NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE

Friday, September 11, 2009

In Partnership with

World Boxing Cares

Athletes For Hope

PROJECT:

Guest Speaker - Next Generation Center

DESCRIPTION:

In partnership with Athletes for Hope & World Boxing Cares, The Children's Aid Society will host a service project in remembrance of September 11^th, at the Next Generation Center.  As part of this project, 40 participants from our Lasting Investments in Neighborhood Connections (LINC) program will have the opportunity to meet and hear from a number of World Champion boxers about their path towards becoming professional athletes and the lesson learned during this journey.

IMPACT:

As a mechanism to encourage personal and professional growth, this project will serve to offer participants inspiration and a positive message as they confront, address, and overcome many of the obstacles they are facing on a daily basis.

THE AUDIENCE

The Children's Aid Society LINC program serves youth who are returning to communities in the Bronx and Manhattan from juvenile justice facilities.  A support network aids the difficult transition from juvenile justice facility back into the community. To ease this difficult transition, youth receive customized re-entry plans specified to meet their needs and interests. LINC staff also ensure that all returning youth have the basic documentation (including a photo ID, birth certificate, social security card and working papers) needed to register in school, obtain a job and/or take part in community service.

The Children's Aid Society Next Generation Center

1522 Southern Boulevard, 10460 - corner of 172^nd Street