Organization: COTTAGE COVE COMPANY
Mission: COTTAGE COVE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, ARTS, AND LIFE-SKILLS OPPORTUNITIES TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS, PLUS BIBLICALLY BASED SPIRITUAL AND CHARACTER INSTRUCTION.
Activities: DAILY PROGRAM. A PROGRAM PROVIDED AT NO-COST TO THE CHILDREN OR FAMILY FOR APPROXIMATELY 85 CHILDREN DAILY. INCLUDES EDUCATION (HOMEWORK HELP, TUTORING, AND READING) AND RELATED FIELD TRIPS, ARTS AND LIFE-SKILLS CLASSES (GYMNASTICS, PIANO, GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOICE, DANCE, COOKING, PAINTING, DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SEWING, KNITTING, COMPUTERS, WOODWORKING), RECREATION (SUPERVISED SPORTS), AND BIBLICALLY BASED CHARACTER AND SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION. A GENERAL "REWARD STORE" ENABLES THE CHILDREN TO SPEND POINTS THAT THEY EARN.
SUMMER DAY CAMP. AN EXTENDED PROGRAM, PROVIDED FOR A NOMINAL FEE, FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 CHILDREN DAILY DURING THE SUMMER WEEKS. INCLUDES EXPANDED ASPECTS OF THE DAILY PROGRAM, PLUS EXTRA FIELD-TRIPS, AND MEALS.
DTI MISSIONS AND OUTREACH. HOSTING AND FACILITATING SHORT TERM MISSIONS TRIPS AND GATHERINGS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS; FOCUSED ON TRAINING PARTICIPANTS IN DISCIPLESHIP, APOLOGETICS AND HERMENEUTICS, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, AND SPECIFICS OF WORKING WITH INNER-CITY CHILDREN AND TEENS. GROUP SIZES RANGE FROM 8 TO 30 INDIVIDUALS. A NOMINAL OR COST-RECOVERY FEE IS SOMETIMES CHARGED.
NTEE category: Youth Development
Secondary category: Religion-Related