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Youth
Ambasador
Program
Mission
To create a youth
outreach program that engages students as Ambassadors. The program places
emphasis on DUI education and occupant protection, as well as other
traffic safety issues.
Goals
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Educate Hispanic/Latino
students at Pasco High School in the El Protector Concept - HIGH
SCHOOL AMBASSADORS
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Evolve the
program to reach all students at all levels of education within
the Hispanic/Latino community.
Action
Plan
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Secure referrals
of students from Pasco High School.
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Develop framework
of the educational plan.
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Meet with law
enforcement stakeholders.
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Meet with school
administration.
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Educate and
train the selected Student Ambassadors on the goals of the program
and the causes and possible solutions to the disproportionate number
of fatal and felony collisions involving Hispanic/Latino drivers
in Eastern Washington.
- Prepare the
Student Ambassadors to deliver the El Protector message.
a. El Protector
club
b. School assemblies
c. Area youth groups
d. Community events
e. Other
Desired
Outcomes
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By educating
Hispanic/Latino youths on traffic safety, a moderate reduction of
traffic accidents can be projected into the next decade as the concept
of safe driving practices become incorporated into the students'
culture, and as they share this information with their families
and their community.
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Students will
benefit from life skills training to encompass leadership, public
speaking, organization and team building, which they will carry
with them into adulthood.
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Students' esteem
will increase as they become more comfortable in their role of Ambassadors,
and as they begin to be perceived as leaders by their peers.
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Students' bilingual/bicultural
skills will be highly valued in their role of Ambassadors, which
will put a global perspective to these skills.
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Possible recruitment
tool for the Washington State Patrol and other police departments.
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