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Engaging youth in opportunities that inspire hope since 1981.

Programs

PRO’s direct service programs are offered in school and community-based settings. PRO creates safe spaces for youth to discover who they are, explore topics that impact their daily lives, cultivate skills, and develop into leaders and change-makers for their communities.

County: Reducing Alcohol & Drug Use

PRO Youth and Families’ LifeSkills Training program is designed to give students the skills to be successful and reinforce the importance of…

SJUSD Mentoring

PRO Youth and Families mentoring program in San Juan Unified School district engages high school students as mentors to younger…

TRUST 2

Trust 2.0 is a program focusing on justice impacted youth who live within Sacramento County and Placer County. The youth served are between the…

Sacramento County Behavioral Health Youth Advisory Board

The BHYAB advises the Board of Supervisors on behavioral and mental health issues affecting youth. Board members are…

Youth Leadership Academy

In partnership with Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), PRO Youth & Families is launching the Youth Leadership Academy for high school…

Youth at City Council

Youth @City Council is a civic engagement program that takes place at City Hall and in the community of Rancho Cordova. In this program students…

TRUST 1 Youth Engagement Squad

TRUST 1 is a healthy relationship skill building program for justice involved youth living in Sacramento, Placer, and Yolo county between the…

Summer @ City Hall

Similar to the sister program, PRO Youth and Families in partnership with the City of Rancho Cordova, launched Summer @ City Hall, a 5-week summer…

Cross-Age Mentoring

PRO Youth and Families mentoring program in San Juan Unified School district engages high school students as mentors to younger youth. High school…

Tobacco Use Prevention Education

This is a project-based youth advocacy program in collaboration with SCUSD Safe Schools. Students have the opportunity to participate…

Real Talk & Leadership

Real Talk & Leadership is a leadership and advocacy program that is uniquely tailored to various school sites in Sacramento City Unified School …

PRO Youth Advisory Board

Internal Youth Committee and Youth Board Members will provide direction and input on programs and services that would best meet community…

Mental Wellness Champions

Mental Wellness Champions is a training program that increases the ability of youth to maintain their own mental wellness as well as advocate for…

Prevention & Advocacy

PRO Youth and Families’ LifeSkills Training program is designed to give students the skills to be successful and reinforce the importance of…

Hope

HOPE (Healthy, Optimistic, Prepared, and Empowered) helps youth acquire knowledge and skills to support healthy relationships.

Love Notes

Sac Youth Real Talk is a program that utilizes the Love Notes curriculum as its learning foundation. The goal is to equip young people (ages 13-19) with the knowledge that empowers them to make healthy decisions.

Eddy

Eddy reflects on and shares his favorite lesson from this potentially life changing curriculum.

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Isaiah

Isaiah, a LoveNotes Facilitator, reflects on and shares his favorite lesson from this potentially life changing curriculum.

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Nicole

Nicole, a LoveNotes Facilitator, reflects on and shares her favorite lesson from this potentially life changing curriculum.

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Clay

Clay, a LoveNotes Facilitator, reflects on and shares his favorite lesson from this potentially life changing curriculum.

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Meet the team

Our team is dedicated to helping youth gain their voice, get involved, and be productive members of their communities.

Cady Horobin-Wohlers

Program Manager (LEARN)

Cady believes being a HOPE Dealer means promoting healing and creating opportunities for youth to experience transformative change to figure out who they are…

LaCherryl Veal

Program Coordinator

La Cherryl believes A Hope Dealer shows up and gives them LOVE and the proper tools and guidance.

Frank Sila

Youth Engagement Coordinator

The core of Hope dealing for me revolves around relationships. Believing that life is an accumulation of relationships, be it with myself, my God, loved ones…

Lyba Aslam

Program Coordinator

Lyba believes being a HOPE dealer to me means giving youth the opportunity and space to cultivate their skills to become changemakers for their community.

Regan Overholt

Director of Operations

Regan believes a HOPE dealer inspires youth to challenge themselves to be the best they can be without limiting their vision or opportunity. HOPE dealers…

Vinnicius Silva

Program Coordinator

Vinnicius believes Being a HOPE dealer to me is to embody leadership through servitude and creating space for the hidden to be public.

Felicia Alling

Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Communications

Sydney Spitzer

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Sydney Spitzer is a youth engagement coordinator for the Learn team.

