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Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County, Inc. — 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 /> 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. <br /> Metal Wellness Issues & 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 is a list of programs offered to youth throughout Indian River County in the YVC <br /> program: <br /> a VIP PROGRAMS (Volunteers in Partnership) Weekend Service Projects throughout Indian <br /> River County . <br /> a 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 /> a 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 /> a 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 /> a Youth Volunteer Corps Advisory Council : Youth Volunteers who have shown <br /> consistency in participation, exemplary behavior, and leadership skills, are chosen to <br /> represent the members of the YVC in a monthly youth driven council . <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 youth in this program are given the responsibility as the contributors of <br /> service . The Youth Volunteer Corps places these young people into an environment of meeting <br /> the needs others . Studies have linked adverse youth behavior with low self esteem. Treating <br /> youth as resources and putting them in responsible, serving roles builds self esteem . Search <br /> Institute ' s study of 46 , 000 young people, described in The Troubled Journey, found that youth <br /> who serve others are less likely to be involved in negative behaviors . The study showed that <br /> participating in "helping behavior" lowered adolescents ' involvement in substance abuse, <br /> dropping out of school , teen pregnancy , and other negative behaviors . <br /> 6 <br />