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WYMAN CONNECTS TEENS TO THEIR VOICES, THEIR STRENGTHS, AND THEIR FUTURES THROUGH PROVEN PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS. WE ENVISION A DAY WHEN ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THRIVE. OUR WORK IS FOUNDED IN THREE KEY BELIEFS:-EVERY YOUNG PERSON POSSESSES THE TALENT AND POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED AND LEAD.-EVERY YOUNG PERSON NEEDS HEALTHY CONNECTIONS WITH CARING ADULTS AND PEERS.-EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE EXPERIENCES, UNENCUMBERED BY ECONOMIC AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS.ADOLESCENCE IS A PERIOD OF DEEP CHALLENGES AND IS ALSO A TIME OF EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES. WITH OUR MISSION AT THE FOREFRONT, WYMAN CREATES, DELIVERS, AND DISTRIBUTES PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ESTABLISH HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER SUCCESS. WE MOVE BOLDLY FORWARD TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF TEENS AND STAND WITH THEM AS THEY CREATE THEIR FUTURES.

WYMAN'S TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM (TOP)DELIVERED IN ST. LOUIS BY WYMAN, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERS, THE TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM (TOP) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM, COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING, AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS. TEENS ARE EMPOWERED WITH THE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO DEVELOP SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS; PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS; DEVELOP A SENSE OF PURPOSE; AND AVOID RISKY BEHAVIORS. TOP IS A 9-MONTH PROGRAM SERVING TEENS FROM 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE. IN THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR, WYMAN DIRECTLY DELIVERED TOP TO 650 TEENS IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA. OUR PARTNERS DELIVER THE PROGRAM TO AN ADDITIONAL 25,000 YOUTH ACROSS THE NATION.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESCAMP WYMAN EXPERIENCES - WYMAN'S CAMP WYMAN EXPERIENCES OPERATIONS SERVE AS A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ARM OF THE ORGANIZATION. BASED AT OUR CAMP IN EUREKA, MO, WE HOST OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMPS THAT INCORPORATE SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, ADULT AND YOUTH RETREATS, BUSINESS MEETINGS, WEDDINGS AND MORE. WYMAN'S STAFF TAILOR EXPERIENCES TO HELP GROUPS OF ALL KINDS LEARN TO EMBRACE CHALLENGES, GO BEYOND THE EXPECTED, AND REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. ALL NET PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM CAMP WYMAN EXPERIENCES DIRECTLY SUPPORT WYMAN'S MISSION SERVICES TO ENABLE TEENS TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES AND BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES. WYMAN'S NATIONAL NETWORK - PROVIDES PROGRAM REPLICATION AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERVICES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT TEENS AND INCREASE THE SKILLS OF THE ADULTS WHO WORK WITH THEM.

WYMAN LEADERSWYMAN LEADERS SUPPORTS OVER 300 ST. LOUIS TEENS ANNUALLY IN DEVELOPING LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TO ACCESS AND COMPLETE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREERS AND CREATE STRONG CONNECTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. WYMAN LEADERS HELPS TEENS LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES NOW, WHILE PREPARING FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. FOR 9 YEARS FROM EIGHTH GRADE THROUGH FOUR YEARS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OUR YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE PEER GROUP EXPERIENCES EACH SUMMER, AS WELL AS CONSISTENT, INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS LONG-TERM, ENGAGING, EMPOWERING, AND HOLISTIC PROGRAM PRODUCES OUTSTANDING OUTCOMES WITH TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS. A CURRENT STUDY OF GRADUATES HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG LONG-TERM RESULTS, AND LEARNINGS ARE BEING USED TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE PROGRAM.

TEEN CONNECTION PROJECT OUR ABILITY TO BUILD STRONG SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS IS A PREREQUISITE TO DEVELOPMENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES YET MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LACK HEALTHY, POSITIVE, AND AFFIRMING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS, FEELING ISOLATED AND ALONE. THE TEEN CONNECTION PROJECT (TCP) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DEVELOPED THROUGH A THREE-YEAR RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND WYMAN (2016-2019). IT IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT, AND WELL-BEING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH. TEENS MEET IN SMALL GROUPS WEEKLY FOR ONE SEMESTER AND USE A GUIDED CURRICULUM TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND ADULTS, AND THEN SHARE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES. IN THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR, TCP SERVED 502 TEENS IN ST. LOUIS AND THROUGH SEVERAL NEW PARTNERS. GIVEN THE CURRENT TEEN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND TCP'S ALIGNED OUTCOMES, WYMAN IS PRIORITIZING EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM IN ST. LOUIS AND THROUGH NATIONAL PARTNERS.