The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless
Sheriff’s program continues to serve up role models for local youth
By Pat Cole
Arcade Life
T
he Sheriff’s Community
Impact Program has been
very busy this summer.
We should all be very thankful for
their hard work. SCIP offers young
people a chance to explore classes
and activities in art, journalism,
baseball and boxing, to name just
a few. SCIP’s mission is to offer
the highest-quality curriculum
to engage young people through
collaborations with business
leaders, law enforcement agencies,
faith-based organizations, retired
university educators, parents
and neighbors in the Arden
Arcade community. This positive
interaction between youth and law
enforcement gives youth a positive
influence they might not see
anywhere else.
Here’s an example: In July, a
group of young Arden and Arcade
women spent a week with Sheriff’s
Deputy Dana Victory in SCIP’s
Girls' Fitness Club. Girls may have
signed up for the program because it
was free and they didn’t have many
outdoor options during the summer.
Or perhaps they joined because they
wanted to learn about fitness and
health, including spending time at
The Sheriff’s Community Impact Program sponsored a car show at Swanston Park in July
Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
But there was a bonus. Girls' Fitness
Club also supported SCIP’s mission to
foster productive citizens by engaging
youth in dynamic community
programs.
During the week, Deputy Victory
was a positive adult role model for
young women, demonstrating good
character traits and developing a
relationship between our youth
and law enforcement as she taught
them about fitness, health and good
decision making. The girls may have
started out feeling a bit cautious, but
by the end of a week filled with hard
work and a lot of outdoor fun, it was
clear Deputy Victory accomplished
her goal of creating a positive
relationship. She changed the girls’
perspective about law enforcement,
and their parents were just as
impressed with Deputy Victory’s
positive influence.
That’s just one example of the
effective ways SCIP reaches our
youth. SCIP also sponsored a car
show at Swanston Park on July 14.
Who could resist cool cars and free
hot dogs and drinks? Events like this
draw young people from around our
community, building good relations
between the Sheriff’s Department and
our youth. This gives law enforcement
a chance to educate young people
about making better choices while
there is still time to influence them in
positive ways.
SCIP has a Facebook page where
you can “like” them. At the group’s
website, sacscip.org, you can see what
SCIP did this summer and learn more
about the program and ways you can
help.
Speaking of help, it takes a lot to
stretch those grant dollars enough
to keep this program running. On
July 19, SCIP held a volunteer
appreciation dinner. I didn’t count
all the names on the list, but
between SCIP board members, SCIP
Inside Publications
staff, volunteers and community
partners, the group was able to
manage a full summer of activities.
Community partners include Arden
Arcade Rotary Club; Farmer Smith
& Lane, LLP; Joseph Scalia, Esq.;
Kaiser Permanente; Kiwanis Club of
Carmichael; Mission Oaks Recreation
and Park District; Sacramento
County Sheriff’s Department;
and Soroptimist International of
Metropolitan Sacramento.
We have the responsibility and the
honor of doing the best we can to help
our youth live healthy and productive
lives. SCIP is still recruiting
volunteers. If you have a passion,
hobby or skill you can teach, you will
be rewarded a hundred times over
by the knowledge that you’ve made a
difference right here in Arcade. When
we give to our community, it has a
ripple effect, impacting more people
than you can imagine. You will receive
more than you give. It always works
that way. Please consider sharing
your talent with our youth. SCIP
will invite you to a great recognition
dinner, and you’ll meet other like-
minded people in our community who
want to make a tangible difference.
P.S. Save the date: SCIP will
hold a spaghetti fundraiser on
Saturday, Nov. 10, from 6 to 10
p.m. at Mission Oaks Community
Center (4701 Gibbons Drive). The
event is sponsored by Mission Oaks
Recreation and Park District, Arden
Arcade Rotary Club and the Sheriff’s
Community Impact Program. Anyone
interested in donating auction items
or purchasing tickets fundraiser can
contact SCIP at 333-6464 ext. 3106.
Pat Cole has lived in Del Paso
Manor for more than 30 years. She
can be reached at pat@writepatwrite.
com. l
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