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Solano County Office of Education

Solano County Office of Education

WHAT IS BETTING ON OUR FUTURE?

WHAT IS BETTING ON OUR FUTURE?

Betting on Our Future (BOOF) provides opportunities for young people to raise awareness of the signs, behaviors, and consequences of underage gambling.
 
The BOOF multi-media campaign is designed to empower youth to raise awareness of problem gambling and make positive changes in their community. Youth awardees are responsible for all aspects of the project; including script development, recording, editing, and distribution of public service announcements to convey the risks, warning signs and resources available for underage problem gambling.
 
Youth also create gambling themed graphics (artwork) for printed media targeted for adults to communicate the risk factors, warning signs, and resources for problem gambling.
WHO'S DOING BOOF?

WHO'S DOING BOOF?

In Solano County there are currently two youth groups participating in the 2022-23 BOOF project, the Solano Youth Coalition and Vanden High School Academic Decathlon. The BOOF mini grants are open not exclusive to Friday Night Live Chapters and is open to any youth group.
 
Below are samples of work created through past BOOF awards.
CREATING A PSA

CREATING A PSA

Ever wonder what it takes to create a public service announcement? Check out this behind the scenes video of the Solano Youth Coalition from 2016 as they produce their BOOF PSA.
CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTACT INFORMATION

Johanna Nowak-Palmer
Program Manager
707-646-7608
jnowak@solanocoe.net
 
Rebecca Floyd
Project Coordinator
707-646-7602
rfloyd@solanocoe.net
 
Jena Webber
Youth Activities Specialist
707-646-7606
jwebber@solanocoe.net
 
Graphic produced by Vanden FNL 2017
 
Graphic produced by Vanden FNL for the Holiday Contest
 

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

2022 YOUTH GAMBLING SURVEY FINDINGS

2022 YOUTH GAMBLING SURVEY FINDINGS

 
Graphic created by the Solano Youth Coalition 2016