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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Camps, Children & Youth, Education, Educational Services, Racquet Sports, Sports, Youth Development Programs
Mission: The mission of the whjsc is to provide instruction in fundamental skill development, academic enrichment, delinquency prevention, finance management, foreign language instruction, youth leadership and lifetime social skills for resilient youth throughout western new york.
Programs: During 2017, the whjsc assisted over 850 inner city youth in the buffalo and lackawana new york areas. The youth were educated in financial management, athletic fundamental skills, taught to speak foreign languages, as well as, social skills. Approximately 98 % of the youth participating in the program obeyed the program rules and guidelines. Specifically, the youth participated in the following: tennis, golf, basketball, baseball,football, chess, soccer, track and field, volleyball, tap dance, rowing, spanish lessons, arabic lessons, and computers.