Mission

Sol Treasures awakens and nurtures appreciation and passion for the arts in people of all ages in South Monterey County and provides a home for creative and inspiring opportunities to unify the community through art and culture.

The Big Idea

Building on our successful 2024 initiative, "Social Media Empowerment in Youth," our 2025 project aims to empower families through parent-child classes on social media literacy and balance. Recognizing that healthy tech habits in youth require family involvement, we provide parents and caregivers with the tools and knowledge to guide their children. This approach fosters a supportive community adept at navigating the digital landscape together.
Goals:
• Family Empowerment: Equip parents with skills to foster healthy social media habits through workshops and resources.
• Curriculum Translation: Translate our curriculum into Spanish to include Latino families, promoting inclusivity.
• Podcast Expansion: Grow our podcast series to share diverse community experiences on technology and family dynamics.
• Community Building: Create a network of empowered families to share experiences and support balanced tech use.
Impact:
Our project aims to create a ripple effect, promoting digital well-being and resilience by involving youth and their families.

So far, some of the topics we have talked about include cyberbullying and the effects a screen has on your mind and body. They are all very important topics because social media and screens are entangled in our everyday lives but we rarely see people, specifically teens, being properly educated on the dangers. Social media is not completely awful, but you need to know how to use it safely, and that is the education this podcast provides. I have enjoyed working on it! I have learned a lot from it and hopefully, people listening can too! It is crucial to bring awareness to the new problems that social media creates.

- Victoria Jones