City of Vallejo Extra Mile Day Winners
Watch Me Grow, Inc. would like to thank whoever nominated us as the organization that goes the EXTRA MILE for the youth in the City of Vallejo. We would like to thank everyone that supports us. We would also like to thank the youth and parents that come out to volunteer at every event and program we organize. Huge shout out to our youth organization IVY (Impact Vallejo Youth) Council. They have been committed to community service, trainings and workshops to improve their leadership skills and community.
We do all we can to strengthen the child, family and community by organizing community events, podcasts and film screenings to raise awareness about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), community clean ups, youth programs, and parenting training and workshops. We also provide a lot of social media outreach so that the community is aware of different events going on in the community because we want to be sure everyone knows about what is going on and what resources are available in the City of Vallejo.
Please click the donation button below to donate so that we can continue to purchase supplies and materials we need to keep our services going. Thank you!
Resilience Film Screening and Panel Discussion- October 25, 2022
We encourage you all to attend, because we have to do all we can as a community to create ways to combat the violence in our schools, households, and communities.
Violence in its many forms can affect the health of people who are the targets, those who are the perpetrators, and the communities in which both live.
Let's address the impact of violence on our youth and city as a whole.
Click the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/445654734307
Watch Me Grow, Inc. 2nd Annual ACEs Awareness Community Resource Fair
On August 13, 2022, Watch Me Grow, Inc. brought together close to 60 organizations across to the City of Vallejo. The City with the least resources in Solano County. Watch Me Grow, Inc. is all about providing resources to help Solano Families Thrive. One of the ways to do that is to bring resources from all over the county to a City that is in need of resources. Vallejo. We want to thank every organization who participated and we want to give a huge shout out to our sponsors: MARE ISLAND COMPANY, KAISER, BOYS AND GIRLS EMPOWERMENT GROUP, FRESH PRINTS OF VALLEJO, MY LEGACY, STATE FARM- ALICIA COOK, SOLANO PUBLIC HEALTH AND I MAINTAIN, DOUBLE EDGED BARBER, IV THE PEOPLE, AND HINTON BARBER COLLEGE.
We are always in need of volunteers. Please CLICK HERE to sign up for your interest area to serve.
We are always need of donations to be sure the children leave with supplies need for school, which is a relief to many parents. Please click to the button below to donate or be a sponsor to this event.
Come out and clean with the YOUTH! Watch Me Grow- IVY Impact Vallejo Youth Program
This will be our last clean up for the year, and we our launching our Vallejo Love Project. Please join us October 29th, 2022. Don't forget to wear your costume.
Meet Us: Lady Echelon, Inc- 236 Georgia St. Suite 12, Vallejo, Ca
Meeting Time: 9am
Please bring your children and youth out. We will also be providing community service hours.
Resilience Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Thank you to the City of Vallejo for sponsoring this event!
Violence in its many forms can affect the health of people who are the targets, those who are the perpetrators, and the communities in which both live. Let's address the impact of violence on our youth.
On May 4, 2022 a phenomenal panel was brought together to discuss the impact of violence in our communities and the root cause of it- trauma filled environments.
If you missed the event Click Here to see a short clip of the impactful panel discussion.
Watch Me Grow- IVY Impact Vallejo Youth Program
Thank you to the City of Vallejo for sponsoring our Clean Ups by providing the tool trailer.
Watch Me Grow & ONE Vallejo Youth-Led Community Clean Up was the first Youth Project launched through Watch Me Grow's Impact Vallejo Youth Program, March 26, 2022.
Please check out upcoming events for next clean up meeting location.
IVY (Impact Vallejo Youth) is a Youth Development & Youth Leadership program designed to educate, empower and equip Vallejos Youth to improve their community through civic and community engagement.
To learn more about it please email Jameelah@watchmegrowinc.com
Special Thanks to All The Sponsors, Donors, and Organizations Who Made This Event Possible For Solano County
Sponsors
- Assemblyman Tim Grayson
- BWOPA
- Crowns
- Lobdell & Lane Wealth Management
- LES- Life Enhancement Services
- Elite Public Schools
- My Legacy Matters
- ELEV8 Fitness
- Suite Treatments
- DJ Sam Mack
Participants
- Palette of Expressions
- Another Chapter
- My First Couch
- Project Blessing Bags
- Solano Family Child Care Association
- Vibe Solano
- Child Start Inc.
- Cultivate Community Food Coop
- Alzheimer's Association
- Icon Connects
- Solano Families & Children Services/Help Me Grow
- Vallejo Together
- Children's Network
- North Bay TIP
- Urban Strategies
- Brick Space
- CalFresh
- College Snaxx
- Fighting Back Partnership
- Solano County Library
- PACEs Connection
- Solano Public Health
- Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
- Vallejo Project
- Travis Credit Union
- La Clinica
- A Better Way
- Watch Me Grow Inc.
Sign up to Participate in "Solano Families Thrive- BounceBack Parent Support Program"
Life can be hard sometimes. Especially as a parent. Watch Me Grow Inc. BounceBack Parenting Support Program is here to support you. If you know someone with children who may benefit from this program please pass this information along to them. Do not wait too long to register for this program as Space is Limited.
What this program offers:
- Introduction to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Webinar
- BounceBack/Emotional Intelligence Webinar
- Bi-monthly BounceBack Coaching
- Weekly Support Check-Ins
These sessions have already started, but we have our Bounceback Group discussions every Wednesday at 6:30pm that you'll really enjoy being apart of. Register below and you'll be sent the zoom link.
Please click the link below to register
Made possible by grants from the First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission & Syar Foundation
Vallejo- ACT (All Children Thrive)
Vallejo- ACT(All Children Thrive) Initiative is funded by the California Department of Public Health and Lead in the City of Vallejo by Child/Family Advocate & Community Leader, Jameelah Hanif.
Please contact Jameelah Hanif for more information about this initiative at Jameelah@watchmegrowinc.com
How we grow
How we plant our seeds!
The mission of Watch Grow Inc. is to strengthen the families in Solano County, by providing quality child care while partnering up with different organizations to build a bridge between the resources and families in need.
How we tend to the garden!
Watch Me Grow Inc. embraces a Culturally Sensitive, Trauma Informed, Strengthening Families approach to meet the gaps in resource/services and effectively engage parents/guardians in early childhood education & advocacy. WMG provides the following: • Qualitly Child Care Services • Culturally sensitive, trauma informed and empowering parent education, training and resources and referrals • Community engagement opportunities that strengthen their knowledge and practical skills to access and advocate for their needs, and • Facilitating peer education and engaging in community building and advocacy within their personal and community networks
