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Sacramento County Office of Education – Summer Youth Employment Program

The Sacramento County Office of Education working with the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District (FEC) has employed local youth to complete various park improvement projects at Howe Park over a six week period this summer. The goal of the program is to teach the youth a diverse set of work and life skills that will provide lasting benefits to them and to Howe Park. This program represents an enriching and inspiring opportunity for teens and young adults to gain work experience working under the guidance of adult supervision while achieving personal growth and fulfillment of serving their community.

The youth are organized into project groups with Team Leaders. Some of the skills that the participants learn include working in a team, problem solving, project planning and layout, site preparation, forming, concrete mixing, pressure washing, sanding, and painting. In conjunction with the realization of physical goals, the participants also learn intangible goals, such as accountability, responsibility, camaraderie, development of work ethic, increased self-esteem and the ability to work in a diverse working group. The youths also develop a sense of place and respect for the park in which they work. Overall this program offers community service, enhancement to the participants, and enrichment for the community. Without this sort of collaborative efforts, such needed improvements to FEC parks might not be accomplished due to budget limitations.

        

Community Contact Information

Local Recreation & Park District Agencies 

County of Sacramento Services

  Area Schools                         http://www.saclibrary.org

Friends of Fulton-El Camino
Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation – 501 (c) (3)

The Friends of FEC was formed in 1991 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation to support the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District.  Most recently, the Board of Directors of the District assumed the role of Board of Directors for Friends of FEC:

 OBJECTIVE:  Friends of FEC was created to educate the residents of the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District concerning recreation and park activities and facilities; to promote the cultural well being of the community, to educate the community concerning the availability of such activities and facilities and to promote athletic activities and educate participants in the ideals of good sportsmanship and safety.

 OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF:  This Corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and/or educational purposes and to foster amateur sports activities.

 SUPPORTS:  It also supports efforts of the area’s youth athletic organizations in promoting opportunity for participation regardless of circumstance and to cultivate the ideas of good sportsmanship, loyalty, safety, and fair play.

 INCREASE AWARENESS OF F.E.C:  Friends of FEC was also formed to increase awareness within the community of the services that Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District offers and to enhance community identity.

f you have any questions or wish to become part of Friends of FEC, please contact one of the Board Members via our District email www.fecrecpark.com or contact Roy Imai, General Manager regarding your interest.  When you contact one of the Board members or Mr. Imai, please indicate how you may wish to participate, and how you can be contacted.  For additional information, please contact us via phone, or email address provided below.  Thank you and hope you have a chance to participate as a member of the Friends of FEC in the near future.

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Direct any questions regarding Friends of FEC to

2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, Ca 95825, (916) 927-3802,  Email rimai@fecrecpark.com