Pomona youth and family group launches e-newsletter

POMONA - Information on topics and efforts related to youth and families will be among the things found in the first issue of "One Pomona One Voice" an electronic newsletter of the Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan.

The first issues of the electronic publication was distributed this week, said Andrea Rico, the city's youth and family services manager.

"This was a low-cost way of getting out information," Rico said.

One of the goals of the Youth and Family Master Plan Community Board has been to step up its public relations efforts and this is one way of doing so, she said.

In every issue readers will find information on studies relevant to youth and families along with pieces on activities or work local organizations are carrying out that supports Pomona's Youth and Family Master Plan, Rico said.

Plans call for distributing the newsletter on a bi-monthly basis and efforts are under way to have it posted on Pomona's Web page.

Also in development is a Web site, PomonaYFMP.org, where visitors will find information related to the Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan including the  plan itself, agendas and minutes of past meetings, links to the newsletter and to the cyber resources center - www.pomonafamilyresources.org.

The cyber resource center offers visitors general or personalized information on a wide range of services including counseling in areas such as domestic violence, mental health or substance abuse.

Information for services such as after-school programs, recreation classes, health services or gang intervention can also be found there.

Rico said PomonaYFMP.org could be ready to launch in another month or two.