Promise 1 - Caring Adults
Frequently caring adults are teachers, parents and coaches.
Angel Wilkins representing Big Brothers/Big Sisters is occupying an office and is currently working with Boca Raton Promise in the development of a team mentoring program in Boca Raton.
Promise 1 - Caring Adults
Promise 3 - Mental Health Plan Undertaken
Rita Thrasher, Executive Director of Boca Raton’s Promise, receives check from Rick Van Lith, COO of Boca Raton’s Community Hospital
Promise 3 - Mental Health Plan Undertaken
Promise 3 - Keep Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free - New Listserv
The Family Guide Web site - http://family.samhsa.gov
continues to offer new ideas and support to families and caring adults in their efforts to keep youth mentally healthy and drug free. Below are descriptions of new articles posted on the Web site and related resources that could be useful to adults involved in raising and mentoring youth. You can join the Family Guide Web site listerv to receive the enclosed issue and other timely updates by going to
http://family.samhsa.gov/main/listserve.aspx
Keep Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
Promise 3 - Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds
Team members think about healthy bodies and healthy minds as being equally essential to providing a healthy start for adulthood. In addition to having reliable and affordable health care, including immunizations and regular check-ups, attention must be given to mental health status as well.
Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds
Promise 4 - Summer Career Search
Boca Raton’s Promise is accepting registrations for its 5th annual Summer Career Explorers program –previously known as Summer Shadowing. Boca Raton’s Promise encourages parents and youth to team up to discuss careers and how to prepare for them. While one-on-one shadowing is still available for older youth, the program is now geared to provide group experiences for younger teens who benefit from interaction with peers during the visit.
Summer Career Search
Promise 4 - Marketable Skills through Effective Education
Promise 4 - Marketable Skills through Effective Education
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Promise 4 - Teenage Volunteers Needed in Summer Youth Programs
Boca Raton’s Promise is looking for teenage
volunteers to assist in four summer youth
programs during June and July.
- Earn some service hours
- Bring smiles to faces
- Put your talents to use
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Promise 4 - Summer Career Explorers
We can find you places to explore careers
July 19 through July 30 - Ages 13 and up
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Promise 5 - Youth Fund Their Own Projects
Hammock Pointe’s School of Promise, formed in January 1999, continues to be active. For the past two years the team has focused on service projects…. and is now funding them, too!
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Promise 5 - Service Council
Five members of Boca Raton’s Community Service Council met Alma Powell, Chairman of America’s Promise, when they attended the National Youth Action Summit in Washington D.C. last July (2005). Pictured above, left to right, are Brian Kirsch, Paulet Green (Advisor), Alma Powell, Demetri Morgan, Ross Eller, Molly Sharp and Dana Levine (front). The five returned home to help the Council spearhead two new Fall events. Both are intended to rally local youth organizations around community service-learning.
The 12-member Service Council is co-sponsoring the community’s first Service Rally, “Learn, Lead & Serve” on September 10, and is planning the first Youth Health Fair to be held at West Boca High School on October 23, 2005.
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Promise 5 - School adopts "Senior Pals"
Hammock Pointe Elementary School’s Promise team chose this school year to focus on Promise 5, giving service. The youth and adults on the school’s promise team are making two visits a month to Regents Park, a senior living residence on Verde Trail. These intergenerational meetings provide opportunities for dialogue between the youth and the elder generation. The program is called “Senior Pals”.
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Promise 5 - Teen Talent Troupe
The idea of providing opportunities for youth to serve by entertaining senior citizens at their place of residence was conceived in l999 by volunteer parents, Mindy Dolandis and Elaine Sussman.
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Promise 5 - Make a Difference Day Weekend - 2003 - National Days of Service
Make A Difference Weekend October 24-27, 2003
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