Achievements
Youth Club members and parents paint the tangible picture of our day-to-day mission. Each day SCYC creates a proactive, living example of what it means to serve and to be changed by working with children. SCYC is an example to the entire community of what can happen when passion and progress converge.
“Youth Club helps me in several ways. The way Youth Club helps me most is with homework. Youth Club explains my homework to me. Youth Club also helps me look up the answer to my question. The second thing Youth Club helps me with is by learning. When I go to gardening, I learn about Science. When I go to move, I learn about my body.” - Robert Snowdon
“I think youth club gets me smarter, faster and more intelligent. I think Youth Club is good because you see some of your friends, family and you make lots of friends.” – Graham Schweikert
“Youth Club helps me and my family, because my dad is always at work and my mom is at work in the afternoon.” – Jenny Enger
“Three reasons they help me is with homework. They help me with math. Like Algebra and percentages. The second thing is it helps me learn. Like rings can tell the age of trees. Third thing is they are good friends.” – Coy Graham
“Youth Club helps me by 3 things. 1. It helps me do my homework! They give me enough time to finish it, which is good because I can play when I get home. 2. It helps me get smart by centers. 3. The teachers are also nice to me.” – MaKenna Cottrell
“I hope youth club is here for a long time. Youth club is a very special place to be.” – Kayleen Pinkham
“Fortunately, the SCYC is able give my kids the care and attention that I cannot always provide to them after school. From making sure they have a healthy snack to fun and educational activities to helping with homework questions, I could not have asked for better care. You have become like part of the family!” – Club Family
• The Center for Evaluation & Education Policy observed the SCYC and 72 other after-school programs; SCYC scored better than the state average in every category and two of our sites scored 2nd and 3rd out of all 75 sites studied. Click here to see the report.
• ISTEP testing was conducted in the Fall of 2007. Over 55% of students at each school passed both English and Math.
• Teacher survey reports indicate that most students participating in the 21st CCLC program are improving from fall to spring.
• Parents’ views of the program as a quality educational after-school program are changing. In previous years, parents commented on the child care aspect as primary to educational needs. Now parents at all schools focus on the educational support for their children with child care as a secondary benefit. Parental satisfaction is very high.
• Grades have increased for those Youth Club students most in need. ISTEP pass rates for SCYC 21st CCLC students are higher than statewide pass rates for all 21st CCLC students, and teachers report students are improving from fall to spring.
• Sixty-nine percent of parents indicated that their child’s grades had improved, while 72% believe they are more interested in school. Parents report that the children feel better about themselves and their behavior at home has improved as a result of the program.
• 98% of students at Youth Club agree that they feel safe at Club.