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Helping young people discover and develop their strengths
Contact’s youth development programs empower youth by helping them identify and develop their strengths and assets. Programs include:
Research shows that the more developmental assets children and youth have, the more likely they are to make good choices and develop into successful adults. Developmental assets identified by the Search Institute www.search-institute.org include internal and external assets. Internal assets reflect positive values and identities, social competencies, and commitment to learning. External assets identify important roles that families, schools, congregations, neighborhoods, and youth organizations can play in promoting healthy development.
After School Programming
Our after-school programs serve youth living on the south and west sides of the city of Syracuse. Youth in our after-school programs
- Develop social and life skills
- Increase their self-awareness
- Strengthen and develop protective factors
- Experience the stability of a caring community of peers and adults
Way to Go operates on the southwest side of Syracuse.
Paving ‘R’ Way is based at Lincoln Middle School in Syracuse.
Both programs feature a case management component, a key to success in after-school programming. The youth know that our staff members will be there for them on a daily basis or in an emergency when they have nowhere else to turn. Youth development specialists also work with parents, school, and other agencies in the youths’ lives.
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