YOUTH MENTORING ADVOCACY PROJECT (YMAP)
YMAP is a program designed for youth between the ages of (13-18) years-old and incorporates a one-on-one mentoring contract between the youth and an adult mentor. Also group sessions and group field trips are taken to build relationships between mentees and mentors. Youth enrolled in YMAP show improvement in academic performance, behavioral and social skills, and overall maturation. In addition, our mentees learn how to become advocates for youth related issues.
SAT CAMP
This program is designed for high school juniors and seniors. Quarterly sessions are held for a period of six weeks in an effort to prepare students to take the SAT examination. Typically, 20 – 25 students are enrolled each quarter. Since the inauguration of the Camp in the spring of 2009, student participants show, on average, a 150 point increase in their overall score.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The fund is designed to provide scholarship support to entering freshmen college/university students. Students can expect to be awarded a one-time award up to $1,000 in scholarship monies for the academic year. All student recipients must hold a 2.5 GPA upon graduating from high school and commit to community service, either at Lincoln Family Life Center or within the community.
SUMMER DAY CAMP AND READINESS PROGRAM (SDCRP)
The SDCRP is scheduled to be launched in the summer of 2011. The program is designed for underserved children and youth of South Los Angeles. Participants will engage in structured learning and recreational activities. In addition, participants will go on field trips that expose them to varied cultural heritages and traditions including Hispanic, Jewish and Asian cultures. Students will spend time on daily reading assignments, sampling from great literary writers, heroes and she-roes.
LEARNING LAB
The LFLC has a full service media and technology lab that services youth, seniors, and the community. Presently, the lab is being redesigned to service 160 students enrolled in the New Heights Charter School, a K-8 institution housed in the LFLC. The lab will continue to serve as a training space for seniors and members from the community who desire to improve their computer and media skills.
FAMILY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
The Lincoln Family Life Center in collaboration with the Institute for Black Parenting is offering Pathway Too… Family Enrichment.
Family Enrichment is a parent education & support program that helps families move from struggle to cooperation. The evidence based curriculum, “breakthrough Parenting” by Dr. Jayne Major of UCLA serves as a the foundation for the 30 hours of certified advance parent education that is accepted by Los Angeles Family Court, Foster Care, Adoptions, Probation, and LAUSD.
Family Enrichment was also created to meet our community’s need for understanding and emotional support while caring for children. In our classes parent share their victories and failures, vent their anger and joys and provide resources and insights that benefit everyone who attend. Parents leave the classes feeling energized and ready to continue their journey “equipped” because there is a sense of being prepared, understood and supported - something that may have not been there in the beginning of their journey on the road called “Caring for Children.”
Family Enrichment classes have open enrollment and are divided into Sessions I & II. Each Session has five (5) classes that are three (3) hours each. Sessions I & II, (30 hours of training) must be completed for all court ordered parenting classes. Letters of participation and completion are provided, as well as, certificates on request at the end of each session that shows the classes attended.
For more information regarding Court Ordered Parenting contact:
Joseph Frelot, MA
Certified Parent Educator
(310)-807-3350 X 258
FUTURE/UPCOMING PROGRAMS
FOSTER YOUTH CARE PROGRAM
Our vision is to create a Christ Centered program that in the future will provide adoption, foster care and counseling programs focused on meeting the needs of children and families. Our initial efforts, however, will focus on education intervention through advocating and providing hands- on support to foster care high school graduates enrolling in college.
Five districts in the Los Angeles area are weaving a web of interagency support to ensure that groups of at risk high school students do not slip through the cracks, but that the groups of students graduate and go forward to pursue college career.
50 PLUS INITIATIVE
Our goal is to provide a gathering place for this generation. The 50 plus generation are the fastest growing segment of the population. Our emphasis will focus on 5 areas: Learning Opportunities, Socialization, Service Opportunities, Needed Services and Spiritual Enrichment. More information to follow on this program in the very near future. |
