Operation: UPWARD

Description

UPWARD Youth -

• Counseling - individual/group therapy provided for youth ages 5-16.
• After school care - a safe place for children during out of school hours where children receive a snack, homework assitance and participate in various activities.
• Individual tutoring - tutoring provided on an individual basis for children struggling academically.
• Arts program - weekly sessions that consists of 2D art sessions, 3D art, hip hop dance classes, intro to ballet, poetry, etc.
• Kids Church - Monday nights for any children that desire spiritual uplifting and encouragement.
• Youth Ministry - Monday nights for any youth that desire spiritual uplifting and encouragement.
• Summer Camp - 8 week camp during out of school time that includes educational enrichment, summer reading, fun activities, trips and more.
• Teen Arts Program/Competitions - poetry, art, spoken word, digital photography, etc
• Teen Summer Work Program - youth attend trainings and are provided with jobs/stipends during the summer. The purpose of this program is to teach importance of serving in our community.

UPWARD Hunger

• PANTRY - provides pantry boxes on an emergency and monthly basis to any individuals or families in need.
• BACKPACK MEAL KITS - program that distributes weekend meal kits to youth. Each kit contains 4 meals and 2 snack for the weekend that an individual youth can prepare themselves.
• HOMELESS PORTABLE MEALS - a kit of nonperishiable, easy to open food that will provide homeless/transit individuals with a healthy meal mobile meal.
• KIDS CAFE' - a hot, healthy meal that is served on our premises daily to any children in the community that desire to eat 5pm-6:30pm.

UPWARD Practical

• Domestic Violence - Program to assist individuals with escaping, legal, counseling, group sessions, etc.
• Job Prep/Life Skills Coaching and Training - assits individuals in resume' creating, budgeting, GED and more.