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Youth Programs
YouthNet
Guadalupe Center is also a founding member of YouthNet, a collaboration
of twenty-one youth service agencies whose program components include
outreach, counseling, and activities. The goal of YouthNet is to
influence high-risk youth so that they avoid substance abuse, gang
involvement, and stay in school.
Arts & Crafts
The Youth Program also encourages arts and crafts as a leisure
activity. In cooperation with Mattie Rhodes Counseling and Art Center,
youth learn woodworking, painting, leatherworking, and jewelry making.
By developing artistic skills, youth not only gain a hobby, but build
self-confidence.
Youth Clubs
Youth clubs such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are constructive after
school and summer activities that instill moral and positive values and
provide social, educational, cultural, and recreational activities for
youth 13 and under.
Summer Enrichment Program
The Summer Enrichment Program, designed to supplement the regular school
year, is an eight week, full day program for children ages five through
thirteen. Program participants benefit from field trips, structured
activities, educational tutoring, and nutrition.
Field Trips
Field trips sponsored by the program are both entertainment and
education oriented. For entertainment, youth have loaded the bus for
trips to Worlds of Fun, Royals' games, Wizards games, Lake Jacomo, and
ice skating just to name a few. Educational and cultural excursions have
included the Nelson-Atkins Museumof Art, the Agricultural Hall of Fame,
the Renaissance Festival, and the KU Museum of Natural History.
Special Events
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variety of special events are held for youth, high school age and
younger. These activities include seasonal youth dances, social and
cultural events such as Cinco de Mayo, Día de los Muertos, and Christmas
activities.
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