The It's Up to Me Program
Over the past 10-15 years at E.P Yorke High School in Belize City, Belize, the presence of gangs, increased drug usage, and rising crime rates have had a major influence on local youth. Many children ...
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Year
2010
Status
Funded
Sector
Education
Investment
$500.00
About this Project
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Over the past 10-15 years at E.P Yorke High School in Belize City, Belize, the presence of gangs, increased drug usage, and rising crime rates have had a major influence on local youth. Many children who attend E.P. Yorke come from low income, single parent households. In the summer of 2008, the E.P. Yorke Management Staff created the It's Up To Me Program to provide counseling, sports, creative activities and positive mentoring to keep at risk youth in the high school system. A $500 grant from World Connect's Kids to Kids program in 2009 helped implement the program, giving kids the chance to better express themselves through reading, creative arts activities and sports. The initiative instilled a sense of responsibility, self-confidence, and discipline in participating youth.