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Teen Resources - CAP4Kids: The Children's Advocacy Project Citizens for Missouri's Children is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest organization. Supported by members, they advocate for public policy that puts children first. Priority issue areas are child protection, early care and education, health and mental health care, and youth development. Citizens for Missouri's Kids also monitors the state budget and revenue, tobacco tax proposals, and push for adequate resources to finance needed children's services. Citizens for Missouri's Kids has been very active in promoting improved health care coverage ...
The mission of The Children's Advocacy Project (CAP) is to help bridge the gap between the many quality social service agencies in the St Louis area and the families that need their help the most. To bridge this gap, we aim to empower and to inform those that care for the children of St Louis through this web site. The CAP will assist families, health care professionals, and social service providers by furnishing the tools necessary to connect families in need to the appropriate social service agencies that serve them.
Better Brooklyn Community Center - Youth & Family Programs After-School Tutorial Program The After-School Tutorial Program offers one-on-one homework assistance and tutoring to 190 students for the entire school year, based on the students needs. Tutors are certified teachers, educational specialists in math and reading, and trained volunteers who act as mentors, providing positive reinforcement for youth. Each child or teen is assessed and receives an individualized educational plan based on his particular academic needs in reading comprehension, math, science, and other subjects. Referrals to the program are accepted from teachers, social workers, parents, and other community ...
Mentoring As part of the Youth & Family Department, the mentoring program is developed from the on going volunteer program that focuses on one on one tutoring. The Brooklyn Center’s mentoring project brings professional and positive role models from the community to invest some of their time and energy to work with children and youth in our youth development programs. The focus of the mentoring project will to guide the students in academics but also to provide positive role models for these kids whether it is in career goals or academic skills.