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Neighborhood Teen Program Goals and Objectives

Goals

To aid and enhance the quality of life for Austin's youth providing relevant, diversified, educational, and recreational programs and services within a safe and positive learning environment.

Objectives

  • Encourage cultural diversity awareness.
  • Increase participants' ability to make positive choices about different issues.
  • Increase trust and respect for other teens, adult mentors, and other authority figures.
  • Motivate youth to stay in school and maintain passing grades.
  • Provide opportunities for teens to get help with difficult personal and family issues.
  • Provide a setting where youth can feel a sense of belonging and be off the streets in a positive, supportive environment.
  • Teach youth positive means for resolving conflicts.
  • Provide opportunities for new experiences in order to increase participants' recreation and job repertoires.

  • Contribute to participants' personal growth and job readiness.

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