A HOME

• Eviction and homelessness
• Section 8

           
HEALTH CARE/DENTAL CARE
   
SAFETY

• Shootings 
• CPR Classes

TRANSPORTATION

• Public Transportation
• School Transportation
• Group Transportation
• Bikes
• The Walking Bus        
  

DIRTY CLOTHES

AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR

NUTRITION AND BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD 

• Neighborhood Food

GOVERNMENT CHECKS
           
YOUTH PROGRAMS

• Programming sessions
• Programming Schedule
• Rules
• How to Treat Youth
• Programming for different age groups
• Programming for different age groups
• Programming Partnerships with colleges         
  

POLITICS   

• Youthspeak           
  

COMMUNITY SERVICE/TEEN EMPLOYMENT

• Teen assistants
• Community service and teens with jobs
• Job training at school/jobs

BEHAVIOR

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER/GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
       
NOT BEING IN SCHOOL – BEHAVIORAL CHOICES

• Exclusion
• School Truancy       
  

JUVENILE COURT

• Teachable/reachable moments: the police stations/juvenile court
• Advocacy
• Balanced and Restorative Justice
• Bike Theft
• Car Theft
• Prevention
  

WHY AREN'T PARENTS ENGAGED?
       
ADOLESCENCE IN THE CITY

• Old School Discipline Meets Modern Teens
• Homeless Teens
• Pregnant Teens
• Stress
• High/Scope
  

PARENTS' ISSUES

• Substance Abuse
• Incarcerated Parents

DEALING WITH GRIEF FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
       
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
       
FRIENDSHIP
       
PLAY

• What is play?
• Why do Children Play?
• What happens when kids are play deprived?
• Play leaders
• Bullies
• Etiquette-Bullying-Conflict Link

GROWING UP/SEX/RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION

• Sex education
• Relationships
  

       
PARTICIPATION
       
READING

• Library Trips
• Buddy Reading
• Ideal Tutoring for Reading
• Eyeglasses
• Writing
  

ACADEMIC SUCCESSES

GED PREP
       
COLLEGE

• Understanding High School is the Key to College Success
• First kid going to college       

TUTORING
       
CLASS SIZE
       
MATH
  
COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY
       
SCIENCE

• The Science Fair
• Science Museums
• The Garden
• Animals
• Science At School

FIELD TRIPS
       
CULTURAL EDUCATION
       
SPORTS

• Athletics Taking Up Academic Time
• Bowling
• Ice Skating
• Fishing
• Outdoors
• Sledding
• Swimming
• Bike Riding
• Bike Loan 
  

ARTS

• Movie Making
• Art Field Trips We Have Enjoyed
• Art On The Porch
• Music
• Clay
• Now Defunct Detroit Festival of the Arts Children;s Artist Market
  

CHESS
       
FINANCIAL EDUCATION

• Financial Education Resources       
  

PRIZES
       
SUPPLIES

       
DIFFICULTIES AS AN ADMINISTRATOR

• The community center       
  

LESSENING THE BUSINESS BURDEN

• Insurance
• Financial Services
• Legal Issues
• Fundraising
• Personnel
• Transportation
• Building Management
• Networking
• Evaluation
• Computer Assistance – Administrative

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LONG LOST TRADITIONAL SUPPORTS
   
HOW DOES ADVOCACY WORK?

ONE CHILD AT A TIME. EVERY CHILD. INDIVIDUALLY.
   
BITS AND PIECES DO NOT WORK
   
HISTORY OF ADVOCACY

• Models

OVERVIEW OF ADVOCACY

• Who is the Advocate?
• What Advocates Do
• Goal Of Advocacy
• Needs Met
• How it Works Exactly
• Can advocates be volunteers?
• Why not just volunteer mentoring?
• Why not just tutoring?
• Why not just after school programming?
• Recruiting Advocates
• Recruiting Children
• Parental Participation
• Parents Reviews of Advocacy
• Statistics on Advocacy

RESOURCES FOR ADVOCATES

•   Website Resource Guide
•   Resource center for advocates/caregivers
•   PARTNERSHIPS/SUPPORT PROGRAMS
•   Homework Help at School
•   Boarding Schools
•   Parent/Neighborhood Youth Centers (Ages 6 – 18)
•   Money for Grades       
•   School registration fairs

   
EVALUATION OF ADVOCACY
   
ADVOCATE FEEDBACK: TQM FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES

AND SO FINALLY…REALLY,  IF ADVOCACY IS THE ANSWER, WHY ISN’T IT FUNDED AND HUGE?