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UNITED WAY EXPANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH INVESTMENTS
"We are committed to working with the community to improve life outcomes for our youth," said Tim Henkel, President and CEO of Spokane County United Way. "This investment is part of our process that is focused on engaging and partnering with a wide range of community organizations to increase high school graduation rates and prepare out youth for success."
Boys and Girls Clubs will continue its program that connects at risk youth in 5th through 8th grade to caring adults who provide mentoring and individual homework assistance through their after school and summer programs. Six local elementary and middle schools track the progress of each of the students and works closely with staff and volunteers to help keep students on track and engaged.
Communities in Schools is also building on its successful program at Glover Middle School that uses a case management approach to connect individual students to services they need. Some of the many services include afterschool tutoring and mentoring, access to health and dental services, and parenting support.
YFA Connections has been able to restart a program at Garry Middle School that provides outpatient counseling to students who are struggling with family conflict, emotional and behavioral concerns and academic problems.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For additional information on Eastern Washington 2-1-1, contact Jan Dobbs at Spokane Mental Health at (509) 363-2778 , jdobbs@smhca.org, or Janice Marich, Spokane County United Way, (509) 838-6581 x 104, janicem@unitedwayspokane.org.
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