Social Venture Organization

The Boys & Girls Club of Kern County is a non-profit, established in 1996, dedicated to help young individuals in preparing for their futures. The chapter focuses on helping these individuals with character building, doing well in school, and becoming a responsible citizen within the community. This chapter provides services for “over 5,000 children daily at our 3 clubhouses and 49 campus based programs” (Kern County Boys & Girls Club, 2015). The goal of the organization is to make a positive influence on these children lives and their future. The Boys & Girls Club makes it easier for parents to focus on work by taking the responsibility for creating a safe and fun learning environment for these children. By doing so, children in unstable households receive a greater chance at a successful future. In 2013, the club served 2046 children at the Niles Clubhouse, where 87% of the members were on free or reduced lunch programs (Kern County Boys & Girls Club, 2015). This supports the foundation statement of the organization that the community needs to be involved in making programs that will result in a better future for all children. The organization’s partnership with PG&E to provide scholarships and summer internships is one of the most prevalent portrayals of the community working together to create better futures for the children of Kern County. The after school program is the most popular program the organization offers because

I will educate younger African American children, becoming a mouth piece and passing on what I learned from the conference. This will in turn influence and inspire my peers to strive for greatness. In conclusion, my mission is to provide a message of fortitude to young African American children. I will to create an environment that exposes African American youth to the problems that we face today. I have the hopes of inspiring and motivating youth you reach their greatest potential and take part in things that may seem unfathomable and beyond their greatest imagination if they work hard for

Herndon High School has embraced the following mission statement, “All Hornets Are Capable of Success, No Exceptions!” Herndon became a Kids At Hope school. Herndon encourages students to believe in their individual potential and challenge themselves to define success. They understand the importance of finding hope in the face of adversity. Students when presented with challenges see the opportunity for change and growth. Last year, in the first implementation year of Kids At Hope, the HHS faculty and staff focused on creating a culture where WE BELIEVE in the success of all of our students, NO EXCEPTIONS!. The real strength of the Kids at Hope movement is the way adults interact with students and how students have come to interact with each

Society generalizes first world teenagers, describing them as trapped inside a bubble, shielded from harsh realities of impoverished nations and living with the delusions that their problems dominate all others. While this stereotype does not hold true for all young adults, the unfortunate truth remains: many do not count their blessings. Recently with our soccer team, we had the opportunity to visit Vista Maria, a home and school in Dearborn for girls ages 11 to 17 coming from abusive domestic environments, including sex trafficking and family deficiencies. Interacting with the bright and beautiful girls felt incredible and encouraged us and the team to truly understand how fortunate we live. This trip inspired us to plan on visiting Vista

Gale is an extraordinary teacher leader. She supports the principal by readily volunteering to take on leadership roles. Currently, she is on the School Leadership Team and diligently spends hours writing and gathering data for our School Improvement Plan. Together with the administration, Gale helped to implement our school’s first Leveled Reader Book Room. She spent endless hours questioning teachers to find out what variety of fiction and nonfiction books would interest their children. Gale wanted to make certain that the children had books that would encourage them to become lifetime readers. Thousands of books were purchased,

Which organizations and programs in the community are addressing the issues, and how does your program fit in with/add to the work already being

Mehrin commented on how “segregated” Long Island is and how she never expected to learn that in somewhere as close as Riverhead there is a serious problem with gang activity, she also pointed out that bullying is a much bigger issue on Long Island than she thought. At the end of our conversation I asked Mehrin how GirlsFLI had changed her and to this question she nodded and stated that “it made (her) more of a leader and more understanding because (she) learned not to judge any other people because you never know what they could be going through”. This answer truly shows how uniting individuals from different backgrounds can truly change a person’s perspective and for Mehrin GirlsFLI acted as the catalyst to this

I have the privilege of being involved with such an impactful organization. While helping, youth developed lifestyle skills, I’m also developing skills. Each year I form some amazing relationships that create lifelong friendships. Excitedly each encounter with the youth helps build my belief on why it’s important to help others along my journey. Therefore, being involved with this organization has transform and impacted

To everyone involved in my foundation, including my staff, board of directors, sponsors, and most importantly, the young students we reach, our work is more important than ever. Thirteen years ago, my dad and I envisioned helping young people achieve their dreams through education. This work remains unchanged and will continue to grow. From the Learning Center students in Southern California, to the Earl Woods Scholars in Washington, D.C., millions of kids have changed their lives, and I am dedicated to making sure that continues.

