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CITY OF RAMSEY <br />Description of Community Programs and Donations <br />Youth First Community of Promise <br />Youth First is the only FREE neighborhood based after school program in our community. Our youth are <br />eager for a place they can go when school is not in session and our parents rely on the safe and <br />structured programming their youth are involved in during our program. By creating neighborhood <br />centers that are safe for youth ages 11-18 to go to after school and during school release days, Youth <br />First has actively embraced the pledge to deliver 5 specific promises to all youth in the community. <br />By ensuring that youth are given the opportunity to consistently experience these promises Youth First <br />and its supporting members are building a future where youth are more likely to succeed academically, <br />socially, and civically, regardless of ethnic or economic boundaries. <br /># of people served # of people served # of people served <br />2011 2012 2013 <br />Academic Support 143 143 144 <br />Enrichment Programs 124 145 135 <br />Social Services & Support 52 113 138 <br />TOTAL - Unduplicated # Served <br />Organization Wide (#'s above reflect <br />overlap - client's receiving services <br />from different programs) 189 254 266 <br />Promise 1: Caring Adults <br />All children need support and guidance from caring adults in their families and communities. These <br />include ongoing, secure relationships with parents as well as formal and informal relationships with <br />teachers, mentors, coaches, youth volunteers and neighbors. <br />Promise 2: Safe Places <br />All children need to be physically and emotionally safe wherever they are - from the actual places of <br />families, schools, neighborhoods and communities to the virtual places of media. They also need a <br />healthy balance between structured, supervised activities and unstructured time. <br />Promise 3: A Healthy Start <br />All children need and deserve healthy bodies, healthy minds and healthful habits. These result from <br />regular health check-ups and needed treatment, good nutrition and exercise, healthy skills and <br />knowledge, and good role models of physical and psychological health. <br />Promise 4: Effective Education <br />All children need the intellectual development, motivation and skills that equip them for successful work <br />and lifelong learning. These result from having quality learning environments, challenging expectations <br />and consistent guidance and mentoring. The number one predictor of whether you will be successful in <br />life is whether you graduate from high school. <br />Promise 5: Opportunities to Give Back <br />All children need the chance to make a difference in their families, at schools and in their communities. <br />Knowing how to make a difference comes from having models of caring behavior, awareness of the <br />Page 1 <br />