sanger Senior Citizen Cinco de Mayo Event
June
Commencement/ Promotion /Graduations
Father’s Day Activity and BGC Week
Questions?
Kim Ozuna | [email protected] | 559-399-3487
Diane Carbray| [email protected] | 559-266-3117
Ron Zisler| [email protected] | 559-266-3117
2024/2025 Mid-year Report: Arts and
Culture - Mariachi los Caballitos de
Sanger and Ballet Folkllorico Los
Vaqueros
Mission: Community-based instruction in Mariachi music and Ballet Folklorico dance for youth, parents, and families to empower social-emotional learning through the arts, cultural literacy, and performance-based learning.
Core Values: Excellence in all; Supportive and healthy communities; Respect for diverse learners; Equity and social justice; Youth development through intergenerational mentoring; and Innovation through kinesthetic teaching and learning (hands-on / minds-on).
Innovate Sanger: Positive Youth
Development through cultural
literacy and kinesthetic teaching
and learning.
Weekly classes about music, culture, heritage
language, and community performance.
Three lead instructors with expertise in
mariachi and Ballet Folklorico genre. Provides
positive role models as mentors to give
guidance and appreciation for music and dance.
Engage 40 students and families in learning
various Mariachi music and Ballet Folklorico of
various regions.
The program supports learning in the context of
children’s cultural heritage and language.
Creating a network of social support and family
community ties as an additional protective
factor to support healthy development and
early interventions for preventing youth
involvement in gang and drug use.
Community-based
workshops in
Mariachi and Ballet
Folklorico
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The core of the program is weekly two-hour classes that teach music, culture, heritage language, and community performance.
Mondays and Wednesdays (3-6 pm) throughout the year plus evening and weekend performances, recitals, and annual mariachi workshops held in Bakersfield.
Three instructors with expertise in the Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico genre lead the design and implementation of the program. This program engages students in learning a wide variety of Mariachi music and Ballet Folklorico to perform in the community. A showcase and recital will be held in June and December for the families and community.
Mariachi music and singing provide a
language model as they hear the
construction of phrases and sentences
and start to understand the syntax of the
Spanish language.
Youth singing or making music build a
sense of community around performing
at their best while developing language
competence in Spanish, establishing
family identity, becoming more socially
competent, and being successful in
school.
Youth develop healthy relationships and
interactions with adults and peers within
the context of learning about their
heritage and music.
Relationships and interactions between
youth and trusted adults are key
mechanisms through which healthy
development and avoidance of gang-
joining and drug experimenting occur.
Research in general shows that learning
music physically develops the left side of
the brain where language processing
occurs and improves special temporal
skills such as those applied doing
science and mathematics
SAM
Academy’s use
of research-
based
strategies on
positive youth
development
deter youth
violence.
Focus on strengths and assets rather than deficits
and problems.
Reducing youth conflicts.
Provide positive role models from the communities
of the children and youth.
Relationships and interactions between youth and
trusted adults are key mechanism through which
healthy development and avoidance with gang-
joining and drug experimenting occurs.
Community partnerships for improving supervision
of youth by adults when out of school.
The Mission
Set Free Sanger creates safe spaces and services that honor each individual's healing journey.
The Vision
Every person can experience hope for the future and reach their full potential.
PREVENTION INTERVENTION CONNECTION INTEGRATION TRANSITION
PREVENTION INTERVENTION CONNECTION INTEGRATION TRANSITION
PROGRAM EVENTS
● SF Thursday Youth - 25
Students/Week
● Winter Camp - 25 Students/Week
● Set Free SHS Youth Club - 75
Students/Week
● Plant the Seed Outreach - 25
Students/Week
SUCCESS STORIES
PREVENTION INTERVENTION CONNECTION INTEGRATION TRANSITION
COMMUNITY SERVED
★ Set Free Youth programs served:
- 300+ youth monthly
- 150 repeat students & 150 new students= 300
- Sign-in sheets show youth per week serving SUSD students ★ Adults & Family served:
- 30 adults graduated & reintegrated
- 51 children reunified with parents & family
● Adult/Youth Intervention & Enrichment
● Vocational Support and Opportunities
● Mentoring, Tutoring, & Skill Building
● Re-entry Services
● Shelter and Supportive Housing
● Serving the Hungry
● Mental and Chemical Health Services
● Case Management & Aftercare
● Family Services
● Legal Matters
PREVENTION INTERVENTION CONNECTION INTEGRATION TRANSITION
TURNING LIVES AROUND
SETFREESANGER.ORG
559-399-3835
615 Academy Avenue
Sanger, CA 93657
Adult & Youth Intervention
Shelter & Supportive Housing
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Change
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Amplify
Enforce Strength
Learn
Encourage & Built
Recognize
Followed Through
Difference
Sustainability
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Rehabilitation
Public Works Director Esperanza Rosales
Summary…
The City Manager made a Determination of Emergency at the Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Facilities on July 18, 2024.
Several contractors, engineers, and consultants visited the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) to assess the situation and determine the best course of action.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20252 Site visit at facility with contractors,
engineers, and consultants.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20253
Some examples of what was found: The Headworks was collapsing, the concrete destroyed, metal rusted, the Screw Auger was deteriorating, and the wet well was full of sludge.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20254 Some of the repairs necessary :
• Digester repairs as needed after inspection and boiler rehabilitation
• Repairs needed to the industrial and domestic headworks including epoxy coating to headworks, new line, concrete pit, valves
• New Bypass pump to correct cross contamination after the thickening clarifier.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20255 Work on cleaning the digester
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20256 Work began in August 2024
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20257 Work on Industrial Headworks
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20258 By October 2024, several projects were happening
simultaneously
• The Domestic Headworks side was getting a lot of debris as the Bar Screen was not working. Bar Screen was under warranty, parts were ordered.
• The Industrial Headworks were being bypassed with a rented pump, sandblasting was completed, next was to epoxy, and set augers. • Pump ordered for thickener bypass, which would require plumbing and concrete.
• Sludge Heater repairs and welding were completed and awaiting final inspection.
• Digester work was about 2/3 complete, heavy debris and thick grit were slowing the process.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/20259 November was the completion of epoxy on
Industrial Headworks
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/202510 December:
New Bypass Pump. Nano Bubblers wired and working. Digester cleaned out.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/202511 While the major projects were underway,
numerous minor projects also took place.
• Blower 1 and 2 were evaluated and repairs/replacements made • Several times the wastewater system leading into the plant had to be vacuumed or flushed in conjunction with the Muscat Trunk line work. • Digester Valves Replaced
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/202512 Meanwhile…
• The Muscat Trunk Line project required the grading of a whole new road at the Wastewater Treatment Facility
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/202513 Despite the progress made during the major and
minor projects, there is still considerable work to
be done to achieve our final goals.
• Domestic Headworks
• Primary Clarifier recoating and repairs
• Water Tanks 1 and 2 replacement
• Sludge Thickener Repair
• Replace Liner in Ponds
• And more…
Conclusion:
In conclusion, while significant strides have
been made, it is imperative to recognize that
continued effort and dedication are essential
as we move forward to compliance.
City of Sanger - Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation- Public Works 2/6/202514