Mission Statement
The mission of For The Children, Inc. is to empower at-risk
youth in our community to make positive life choices that
enable them to maximize their personal potential.
Vision Statement
For The Children, Inc. envisions a community in which every
youth experiences nurturing relationships and community
support, which in turn allows each of them to develop into
their full potential capable of making informed, responsible
decisions as involved members of our community.
It’s relationships, not
programs that change children. A great
program simply creates the environment for
healthy relationships to form between adults
and children. Young people thrive when
adults care about them on a one-to-one
level, and when they also have a sense of
belonging to a caring community.”--- Bill
Milliken, Founder and Vice Chairman
of Communities in Schools and author of
Tough Love and The Last Dropout.
DONATIONS:
"It
is not what we give, but what we share, for
the gift without the giver is bare."
--Unknown
Through monetary support and
in-kind contributions, community, corporate
and business sponsors can help us reach our
goal of serving up to 50 youth in this
school year. With continued sponsorships, we
can impact more youth, and our cost per
youth will decrease because of fixed
administrative and operational cost.
Another way our business
sponsors can contribute is by offering
their employees time off to spend a
minimum of three hours per month to
mentor a student at school or in
school-related activities. You and your
employees will visibly be investing in
the community without sacrificing safety
or personal time with family.
In return for your contributions,
financial or in-kind, The Mentoring
Group works to:
decrease the dropout
rate of youth in our community
schools
decrease the economic
drain on society that occurs when
youth leave school unprepared or
undereducated
empower youth to be
the best they can be
produce better
skilled employees with better
education eliminate slums by
expanding our youth's vision for a
better future
take away the need
and cause of violence, and produce
youth who reinvest in the community.
Beyond that, the real
reward comes from knowing you or your
business helped to empower and enhance
the quality of life.
