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Youths in the Summer Enrichment through Fun Activities Program take time out from their lessons and play .
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Youths Have Fun and
, *
Learn, Too, In Summer
Enrichment Program _
By SABRINA JONES
? CVomdW 9ug Wrinr
To succeed in today's society,
. children and teen-agers must
acquire the self-discipline and social
- skills necessary to achieve their
; potential.
This is where the Summer
h Enrichment through Fun Activities
Program comes in, said Courtney
Saunders, the program's director.
Saunders said the educational
project began in August 1992 as a
program sponsored by the Outreach
Center in coordination with the
YWCA. Funded by a three-year
$243,000 grant from the Kate Bit
ting Poor and Needy Trust Founda
tion, the program had three initia
tives: to help parents develop' better
relationships with their children; to
aid parents in preparing their 4-year
olds for kindergarten through Pro
ject Home Start; and a program to
aid teen-age mothers, called Practi
cal Life Skills Building.
Children were also offered
membership in the Marching Angels
and Marching 100s, marching bands
for children ages 4-11 and 12-20,
respectively.
The teen-agers participated in
an after-school homework program.
Soon the parents requested that the
homework program also be made
available to the younger children.
Since there were not enough parents
to supervise the children, the teen-^
agers were matched with the chil
dren as tutors. On June 14, the
Summer Enrichment through Fun
Activities Program was enacted as
an outgrowth of Project Home Start
Created specifically for chil
: problems and below-average grades,
rthe program teams the younger par
ticipants with teen-age tutors daily.
. Parents are required to volunteer
r during the week and to participate in
T a daily reading activity with their
; children.
"There is a need here in the
? community," Saunders said. "A lot
? of kids would be home this summer
. with a teen. The teens are raising
them anyway."
The program has 35 teen-age
volunteers who learn valuable job
skills while being role models for
the children.
"It gives them the opportunity
to develop self-responsibility and
they can give back to the commu
nity,** Saunders said.
"I help out the little children
yiyj get good job experience,"
Amar King, 13, a volunteer. "It's
fin. It's like on-the-job training."
Dee Hawkins, 18, volunteers
because he enjoys being with chil
dren.
**It has helped me to grow up
some and learn about the kids," he
said. "It's fun being with the kids."
The children will benqfit from
the program by acquiring social dis
cipline skills, manners, respect, self
esteem and an improvement in
schoolwork, said Saunders.
In the morning, the children
participate in activities that improve
their math, reading and writing
skills, their ability to follow direc
tions and their social skills. Then
they make crafts during their free
time, and the reading activity fol
lows in the afternoon. Since the pro
gram has no transportation, the chil
dren will go on walking tours in the
community in lieu of field trips.
Other available programs
include the Mathematical Achievers
Program, which uses volunteers to
tutor 6th- through lOth-graders in
general math, pre-algebra, algebra I,
geometry and algebra II on Mon
days and Wednesdays. A reading
program called "Smart Meal" for
black males, ages 13-20, began last
Thursday.
The program has at least 150
Aug. 20. It is located in the Empow
ering Family Center at 610 N. Lib
erty St. During the school year, the
program will be changed to an after
school format that will keep data on
the participants from three to five
years, depending on their ages.
"No one place can take care of
all of our ills," Saunders said. "All
of us have to work together."
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