Eddy Sanchez

Program Coordinator

Eddy is a Sacramento native. He is excited to work with CIC in an effort to give back to the community in the Greater Sacramento area. Eddy is a graduate from..

Rachel Minnick

Director of the Youth & Family Collective

Rachel Minnick is the director of the youth & family collective.

Olivia Wilson

Program Coordinator

Olivia Wilson is a program coordinator part of the Pro Youth Thrive team.

Brian Vargas

Program Manager (YFC)

Brian helps YFC partners with grant paperwork and organization; making sure they have everything they need to submit a successful grant report. Brian has…

Syeda Hamdani

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Syeda is an advocate for justice. Growing up immersed in Sacramento’s diverse culture and as a UC Davis alumna, she is passionate about giving back to her…

Sam Valenzuela

Video Project Coordinator

Sam feels strongly about building up the next generation of our communities. He believes its important for youth to know that they have a voice and…

Blanca Ruiz-Thompson

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Blanca is an experienced Love Notes (relationship skills curriculum) and also offers mentorship and resources that the youth might need. She knows how…

Terry Jones

Program Manager (TRUST 1)

Terry has worked with youth for a long time in the Sacramento community, and she has consistently seen how they have lost faith in having real conversations…

Isaiah Crockran

Program Manager (CIC)

One of Isaiah’s life goals is to end the school-to-prison pipeline, and see youth and young adults thrive as successful community members. He is a go-getter…

Teresa Stark

Treasurer

Director, State Government Relations, Kaiser Permanente

Staci Anderson

President and Chief Executive Officer

Staci has worked in the nonprofit sector for the majority of her career and she works hard to make sure young people, our communities, and our staff are…

Sonya Bradly

Board Member

Chief Marketing Officer, Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau

Sarbjit Nahal

Director of Programs

Sarbjit is a passionate lifelong educator focused on empowering at risk youth and helping them create a better future for themselves. As a public school…

Roxanne Flores

Program Manager (HOPE)

Roxanne is a first generation, Latinx woman, who has (and continues) to navigate systematic barriers of obtaining resources for support to achieve her…

Robert W. Maynard

Vice Chair

Robert Maynard is Chief of our board team. California Highway Patrol, Retired.

Phyllis Deats

Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis is a highly organized leader in Finance, Operations, Human Resources and Project Management. She has been acknowledged as a highly effective partner…

Mathew Burgess

Board Member

Leslie Mcfadden

Board Secretary

Esther Njuguna

Human Resource & Finance Manager

Esther believes being a Hope Dealer means I have a chance to transform a youth’s life for the better by providing resources and an avenue where they feel…

Lydia Vi

Communications Manager

Lydia’s heart is simple: she has a passion for telling stories and bringing a voice to the voiceless. As the Communications Manager, she develops and…

Dan Fowler

Board Member

VP, Data Center & Cloud Infrastructure, VSP Global

Ashley Nittle

Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Communications

Ashley is passionate about creating opportunities for the team to build trust, connection, and meaningful opportunities to contribute. Her philosophy of…

Hope rises here.

Programs

County: Reducing Alcohol & Drug Use

SJUSD Mentoring

TRUST 2

Sacramento County Behavioral Health Youth Advisory Board

Youth Leadership Academy

Youth at City Council

TRUST 1 Youth Engagement Squad

Summer @ City Hall

Cross-Age Mentoring

Tobacco Use Prevention Education

Real Talk & Leadership

PRO Youth Advisory Board

Mental Wellness Champions

Prevention & Advocacy

Hope

Love Notes

Meet the team

Cady Horobin-Wohlers

LaCherryl Veal

Frank Sila

Lyba Aslam

Regan Overholt

Vinnicius Silva

Felicia Alling

Sydney Spitzer

Eddy Sanchez

Rachel Minnick

Olivia Wilson

Brian Vargas

Syeda Hamdani

Sam Valenzuela

Blanca Ruiz-Thompson

Terry Jones

Isaiah Crockran

Teresa Stark

Staci Anderson

Sonya Bradly

Sarbjit Nahal

Roxanne Flores

Robert W. Maynard

Phyllis Deats

Mathew Burgess

Leslie Mcfadden

Esther Njuguna

Lydia Vi

Dan Fowler

Ashley Nittle

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