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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Parents - join us to hear a panel of high schoolers share their knowledge and experiences with the most popular social media apps your kids are using. Monday, November 15th.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) teaches adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Learn how to provide initial support and connect the young person to care. It's CPR for mental health!
Calling All Teen Volunteers!
Youth Mental Health First Aid
See How We've Supported Our Community this Past Year!
Volunteer for the 3rd Annual Rainbow Fun Run! We have 260+ kids grades K-6 signed up to "run" this short course at Rye Town Park on Veteran's Day, November 11th. We need your help to make it a success!
Earn community service hours and have a blast!
See How We've Supported Our Community this Past Year!
Career GPS: Film, Fashion & the Creative Arts -Watch the video
See How We've Supported Our Community this Past Year!
Rye Youth Council's support of young people in our community has not waivered during the pandemic. Watch our programs in action! Special thanks to MH Montages for creating this wonderful video.
Social Emotional Learning in Action
Career GPS: Film, Fashion & the Creative Arts -Watch the video
Career GPS: Film, Fashion & the Creative Arts -Watch the video
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Watch as RYC Youth Educator teaches SEL topics to 3rd and 4th graders.
Career GPS: Film, Fashion & the Creative Arts -Watch the video
Career GPS: Film, Fashion & the Creative Arts -Watch the video
Career GPS: Film, Fashion & the Creative Arts -Watch the video
You're in luck! You can still watch our recent program where local professionals talked about their career paths in film, fashion and the creative arts.
Kids Are Always Listening!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Social Emotional Learning article, by Jess Lodato, RYC Youth Educator
Little kids have big ears, and our adolescents take in more than they let on. Our kids hear us even when we think they can’t or aren’t paying attention. This is something for adults to be aware of as we head into an uncertain and unfamiliar school year with the anxiety of COVID-19.
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Thanks to Rainbow Run Platinum Sponsors, City of Rye PBA and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty
Guidance for Challenging Days
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Guidance for Challenging Days
A series of three articles that provides some gentle guidance for these challenging days -- from Peter Green, Rye Middle School social worker and Jessica Lodato, Rye Youth Council youth educator.
Topics include:
Conflict Resolution
Seeing the Gift in the Unimaginable
Helping Teens Plan for Improvement
COVID-19 RESOURCES
COVID-19 RESOURCES
Guidance for Challenging Days
Please click here for a listing of COVID-19 resources including a resource for no-cost mental health sessions from community professionals.
Board of Directors and Staff
Staff
Lisa Dominici, Executive Director, execdirector@ryeyouthcouncil.org
Linda Tillmon, LCSW, Social Work Supervisor, LTillmon@ryeyouthcouncil.org
Jessica Lodato, Youth Educator, jlodato@ryeyouthcouncil.org
Board of Directors
Monica Brenner
Kathleen Brigham
Erin Buckley
Allison Chader, co-president
Rammy Harwood
Sally Joyce
Meghann Kelly
Elyssa Gray, co-president
Laura Kovacs, M.Ed., co-president
Elisabeth Thorington
Marnie White, LCSW
Daryl Woolsey
RYC Employment Services Team (RYCES)
Erin Buckley
Allison Chader
Kristina Dorfman
Laura Kovacs, M.Ed.
Cathy Pirone
Kassandra Souply
Ex Officio Advisors
Sharon Cammisa
Lisa Ruderman Chen
Kristin Jautz
Jackie Mazzilli
M. Kim O’Connor, LCSW
Kassandra Souply
Stephanie Spierings
Ward Urban