Boys & Girls Clubs Of America

Programs: Deepening impact program - georgia alliance of boys & girls clubs contracted with department of human resources to continue deepening the impact the clubs have on youth, providing them with the skills and confidence they need to realize their dreams, to serve youth between the ages of 6 to 18 years from approximately 30 organizations in the state of georgia. The resources to be used specifically to: - implement four core programs - project learn, power hour, smart moves, and sports and fitness; - organize a teen summit - support ancillary programs, such as torch and keystone clubs, youth of the year, college and career preparation, financial literacy - implement a teen employment program and - support staff training opportunities

the florida department of education issued an award to help 39 clubs across the state of florida implement the boys & girls clubs of americas (bgca) high yield activities through the program known as the student assistance initiative (sai). These programs provide services to 40,000 club members from ages six to eighteen in 61 of the states 67 counties. Programs within the boys & girls clubs include academic programs; character, leadership and citizenship programs; and healthy lifestyle programs. In addition to the sai programs, mentoring services will be provided to 6,000 club members who are currently enrolled in fifth through twelfth grades. In a mentoring program, mentors provide the club members with support, encouragement and guidance to help them overcome obstacles to graduation and career and college enrollment. Boys & girls clubs throughout florida have implemented the florida department of education mentoring program since july 1, 2016. The bgc mentoring program matches a club member with a volunteer or staff mentor. All mentors are required to commit to the program during the grant period, and spend from one to three hours each week during the school year in a somewhat structured relationship with their mentees. Our mentors (volunteers or staff) wear many hats, acting as delegators, role models, cheerleaders, policy enforcers, advocates and friends. Our mentors assume these different roles during the course of a mentorship, and share some basic qualities: - a sincere desire to be involved in a young persons life; - respect for young people; - active listening skills; - empathy; - ability to see solutions. Mentoring programs were provided to club members that were in fifth through twelfth grades during the 2016 2017 academic year. Mentoring in a boys & girls club takes many forms: - can be formal or informal, through day-to-day contact with club staff, or through one-to-one, small group or peer mentoring; - in regular and periodic contact with club volunteers, including board members and other community leaders, employee groups from corporate supporters, etc; - through proven programs, specifically structured to include a mentoring component or aspect. - at a minimum, mentors and mentees met from one to three hours weekly. All florida boys & girls clubs have demonstrated good performance. All four main objectives were successfully met for the evaluation period. Data from report cards, club attendance, school discipline records, and program surveys show that: - approximately 84% of the club members that participated in the mentoring program maintained or improved their academic performance, as demonstrated by club attendance - 93% of the club members that participated in the mentoring program have career awareness and appreciation for higher education, as measured by end-of-program surveys. - 83% of the club members that participated in the sai program maintained or improved academic performance, as demonstrated by homework completion and club attendance. - approximately 95% of the club members that participated in the sai program maintained or improved their knowledge of expression; management of emotions; and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others, as measured by end-of-program surveys.

21st century community learning centers - illinois alliance of b&gc contracted with the department of human services, illinois to expand the range of choices and opportunities that enable, empower and encourage youth to achieve positive growth and development, improve expectations and capacities for future success, and avoid and/or reduce risk-taking behavior. Objectives and areas of service: a. Improving educational performance: includes time to do homework, tutoring in basic skills, and enrichment programs that encourage creativity. B. Life skills education: education that promotes healthy lifestyles and encourages abstinence from risk-taking behaviors in the areas of alcohol and/or substance use, criminal activity, violence and sexual activity. C. Parental involvement: includes opportunities for parents and/or guardians to meet with staff to discuss their children's activities, and to participate in events that strengthen parent/child bonds and community involvement. D. Recreation, sports, cultural and artistic activities: includes providing activities and arranging safe outlets for youth to try new skills and develop new interests, to build friendships, find their place in a group, and gain developmentally relevant experiences. E. Positive adult mentors: programs which allow opportunities for youth to develop and maintain positive, sustained relationships with caring adults through mentoring and other programs that emphasize one-on-one interactions. F. Service learning activities: service-learning is a method of teaching and learning that connects classroom lessons with meaningful service to the community. Activities/youth served: the alliance provides a program model primarily utilizing bgca curriculums such as power hour, project learn, triple play, goals for graduation, smart moves, smart girls, passport to manhood, street smart, keystone and torch club to meet the objectives of teen reach.

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