Club Tech
Club Tech uses technology and Microsoft applications such as Word, Paint, PowerPoint and Excel to advance youth development in the Boys & Girls Club's National Core Program of Character & Leadership Development, The Arts, Sports and Recreation, Education & Career Development and Health & Life Sciences. Club Tech members become involved in projects and activities that encourage discussion, reflection, cooperation and collaboration.
Netsmartz
Netsmartz is an Internet Safety Program. It prepares kids for their future use of the Internet for research and the development of projects. The Netsmartz workshop provides kids with original, animated characters and age-appropriate, interactive lessons that entertain as well as educate kids about Internet safety.
T3 Club
T3 - Teen Technology Team - is a leadership club that promotes volunteerism, education and career development in technology. T3 members, acting as tech center assistants at the help desk, provide equipment maintenance and repair services and help other club members use technology more effectively and efficiently. The Boys & Girls Club's mission is to place tomorrow's technology in the hands of today's youth. T3 is open to Club members ages 12 through 18.
Mentoring
Mentoring works. A statewide survey* reveals that mentoring contributes to student success: 98.4% of student participants remained in school, 85.25% didn't use drugs, 97.95% didn't become teen moms and 98.2% didn't participate in gangs. Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad offers at-risk students between the ages of 12 and 18 who are attending the Carlsbad Unified School District a special opportunity to experience trust, counsel and support from specially trained and screened adult mentors. The Club's Multi-Cultural Mentoring Program fosters supportive relationships that focus on the needs of young people while encouraging them to develop healthy lifestyles and nurture positive self-images for the future. The program brings together mentors, students and parents and consists of one-on-one mentoring, student and parent orientations, field trips, job shadowing, group activities and an annual dinner. Prospective mentors must commit to the program for one full year. They will receive training and they are required to complete monthly activity reports and attend the annual dinner.
* California Mentor Foundation, California Programs Making A Difference, Oct. 1999
Kids in Unison
Kids in Unison is an inclusive program that offers children with disabilities between the ages of 6 and 17 a supportive social environment in which they can develop necessary lifestyle skills while, at the same time, build lasting friendships. The program features positive social interaction with peers, games with members, field trips and reading - all aided by PALS - a peer group of volunteer Club members. Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad’s Kids in Unison program is sponsored through the generous support of Kids Included Together San Diego, Inc. and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation.
Family Support
Family support activities, programs and events are designed to benefit Club members by promoting family stability, cohesion and connection. Examples include family fun nights, referral services, and job skills training programs.
Diversity Initiative
To help educate young people about the importance of tolerance and diversity, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has joined forces with The Allstate Foundation to develop Youth for Unity, a diversity education program designed to combat prejudice, bigotry and discrimination. Youth for Unity is the umbrella title for a comprehensive set of programmatic interventions that allows Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad to help members appreciate and understand our society's diversity, recognize unfairness and take personal leadership in confronting bias.
Counseling Service
Palomar Family Counseling Service (PFCS) provides free-of-charge individual and group counseling and assessment of behavioral problems, effective relationships with parents, dealing with peer pressure and youth concerns.
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