Center For Whitley County Youth Inc

THE CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED BOTH IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS THAT HELP ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNCOVER AND REFINE THEIR NATURAL SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND CHARACTER TRAITS THAT ALLOW THEM TO RISE ABOVE THEIR LIMITATIONS (BOTH REAL AND PERCEIVED). THESE ENVIRONMENTS LET OUR YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A COMMUNITY FULL OF MULTI- GENERATIONAL ROLE MODELS AND MENTORING, OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE AS WELL AS RECEIVE, AND A SPIRIT OF INVITATION AND CHALLENGE.

A. PROGRAMMATIC PARTICIPATION INCREASED 37% BETWEEN 22/23 AND 23/24 SCHOOL YEARS. B. DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR NEW LIFEWISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM, PARTICIPATION INCREASED BY 176%, FROM 70 TO 193 STUDENTS. C. OUR STAFF ENGAGED WITH 110 NEW STUDENTS THAT DID NOT ATTEND ANY OF OUR SCHEDULED PROGRAMS. D. WHEN CONDUCTING SEARCH INSTITUTE'S DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS SURVEY THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR STUDENTS REVEALED THE IMPACT OF PROGRAMMING AND RELATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS (MEASURING CHANGES IN DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS): I. 96% OF OUR YOUTH AGREED THAT THEY FELT RESPECTED BY STAFF. II. 93% OF OUR YOUTH AGREED THAT THE STAFF AT THE CENTER BELIEVE IN THEM. III. 89% OF OUR YOUTH AGREED THAT THE STAFF AT THE CENTER HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. E. AFTER CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL SURVEY I. 100% OF STUDENTS BELIEVE THEY ARE VALUED AS A YOUNG PERSON WHILE THEY ARE AT THE CENTER. II. 100% OF STUDENTS BELIEVE THERE ARE ADULTS WHO CARE ABOUT THEM AT THE CENTER. III. 99% OF STUDENTS ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE CENTER. IV. 100% OF STUDENTS BELIEVE ADULTS AT THE CENTER SHOW THEM HOW TO ACT IN POSITIVE, RESPONSIBLE WAYS. V. 98% OF STUDENTS BELIEVE ADULTS AT THE CENTER HELP THEM SEE FUTURE POSSIBILITIES FOR THEMSELVES. VI. 100% OF STUDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG WHILE AT THE CENTER. F. OUR CERTIFIED LIFE COACH/MENTOR WAS ABLE TO DO LIFE COACHING LAST SCHOOL YEAR WITH 75 STUDENTS FOR A CUMULATIVE 586 HOURS. 82% OF STUDENT-SET GOALS (792 TOTAL RECORDED GOALS) WERE COMPLETED. G. AFTER SURVEYING PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE CENTER I. 87.7% AGREE THAT THE CENTERS PROGRAMS HELP PREPARE THEIR CHILD(REN) FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES IN THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE SITUATIONS (12.3% NEUTRAL). II. 75.4% AGREE THAT THEIR CHILD IS DOING BETTER IN SCHOOL SINCE PARTICIPATING IN THE CENTERS PROGRAM (22.8% NEUTRAL, 1.8% DISAGREE). III. 68.4% AGREE THAT THEIR CHILD IS BEHAVING BETTER AT HOME AND/OR SCHOOL SINCE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM (31.6% NEUTRAL). IV. 98.3% AGREE THAT THE CENTERS PROGRAM IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR CHILD (1.7% NEUTRAL). V. 100% AGREE THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE PROGRAM.