NEIGHBORHOOD ASSETS
Our Next Generation
Our Next Generation, with its center at N. 35th Street and W. Lisbon Avenue, has been providing youth serve to the Washington Park, West Side, and Walnut Hill communities for more than 15 years. The agency focuses on educational support of youth and works collaboratively with other agencies and community residents to strengthen the community. In partnership with Westside Academy I and II, the agency coordinates after-school and summer programming at the school sites. These Community Learning Centers begin the daily programs with a meal and then structured homework and academic sessions. Enrichment activities, such as reading, poetry, gym, tech lab, and personal development follow. Nearly 200 children benefit from the program each night.
Additionally, Our Next Generation is coordinating a program to engage Westside eighth graders with The High School Connection, a program designed to help youth stay focused on personal and academic success. Through mentoring, job training programs, teen support, and tutoring, The High School Connection helps youth succeed in high school and better prepare for adulthood. Youth completing the program are eligible for Our Next Generation scholarships to attend college and other post-high school training programs. Our Next Generation facilitates community action and involvement in support of youth education and success by accepting volunteers and reaching out with its programs to other neighborhoods in the area. Our Next Generation often introduces various speakers to students in an effort to inspire them. They have also introduced a new Outbound Learning Program that pairs students with mentors and tutors to help with homework and teach them about a variety of interesting professions with the end goal of broadening horizons. |
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