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Helping Children & Youth Children and youth need the opportunity to grow up in a safe environment where they have access to educational, recreational and self-esteem building programs. Children and youth benefit from services that help them learn and flourish.
Helping Children and
Youth programs:
Big Brothers &
Sisters of Portage County
Contact: Andrea Niedert,
Director Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County helps children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with measurable impact.
King-Kennedy Youth Services
Contact: Richard
Brantley, Director The After-School Tutoring program connects volunteers, including many Kent State University college students, with local children and youth who are in need of after-school academic assistance. Jake’s Kids is a summer program held morning through afternoon, that provides local children and youth with a safe place to go when school is no longer in session. The program provides children with meals, recreational and educational activities.
School-Based
Services
Contact: John Barnes School-Based Services provide educational opportunities, emotional support, mentoring and after-school programs for at-risk youth in Portage County.
Skeels Youth
Development
Contact: Sharon Sanders,
Director Skeels Youth Development allows children and youth with the opportunity to develop and learn life skills through activities that focus on education and prevention. The Salvation Army Youth Services
Contact: Captains Demetrius and
Juanita Stanford The Salvation Army Learning Center is an effective after-school tutorial and enrichment program for children in first through fifth grade that emphasizes academics, social maturity, and spiritual well-being of youth in Portage County that are in danger of falling behind in their formal education. The Kidventure Summer Enrichment Program runs full day, four days a week for 10 weeks during the summer. Through collaboration with Kent State University, students serve as tutors for the program. Goals of the program are to develop academic skills, enhance creativity and to build self-esteem and confidence. Camp NEOSA provides the opportunity for low-income children throughout Portage County to have a one week overnight camping experience. The Youth Development Program focuses on the mental, physical, social and spiritual aspects of a child’s life. The Music Program offers instruction in brass, string, percussion and woodwind instruments; as well as piano, sacred dance and drama.
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