Hang Out from Home with Fairfield PAL!

The Fairfield PAL Teen Center is going online and invites members to join in on the fun. Thanks to a generous grant from the Solano Community Foundation, PAL will be hosting a variety of programs online in June. Join us for special events like the Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors Zoom tournament, Bingo Nights, a Virtual Scavenger Hunt, and more!

ONCE UPON A QUARANTINE Photo Contests

What is a Fairy Tale, exactly? A fairy tale is a story with magical elements. PAL invites local teens to look for the magic happening today and capture it in a picture. We are living out history right now, millions of us are practicing social distancing to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during the global pandemic. Even in the midst of the crisis, people are making sure those in quarantine don't feel alone, and turning canceled events into opportunities to give back. Show us your quarantine by snapping a picture of what you see and tell us a little bit about the magic to be entered into our weekly raffle for a prize! Send entries to FairfieldPALTeenCenter@gmail.com. All entries must be submitted each Friday before 11:59pm. Pictures must be taken in Fairfield and a short (1-2 sentence) describing the photo must be included.

INSTA STORIES Trivia Tuesday

Check out the PAL Instagram Stories every Tuesday at noon to hear the trivia question of the day. The first PAL member to direct message (DM) us, will win a prize! This contest is not endorsed by Instagram. Open to Fairfield PAL members only. Contest closes at 11:59pm PST that night. Winners announced on the following Thursday. Find PAL on Instagram at @ff_pal_center.

WALK IT with Ms. Marsh

Join us for fitness you can do anywhere—while you rid the planet of zombies! The Outbreak is a team-based, step and exercise challenge that tasks surviving in the harsh world of a zombie outbreak using real-world steps and physical activity. The average steps and exercise to progress through the game is 6,000-12,000 steps per day, for approximately 40-85 exercise minutes per week. This step-based challenge requires a fitness tracker application. If you do not have access to one on your Apple / Android phone, please reserve one by calling 707 422 6288. This is a three-week mission.

GIRLS CIRCLE

Girl’s Circle is a structured support group for girls and youth who identify with female development that integrates relational theory, resiliency practices, and skills training in a specific format designed to increase positive connection, personal and collective strengths, and competence in girls. This Circle will invite girls to explore “Who I Am” in a virtual format. This circle works with girls to examine identity, assertiveness skills, and goal setting through role-play, mandala-making, relationship to music, and more. Themes include "Journaling and Self-Disclosure," "Song About Me-Who I Am," "Personal Growth/Assertiveness," and "Life Goals/Personal Goals." Offered in partnership with the Soroptimist International of Central Solano County. Space is limited, please call 422 6288 to save your seat!

NAME IT! CLAIM IT! AIM IT! Zoom Strengths Based Leadership workshops for teens

Unleash the superhero in you with Gallup! Discover what makes you exceptional so you can grow your natural talents into strengths. Thursdays at 11am. Requires taking the Gallup Online Strengths Assessment. Space is limited, call 707 422 6288 to reserve your spot!

FOOD PANTRY FRIDAY Cooking with Mrs. Fatima

Check out the PAL Instagram Stories every Friday at 4pm to see what you can “whip up” using supplies available for FREE at the PAL Student Food Pantry. The first 5 PAL members to mention the dish when they schedule their food pantry appointment, win a $25 gift certificate to Grocery Outlet!

Student Food Pantry

Together with Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, PAL invites ANY local student to make an appointment to pick up FREE pantry items to take home. Items include mac & cheese, cereals, peanut butter, ravioli, soups, canned fruit and more! To honor social distancing, the Food Pantry requires an appointment to pick a box. Call 422 6288 to make your reservation!

PAL VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Help keep local teens on a ROLL! Volunteer at the Fairfield PAL Center for the 2020 Kaiser Skate Night Series. Help us make a sure local teen have a safe, supervised, fun, and active way to enjoy their Friday nights! Sign up today to be a volunteer at the PAL (Police Activities League) Center‘s monthly roller-skating night series, presented by Kaiser Permanente. Schedule your virtual orientation to get started by call 707 422 6288.

The Fairfield PAL Program is open to Fairfield, Suisun, and Travis Students enrolled in grades seven through twelve. Memberships are FREE and can be applied for at the Fairfield Community Center.

PAL uses traditional recreational programming to create an environment that draws young people to support the development of the social and emotional skills required to promote a positive self-identity and become productive and engaged members of our community. By offering teens programs they are interested in and choices, it becomes possible to slip in pro social skill building and development utilizing youth development practices and techniques.

The services provided by PAL are more than fun and games. These programs—which are organized, structured, and adult-supervised or led—provide excellent opportunities for teens to develop and grow to become fully functioning adults. Participation in these activities is associated with autonomy and identity development, positive social relationships, and learning conflict resolution, academic success, mental health, and civic engagement. At PAL, recreational programs become the gateway to social and emotional skill building and development to help teens thrive.

For more information about these PAL activities, please call 707-422-6288 or visit the program’s webpage at www.fairfield.ca.gov/pal under the Quick Links or follow us in real time by visiting the program’s Facebook page at @Fairfieldpal1, Twitter at @pal-fairfield, and Instagram at ff_pal_center.