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"Changing The Face Of Our Community, One Young Person At A Time"
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COORDINATOR: ANGELA LACEY
Kids Club is an after school program that operates from
September through June. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hours:
3:00pm. to 6:00pm. Kids Club is designed for young boys and girls between the
ages of 5 to 12, with the purpose of increasing cultural and social
exposure of daily life skills. The
program assists with school homework, building character, and enjoying
study of God’s Word. There
is fun and excitement for all. Because of the economic status of many of our families, meals are provided at each session.
Programs Include
COORDINATOR: TERESA BAKERX
Teenage Alternative (T/A) is an after school program that Operates from September through June. Mondays and Wednesdays. Hours: 5:30pm. to 8:30pm.
Teenage Alternative’s main objective is to direct young men
and women between the ages of 13 to 21 years, toward God.
This age group, sometimes deemed a “lost generation”, is why
T/A becomes vitally necessary. Through T/A, we
are not putting in, we are bringing out the leadership that is already
in them. Teenage Alternative
was created to encourage leadership skills of young people and prepare
them to be productive citizens in their home and community. Through mentoring, T/A builds trusting and nurturing
relationships and provides incentives for self-motivation toward
opportunities such as higher education, employment careers, and
volunteerism. The program
also constructs opportunities for participants to become peer advocates
of responsible and accountable living. In addition, participants are provided with an opportunity to
receive a small stipend to encourage them to work along with and aid
other youth in the Kids Club program.
Program Activities Includes:
Youth
Violence Prevention Homicide has become the leading cause of death among
African-American males between the ages of 13 through 25.
Violent crime is completely out of control.
It seems as if the young have lost the ability to feel, to have
compassion – they have no hearts. People
are no longer safe – even in their own homes. Many people (including city, county and state) have looked for solutions to this major problem. After careful study and much prayer, we believe that we have found a viable and workable solution that will change the minds and hearts of people. This youth violence prevention program is geared toward making the necessary changes in our young people.
It is broken down into two components: 1. Block Club Basketball is geared toward bringing whole communities back together. 2. Peer Educational Concept will train young people to become peer educators and carry the important message across the state.
Youth summer camp is an exciting weeklong experience for
children, and is located in Bliss,
Wilderness
trips are designed to induce survival and leadership skills of the
teenagers. In addition, they
are presented with topics such as responsibility/accountability, honest
living, and spirituality. We
are always looking for individuals with outdoor experience or interest
to help with trips and hiking. We run several trips each year to
enable youth to experience outdoor adventure. Some of the activities are:
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