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Calumet City Chargers Youth Cheerleading and Football 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.
Dad Talk:
This quarterly dinner for father's and sons is an opportunity for today's issues and challenges facing young men to be addressed in a roundtable forum. Unemployed father's are assisted with resume workshops, interview education, and other employment assistance.
Family Retreat:
This three-day conference is open to all attendees and guests. Admission to the Black Tie Gala will be for individual or corporate sponsors that have purchased tickets or tables. Roundtable discussions and conference sessions address the needs of family, community, business, and education. Discussions will be held in an open forum to create and offer resolutions to issues of importance to all sectors of our economy and community. Attendees are informed throughout the conference of their roles in building and strengthening the minority economic, educational, and family systems that keep our communities growing; our neighbors employed, and create career opportunities for our youth.
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.
Stix & Stones:
This youth bowling program begins with instructional bowling for 12 weeks and leads to an option to register with the Unites States Bowling Congress and participate in league bowling for 35 weeks.
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.


