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Suppoortive Services for Youth - Guilford Education Alliance

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Community Resource Website/Email Phone Description of <strong>Services</strong><br />

National Conference <strong>for</strong> Community<br />

and Justice (NCCJ)<br />

NC Cooperative Extension—Guil<strong>for</strong>d<br />

County<br />

www.nccjtriad.org (336) 272-0359<br />

www.ces.ncsu.edu/guil<strong>for</strong>d/ (336) 375-5876<br />

Sponsors youth-based Anytown, Different and the Same, The Green<br />

Circle, High School Leadership Training, and Partners <strong>for</strong> Inclusion<br />

programs. Focus on promoting diversity tolerance and combating<br />

racism.<br />

Conducts educational programs in specialized areas such as<br />

housing, food selection/preparation, diet, nutrition. Sponsors 4-H<br />

program <strong>for</strong> youth ages 6-19.<br />

One Step Further<br />

www.onestepfurther.com<br />

(336) 275-3699<br />

(Greensboro)<br />

Provides mediation, sentencing alternatives, teen court, life skills<br />

training, and community service restitution programming <strong>for</strong> youth.<br />

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of<br />

Greensboro<br />

www.greensborobgc.org (336) 274-1509<br />

Win-Win Resolutions www.winwinresolutions.org (336) 230-1232<br />

YMCA of Greensboro<br />

www.ymcagreensboro.org<br />

(336) 478-YMCA<br />

(336) 272-2131<br />

(336) 882-YMCA<br />

(336) 387-YMCA<br />

The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Greensboro provides<br />

tutoring, computer training, sports education, homework help, and<br />

mentoring.<br />

Reduces violence and prejudice in schools and communities by<br />

teaching conflict resolution and positive social skills through<br />

interactive drama presentation.<br />

Seven locations offering recreational, physical fitness, athletic,<br />

educational, and after school programs.<br />

YMCA of High Point<br />

www.hpymca.org<br />

(336) 869-0151<br />

(336) 434-4000<br />

(336) 861-7788<br />

Several locations offering programs and activities <strong>for</strong> children, adults<br />

and seniors. Programs include aerobics, cardiovascular exercising,<br />

adult sports, youth sports, youth summer camps and swimming.<br />

YWCA of Greensboro www.ywcagsonc.org (336) 273-3461<br />

YWCA of High Point www.ywcahp.com (336) 882-4126<br />

11. Mentoring<br />

Offers health and fitness services, educational workshops, skill<br />

development, and after school care.<br />

Offers programs in health, fitness, and after school care. Serves all<br />

sectors of the community, including men, but places emphasis on<br />

programs <strong>for</strong> women and girls.<br />

21st Century Scholars—Communities<br />

in Schools of High Point<br />

www.cisnet.org/highpoint (336) 883-6434<br />

Provides career assessment and college access activities and<br />

support <strong>for</strong> 7th-12th graders. Students sign a pledge to be alcohol-,<br />

drug-, and crime-free and can participate in college trips, job<br />

shadowing, financial aid workshops, and scholarship searches. Many<br />

students have career mentors--volunteers who meet with the<br />

students once or twice per month--to explore careers.<br />

Guil<strong>for</strong>d County Supportive <strong>Services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Youth</strong> Resource Guide, Fall 2008 14

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