The Reach a Positive Youth Development Podcast from The Kenneth Young Center focuses on the elements that affect youth on a daily basis. The Podcast is hosted by CYS "Community Youth Services" staff that dives into topics that have to do with life skills, such as healthy relationships, setting boundaries, stress management, goal setting, and life after high school.
On episode 5 of The Reach, Ana (She/Her/Hers), and Cole (He/Him/His) discuss goal setting. The two dive into how to identify, execute, and measure goals.
On episode 4 of The Reach, Ana (She/Her/Hers), and Cole (He/Him/His) discuss the prevalent topic of stress management. The two dive into defining stress, sharing what can bring on stress, and offer tips to the listening audience on how they can construct a stress management plan to maintain good mental health.
On episode 3 of The Reach, Ana (She/Her/Hers), and Cole (He/Him/His) discuss how, when, where, and with whom to set boundaries with in one's life.
On episode 2 of The Reach, Ana (She/Her) and Marissa (She/They) are joined by special guest and youth outreach worker, Talia Ladesma (She/Her). The trio discuss how to identify and develop healthy relationships, how social media influences the current world of dating, and the importance of communication with a potential partner.
In the first episode of the reach podcast, Ana (She/Her) and Jalen(He/Him) deep dive into the topic of diversity, interviewing youth from the community Faith Massey (She/Hers) Kei Smith (She/Her). The group talked about their individual experiences of diversity, how to advocate for one another, and some of the disparities they have witnessed in their communities.