In Brief

Solution

Unite for Youth is an agency that offers mentoring programs for high school and middle-school students in the Greater Claremont. Unite for Youth’s goal is for young people to feel hopeful for the future and to build positive relationships.

In Brief

Unite for Youth (a nonprofit agency) provides mentoring programs for middle school and high school students in the Greater Claremont. The program will create partnerships with local school districts, the juvenile court system, and other organizations. Unite for Youth hopes to instill hope and promote positive social relationships among young people. A sense of individual responsibility can only be restored through interpersonal relationships. This will allow youth to take ownership of their future and feel proud of what they have accomplished.

At-risk teenagers have lost their faith in the future because of repeated failures and destructive behaviors. To achieve this goal, young persons must be in a learning environment that is inclusive and encourages their best efforts as well as reinforces their respect for others.

Unite for Youth, a program designed to help young people who are either not able to attend school or have been involved with the juvenile courts system, is an initiative. The program’s purpose is to identify and support youths going through a turbulent transition from childhood to adulthood. Each level has a slightly different focus, but the goal is to empower the young person in order to make positive changes.

Unite for Youth will focus primarily on middle school youths. In three years, half of the system’s students will be in Middle School. This age group is especially problematic and provides the perfect opportunity for mentoring to be successful.

Unite for Youth’s mentoring programs will pair a young person with a mentor for 12 consecutive months. During that time the two will participate in weekly planned activities to strengthen the relationship between the two and improve the young person’s confidence and hopefulness. Mentors will receive ongoing training throughout the year, and they will attend monthly meetings to discuss the young person’s progress.

Over time, Unite for Youth will create a learning environment that will be an invaluable resource to young people, aspiring mentors and the community at large.

Why Us

Unite for Youth is a program that is in direct response to the growing number of young people that are either falling through the cracks at school or are already entangled with the juvenile court system. The goal of the program is to identify youths who are going to have a turbulent transition to adulthood and offer positive support system to avoid the pitfalls that can derail their lives. Although the focus may differ at each level, the goal is the same: empower the young person and make positive changes in their lives.

Expectations

Forecast

• We are hoping to raise enough money through ongoing donations to help with the necessary activities.
• Total donations are expected to be approximately half of a million dollars annually.