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Golden
Rule Services was created with the intent to reduce disparities
within People of Color communities and make available
services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
To date, Golden Rules Services has served over 4000 local
community members. Some of Golden Rules Services’
referral sources have included the Attorney General’s
Office, Sacramento Youth Peer Court, Sacramento County
Probation, the Sacramento City Unified School District,
Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services
and the Neighborhood Accountability Board. Golden Rules
Services, based on trends analysis in People of Color
communities and Healthy People 2000 data, identified the
following programmatic areas to address:
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of the increasing and alarming rates of disease among
People of Color communities, primary and secondary prevention
and health-promoting efforts are priority program areas
for Golden Rules Services. Since 2000, Golden Rules
has been committed to reducing the spread of HIV within
the African American same gender loving community by offering
group level, multi-session interventions, HIV antibody
testing, online HIV outreach, bar outreach, conducting
a needs assessment, and developing HIV risk reduction
materials. |
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Since
2000, Golden Rules Services has provided over 1000 hours
of behavioral interventions to local “at risk”
youth. Golden Rules Services has provided local youth
and their families with one-on-one and family behavioral
interventions that are accessible, affordable and innovative.
Golden Rules Services uses a variety of nontraditional,
holistic and culturally competent individual and group
level interventions.
Clients are initially administered a psychosocial assessment
and later provided an individualized treatment plan to
identify short and long term goals. Clients are provided
with a Golden Rules Services crisis line phone number
that provides seven days a week accessibility. To compliment
the program, community and social service referrals are
provided. Feedback from clients has suggested our nontraditional
approaches have been more effective than other traditional
counseling services. |
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| Golden
Rules Services has provided educational workshops to assist
youth with building strong character, positive self images,
self esteem and resilience. Service includes but is not
limited to: life skills, anger management, stress management,
social etiquette, self-esteem building resilience training
and effective problem solving. |
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Since
2000, Golden Rules Services has provided local “at
risk” students with best practice and research based
educational tools to motivate and equip them to reach
their fullest academic potential. Golden Rules Services’
goals for student referrals are to improve their citizenship,
attendance and academic performance. Workshop sessions
include study skills, time management, organizational
skills, effective test taking strategies, resilience and
self esteem building, goal setting and academic intuitional
tours.
Golden Rules Services designs a development plan for each
student which is tracked by weekly progress reports, telephone
contact and meetings with teachers and parents/guardians.
Golden Rules Services also believes in providing students
with intrinsic and extrinsic rewards for progress toward
individualized goal achievement including praise, gift
certificates, field trips and certificates of achievement. |
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Since
2000, Golden Rules Services has assisted its clients
with finding their strengths and assets and meeting
their most basic needs in order to resist negative social
and peer influences. Golden Rules Services has also
been committed to assisting first-time juvenile offenders
learn the life skills necessary to make better decisions.
Golden Rules Services encourages these clients to take
responsibility for their actions, empathize with their
victims, write apology letters, pay victim restitutions,
attend classes and complete other court ordered services.
Some of the classes Golden Rules Services provides to
these clients include sexual harassment awareness, anger
management, effective decision making, violence prevention,
bullying prevention, hate crime prevention, family life
education, cultural sensitivity, self esteem building
and social etiquette.
Golden Rules Services only uses curricula and programs
that are culturally sensitive, age appropriate, and
outcome based. Because Golden Rules Services believes
in providing client centered resources, the classes
have been offered during the week and weekends. Golden
Rules Services also and provides clients with volunteer
and community service projects. Once clients have completed
their court ordered services, Golden Rules Services
provides them with certificates and letters of completion.
We focus not on their weakness, but on their possibilities. |
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| Golden
Rules Services provides preparatory workshops for clients
who are interested in gaining valuable volunteer and paid
vocational experience. These workshop sessions include
such topics as obtaining work permits, designing cover
letters and resumes, completing job applications, job
search techniques, effective interviewing techniques and
strategies, dressing for success, and work place rules. |
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