If the fires that innately burn inside youths are not intentionally and lovingly added to the hearth of community, they will burn down the structures of culture, just to feel the warmth.

– Michael Meade, Men and the Water of Life

The garden at Juvenile Hall teaches young people about the environment

Juvenile Hall Programs

• Environment: Connecting Youth To The Environment Through Gardening

Curtis Manzano Paddles to Raise Money for JH Garden program!

• Art: Engaging The Creative Energies Of Youth With A Variety Of Mediums And Guest Artists
• Fashion Design:Teaching Marketable Skills
• Special Events: 2007, 2008 Chalk Art Festivals at JH
• Mentoring: One On One Mentoring By Catalyst For Youth Volunteers
• Juvenile Justice Issues: Legislation that Impacts Youth
• Outreach to Community: Inside Out - SCC JH Newsletter
• San Benito County: JH Programs & Youth on Fire Newsletter
• Vocational: Training Programs Being Developed For Youth

Incubator Initiative

Youth grown businesses and entrepreneurial projects are an "incubator" initiative whereby youth-created and led individual businesses, programs and projects receive support and technical assistance to develop into independent non profit and for profit small and medium sized enterprises.

• Heart of Chaos Artisan Collective
• On the Edge Publishing
• On the Edge Design Studio

Educational Outreach

Raising awareness about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) and other factors that impair functioning and create learning disabilities in our youth.

Fiscal Agent Projects

• FASD Task Force
• Nine Zero Conference
• Youth Abilitation
• 2009 Paddle for the Planet

News and Events Heart of Chaos 2009 Exhibits Heart of Chaos Virtual Gallery Heart of Chaos latest e-bulletin 2nd Annual Chalk Art Festival Curtis A. Manzano: A Success Story Catalyst for Youth Brochure (download)		Grants/Awards/Fiscal Agent Applied Materials Office of Cultural Affairs Tides Foundation Youth Abilitation Coalition for Alcohol & Drug Free Pregnancies (CADFP) 2007 Nine Zero Conference 2008 FASD walkabout 2009 People Paddle SJ Organizational Devlopmt. Grt Go Green Grant Yahoo Impact Grant Cisco Impact Grant

Catalyst for Youth is a public charity and educational non profit that provides non-traditional support, resources and opportunities for at risk youth and young adults.