AACI YTI promotes healthy living, substance use education prevention, mental health awareness, suicide prevention, social emotional learning, and self-advocacy by providing youth FREE arts and multi-media education. Programs are designed for Santa Clara county youth and young adults ages 8-24 unless stated otherwise.
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December Crafts
Monday, December 8th, 2025 @ Tully Library
3:30 - 5:00 PM​
Join the AACI YTI team for a fun Winter Holiday themed crafts workshop at the Tully Community Branch Library! Come celebrate the holidays by creating holiday themed mason jars that you can customize to your liking.
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8-15.
January Paint Night
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 @ Seven Trees Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Join the AACI YTI team for a winter themed paint night. Follow along a professional artist to learn how to mix acrylic paint and put your own touch on your final take home painting.
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8 -17.
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Coding: Spirographs with Scratch
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 @ Tully Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Learn to draw colorful spirals and shapes with Scratch! Students will learn how to draw colorful spirals and shapes. Students will see their creativity materialize on screen - an inspiring experience that encourages them to explore and understand the beauty of code.
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8 -12.
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Coding: Machine Learning for Kids
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ Cambrian Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Machine learning is rapidly reshaping our world, and kids don't need to wait until college to understand how! In this workshop, students create a solution to help us triage our garbage into recycle, compost or landfill. They will create a machine learning model, train it using pictures of items, test it and incorporate it inside a scratch application.
Suitable for kids of any skill level, this "no-coding" approach to machine learning will demystify the groundbreaking innovations your children already interact with, like face filters, chatbots, and self-driving cars.
Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 9 -14.
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February Valentine's Paint Night
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 @ Seven Trees Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Join the AACI YTI team for a Valentine's themed paint night! Use watercolor paint to create Valentine's cards and post cards for your friends and family!
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8 -17.
YTI offers free trainings in the topics of social emotional learning, life skills, mental health, and suicide prevention to teens & adults.
Botvin Life Skills Training
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Transitions Training for ages 16+
6 sessions long, 1 hour each session
Designed to provide skills to those facing new roles & responsibilities that come with the transition from high school into the workforce and further education. Students will learn:
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Goal-Setting
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Effective Communication
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Managing Stress
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Decision-Making & Risk
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Managing Time & Money
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Building Relationships
Be Sensitive, Be Brave
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Mental Health Training for teens and adults
1 hour and 30 minutes long
"Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Mental Health" infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on mental health. This free workshop prepares community members to help friends and loved ones during times of distress. Learn how to recognize mental health conditions, what to do when someone needs support, and tools for maintaining good mental health.
Community members will learn how to:
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Identify if someone is in mental distress
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Practice being sensitive and brave in helping others
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Increase awareness of mental health resources
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Build resilience using a recipe for mental health
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Build cultural sensitivity around mental health
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Respond to community needs and decrease stigma
Suicide Prevention Training for teens and adults
1 hour and 30 minutes long
“Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention” infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on suicide prevention. This free workshop teaches community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and to connect individuals to help.
Community members will learn how to:
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Identify signs of suicide
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Ask if someone is considering suicide sensitively and confidently
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Connect individuals with the appropriate support
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Approach suicide prevention in a culturally sensitive manner
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Respond to community needs and decrease stigma