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| Children enroll in the Pathways/Senderos Center at the end of fifth grade and stay with the program until graduation from high school. The Center is open Monday through Friday after school and daily during the summer. Parents are actively involved in Center activities. Our current program components are: Academic Support Collaborative arrangements with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), New Britain High School, and local middle schools are the key to the strength of our academic support component. • CCSU provides our youth with regular exposure to higher education. CCSU student volunteers mentor and tutor our youth. • Ongoing communication between our staff and school faculty allows us to monitor and respond to each child’s personal academic progress and grades. Students are rewarded for academic improvement and excellence. • Our Computer Lab, made possible through the generosity of the Junior League of New Britain and many other private donors, has become an integral educational resource for our participants. Pathways/Senderos places significant emphasis on education. There is strong evidence connecting academic failure to teen pregnancy. At the same time, we know that academic success is a key to teen pregnancy prevention; those students who stay in school and do well are least likely to become teen parents (or to engage in other risky behavior). Career A Career Awareness, Job Readiness and Placement Program starts with the junior level Job Club, which all youth attend twice a week. They receive a small stipend and must open a savings account with Farmington Savings Bank. Progressive activities include classroom lessons, an entrepreneurial project and community service placements. As students mature, they move into senior level Job Club: paid job training with Barcodes aRe Us. Barcodes aRe Us is a bulk mailing service established to provide job training and work experience for the program’s youth and their families, and to diversify the Center’s funding base. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, Barcodes aRe Us provides mail automation services for non- profit organizations and area businesses, offering significant postal discounts. Outreach, Case Management, and Family Support An Outreach worker links families to the Center. Information, assistance and referrals are provided as needed. Food, clothing and other household items are also distributed. Daily attendance is taken and all absences are reported to parents. Monthly parent meetings and semi-annual family parties solidify the connection with the parents and the Center. Family Life and Sex Education Individual sessions are provided weekly at the Center with our Health and Wellness Coordinator as well as our High School and Middle School Coordinators. Materials are developmentally appropriate and comprehensive. We also have a partnership with Planned Parenthood at the Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General. Recreation/Lifelong Sports Neighborhood resources provide regular recreational opportunities for our youth including basketball at St. John’s Lutheran Church and football at Walnut Hill Park. Youth frequently attend field trips to sporting, educational, cultural and recreational events. |
