ACCESS YOUTH INC
Programs
Truancy Prevention Program
TRUANCY PREVENTION: INITIATED IN 2013 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS), THE TRUANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM INCREASES IN-SEAT STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATES, REDUCES TRUANCY AND ENHANCES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE. AYI'S PROGRAM MANAGERS WORK FULL-TIME IN ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS AT RISK OF TRUANCY, TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THEIR BARRIERS TO ATTENDANCE AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT. ONCE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM AYI'S FULL-TIME, ON-SITE PROGRAM MANAGERS WHO IMPLEMENT A FOUR-PRONGED PROGRAM MODEL: RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, OPPORTUNITIES & INCENTIVES, PLANNING & GOAL SETTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE PROGRAM GENERATES MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, IN-SEAT ATTENDANCE AND PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$829.4KRestorative Justice in Schools
SUSPENSION PREVENTION (RESTORATIVE JUSTICE): ACCESS YOUTH'S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2012, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS), PROVIDES MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS AS ALTERNATIVES TO SUSPENSION FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS. AYI'S PROGRAM MANAGERS WORK FULL-TIME IN ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT MEDIATION SESSIONS WITH STUDENTS, IDENTIFY THEIR CONCERNS, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD CONSTRUCTIVELY. STUDENTS RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM AYI'S FULL-TIME, ON-SITE PROGRAM MANAGERS WHO IMPLEMENT ITS FOUR-PRONGED PROGRAM MODEL. THE PROGRAM PREVENTS UNNECESSARY SUSPENSIONS, GENERATES IMPROVED PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND ENABLES STUDENTS TO STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$464.9KYouth Life Skills and Empowerment
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: ACCESS YOUTH OFFERS ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AS A COMPLEMENT TO ITS CORE PROGRAMMING (ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES). THIS INCLUDES OUR ROADMAP LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING, WHICH DELIVERS WEEKLY SESSIONS FOCUSED ON BUILDING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND KEY SKILLS STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. IN ADDITION, M.A.D.E. (MY ATTITUDE DETERMINES EVERYTHING) IS AYI'S HIGHLY LAUDED PROGRAM FOR YOUNG FEMALE STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH BEHAVIOR ISSUES. M.A.D.E. CONSISTS OF WEEKLY SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS FOCUSED ON BUILDING A SENSE OF SISTERHOOD, THROUGH A TRAUMA-INFORMED LENS, THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. HUNDREDS OF THE STUDENTS IN AYI'S TRUANCY PREVENTION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMS PARTICIPATE IN THESE SERVICES EACH YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$147.3K
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