Youth mentoring

private session with children who have dealt with the trauma. (Finch, Web) The people that help them out at school as well as keep a close relationship with the family are Therapeutic staff support workers (T.S.S.). “T.S.S. workers take on one-to-one mentoring roles with children and young adults who have emotional, behavioral or social problems that interfere with their abilities to function at home, in school or in other environments. There are many different organizations and resources out to…

Delta Sigma Theta is a sorority I took keen interest in after doing some profound research. Not only is it a sorority but indeed a sisterhood. The values and driven purpose to which the sorority serves to the African American communities here at home and abroad speaks volumes. I first took an interest with pledging as a teen. I grew up in an era where the Cosby show exemplified the educated black family thus the spin off “A different world” broadcast the image of college life at an HBCU. I…

There are thousands of free and low-cost clinics in the United States and are in need of altruistic medical professionals to get involved. Along with clinics in urban areas, you can get involved in your community and volunteer to help give minority youth be given opportunities to break through barriers and have equal opportunities. Many people prefer to be seen by physicians who look similar because it is easier to relate and they feel as though they will not be discriminated…

If George Washington and Robert E. Lee were young men today, they would be Boy Scouts and enthusiastic supporters of Scouting, as I am. In fact, in his Sept. 1796 letter to Alexander Hamilton, George Washington himself promoted youth assemblies and behavior strikingly similar to Boy Scout camporees that would take place 125 years in the future: “…but that which would render it of the highest importance, in my opinion, is that at the juvenile period of life, when friendships are formed and…

effectiveness, and participation requirements. Youth in the juvenile justice system often reflect a variety of high-risk elements that include inadequate family support, school failure, negative peer groups, and lack of utilization of community-based services(NCJRS). In order to address some of these high risk elements, we typically divert the youth through the use of diversion programs. A diversion program can be classified as any program that allows a youth to avoid official…

The program of Community Service Scholars usually represents a dynamic network of student leaders that reflect a wide spectrum of interest, talent and skill. Community Service Scholarships are services designed to improve the quality of life for community residents or solving problems related to their needs. Many scholars oftenly opt to create community service of their path by assuming positions in the student organizations. Community involvement and extracurricular activities can go a long way…

I attend the National 4-H Youth Conference and was selected based on my leadership and citizenship qualities. IAlso in 4-H, I have been on a 4-H executive board seven times since I was nine. Moving on to the area of robotics, I have led my robotics team for three years, and in that…

United States, the number of children and young people that are homeless on any given night has been estimated at around 1.3 million (National Runaway Switchboard, 2009). The state of Minnesota made an effort to tackle youth homelessness by adopting the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act in 2016, which is explicit family policy because its objectives are deliberately structured to affect minors and their families. According to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (2015), this bill requires the…

for 4-H in third grade. When I entered middle school, I would tutor and guide kids to better grades. When I entered High school, my skill blossomed even more when I took so many opportunities and ran with them. I joined Project Discovery and joined youth group where I would lead majority of the conversations. Then during my ninth and tenth grade summer, I joined the Southside Community College STEM camp where I was a team leader. The first year, I organized team members into their respective…

person is associated with, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. Therefore, I think the values people learn at home influence their peer relationships and learning ability when parents are more involved with their children. Take, for example, youth who struggle to fit in at school or may perform poorly academically. Delbert Elliot and Travis Hirschi research found a high correlation between delinquency and young people who act out against authority and perform poorly at school (Alder,…