Youth and service groups

4-H Clubs of Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1, San Jose. Serves boys and girls in grades K-12; outdoor education in agriculture, animal science, home economics and the environment. Leadership development, public speaking, civic responsibility are emphasized. Summer camp for kids ages 10 and up. Call U.C. Cooperative Extension office. Director: Fe Moncloa, youth and community development advisor.
E-mail: fxmoncloa@ucdavis.edu. Call 408-282-3110.

Boy Scouts of America, Pacific Skyline Council
1150 Chess Drive, Foster City. Cub Scouts, ages 7-10; Boy Scouts, ages 11-18; Exploring and Venturing (career exploration or high adventure fun) programs for young men and women, ages 14-21. Also 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 650-327-5900. Director: Kent Downing, Scout executive. Call 650-358-0588.

Boy Scouts of America -- Pacific Skyline Council
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Cub Scouts, ages 7-10; Boy Scouts, ages 11-18; Exploring and Venturing (career exploration or high adventure fun) programs for young men and women. Director: Kent Downing, Scout executive. Call 650-327-5900; fax 650-327-1905.

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
401 Pierce Road, Menlo Park. With seven sites in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto. Serves youth ages 6-18 with programs in academics, arts, athletics, technology, leadership and more; mentoring programs match adult volunteers with at-risk youth. Director: Executive Director: Peter Fortenbaugh.
E-mail: info@bgcp.org. Call 650-646-6070, fax: 650-322-9042.

Friends for Youth, Inc.
1741 Broadway, Redwood City . Serves at-risk youth, ages 8-17; mentoring program matches adult volunteers with at-risk youth. Mentoring Institute provides technical assistance, guidance and training to other mentoring agencies. Director: Volunteer Recruitment/ Marketing Assistant: Amanda Vera.
E-mail: mentor@friendsforyouth.org. Call 650-482-2867.

Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area
7700 Edgewater Drive, Ste. 340, Oakland . For girls, ages 5-17, and men and women, ages 18 and older. Emphasis on self-realization and service, education through participation, and learning to work with others toward a common goal.
E-mail: shopoakland@girlscoutsnorcal.org. Call 510-562-8470 x153.

Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County
1310 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose. Girls 5-17 yrs. Traditional troops, virtual troops, math and science technology programs, as well as summer camp programs. Adult volunteers also sought. Look for postings at schools about Girl Scout registration. Director: Program Director: Marla Howard.
E-mail: stronggirls@girlscoutsofscc.org . Call 408-287-4170 or 650-968-8396.

Leadership Training Academy
P.O. Box 50099, East Palo Alto. Aims to equip middle and high school youth with skills to be leaders in their home, school and community through participation in activities involving career and academics, culture, health, community building and the Community Government Institute, a summer program. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Director: Ayodele Ankoanda-Kinchen.
E-mail: ayo@cdi-usa.org. Call 650-327-5846 .

Menlo Park Police Explorer Cadet Post
701 Laurel St., Menlo Park. The Police Cadet Explorer Post is affiliated with the Exploring/Learning for Life Division of the Boy Scouts of America for young adults who wish to explore a career in law enforcement. Participants must be 14-21 years old. Police cadets perform a wide array of duties within the Menlo Park Police Department, such as riding along on patrol for observation, providing security patrol of the business district during holidays, helping Menlo Park and other cities with security and crowd control during carnivals and parades, helping record fingerprints and providing security at teen dances. Director: Lead Cadet Advisor, Officer Lou Tommei.
E-mail: ldtommei@menlopark.org . Call 650-330-6300.

University of California Cooperative Extension4-H Youth Development Program of San Mateo County
80 Stone Pine Road, Ste. 100, Half Moon Bay . Non-formal in nature, the 4-H program provides youth ages 5-19 development of citizenship, leadership and life skills through hands-on learning activities in group settings such as community-based clubs, school enrichment or after-school programs. San Mateo County has 10 4-H clubs and five 4-H farms where youth can raise and care for project animals and garden. Projects range from animal science to surfing, to public speaking.
E-mail: cesanmateo@ucdavis.edu. Call 650-726-9059.

Youth Community Service (YCS)
3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Through YCS, Midpeninsula young people are developing leadership skills and putting ideas into action to benefit the community. YCS offers school-based service clubs in middle and high schools in the Palo Alto Unified and Ravenswood City school districts, as well as a summer camp, Summer of Service, for middle school students. Also sponsors an annual service day for families of all ages. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
E-mail: ycs@youthcommunityservice.org. Call 650-617-8960; fax 650-617-8088.