"Volunteers-4-Youth" is pleased to announce the showing of two important films that explore factors that affect the wellbeing of young people.
Resilience View Trailer HERE
and
Paper Tigers View Trailer HERE
These films are free of charge and open to all people who work with and are concerned about the future of our youth.
To attend, you need to sign up through the Brown Paper Tickets link (see below). Please sign up soon, as seating is limited.
Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
April 13, 2017
3:30pm to 5:30pm at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center,
1118 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Filmmaker James Redford directed and produced this important documentary on Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs - and their associated stresses. High doses of stress during childhood get into our bodies, change our brains, and lead to lifelong health and social problems - everything from domestic violence and substance abuse to heart disease and cancer.
The film will be followed by a live Q&A session with James Redford.
To sign up for RESILIENCE, : CLICK HERE
Paper Tigers: One High School's Unlikely Success Story
April 27, 2017
3:30pm to 5:30pm at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Paper Tigers, directed and produced by Bay Area filmmaker Jamie Redford, follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families.
To sign up for Paper Tigers, Click HERE
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