The Boys &
Girls Clubs of Santa Fe / Del Norte
program includes AmeriCorps
members building good decision making
and resistance skills for youth and teens in northern New Mexican schools and
Boys & Girls Clubs sites. These AmeriCorps members are responsible for improving
resistance skills, increasing academic success, social-emotional skills,
strengthening relationships, and avoiding risky behaviors for youth and teens.
AmeriCorps members also leverage volunteers from the local business community
to provide mentorship and workforce readiness at the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Their Power Hour homework help and tutoring program keeps youth and teens aged
between 6 through 18 years on track with assignments at school.
Focus Area: Education
- Providing targeted tutoring in language arts and math to students in high priority schools who tested below grade level
- Placing members as service-learning coordinators in schools and after-school programs
Locations
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Las Vegas, New Mexico