The Mentoring Effect!

January is National Mentoring Month and the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is bringing attention to the need for mentors, as well as how each of us – individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based communities and non-profits – can work together to increase the number of mentors to assure great futures for New Haven’s youth.

On Saturday, January 31, 2015  the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is inviting the Community to come out and listen to a panel made up of Young People & Community Leaders! Conversation is scheduled to run from 10 AM- 11:30 AM at our main site (253 Columbus Avenue).

This inter-generational panel will discuss the importance and impact of mentoring from both adult and youth perspectives.

Mentoring-The Mentoring Effect

Club members were given the opportunity to shop for the Holidays with local law enforcement in hopes to strengthen the relationships between police officers and children from the neighborhoods they serve and protect. Club members met their “partner” over a meal at the Bear & Grill in Orange, CT, visited with Santa and followed the police procession to the Milford Target to shop for themselves, their families and a child that their “partner” has identified as a disadvantaged from the service area of the officer. Through REACH’s very generous sponsors, the kids purchased a gift, shopped for their family and shopped for another child. Teaching the children to help others is a selfless act and sends a very strong message.  Generosity is something the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven and REACH feel should be instilled in every child.

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Shop With A Cop- News Clip

The Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is highlighted in The Community Fund for Women & Girls, Winter Newsletter for Healthy Lifestyles. The Boys & Girls Club of New Haven (BGCNH) has been a vital source of youth education for over a century. The Community Fund to awarded the BGCNH with a $3200 grant for the Triple Play Leadership Club. The Triple Play Club educated 47 girls ages 10-18 on nutrition, fitness, and character, and encouraged those girls to share that knowledge with others.

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The Community Fund for Women & Girls, Winter Newsletter

The Boys & Girls Club of New Haven (BGCNH) will convene its Annual Meeting on Friday, Dec. 5^th, 8:30am – 10am at the Club, 253 Columbus Ave., New Haven, CT.   BGCNH exists to provide educational and enrichment programs for children and families, especially those from underserved neighborhoods.  For over 140 years, the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven has served the children of New Haven and we continue to address the need for quality out-of-school time activities and programs for children and youth in our community. BGCNH supports families in nurturing children and youth and assisting them in mastering academic skills and gaining essential life skills, health and wellness information, and developing self-esteem.

In addition to comprehensive programming provided our main site in the Hill neighborhood, the Club provides afterschool and summer camp programs in two Housing Authority communities, Eastview and West Rock.  Just this past October, we took another important step.  We are now providing K-2 after school programs at the Lincoln-Bassett Community School in the Newhallville neighborhood.  In the past 4 years, BGCNH has nearly doubled its capacity.  In 2015, BGCNH will support over 1000 children in New Haven.  By 2018, we seek to serve over 2000 children in the Greater New Haven area.

To that end, the Club will launch the “Great Futures Campaign” during the Annual Meeting.  The campaign is a 3-year effort to support continued expansion, enhance programs and deepen our impact for New Haven’s most vulnerable young people.

The Club will also recognize community partners that have helped Club members achieve success in three priority areas this past year. They include:

• Academic Success Partner – Quinnipiac University
• Healthy Lifestyles Partner – Cornell Scott Hill Health Center
• Good Character & Leadership Partner – Arabic Temple #40

For more information about the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven’s Annual Meeting please visit www.bgcnewhaven.org or call (203)787-0187.

About the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven

The Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is one of the largest youth serving organizations in the city, serving nearly 1,000 children and youth each year.  The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is to “Inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. The Club provides programs for children and teens ages 5 to 18, including an After School Program, Summer Vacation Camp, and “The Club” for teens.  BGCNH staff members ensure the delivery of programs that are based on youth development principles that encourage competence, usefulness, belonging and influence Core program activity includes Fitness and Recreation, Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, and the Arts, as well as computer technology. In addition, the Club conducts an extensive program of team sports for children and teens.

We are extending and enriching after school programs at Lincoln-Bassett Community School in the Newhallville section of New Haven. Approximately 100 additional K through 2 children will be served by BGCNH at this site. BGCNH is proud to participate in Lincoln-Bassett’s initiative to make this school a true community school with aspiration to revitalize the Newhallville community.

Lincoln-Bassett is part of a state-sponsored initiative that establishes schools as community hubs, accessible to children and families, including during evenings and weekends. Lincoln-Bassett is creating community partnerships to develop a unified focus on academics, services, supports and opportunities that lead to improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities. A key part of this effort includes optional before and after-school programs that provide extensive developmental support.

Partnering for After School Programs at Lincoln-Bassett

In recent years, we have collaborated with the Housing Authority of the city of New Haven to deliver after school and summer camp programs beyond our main club house in the Hill Section. We now serve children, many who are at risk, in the Authority’s West Rock and Eastview Terrace communities. We are pleased to report contract extensions for another 3 years. In 2015, we will be serving over 1000 children at our 4 sites – that’s a new milestone for us!.

While working closely with Lincoln-Bassett’s staff, we also will be collaborating with other organizations including the Boost! initiative, a United Way facilitated and managed effort, and the Connecticut Center for Arts & Technology (ConnCat).

Summer Brain Gain – Session 1 Re-cap

This line will show up in the preview on some email clients, put your main subject line here. If you’re having difficulty seeing this email, click here Summer Brain Gain – A Recap of Week 1 & 2All members of the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven’s Summer Fun and Learning Program participated in the first two weeks of Summer Brain Gain, a series of lessons that support summer learning.   I’M A SUPERHERO!    Week 1 Each group, from 5-6 year olds to 11-14 year olds, began the first week with a lesson centered on the question: what makes you unique? Standing in a circle, our members each had an opportunity to share an interesting fact about themselves, as well as practice their public-speaking skills. What a way to break the ice! Continuing with the theme of self-expression, our youngest members created their own superhero costumes to represent themselves. They proudly modeled their paper-plate masks and paper-tissue outfits for other club members and staff.   Week 2 During our second week, our Summer Brain Gain lessons shifted to the theme of motion, energy, and machines. After viewing and discussing a series of videos about inventions that capture kinetic energy from different types of human motion — from jumping to spinning — our 9-14 year olds shared inventions they would implement in their home. Our 9-14 boys later participated in a game of “Human Machine” Charades, where small groups used their bodies and sound effects to act out the function of different machines — from a popcorn-maker to a windmill. HUMAN MOTOR BOAT                   Chrisma Phillips, Summer Brain Gain Coordinator with Teens Stay tuned … This email was sent to {Email}. You are receiving this email because you may have opted to receive communication from us. © Boys & Girls Club of New Haven 2014. All rights reserved. Follow us on: Boys & Girls Club of New Haven 253 Columbus Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States bgcnewhaven.org Unsubscribe | Subscription Preferences Powered by:

Great futures start at the Boys & Girls Club.

The club is a safe place for kids… a place where they can have fun, be free to dream of the future and work to make those dreams come true.

Our dedicated staff strives to provide a worldclass Club experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who walks through our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship and living a healthy lifestyle.

By sponsoring or playing in this year’s golf tournament, you will become part of a winning team – the Kids, the Club and You – working together to brighten their lives – today and tomorrow.

We would like to thank our event sponsors: