The P.L.A.C.E.
Parents Learning And Children's Education

• An opportunity for parents and children to be involved in learning together
• An environment to enhance children's self-esteem, language development and school-readiness skills
• Special activities, events and field trips
• Information on local community resources and the coordination of services for families
• Child care for siblings
• After school program for young teens, mentored by CSUS interns

• Families who reside in the Oak Park area of Sacramento
• Parents who want to master basic skills/earn a GED and/or learn to speak, read, or write English
• Parents who have children ages 4 and younger
• Neighborhood teens who need a safe environment in which to receive educational tutoring and character building

• Creative Play Activities
• Fine Motor/Gross Motor Activities
• Imaginative Play Activities
• Music/Games and Stories That Enhance Creative Play
• Water and Sand Play
• Language Experiences
• Cognitive Development Experiences
• Social - Emotional Development Experiences
• Parents and Children Learning Together
• Parent Activity Growth and Healing Group

After School Outdoor Environmental Awareness Program

In 2007, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, in partnership with Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), started the After School Outdoor Environmental Awareness Program for “at-risk” youth from the Oak Park Neighborhood of Sacramento. The goal of the program is to bring awareness to the “great” outdoors through structured activities and educational field trips. The first focus is on outdoor education. Some examples of educational activities include students researching the meaning of outdoor recreation and “what outdoor recreation means to them;” hands on exploration of outdoor activities; group discussions on the definition and importance of nature, respecting nature and its many animals and plants, and “how we can make our environment a better place,” etc. The second focus of the program is giving youth a chance to actively engage and take part in outdoor recreational activities, while preserving nature. This is accomplished through fun field trips that include nature walks, camping trips, protected parks, etc. Together, with the support of REI, interns and volunteers from local colleges, and the community, “at-risk” underprivileged youth can experience outdoor recreational activities, nature’s unique beauty, and the importance of actively preserving nature. For information about volunteering, please go to volunteer@sfbs.org.

Coordinator: Aurelia Garcia