Youth Initiative

Preparing For Our Future

At David Clark Dance Camp-We truly believe that the youth are the focal point in any community. When children are able to focus on being children, learn life lessons, and have opportunities to succeed, all while having fun, we will be able to start combating many of the issues that are tearing our communities down. The following is a compiled list of a few hardships we strive to change in our youth’s lives:

Students should have the opportunity to learn life skills
Students are stressed and dealing with depression, lack of support, academic and social direction
There is concern regarding early and high-risk experimentation with sex, drugs, alcohol and gang involvement
Additional parent education and involvement is needed
Interdepartmental collaboration should be strengthened
Enhance delivery of core services to include more volunteer development, high-touch programs and outreach to schools
Students need positive adult role models, mentors and more activities close to home
Support the academic day and offer more tutoring, academic support and after high-school preparation
Offer meaningful volunteer and life skill-building opportunities in the community
Gain the resiliency skills to cope emotionally