Mission & Five Core Service Areas

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The Mission of the Center is to expand the range of choices and opportunities that enable, empower, and encourage Clay County youth.

The goals of the Center are as follows:

1. Improve educational performance
2. Adopt positive decision-making skills that discourage harmful risk-taking behaviors
3. Provide opportunities for parents and guardians to communication community involvement.
4. Provide opportunities for demonstrating positive social behavior through adult mentoring.
5. Provide opportunities for learning positive social skills, demonstrating

 Over the years, a number of strategies have proven effective in engaging youth in positive development. The Teen R.E.A.C.H. Center has adopted these strategies as its five core service areas:

  1. Academic Assistance, which encompasses time to receive homework help, tutoring in basic skills, and enrichment programs that encourage   creativity;

  2. Life Skills Education that provides abstinence instruction from a range of risky behaviors such as substance use, criminal involvement, violence, and sexual activity. The Center uses Botvin’s life skills curriculum as well as Second Step Violence Prevention in daily activities.

  3. Parental Involvement so parents and guardians can meet with staff to discuss children’s activities and participate in events that build parent/child bonds and community involvement.

  4. Positive Adult Mentors who offer participants opportunities to develop and maintain relationships with adults through mentoring and other programs that emphasize one-on-one relationships.

  5. Sports and Alternative Activities that provide safe outlets for participants to try new skills and interest, build friendships, find their place in a group, and gain developmentally relevant experiences. Interest clubs, individual and team sports and skill building activities are examples.

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