Supported Organizations

2008

• Brookhaven Chapter of the Atlanta Boys and Girls Club

  

  The Boys and Girls Club of Brookhaven, Atlanta promises to provide a quality developmental program that empowers metro Atlanta youth, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to become productive adults. The Boys and Girls Club gives children a positive place to go with a professional staff to guide them. Last year, BGCMA served more than 17,000 young people through its clubs, summer sites and outreach programs.

• Latin American Youth Center: Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers

  

  The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) is a multicultural regionally-based organization whose mission is to support youth and their families to live, work, and study with dignity, hope, and joy. Founded in 1968, LAYC was incorporated as a non profit 501 (c) 3 in 1974 for the purpose of serving “at-risk” immigrant Latino youth. Since its inception, the agency has grown from a small grassroots recreation center primarily for Latino youth to a nationally recognized organization that serves youth and families across the District of Columbia and Prince George’s & Montgomery Counties in Maryland. LAYC achieves its mission by operating a regional network of youth centers, public charter schools, and social enterprises with a shared commitment to meet young people where they are and help them make a successful transition to young adulthood. LAYC provides multi-lingual, culturally sensitive programs in five areas: Educational Enhancement, Workforce Investment, Social Services, Art + Media, and Advocacy. LAYC’s nationally recognized youth development model, nurtured and refined over more than 30 years, has three goals for youth: (1) Increased academic success, (2) Improved ability to successfully transition to work, and (3) Improved skills for healthy living.

• Roberts Family Developmental Center

  

  Established in August 2001, the Roberts Family Developmental Center (RFDC) provides services in the North Sacramento Community. With a holistic approach focusing on early childhood and family education, economic empowerment and technology, RFDC’s goal is to nurture personal growth, strengthen families and enhance community development and civic involvement. Services include a year-round after school program that provides students a safe place to study, do homework, play and be creative. Science, mentoring, arts and crafts, reading opportunities, and regular field trips are some of the tools used in this program. The objective is to make learning fun and improve students’ academic performance. Additional services include family literacy, parent education, health education, consumer education, child care, English language proficiency, computer competency, recreational needs, and family counseling. The core belief of RFDC is “for the family to thrive, the individual needs of each member must be met.”

• Turning Wheels for Kids

  

  Turning Wheels for Kids (TWFK) is a dynamic program that provides new bicycles for underprivileged children in the local community. The goal of TWFK is to entice children back outdoors, away from TV, computers and snacking and reintroduce outdoor activity and play. Additionally, TWFK strives to provide a bit of joy to children from low-income families, who are all too familiar with the pressures of living in an environment of uncertainty and often chaos. Social Workers in the area have indicated that a bike is the number one requested gift by the children. Last year, Turning Wheels for Kids provided 2,100 bikes for the local children.