Executive Summary
As a native of Lancaster, I feel an obligation to act and do something that will benefit my community. I am well aware of the many perils that youth face, and these obstacles can be extremely difficult to overcome without positive figures to aid and provide guidance. There is a great need for an intensive mentoring program within the community to positively influence the lives of youth. For The Land of Dreams, I have proposed to host a community basketball tournament to raise funds to implement a mentoring program to assist in the personal growth and career development of youth in Lancaster County and surrounding areas. The program will form partnerships with local school districts and the juvenile court system. This event will aid Lancaster County by providing additional discretionary resources that will be used to fund such activities as tutoring programs, leadership courses, and college tours.
As a Lancaster native, I have had an opportunity to experience the many facets of life for youth within the county. I have had close friends lose their way and sense of direction, due to a lack of leaders and positive mentors. I was fortunate to have these positive figures in my life to deter any unhealthy or destructive behavior. As I view things now, I see that more and more young men and women are falling victim to this trap, and have not found a way to end this detrimental cycle. A major issue concerning this matter is a lack of adequate funding for the mentoring programs. There are many individuals who would love to volunteer and assist with the programs, but there should be finances in place to take the youth on field trips of some sort that is related to the program that will make things more appealing, su...
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Financials
Land of Dreams plans on build funding support from businesses and private donors in the community. Yet it will take six years before funding from these sources becomes strong enough to expand the program. The primary expenditures for the program are for the training and managing of mentors and the program activities for youth and mentors. Therefore it is essential that due exertion is applied to fund allocation for these critical program responsibilities. An effective communication system will be established to report fiscal data to the Board of Directors so adjustment can be made immediately to assure the strength of the program.
Important General Assumptions:
• We assume generous community support
• We assume a continued need for at risk-youth
• Slow growth economy
• We assume no unseen changes in federal funding from grants
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YMCA Community Action Program (Y-CAP) The YMCA The YMCA is a leading nonprofit organization for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The YMCA, also known as the Y, is a nonprofit like no other. This is because in 10,000 neighborhoods across the nation, Y-CAP has the presence and partnerships to promise and deliver a positive change.
...ieve life goals. The community should encourage continued community service from college students that receive scholarships and or some type of financial aid to volunteer, with the existing programs. This could increase the amount of people available to these after school and summer programs, while saving the city some money. This could prove to be a major step in continuing to improve the city and make it a desired place to live and prosper.
Gwinnett County Public School (2010, June). Education for Homeless Children and Youth. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/F42D74FA4ECBBFED85257754006DDA21/$file/HEP_Parent_Brochure_10-11.pdf
... Reestablishing community goals and encouraging youths to engage in extracurricular activities will greatly improve outlooks on life and help them make the right choices for a better tomorrow.
1. First Place Fund for Youths is a California based organization whose objectives are to ensure that youths who have emerged from foster care are able to start a new life with a lot of ease. These objectives include ensuring that these youths obtain discounted housing and assistance in life skills, employment assistance and financial assistance. This financial assistance is via micro-credit system. The other objective of this organization is to ensure that the youths are able to obtain or access education. This education is meant to prepare them for their futures once the support of the organization is withdrawn. 2. The organization has a vast capability to meet its objectives as stated above. The firm has been in existence for quite some time thus helping it to gain much experience on how to handle issues pertaining youths coming from the foster program. One of the strengths of this firm that will enable it to achieve its objectives is the kind of organization structure that it has adopted. There are various programs that will engage youths from various spheres to ensure that they benefit from the activities of the organization. The variety of the programs will enable the beneficiaries to become all round citizens who will be prepared and determined to take their lives to the next level. The organization has the financial resources that will enable it to fund programs like housing and micro-credit. The housing program will see these youths benefiting for a period of two years. The micro-credit shall enable the youths to access loans that will enable them to carry out their activities properly since they will have an opportunity of investing in various businesses. These investments may end up making them productive and he...
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they are able to make a difference, scholarships could be on the line, scouts could be in attendance of
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Spencer, R., Collins, M. E., Ward, R., & Smashnaya, S. (2010). Mentoring for young people
When people do respond to their summons, researchers say, things happen. The mentoring system is supposedly one of the most beneficial of volunteer activities, in terms of reaching "at risk" kids. The Philadelphia Summit on volunteerism that took place in April of 1997 targeted five basic needs of at-risk kids: a relationship with a caring adult, supervised and safe sites for play, marketable skills, a healthy start, and a sense of service. These five criteria, if met, are expected to lower teen pregnancy rates, high school drop-out rates, and the ...