Sacramento Trip

Some 50 SEA representatives consisting of students, parents, teachers and administrators meet yearly at the State Capital with state and local elected officials.

Objectives:

• To provide students an opportunity to learn more about the state legislative process, government and history of the state.
• To exchange ideas on how to promote services for youth at risk in the state of California.

Camp Eaton - A place Kids Called Their Own

On August 28 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency in Los Angeles County as firefighters battled an out-of-control brush fire in La Cañada Flintridge. The “Station Fire” burned more than 5,500 acres in various directions, including S.E.A.’s Camp Eaton.

Today, S.E.A. is working with the Forest Service to rebuild the camp, but it could be more than a year before youth visit the natural sanctuary. According to Martin Bautista, a program coordinator who has been with Camp Eaton since S.E.A. purchased the property three years ago, the long wait could have a strong impact on youth who see the camp as their retreat from the city. “Before Camp Eaton, other camps were often afraid of renting to S.E.A. youth because they are high-risk,” said Bautista. They’d either not rent [to us] or have many restrictions. For example, our youth had to be confined indoors until other youth left the grounds, but Camp Eaton was a place that our kids could call their own,” he added.

Each year, Camp Eaton serves 3,000 S.E.A. youth, and its schools visit twice a year. To learn more about how you can help S.E.A. find a temporary camp, or rebuild Camp Eaton contact Martin Bautista at 626.255.9950 or at mbautista@seacharter.net.

Yosemite National Park

Yosemite is located in East Central California in the Sierra Nevada range.  It is set aside by the government to protect ecosystems, plant and animal species, scenic landscapes, geologic formations, or historical or archeological sites.
Objectives:

• To provide the youth with a 5 day Log Cabin Wilderness Camp experience at Yosemite National Forest.
• To develop serf-awareness, including knowledge of one’s own strengths and weaknesses, one’s physical and psychological resources for coping with stressful situations, and the ability to articulate values, feelings, and beliefs.
• To understand and practice ways to minimize the environmental impact on the land.
• To understand and practice ways to minimize disturbance to other living creatures when traveling through back country or wilderness areas.