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COMMUNITY YOUTH SERVICES

The Community Youth Services branch brings teen programs to communities by working with schools, churches and other community-based organizations.

Teens are an important part of our communities! The YMCA of Greater Cleveland believes in the positive development of teens through programs that teach leadership skills, develop character, provide positive social activities, and encourage community involvement.

Programs are based on a developmentally-specific program philosophy, with YMCA character development and asset building as a foundation.

The YMCA uses a planned approach to enhance four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility throughout all its programming areas.

ACHIEVERS PROGRAM

Malik Moore, Director of Community Youth Services
(216) 263-6294
mmoore@clevelandymca.org

This teen program focuses on college preparation, leadership development, character development, and career exploration.

The program is open to all students.

Students are connected with adult mentors who assist them in reaching their goals and provide opportunities for direct hands on career exploration.

Activities include life skills seminars, career clusters, cultural workshops, college fairs, peer leadership opportunities and more!

Locations

Downtown YMCA
Meets every Wednesday, 5 pm to 7 pm
Merrick House
1050 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland: Meets every Tuesday, 5:30 pm to 7 pm

In addition, the Hillcrest YMCA Branch has an Achievers chapter.

LEADERS CLUB

Leaders Club is one of the YMCA's most intensive and comprehensive teen programs, providing opportunities for leadership training, personal growth, service to others and social development to area youth.

Bringing young people from the Greater Cleveland area together on a weekly basis, teens work with their peers and counselors on engaging skill and character-building activities as well as on planning and organizing club projects.

Program Goal
To promote and enhance the personal growth and social skills of young people in order to develop leaders who will be positive advocates
for the Greater Cleveland community

Objectives

Activities

How You Can Help
As a nonprofit agency, the YMCA offers many of its programs at minimal cost to youth, making support from the community vital.

There are a number of ways the community can help:

Leaders Club Locations

The Leaders Club currently operates in the following Cleveland Metropolitan schools:

L.I.F.E. (Living in Female Empowerment) PROGRAM

The L.I.F.E. program is about empowering girls, ages 8-15 at various stages of development.
While it includes leadership, character development, and career exploration components, the central aim of the L.I.F.E. program is to help girls as they make the transition from girlhood to adolescence. The program strives to help young ladies become respectful, respectable, and confident young women who are able and unafraid to make positive decisions.
Join the L.I.F.E. program and become empowered! Call (216) 263-6805 for information.

L.I.F.E. Program Locations

Downtown YMCA, 2200 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland
Meets every Monday from 5:30 pm. to 6:30 pm.

The program operates in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District at the following schools:

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

Malik Moore, Director of Community Youth Services
(216) 263-6805
mmoore@clevelandymca.org

Model United Nations (Model U.N.) provides area youth an opportunity for hands-on involvement with international issues and solutions, fostering a greater appreciation for our global community.

The goal of the program is to increase awareness of international affairs by learning about U.S. policies and international organizations. This is accomplished by learning the cultural traditions, history and policies of foreign countries and providing first-hand experience with the compromises and trade-offs faced to reach agreements on major issues.

Teens from the Greater Cleveland area increase their knowledge of international affairs and foreign countries while becoming familiar with national policies.

Program participants join their peers at the culminating regional conference, the General Assembly, where they build international consciousness through their role-play as members of the United Nations.

Participants are expected to:

How You Can Help
As a nonprofit agency, the YMCA offers many of its programs at minimal cost to youth, making support from the community vital. There are a number of ways the community can help:

TEEN COURT

Interested in the legal process? Teen Court is where teens are in charge! Teens serve as the judges, attorneys, and bailiffs, and decide on the sanction for teens that have had trouble with the law. Participants learn about the legal process firsthand as they hear real cases involving first-time non-violent juvenile offenders.

They also take time to give back through service learning projects. Become a Teen Court Volunteer today and get a head start on a career!

Locations:

Contact Malik Moore, Director of Community Youth Services, at (216) 263-6294 for more information or to volunteer.

YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM

Malik Moore, Director of Community Youth Services
(216) 263-6805
mmoore@clevelandymca.org

A fun and exciting way to learn about government! The Y's Youth in Government Program enhances development of the American democratic process for young people through participatory training in the theory and practice of the Ohio state government.Teens from across the city meet in local clubs throughout the year to discuss and debate issues that affect citizens of their state and to propose possible legislation to make state government more efficient.

Teens in the program learn about the legislative process, how to write and research bills, and how to participate in elections. Their work culminates in teens serving as delegates at their state conference, debating bills on the floor of the legislature. Some teens have actually made bills into laws!

If you want to shape your city, this is the place for you! Contact the Program Director for meeting times at (216) 263-6294.

 

Online Schedule and Program Search

 

Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Greater Cleveland YMCA, 2200 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115