After-School Program
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The After-School Program is a year-round program designed to assist children with their schoolwork and build their math and reading skills. Our After-School Tutoring program uses volunteers, including many college students, who work to help children improve their performance in school and show them they can achieve their goals at their highest potential. Our Tutors supplement tutoring classes with appropriate educational materials and computer instruction. More importantly, our tutors let students know that someone really does care about their educational accomplishments and future.
Group 1 (ages 6-8) Group 2 (ages 9-12) Group 3 (ages 13-18) |
Boys to MEN & Sister to SisteR Mentoring Program
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The mentoring programs for young women and young men from 13 to 18, provides activities that strengthen self-esteem, self-respect and responsibility. Boys to Manhood program is led by men who volunteer to help young men develop positive character traits including self-respect, respect for women and the impact of fatherhood. Both programs are weekly sessions to help young teens communicate openly, discover life options and opportunities develop social skills, and become aware of their community and the world around them. Meetings may include guided discussions, rap sessions, guest speakers, social events, cultural enrichment activities. The teens are encouraged to attend college and are provided with SAT preparation and information about getting into college. The Sister to Sister program is conducted by women volunteers who serve as positive role models and mentors for the teenage participants. With the guidance of caring volunteers, these young women and men learn life skills that will empower them throughout their lives.
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Science Lab Program
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The Science Lab exposes young people to science and teaches them about their environment and the world. The program’s focus is to promote interest in science and encourage exploration of science, math and engineering. It also offers information on the various career opportunities available in these fields. The Science Lab incorporates hands-on science projects that introduce participants to a wide range of topics related to biology, botany, chemistry and earth science.
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College Tour Program
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Each year The Caring Place sponsors weekend trips to selected colleges and universities to show teens that attending college is a real option. Center volunteers and staff accompany participants who meet with college administrators, tour the campus and talk to students enrolled at the college. In the College Tour Program, young people learn about admissions requirements, academic programs, degree offerings, financial aid and college life and are motivated to go to college.
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Sign Language
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Sign language instruction is another way children at The Caring Place can learn to eliminate barriers and communicate with others, the hearing-impaired. Children enrolled in Sign language learn the alphabet, finger spelling and basic signs. Classes are educational as well as entertaining and maintain the interest of the children. The classes incorporate games, flash cards and songs.
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Garden Program
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Every spring and summer the Caring Place youth plant their own garden under the guidance of a volunteer Master Gardener. Kids benefit from gardening in many ways. Nurturing plants from seed to harvest can lead to increased feelings of confidence, self-esteem and pride. These hands-on classes cover everything from composting and double-digging to beneficial and destructive insects and tomato-tasting. During harvest, the youth collect produce to be taken home. It is very rewarding to see these kids learn more about plants, insects, and animals, and even more rewarding to see them caring for the land, each other and themselves.
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Entrepreneur Program
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The Entrepreneur Program teaches entrepreneurship to the youth from low-income communities to enhance their economic productivity by improving their business, academic and life skills.
The Entrepreneur program provides inner city youth with the knowledge and skills to plan, develop, and start their own businesses. Students work through all aspects of creating a functioning business: Hands on experience, writing a mission statement, designing marketing materials (logos, flyers, business cards, web sites), calculating business financials and writing a business plan. |