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Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County, Inc. — Vero Beach Teen Center/Youth Volunteer Corps <br /> Grant Application to the Children's Services Advisory Committee <br /> C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, I — 6, not to exceed two pages) <br /> �r <br /> 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. <br /> Mental Wellness Issues and Childcare Access <br /> 2. Briefly describe program activities including location of services. <br /> The Youth Volunteer Corps ' services focus on education, skill building, and leadership <br /> development while providing ongoing positive activities for youth outside of school hours, <br /> everyday after school , during the weekends and throughout the summer. <br /> The following in a list of programs offered to youth through out Indian River County in the YVC <br /> program: <br /> • VIP PROGRAMS (Volunteers in Partnership) Weekend Service Projects throughout Indian <br /> River County. <br /> • YVC Summer Program : Service projects are provided daily throughout the summer for <br /> teams of Youth Volunteers which are led by YVC Staff Team Leaders . <br /> • PALS ("Pupils Assisting Learning in Schools ') After School Tutoring Program : Youth <br /> Volunteers work in teams under the leadership of an YVC Staff Team Leader in a structured <br /> tutoring program in elementary after school programs . <br /> • Exploring Your Community Through the Scientific Method : The Youth Volunteer <br /> Corps, provides service activities to replace required Science Fair projects in FLC ' s Biology <br /> classes . <br /> • Teen Center: Offer facility based programming for teens every day after school and all day <br /> ,%we during the summer with programming such as : help with homework; drug and alcohol <br /> prevention classes ; and career development . <br /> 3 . Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how <br /> your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the <br /> Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with <br /> target population . <br /> Most youth programs reinforce the disconnection that young people feel in our society by <br /> treating them as clients rather than contributors. The youth volunteer is the primary focus of the <br /> YVC program, but the youths who participated in this program are given the responsibility as the <br /> contributors of service. The Youth Volunteer Corps places these young people into an <br /> environment of meeting the needs of others . Studies have linked adverse youth behavior with <br /> low self esteem. Treating youth as resources and putting them in responsible, serving roles builds <br /> self esteem. Search Institute ' s study of 46,000 young people, described in The Troubled Journey, <br /> found that youth who serve others are less likely to be involved in negative behaviors . The study <br /> showed that participating in "helping behavior" lowered adolescents ' involvement in substance <br /> abuse, dropping out of school , teen pregnancy, and other negative behaviors. <br /> 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated <br /> hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (this section <br /> should conform to the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative <br /> Worksheet). <br /> I full-time President & CEO — with a Bachelors Degree with a minimum of three years working in the non <br /> profit sector, dedicating 10 hours per week of his/her time in program support, evaluation and staff training. <br /> 6 <br />