Community youth development

Erikson believed in eight (8) stages of development. The fifth stage was called identity vs identity confusion. During this stage, teenagers have little responsibility as well as the luxury of discovering who they are and who they want to be. Youth who successfully maneuver this stage come out of it with a solid sense of who they are. Youth who do not are likely to suffer from identity confusion which causes either withdrawal and isolation or the youth losing their identity in a peer group…

As a pillar in the community, the Rec-N-Crew has facilitated and generated charitable funds to the youth and businesses of Blythe. Although working under the umbrella of The Joe Wine Blythe Recreation Center, the foundation continues to give back and nurture the Blythe and Palo Verde Valley community. History: In existence since the mid to late 1950s, The Blythe Recreation Foundation was formed, which would later encompass the Rec-N-Crew, a non-profit organization, which was formed to purchase…

Act, Prevent and Safeguarding agendas. (E) I have been working as a Head Youth Worker at Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre for almost a decade and one of my primary responsibilities was Safeguarding (Children Act) as well as an implementation of Prevent. I am also a trained social worker, although I am trained abroad I found it being a very transferable skill set in order to implement the said functions. Knowledge of developments in education – particularly post 16/ learning and skills and how these…

YMCA, they engage 9 million youth and 13 million adults each year in the U.S. through four core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The YMCA and YWCA are accessible to all people, it offers solutions to financial situations for individuals and families who cannot afford membership. They encourages youth, adults, families and communities to be healthy, confident, connected and secure. Y’s across the U.S. play a role in strengthening the leadership and youth programs of the Y…

situation. The causes of adolescent homelessness are due to family problems, economic problems and residential instability. Many youths run away from home do to physical and sexual abuse or strained relationships and…

After School Newcomer Youth Leadership Program –Newcomers Empowerment Settlement support for Teens (NEST). This program will focus on Leadership Development, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Stress Management, Self-esteem, self-identity, Communication Skills, Healthy Living, and Social Justice, team building, academic success, community resources, conflict resolution/communication,civic engagement Ideally the start date for both programs would be April 9, 2015 and end date May 28th 2013. Dates:…

The month of September is different than the summer time. Most the youth use to come to the center to fill their time with entertainment and personal development. On September 9 the new School year supposed to start, unfortunately there are strikes, later they solved, But, East African Youth Program welcomed its student members back from their long summer break and wished them on good terms with this new school year. A lot of the youth are moving from middle to high school, and this means for…

While analyzing the required text for this week there were five ethical categories that reoccurred through each document: responsibilities to parents, collaboration, community, personal development, and students. In addition, there are other categories, but these are the most significant to me. Special education teachers have a responsibility to parents: • Use culturally appropriate communication with parents and families that is respectful and accurately understood (CEC, 2010). • Actively seek…

and I will tell you who you are. It is clear that each individual is a product of their environment and the people who surround them. Youth usually hang out with other youth. Majority of those young people become influenced by pop culture and the messages they portray. Since adolescents are very vulnerable and naïve during this time because of their brain development, they are more likely to adapt to their environment. Jeffery Jensen Arnett (1999) describes how the globalization of young people…

post-modernity relating to youth. I will draw upon one theory, policy and practice and critically reflect on it. The Costello Committee Report defines the purpose of youth work as: ‘’Youth work must empower young people and enable them to emerge from the enveloping state of dependence….young people must know, feel and believe that they have some control over their situations in the sense of having ability to influence intentionally what happens to them and their community. The ability of young…