Waterbury Youth Service's kids in action 2008...
YOUTH LEADERS GO TO SUMMER CAMP
Two Waterbury youth leaders and two adult advisors attended the MADD Youth Leadership Power Camp 2008 from July 15-18th at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. They joined 125 youth leaders from around the state who are ready to make a change in societal attitudes about underage drinking and its consequences.
WYSS PEER TO PEER TUTORING
Research has shown that well-designed tutoring programs that use volunteers and other nonprofessionals as tutors can be effective in improving in all areas of study. Students who are tutored by peer or cross-age tutors often demonstrate higher self-esteem and positive attitudes toward school. Students who are tutored even one to two hours a week will find strong improvement in all areas of study. Although, sometimes it is difficult to get the students to be agreeable to tutoring, by making it a mandatory component of our after school programs majority of the students do comply. Within a short period of time the students see their success in school and at that time the tutoring component becomes an important commitment and one they are willing to make.
YOUTH TEACHING YOUTH GOES TO THE CAPITOL
“Youth Teaching Youth” is a prevention program of WYSS, whose goal is to reduce underage drinking in Waterbury. On March 5, Caryn and members of the LEAD group (Leaders Educating Against Drinking) attended a Community Briefing on underage drinking and participated in a state-wide press conference held at the Capitol with other youth leadership groups from around the state. The youth also visited the offices of the Waterbury State Representatives and Senators to ask for their support of Senate Bill No. 294-”An Act Prohibiting Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers in Motor Vehicles" & Senate Bill No. 296-"An Act Concerning the Offense of Driving Under the Influence and Ignition Interlock Devices".
GRADUATION DAY FOR TPP SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
In 2003, Amber, a student of WYSS’s Positive Youth Development Program received a TPP scholarship. We are delighted to report on Friday May 1st, 2008 Amber graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA with a degrees in Marketing and Finance. Amber will be working in at financial/banking firm in Pittsburgh, PA.