Formula For Impact
Our Formula begins with the young people in Clubs – especially those who need us most. It calls for us to consistently provide the most powerful club experience possible:
Implementing the Five Key Elements for Positive Youth Development
- A safe, positive environment
- Fun
- Supportive relationships
- Opportunities and expectations
- Recognition
Offering high-yield activities
- Writing activities (newspaper articles, newsletters, journal entries, letters, poetry, short plays, skits, song lyrics)
- Games that develop cognitive skills (i.e. Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, Jeopardy)
- Logic problems
- Science projects
Attendance
- Because we also know that attending the Club more frequently and over a greater length of time makes young people more likely to achieve positive outcomes, Clubs must pursue strategies to increase attendance, program participation and member retention.