Youth Empowerment Services (YES)
YES is a unique after-school program for at-risk youth experiencing academic and/or attendance issues at Brooklyn Park Middle, Lindale Middle and Meade Middle School, particularly those impacted by incarceration. The YES program provides support to address current academic needs, but also works with the youth to develop goals for personal achievement in the future and then helps them develop their own plans to build a path towards success where they achieve those goals.
For more information on the YES program, contact:
Euphemia Griffin at niecyg2@gmail.com
Light of the World Family Ministries
Behavioral and Emotional Support and Training (BEST) 2.0
Operated by AACC’s Teach Institute & Parenting Center, BEST 2.0 is an early childhood program that provides behavioral intervention and parental support for families with children who are aged from birth to five years old. This program focuses on the impact of incarceration, community and intergenerational trauma using both in-home and virtual sessions with a behavioral specialist. BEST 2.0 offers group community sessions with partners like The Judy Center and Anne Arundel County Public Libraries, as well as parenting certificate programs where families receive one-on-one assistance, support and coaching. In addition, BEST just launched a new Teen Parent program with our partners at the West County Family Support Center.
For more information on the BEST program, contact:
Candy Place at ceplace@aacc.edu
Anne Arundel Community College, TEACH Institute & Parenting Center
Black Wall Street Mentoring Program
Black Wall Street Mentoring Program provides youth who are between the ages of 11 and 24 with one-on-one mentoring with academic support and life-skills development, focusing on the workforce development and GED attainment for youth. The goal is to help youth achieve academically, develop skills for self-sufficiency, reduce risk for gang involvement all while addressing trauma and the “pair of ACES.” The BWS curriculum was developed based on the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets for Youth.
For more information on Black Wall Street, contact:
Rita Washington at ritawashington.ncdc@gmail.com
Penzola Kisic at kisic.penzola@gmail.com
Newtowne 20 Community Development Corporation
Hood 2 Good
Hood 2 Good is a successful, grassroots out-of-school-time program for at-risk youth in low-income, public, and subsidized housing in Annapolis. Participants are primarily African American and Latinx. The program uses art as a mechanism for youth to process trauma and challenging emotions, explore topics and issues of interest with subject matter experts, develop skills for coping and mindfulness, develop artistic and technical skills that can support college and/or career readiness
For more information on Hood 2 Good contact:
Kenneth Starkes at kenneth_starkes@community-transitions.com
Community Transitions, Inc.