Center Point Ga Inc

Mentoring: the center's mentor program recruits and trains caring adults to work one-on-one with students in gainesville city and hall county schools. The mentors agree to meet with their students once a week for the duration of the academic year and focus on improving academics, attendance, behavior, peer relations, and bonding with school. Mentors receive a two-hour training session and background check. Once trained, the mentor chooses the school or club in which they would like to serve. Program evaluations are consistently positive and demonstrate student improvement.

Prevention education: classroom based education: this is a classroom-based program designed to encourage healthy and safe relationships and responsible decision making among teens. It is currently offered to all gainesville city, hall county, and lakeview academy 9th grade students. The evidenced-based curriculum, choosing the best journey, empowers young people to make safe and positive choices. Lessons that are covered include: setting goals, making the best decisions, avoiding pregnancy, avoiding stds, developing the best relationships, choosing abstinence until marriage, overcoming the pressure and being assertive. In addition, baby think it over infant simulator dolls provide teens with the opportunity to address the challenges and realities of being a teen parent. Pregnant & parenting support & education: this is a weekly support group for middle and high school girls who are pregnant or already have children. These groups are designed to encourage the students to complete high school, reduce subsequent pregnancies, ensure healthy pregnancies and babies, improve parenting skills and reduce early childhood abuse. Smart girls/wise guys: this is an abstinence-based education group offered to all hall county middle and high schools and lakeview academy. These groups meet weekly for one semester, serving 7 to 10 students at a time. These groups provide young men and women with the skills needed to overcome negative peer pressure, the tools to protect themselves from those who wish to exploit and the esteem to view their future potential accurately.

Student services: wilheit student services provides no cost counseling services for students during the school day at each student's school.religious education: the center's religious education program provides no cost elective courses in academic religious studies to students in gainesville high school. Courses offered include the following: bible and pop culture, theology and film, personal growth and spirituality, and ethics 1 and 2.