Boys & Girls Clubs Valley of the Moon is a youth development organization serving Sonoma Valley youth since 1962. Our mission is to provide positive opportunities for youth to learn and succeed.

There are four Boys & Girls Club sites in Sonoma: Maxwell Farms Clubhouse, Spring Village Clubhouse and Sassarini and Flowery Elementary schools. With a membership exceeding 1900, Boys & Girls Clubs Valley of the Moon serves over 350 youth in the Sonoma Valley daily.

The Club is open weekdays, 50 weeks per year during the critical after school hours of 2:00-7:00 pm and offers extended hours during non-school days and holidays. No child is ever turned away because of inability to pay. The Club provides a safe place where Sonoma's youth can interact with caring adults who help them to develop a positive sense of belonging, usefulness, influence and competence.

Although the Club is affiliated with a national youth organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we do not receive any funding from them. We are funded entirely by individual donors, local businesses as well as public and
private grants.

Boys & Girls Club offers age-appropriate, outcome-based youth development programs in five core program areas. Our tested and proven nationally recognized programs address today's most pressing youth issues, teaching
young people the skills they need to succeed in life.

The five core program areas are:

Character & Leadership - Helping youth become responsible caring citizens and acquire skills for participating in the democratic process is the main thrust of these programs. They also develop leadership skills and provide
opportunities for planning, decision-making, contributing to Club and community, and celebrating our national heritage.

Education & Career - These programs help youth create aspirations for the future, providing opportunities for career exploration and educational enhancement.

Health & Life Skills - These initiatives help youth achieve and maintain healthy, active lifestyles.

The Arts - These initiatives help young people enhance self-expression and creativity, develop multicultural appreciation, provide exposure to and develop skills in crafts and visual, performing and literaery arts.

Sports, Fitness & Recreation - These club programs help develop fitness, a positive use of leisure time, reduction of stress, appreciation for the environment, and social and interpersonal skills.

The Valley of the Moon Children's Foundation is Sonoma County's only emergency shelter for abused, abandoned, and negleted children. Several years ago the Valley of the Moon Chldren's Foundation formed a public-private partnership with the County to raise funds to build a much
needed new Children's Home. Budget restrictions led to ths project being built in three phases and in May 2005, Phase II (the housing units and full commercial kitchen and dining area) was completed and the kids moved in June 1, 2005.

On October 1, 2007 we broke ground for Phase III, the final phase of the building project.  Phase III is an integral part of the project that contains support services for the Home; a medical and dental wing, a baby and toddler area, the Redwood Children's Center (for suspected sexual abuse), visiting and consulting areas, admissions, and volunteer services.

The Foundation committed to raise $3 million towards the projected completion cost of Phase III.  The Foundation gave the County $1 million when the contract was let in early July and an additional $1 million at groundbreaking October 1, 2007.  We will contribute the final $1 million
before completion of the project, scheduled for December 2008.

For the past four years the Foundation has been studying programs to provide the kids and identified four key areas for expanded support: 1) continued support for the Home, 2) education, housing, and employment for emancipated (aging out) children, 3) children in foster care and foster
parents, and 4) child abuse prevention.  We have studied numerous programs to avoid overlap of resources and narrowed them down to specific programs for the Foundation.  We also began our scholarship program this year and awarded six scholarships to former foster youth.

CommonBond Foundation was established in 1995 by Bill Hammett and his wife Sara, to foster appreciation and mutual respect among neighboring cultures in Sonoma Valley. A non-profit organization, CommonBond pursues this mission through educational and community-building programs in both Spanish and in English. Educational programs include summer language immersion camps, after school second language enrichment, academic tutoring for high school students, and adult language classes.

Community projects range from the public, bilingual radio station KSVY 91.3 Sonoma to the recently adopted Community Action Team for Youth (CATY). The CATY consortium of community-based organizations holds monthly discussions for all community members to attend, discussing and addressing the topics that affect Sonoma's youth.

By providing opportunities for second language development, networking and social interaction, CommonBond hopes to promote greater intercultural understanding and respect. It is through these efforts that CommonBond bridges Sonoma's cultures.

Twin Valley Aquatics (TVA) provides a complete competitive Swimming, Water Polo & Masters Swimming experience, offering professional, quality coaching for swimmers and water polo players of all ages and abilities.
We:

- Promote a lifestyle of health and wellness.

-Provide a challenging, productive and fun environment.

- Encourage and help each member reach their full potential as both athletes and people. All coaches, as members of the American Swim Coaches Association, have access to the most comprehensive training and certification program for youth coaches of any sport in the United States.

The NCGA Foundation promotes life skills and values to deserving youth in Northern California through the game of golf. Additionally, it supports the growth of the game while providing youth the opportunities and motivation to become productive citizens and lifelong golfers.

In order to serve our mission, the Foundation focuses primarily on the following activities:

Youth on Course

The NCGA Foundation's pioneering Youth on Course program seeks to increase the accessibility and availability of golf for all juniors in Northern California.

Youth on Course serves as a means for youth to put to use their life skills and values training on the golf course. The program also allows deserving youth to build a passion for the game by providing the opportunity to continue playing. As each child's confidence and skill level grows, so does their love of the game.

For a complete listing of certified programs and participating courses, visit the Youth on Course section of our website at www.ncgafoundation.org.

Career Enhancing Opportunities and Scholarships

The NCGA Foundation also provides deserving youth with introductory job opportunities within the golf industry. The Foundation works with NCGA member clubs to create jobs on the grounds crew, in the front office, caddying, and in the restaurant for teenagers who typically would never dream of working on a golf course. Participating adolescents learn responsibility while expanding their personal horizons and learning about careers they may have never thought of previously.

College scholarships are also available to deserving youth who best demonstrate the values inherent in the game of golf.

The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation was founded in 1982 as a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation, chartered to
raise money for Sonoma Valley Hospital.  Over the last twenty six years, the Foundation has raised over $5 million for
vital programs, new medical equipment, and more.  We are currently working in support of the Sonoma Valley Hospital
Community Care Fund for the Emergency Room, the Carolyn J. Stone Center for Women's Health & Wellness, and many Hospital
needs, including life-saving equipment and technology upgrades.

The Sonoma Valley Hospital Community Care Fund was established to help underwrite local Emergency Room services for the
uninsured and the underinsured, by supporting the Emergency Room of today and, in addition, investing in an endowment
fund to ensure the continuing vitality of our ER well into the future. The Carolyn J. Stone Center for Women's Health and
Wellness is dedicated to providing outstanding women's health treatment, education and support programs.
 
To keep Sonoma Valley Hospital strong and vital for the future, philanthropy and community support is essential. 
Please help make a difference today, by making your donation to the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation.  You can reach
the Foundation at (707) 935-5070, or email Foundation Coordinator Mary Caletges at caletgesm@svh.com.