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Calumet City Chargers Youth Football, Cheer & Dance Program :
Our goal is to develop well rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football, but also the importance of education, in an atmosphere favorable to developing sound mind, body and character - and having a good time along the way. We practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship and physical fitness. Our program stresses learning lessons such as, self-discipline, teamwork, concentration, friendship, leadership, and good sportsmanship. We will do our very best to ensure that each player is utilized to his utmost potential and their talents are used for the teams best advantage. The team comes before the individual.
Helping Hands Program:
This is an early leadership program designed around youth giving back to the communities in which they live. Our youth participants are responsible for toy drives, food drives, clothing drives, and more. This program serves the cities of Burnham, Calumet City, Chicago, Dixmoor, Dolton, Harvey, Lansing, Riverdale, South Holland, and all of Lake County, Indiana. This
Read (Reading Enrichment and Development):
An early reading enrichment program for children between the ages of birth to 14yrs old and their parents that serves as a deterrent to and an intervention of poor reading skills. Tomorrows Youth Foundation has over 190 at risk students with a reading performance of at least two years behind their current grade level. The objective of the Read program is to help all students find the joy in reading and to assist students with poor reading skills learn to read at grade level and increase their reading speed, comprehension, and reading attention span.
Everyday Art:
Education through the arts is the primary focus of this program. Children 5-16 years of age are provided opportunities to appreciate the everyday art in their own communities. Trips to local theaters, art galleries, radio stations, and nature centers are included in this program.
Everyday Art offers young people the opportunity to create, develop, and publish their own literary works, such as, poetry and screenplays.
SHIA (Sisterhood in action):
A mentoring program for girls 7-18 years of age. SHIA provides a forum for young women to share questions and receive answeres on subjects such as, hygiene, self-esteem, eduation, career, and abstinence. This is a year round program that is broken down into 12week sessions. Each session has a different topic that is explored for 12weeks.
The mentors of SHIA are mothers, sisters, artists, nurses, physicians, attorneys, educators, accountants, and government officials. SHIA offers a wide range of possibilities for young women and embraces what it means to grow into womanhood.
The Young Knights Mentorship Program:
A mentoring program for boys 7-18 years of age. The Young Knights is a rites of passage program for young men. This program allows young boys to develop the skills to become responsible men and productive world citizens.
Technology & Me:
Children learn how to operate various forms of technology from computers to professional video and dj equipment.
Children will learn the fine art of basic computer programming; learn how to set up and run DJ equipment; record performances and interviews using professional video recording equipment; and even learn the techniques used to run the soundboards of their favorite radio stations.
Our goal is to develop well rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football, but also the importance of education, in an atmosphere favorable to developing sound mind, body and character - and having a good time along the way. We practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship and physical fitness. Our program stresses learning lessons such as, self-discipline, teamwork, concentration, friendship, leadership, and good sportsmanship. We will do our very best to ensure that each player is utilized to his utmost potential and their talents are used for the teams best advantage. The team comes before the individual.
Helping Hands Program:
This is an early leadership program designed around youth giving back to the communities in which they live. Our youth participants are responsible for toy drives, food drives, clothing drives, and more. This program serves the cities of Burnham, Calumet City, Chicago, Dixmoor, Dolton, Harvey, Lansing, Riverdale, South Holland, and all of Lake County, Indiana. This
Read (Reading Enrichment and Development):
An early reading enrichment program for children between the ages of birth to 14yrs old and their parents that serves as a deterrent to and an intervention of poor reading skills. Tomorrows Youth Foundation has over 190 at risk students with a reading performance of at least two years behind their current grade level. The objective of the Read program is to help all students find the joy in reading and to assist students with poor reading skills learn to read at grade level and increase their reading speed, comprehension, and reading attention span.
Everyday Art:
Education through the arts is the primary focus of this program. Children 5-16 years of age are provided opportunities to appreciate the everyday art in their own communities. Trips to local theaters, art galleries, radio stations, and nature centers are included in this program.
Everyday Art offers young people the opportunity to create, develop, and publish their own literary works, such as, poetry and screenplays.
SHIA (Sisterhood in action):
A mentoring program for girls 7-18 years of age. SHIA provides a forum for young women to share questions and receive answeres on subjects such as, hygiene, self-esteem, eduation, career, and abstinence. This is a year round program that is broken down into 12week sessions. Each session has a different topic that is explored for 12weeks.
The mentors of SHIA are mothers, sisters, artists, nurses, physicians, attorneys, educators, accountants, and government officials. SHIA offers a wide range of possibilities for young women and embraces what it means to grow into womanhood.
The Young Knights Mentorship Program:
A mentoring program for boys 7-18 years of age. The Young Knights is a rites of passage program for young men. This program allows young boys to develop the skills to become responsible men and productive world citizens.
Technology & Me:
Children learn how to operate various forms of technology from computers to professional video and dj equipment.
Children will learn the fine art of basic computer programming; learn how to set up and run DJ equipment; record performances and interviews using professional video recording equipment; and even learn the techniques used to run the soundboards of their favorite radio stations.
