2014 Rise N' Shine Finale
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After six weeks of fun and educational workshops, making new friends, and trying new things during weekly offsite fieldtrips, our Prevention Department's summer camp, Rise N' Shine celebrated another successful summer with its end of summer finale on August 8th. The finale is meant
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RNS participants sample chocolate bark made by the baking workshop.
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to highlight what the participants have learned and accomplished during the camp and this year the participants showed off a ton of new talents.
The finale began with lunch and the viewing of display tables from the camp's workshops. At the baking workshop table, the participants shared three different types of chocolate bark, a homemade chocolate candy with yummy toppings. A poster board displayed with the delicious dessert shared what the girls had learned in the workshop, with tips like, "Read the recipe first or you could make a big mistake!" and what they liked most about baking, "You get to have a tasty treat and you get to make desserts with your friends," one girl shared. Throughout the finale, each girl excitedly shared the sweet treat with her family and friends. "My aunt didn't believe that I helped make this!" one new baker exclaimed.
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After lunch, Berta Malec,
Family Services Case Planner, introduced the main event, a rendition of the musical Annie to be put on by all of the Rise N' Shine participants. Click here to read more.
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Face Forward: A new program at AFG serves
youth with juvenile involvement
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In January 2014, our Outreach and Education Services Department launched a new program funded by the Department of Labor, Face Forward. The goal of the new program is to help improve the long-term employment prospects of youth in the juvenile justice system. The program serves youth between the ages of 16 - 24, who had a juvenile offense when they were under the age of 18, by helping the youth continue their education and find gainful employment. "The whole purpose of the program is to prevent youth from entering into the adult justice system. The goal is for them to become employable, and to help them move beyond their juvenile offense. This program will empower them to become successful adults," shares Tyresha Robinson, Case Planning Services Manager of Face Forward.
Face Forward will reach these goals by working with the youth in a variety of ways. First, the program will provide individual case management services to its participants. These sessions will help the youth with goal setting, education and employment, obtaining a driver's license and housing if necessary, and assist them to reunite with their family.
The second component of the program is to connect youth with vital resources. Primarily, staff members will help link the youth with GED classes and testing, as well as job placement. Click here to read more.
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AFG Joins National Campaign to Fight Child Trafficking in the United States
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Within 48 hours of running away, a young person is likely to be solicited for prostitution or another form of sexual exploitation[i]. Alternatives For Girls fights this exploitation and trafficking by conducting nighttime and early morning street-based outreach to connect with girls and young women who are homeless, engaged in sex work, or possible victims of trafficking. Through providing resources, a snack, and safe choices, Alternatives For Girls lets these girls and young women know that they are not alone.
Alternatives For Girls is excited to announce that we've joined a national movement, Everyone's Kids, Everyone Gives (EKEG), in a campaign to raise money to help fight child trafficking in the United States. This initiative is uniting nonprofits, foundations, celebrities and other influencers around the nation to raise $1 million dollars in 24 hours on September 16, 2014. With the leading crowd funding platform for causes, Razoo, EKEG is engaging Americans across the country to take action and support the critical work these nonprofits do every day to protect our children. All monies raised will support the work of the participating nonprofits.
Want to help support Alternatives For Girls in the fight against human trafficking?
- Create your own Razoo fundraising page to raise money for Alternatives For Girls on Everyone's Kids, Everyone Gives Day, September 16th.
- Help spread the word about Everyone's Kids, Everyone Gives Day and Alternatives For Girls on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites.
- Donate directly to Alternatives For Girls through our Everyone's Kids, Everyone Gives Razoo page by scheduling or making a donation on September 16.
We invite you to be part of this important cause by lending your support to the campaign and to join us on September 16 to reach our goal of raising $1,000 for Alternatives For Girls. Together we can help empower young girls across the U.S. to take their lives back, and put an end to child sex trafficking in the U.S. for good. Keep a lookout for our progress and other updates about Everyone's Kids, Everyone Gives Day on our website, Facebook, and Twitter pages.
[i] Family and Youth Services Bureau U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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