Featured Sponsor:During the renovation of our kitchen facility, Wingate is supplying over 200 club members with a hot, balanced meal every Thursday. Thank you Wingate! 
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Program GoalsDouble the number of children we serve daily.Each day, the West End House provides more than 180 immigrant and urban youth with a safe alternative to the streets. However, there are hundreds more children who need our programs. Some are desperate for a sense of belonging, making them vulnerable to the lure of gangs. Others struggle academically, and don’t realize that help is close by. And some cannot safely travel to and from the Club or must spend the after school hours minding younger siblings. In response, we have undertaken the challenge of increasing the number of kids we serve each day from 180 to 300. This represents a dramatic increase in the number of young people who enjoy a hot meal every day, receive homework help, take music lessons, art classes and who participate in athletics — and a dramatic increase in the number of kids on the path to becoming productive, responsible, caring citizens. Deepen the impact we have on at-risk urban youth.How does the Club assure that every member is gaining the skills and experiences needed to succeed as adults? Club leadership, in collaboration with staff and youth development experts, have created a transformational new service model that tracks and measures all aspects of our members’ progress as they mature into adulthood. The underlying theory is that members should have certain capabilities and/or exposures in social, intellectual, emotional, and physical development throughout their childhood and adolescence. Through regular assessments of our kids’ growth in these different areas, staff can make sure that we’re providing the right services and supports to profoundly and positively affect their development. |
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