Boonslick Heartland Young Mens

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Our approach to successful youth development is demonstrated through a road map that identifies important cognitive, social-emotional, and physical milestones along the birth to career continuum. Early Learning - Licensed programs at our Early Childhood Learning Center that provide children ages 6 weeks-5 yrs with high-quality experiences to develop/prepare them cognitively, socially, emotionally and physically. Adventure Club Before and After School Programming - provides academic intervention healthy activities, and enrichment opportunities during after-school hours to elementary age youth, improving their grades, increasing social-emotional competencies, and reducing risk-taking behavior. Summer Learning Loss Prevention - Focused on reading and enrichment for elementary age youth from low-income families most at risk of losing school-year literacy gains over the summer. This is a grant funded program that takes place in the Y's 21st Century Community Learning Center site at the Y.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The YMCA is socially responsible by providing support for the economically challenged, assisting individuals in obtaining a higher education, providing meals to youth, providing a place for people to volunteer, and working with many civic organizations to better the community. ASSISTANCE / SCHOLARSHIPS The YMCA has provided assistance to the economically challenged by means scholarships for programs and membership, and college tuition through a local fundraising event. COLLABORATIONS The YMCA believes working together to create a better community is the key to success. The YMCA has many collaborations with a variety of community organizations. Cooper County Health Department, University of Missouri extension, Boonville public schools, Unlimited Opportunities, Boonville parks and recreation, Cooper County relay for life, and Central Missouri Community Action are a few of the collaborations. After school meal program - meals are provided during the summer as a lunch and during the school year as dinner. We are also providing healthy snacks. Volunteers - the YMCA also provides individuals with opportunities to volunteer. Volunteers are helping the YMCA as coaches, board members, committee members, instructors, teaching assistants, IT service, maintenance and custodial work. Each year the YMCA has over 100 volunteers, doing thousands of hours of work, saving the YMCA over $85,000.