Youth mentoring

our robots at a variety of local government and club meetings, such as those of the school board, Lions’, and Rotary Clubs from the surrounding areas. Our team has integrated robotics education in the classroom and local youth groups through Lego and VEX robotics programs, mentoring young students as they are required to work in teams to design a robot capable of solving a challenge. These programs exist to encourage cooperation, creativity, and innovation in students, skills that are not easily…

Congress have reached a similar conclusion. 395,000 jobs are urgently needed to fully employ the 18-24-year-old again. [2] The soaring number of the unemployed and the enormous job shortfalls delineate the gloomy and bleak employment prospect for UK youth. With the aim of resolving the long-term unemployment, the UK government, policymakers and educators have already provided extra help and support. Programs like Work Programme,…

interested in is working with youth. Specifically working with immigrant children coming from low income families. In my own case I want to help other like ones helped me. Whether it be aspects of personal or professional life. Addressing dilemmas and helping conquer their challenges is very rewarding. An ultimate goal is to cause a ripple effect and impact a community in a positive way. Help someone now, so they than can help someone later. The…

To do so, I propose creating a network of mentoring programs creating by the Ron Brown Scholar organization, that go out and bridge the gap between African American youth, and academic success. Many may argue this point by stating the old phrase “the road is wide but the path is narrow”, however, I cannot agree with the ideology when I know that students…

the philosophy of teachings reflected in Canadian Aboriginal cultures and communities. Outward Bound Canada has worked with various Aboriginal communities and organizations to help develop inspiring and valuable programs. The programs for Aboriginal youth based on principles including; Community, Cultural, collaboration. This is a program that offers Aboriginals the chance to learn the way that works with their culture values (OBC). The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative (MAEI) seeks to…

criminal act being committed by the juveniles have increased at an alarming rate over the time. According to the research during the period of 70s and 90s the percentage of homicide committed by the youth using guns almost doubled compared to adults whose percentage declined. In 1995 the program, Youth Firearms Violence Initiative (YFVI), was launched by the department of justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to help the law enforcing agencies to come up with programs…

These programs come in many forms such as Alternative schools, after school programs, mentoring programs, and school-within-a-school programs. No matter what type of program is chosen, they are used to help at-risk students stay in school by providing them with support, relationships, attention to specific needs, developing social skills, and…

Youth are born naturally inquisitive and playful. While toddlers may use their imaginations and play with toys to express their creativity and need for mental stimulation, structure begins to become more and more important as a child ages. Children develop both physically and mentally in different stages, allowing them to participate in more diverse and complex activities as they age. Youth can enjoy a great deal of emotional and physical growth by participating in different sports and leisure…

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT) is a non-for profit organization that serves at risk youth in the Humboldt and West Humboldt Park, Garfield Park, Austin, and Logan square communities across Chicago, Illinois. The youth participant’s ages range from 7-18 years old. The ethnicity of the youth participants consist of mainly Hispanics, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and African Americans. The clients served by BUILD also entails more than 90% of their youth participants being of low income families, gang…

What are Juvenile Offenders? Juvenile offenders are youths under the age of eighteen who are accused of a crime or have committed a crime and they are processed through a Juvenile Justice System. I learned about Juvenile Offenders through a class assignment, the class was instructed to read a novel about Juvenile Offenders in a Juvenile Hall facility. This topic is very controversial and it can go either way; it’s very intriguing to see how and why Juvenile’s end up in the justice system.…