Girls Club America

The boys and girls club have been serving children for 150 years. They have given their helping hand to millions of kids worldwide. The Boys and Girls club’s mission has always been “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.” The Boys and Girl’s club was formed to assist underprivileged children or children who do not live in the best environment. This organization possesses a numerous amount of goals and achievements they want for each child in the program. They provide a safe and fun environment; help create skills for the future and help children build relationships with positive adults. In addition the

The students at Summit Charter Collegiate Academy, also known as SCCA, are bright young students with potential to make their future an outstanding work of art. They are students who are serious about their education and will do anything to get to the highest pinnacle in life. But besides being determined and solemn scholars, they are still only teenagers in high school who just want to have fun. The culture at SCCA lacks fun, excitement, and freedom, and the main reason for that is because of the Burton School District that runs the facility. There needs to be some changes in the Burton School District and in the culture of SCCA.

The community organization my group chose to research in Champaign County was the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club. I will begin with a description of the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club including the history of the organization as well as the activities that take place at the club. I will then talk about the role that that Don Moyer plays in the Champaign-Urbana community that was learned through an interview with Ray Pratt who is current Director of Finance at Don Moyer. Being that I am familiar with the Boys & Girls Club organizations both in Champaign and Chicago, I will share how I have connected with the organizations within the past few years. Being that the organization was founded to improve certain communities, I will explain how the activities

The boys and girls club helps Nickcole realize her full potential and she gives back by volunteering for them. Kenny give her a healthy outlook on life and is a great source of strength for Nickcole. Nickcole shows Kenny that he has truly had an impact on her by taking his advice and never giving up. Finally, her work at the frame shop provides Nickcole with a paycheck as she provides her service to them. All of Nickcole’s suprasasystems are interrelated and have reciprocal

name “The Boys and Girls Club of America” because it was only a “Boys Club”

Leading this group of girls requires me to be a positive influence on their lives; I must conduct myself in the highest manner as to reflect this positive behavior on them. This group has also taught me the importance of community and having a support system. Witnessing the relationships being formed and growing stronger between the girls and myself and the girls amongst themselves has taught me that everyone needs someone to support them. During every person’s life, at one point or another, a tough circumstance has surfaced and when hope seems lost and they are in need of an inspiration to move forward. I stand to be that inspiration and strive to demonstrate to the girls how to be that inspiration for others around them and spread hope and positivity. Having a safe environment to be able to discuss events happening in life and times when we are suffering or need help is a vital aspect of this

Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a program that was introduced in the 1860’s in Hartford Connecticut. “Believing that boys who roamed the streets should have a positive alternative, they organized the first Club. A cause was born.” Now made up of more than 4,300 clubs and in their 103rd year, the goal of these clubs is “to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.”

For this agency, this source proved to be helpful in the understanding of the motivations of the children that attend the Boys and Girls Club. This type of knowledge makes it easy to assess why these children are attending the club to begin with, and gauges their motivations for continuing to attend the club. Often when working with children, it is important to understand why the child is there and their level of happiness in what is being done with the program. As a result of the research, one can formulate the program to follow a specific set of rules that could cater to both the strengths and interests of the average child. In that case, the child could maximize their time in the club and become a regular attendee.

Boys & Girls Club of America: The Boys & Girls Club of America is to help young boys and girls to be able to grow up and reach their full potential without holding back. This agency offers the children a safe environment, and gives them the opportunity to learn skills they will be able to offer as they grow up while having fun. These children benefit in the long run because when they grow up they will already know how to be good reliable, independent members of their community and also their future workplace. Girls. Inc: Girls Inc. was created to help influence every girl to want to be the best she can be.

The National Youth Administration is set up to address the needs of young men and women (who are not allowed in the CCC).” (American Experience: TV's most-watched history series, 2013)

The America I believe in is one where we don’t have to be scared to walk to our cars in the morning to go to work or school. We don’t have to be scared of anything because the American soldiers. They put their lives on the line every day. While they are out there fighting we are sitting in a chair drinking a glass of tea and watching, Keeping up with the Kardashians. While we are in our nice cozy homes. They are fighting every day. We in America have it so nice that we don’t even realize how good we actually do have it. We have a lot of freedom in America, and that is all because of these heroes that may not get recognized as heroes but they are heroes.

Today was my first time being at the Boys and Girls Club, I spend 4 hours there entertaining a few kids. I’ll tell you something about the club I cannot believe how disorganized they are, one they didn’t know why I was there to volunteer, if felt like they really didn’t want me there either. Two, they gave me very little directions on what to do and where I can go. And finally I found it very odd that when I left no one was there to see that I left or write down anything. You would think with an organization like this they would be on top of all these things because they ask for people to come in and volunteer. No wonder they don’t have a lot of community help and support, they don’t do anything to get it. I felt like they have two sides. One

A day care like approach, allows parents to go to work and gives the children a place to stay to receive the meal. The Boys and Girls Club has a 5-element formula for impact: 1. Safe positive environment, by doing so the organization has a positive impact on children’s social and emotional growth. 2. Fun, giving the kids a fun place to stay encourages them to come back time after time. 3. They provide supportive relationships. It is not run like a dictatorship or a jail, the kids develop relationships with counselors creating lasting bonds that create trust in the organization. When trust is developed, counselors can have a more efficient and effective positive impact. 4. They provide opportunities and higher expectations for the children to create a higher standard to learn and live by. 5. The consistent recognition the children get when they succeed, celebrating the kids and their milestones to give them a great feeling of pride (Eagles). The Boys and Girls Club primarily works with children ages six to twelve years old. This insures the future of Asbury has the right attitude for growth and progression of the town.

In my paper, I will discuss the Youth Day Center Reflections/Breaking Cycle from my interviewee perspective. First, I will talk through about Charles Desiderio, who was my interviewee for my final project. We will explore his background, his motivation, and his goals at Breaking Cycle. Next, we’ll discuss the requirements to be a Special Education Aid at Breaking Cycle. Following, we’ll analyze Breaking Cycle: how the process works, what they offer, who they serve, and what their goal are, and what challenges, if any the agency faces. Finally, I will discuss and compare my experience to “Race, Ethnicity, and Youth Perceptions of Criminal Injustice” by John Hagan, and “Parent-Youth Conflict and School Delinquency/Cigarette Use: The Moerating

Diversity is one of societies’ most oppressive factors that affect many individuals each day- including youth. The diversity of youth includes age, gender, and ethnicity/race. All of these factors are crucial for to be aware of when looking at youth diversity. In regards to age as stated in the Restorative Justice textbook, a suggestion was created that more programs need to be more age appropriate and targeted, By doing so, the older youth will have the opportunity to take on a leadership role in which the older youth can benefit significantly by as well as allowing the younger youth to interact and learn from the older youth that has taken on the leadership role. In regards to gender, many oppressive qualities occur. I still remember when I was a younger youth in grade 8, there were always separations of gender in phased. The girls would play one sport while the others would play another- often more “risk” involved. This created a separation of genders within my grade as well as create a barrier that did not allow