I admire Eugenia’s consistent participation in clubs, including Science Olympiad, Model UN, NHS, Book Club and founder of HOSA (the future healthcare professionals club). She is particularly proud of her participation with Science Olympiad. In 2017 she placed first in disease detectives and second in experimental design. Each year she competed in an invitational event, at Yale or MIT, and the state competition at the University of Connecticut. Throughout high school, she competed in the following events: Disease Detectives, Experimental Design, Helicopters, Write It Do It, Geologic Mapping, Cell Biology, Fossils, and Dynamic Planet. It is important to note, that community service holds a high priority in Eugenia’s. As a member of clubs, which focus on volunteering and as a member of Girl Scouts for over six years, she is committed to service to others. Through her participation in scouting Eugenia has earned both bronze and silver awards for organizing community service projects. She is working towards her Gold Award, with a project that focuses on educating teens on stress and mental health through video explanations and interviews with psychologists and other specialists. Many of these events will involve leading young

The first day at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School the organization greeted students. The organization wanted the students to know that the “community supports their education” (O’Neill,Jennifer). Another way The 100 Black Men participants in empowering children is by interacting with “MORE (men organized to raise engagement)” (“National”). The organization also helps with many different academic programs. One of the many programs is called “project SOAR” which helps support achievements a student has in school (“Education). Another way the 100 Black Men is empowering is by leadership skills. The organization has a mentoring program. The mentors are trained online and has at least a one relationship with one school per year (“Mentoring”). When a child is being mentored they are less likely to skip school. Also students are more likely to have a positive attitude and become more exuberant (“Mentoring Impact”). Altogether the 100 Black Men is an empowering group too many adults and

The agency where I am interning is Partnership with Children. “Partnership” as it is called, works to strengthen the emotional, social and academic skills of at-risk children to prepare them for success--academically, socially, and in life. “Partnership’s” programs aim to bridge the gap between those who have a vested interest in working within New York City’s highest-need public schools, and those in need. “Partnership’s” goal is to transform the overall culture of many of the city’s struggling schools by helping students cope with the extreme stress of living in poverty. Helping students thrive in safe and supportive schools that encourage

When people ask Hannah Vorbeck what she does for a living, she does not have the typical response. Hannah is an international aid worker (also called a humanitarian) in Nigeria, Africa where she lives temporarily. Mrs. Vorbeck grew up travelling and moving to different places around the country, but always knew she never wanted to sit in a cubical all day. She went to Duke where she specialized in education. She first went to Nigeria right out of college as a part of the Peace Corps, but fell in love with the country so much she ended up staying there and opened seven schools for children ages 4-18, which is the reason why she is Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”. These schools not only educate both boys and girls of all ages, but

Social entrepreneurship is gaining such strong interest in nonprofit world because of the economic challenges that have plagued this sector with cuts in philanthropic and government funding. According to Nash (2010) not only are there cuts, there are many organizations vying for the limited funding. Studies support, the attitudes in capitalistic America, and the ease of nonprofits to embrace this concept; evidenced by their ability to sell their once free services, to meet the demands of the consumer. According to the IRS (2010) nonprofits have increased their selling power on unrelated business income, to the tune of 184% increase, in a sixteen-year time frame. This writer, believes these numbers are evidence which support this trend is

In social endeavors initiative can be seen as the capacity to drive changes and achieve extraordinary outcomes. A portion of the suggestions from "magnetic hypothesis" best clarify the part of initiative in the social endeavors contemplated here.1 This hypothesis discloses how pioneers figure out how to trigger and manage significant changes in their associations, how they advance effective social changes in the midst of antagonistic conditions, and how they connect with, inspire, and engage their