Organization: SOLAR YOUTH INC
Mission: TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO ACHIEVE LIFELONG SUCCESS.
Activities: EAST - STEWARD PROGRAM: SERVING CHILDREN AGED 5-12, THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOLLOWS A UNIQUE KIDS EXPLORE! KIDS DO! KIDS TEACH! PROGRAM MODEL, IN WHICH YOUTH INVESTIGATE LOCAL ECOLOGY (KIDS EXPLORE!), DESIGN AND PERFORM SERVICE PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (KIDS DO!), AND THEN TEACH WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND ACCOMPLISHED TO OTHERS (KIDS TEACH!). TEENAGE YOUTH EDUATOR INTERNS, WHO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS FOR THE STEWARDS, WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PROGRAM STAFF AS THEY LEARN LEADERSHIP AND GENERAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, THE EAST SITE SERVED 55 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH
WEST -STEWARD PROGRAM: SERVING CHILDREN AGED 5-12, THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOLLOWS A UNIQUE KIDS EXPLORE! KIDS DO! KIDS TEACH! PROGRAM MODEL, IN WHICH YOUTH INVESTIGATE LOCAL ECOLOGY (KIDS EXPLORE!), DESIGN AND PERFORM SERVICE PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (KIDS DO!), AND THEN TEACH WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND ACCOMPLISHED TO OTHERS (KIDS TEACH!). TEENAGE YOUTH EDUATOR INTERNS, WHO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS FOR THE STEWARDS, WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PROGRAM STAFF AS THEY LEARN LEADERSHIP AND GENERAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, THE WEST SITE SERVED 83.
GREEN JOBS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: ONCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOUTH CAN APPLY TO BECOME PAID INTERNS. GREEN JOBS APPRENTICES LEARN CONCRETE SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH CARRYING OUT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT THEY DESIGN. THEY ALSO BUILD SKILLS FOR GENERAL EMPLOYABIITY SUCH AS CRITICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMMUNICATION AND WORKING IN GROUPS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, 24 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH WERE SERVED.
NTEE category: Youth Development
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition