Today's new donations: Anonymous $5,000, Gary & Rae Ann Robertson $1,000, Marian Scherf $1,000 in memory of Ronda Courtney, Anita Susan Schindler $1,000, Bruce Ledford $400 in memory of Ron Ledford, Norm & Karen Rosen $250 in memory of Hugh McAvoy, Mary Elliott $100, Jonah Freedman $100, Keith & Gail Leland $100 in memory of Hugh McAvoy Jr, Cottie Morrison $100, Mary Schuette $100
Today's Community Donors: $9,150
Campaign Total to Date: $59,318
Be A Champion – Invest in Kids
Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah's mission is to connect the next generation to opportunities for play, adventures, education, skill development, leadership, service and more, helping young people make friends, give back to their communities and build self-confidence. All these programs enable young people to learn about themselves and build a strong foundation for a healthy, productive life. These programs and our nation's youth need champions.
Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah's approach to positive youth development, therefore, reflects the knowledge, anchored in extensive research, that a quality after-school environment can support the social, emotional, physical and cognitive needs of young people in important ways. Whether through a virtual or in person Club setting, youth can learn and grow and ultimately become ready for life and work.
Boys & Girls Clubs support young people's development through these vehicles:
Environments that are safe, positive, and inclusive.
Relationships in which youth forge supportive, meaningful, and healthy connections with adults and peers.Experiences that build upon their strengths, foster a sense of belonging and purpose, and provide opportunities to lead and be heard.
Whole-Child Development: Club professionals understand that all a young person's areas of development work together. Staff must attend to all of them holistically and simultaneously, as they are interconnected. Clubs are set up to reflect and address this interdependence.
Developmentally Appropriate Experiences: Clubs utilize programming and delivery methods that are suitable for and match the physical, emotional, social and cognitive characteristics of the age groups participating. Reaching life milestones in each area of development is encouraged, recognized, and celebrated.
Program Quality: Clubs engage in continuous quality improvement processes to understand youth needs, ensure staff have the capacity to implement high quality practices that support youth needs, and make ongoing improvements to the Club Experience. In such a quality program context, a robust culture of learning and improvement supports a youth-centered environment.
Every adult can be a champion for youth in their lives and in their communities. We invite you to be one of those champions.
You can join the community members and organizations supporting the Club by sending donations to Boys and Girls Club of Ukiah, P.O. Box 67, Ukiah CA 95482.
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