FNL Office Hours:
8am-5pm
Monday-Friday
The mission of Friday Night Live is:
"to build partnerships for positive and healthy youth development which engage youth as active leaders and resources in their communities."
The California Friday Night Live Partnership’s Five Standards of Practice:
 | Provide A Safe Environment |
| Community and School Involvement |
| Leadership and Advocacy |
| Skill Building Opportunities |
| Caring and Meaningful Relationships |
Guiding Principals of Friday Night Live Programs:
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encourage young people to live a safe and healthy
lifestyle--alcohol, tobacco, and drug-free by promoting healthy choices. |
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are youth centered and directed (peer led). |
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recognize and address the multitude of interrelated issues
facing today's youth (e.g. alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, traffic
safety, violence in schools and communities, domestic violence, teen
pregnancies, etc.). |
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value and promote cultural diversity in all aspects of the
program, including recruitment, membership, program development, activities,
and staffing. |
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support young people in developing life and/or leadership
skills. |
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provide outreach to youth in high risk environments. |
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encourage young people to make a difference within their
schools and communities that will provide them with a sense of belonging and
value. |
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promote positive role modeling and mentoring. |
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encourage young people to respect themselves and others. |
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build positive relationships between youth, their schools,
and communities. |
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provide youth access to life experiences, otherwise
unavailable and/or unaffordable. |
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are based on the most current prevention research. |
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are staffed with positive adult role
models, who serve as mentors, care about young people, and support them
through good and bad times. |
