Our History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#CCCCE4" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="0c8a8a80.gif" border=0 width="168" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rio Vista CARE"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 20072008 Program Summary"><U><B> 2007-2008 Program Summary</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Professional Counseling"><U><B>Professional Counseling</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Based Counseling"><U><B>School Based Counseling</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pals"><U><B>Pals</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peer Support Groups"><U><B>Peer Support Groups</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Our History</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" 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community demand for professional counseling and substance abuse prevention services for local children and families.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1986</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>+Counseling services provided for youth and families at the CARE Counseling Center and for students at Rio Vista High School and Isleton School. </B></div> <div> <B>Crisis Hotline established.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1987</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>Annual Rio Pro Am Windsurfing Tournament  fundraiser.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B>1987-99</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+Adolescent peer groups conducted for high school and middle school students.</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1988</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Open Gym recreation program at Riverview Middle School initiated by volunteers.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1989</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> </B><B>€ </B><B>Just for Kids mentoring program for students at DH White Elementary School </B></div> <div> <B>+</B><B>  Pals mentoring program for elementary and middle school students</B></div> <div> <B>+</B><B>  On-site counseling at Riverview Middle School.</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1990</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+€  Parenting workshops held in Rio Vista and Isleton,  ongoing based on demand.</B></div> <div> <B>      Teen substance abuse and sexual abuse.</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1991</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+ Annual Appreciation BBQ/forum honoring CARE's Volunteer of the Year.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B>1991-94</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>€  Family Loss Program offered for elementary and middle school students.</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1995</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+€  Established as a </B><B>F</B><B>am</B><B>ily Resource Center (FRC)</B><I><B> </B></I><B>with a grant from the Children's </B></div> <div> <B>        Network of Solano County.</B></div> <div> <B>+  On-site counseling provided at DH White Elementary School.</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1996</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>Helped coordinate Rio Vista's first Town Hall which resulted in  the formation of a community Drug and Alcohol Task Force on Youth.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B>1996-99</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>Annual Buck McPherson Golf Tournament fundraiser.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>1998</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>+  Increased counseling staff to 3 therapists.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2000</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+  Annual GALA fundraising event, wine tasting, strolling supper and auction.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>2000-06</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>€ Hired part-time Americorps Member.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2002</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>+€ </B><B>Home-visiting program with a bilingual Outreach Worker serving families and children aged 0-5 in the community and rural areas  -</B><B>  First 5 Solano grant.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2003</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>An FRC parent Involvement group was formed whose inspiration led to reactivating the KRVH radio station.  Now </B><I><B>Radio Rio 91.5 FM</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> <B>2003-04</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+€   Provided parenting classes for Spanish speaking parents.</B></div> <div> <B>  </B><B>€   </B><B>Offered tuition free class at "We Care Preschool".</B></div> <div> <B>+     Provided the Trilogy Annual Christmas Program for disadvantaged children.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>+  Conducted a Bully Awareness Program for 5th grade students at Riverview Middle   School and 8th grade students at Isleton School.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2005</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>€  Contracted with the City of Rio Vista to access Master Tobacco Settlement Funds (MSA) for counseling At-risk youth.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2006</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>+  The Care Collaborative consisting of Rio Vista CARE and River Delta Healthy Start was formed to foster intra-school district collaboration.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2007</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>+ Conducted school-based youth groups; a Grief Group at DH White Elementary,  a boys social skills group at Isleton Elementary and a girls relational aggression group at Riverview  Middle School </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="69"><div> <B>2008</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="649"><div> <B>Addition of  the website to augment dissemination of information and facilitate fundraising.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>With your help we 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