The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Colorado River Inc.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Colorado River
Bullhead City, AZ - Fort Mohave, AZ - Laughlin, NV

Education & Career Development

Project Learn
Project Learn reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn at school during the hours they spend at the Club. The program is based on Dr. Reginald Clark’s research showing that students do much better in school when they spend their non-school hours engaged in "fun" but academically beneficial activities. Through Project Learn, Club staff use all the areas and programs in the Club to create opportunities for these "high-yield learning activities," which include leisure reading, writing activities, discussions with knowledgeable adults, helping others, homework help and tutoring and games like Scrabble that develop young people’s cognitive skills. Project Learn also emphasizes parent involvement and collaboration between Club staff and school personnel as critical factors in creating the best after-school learning environment for Club members. Extensively field-tested and formally evaluated by Columbia University with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Project Learn has been proven to boost the academic performance of Club members.

Power Hour helps Club members ages 6-12 be more successful in school by providing homework help and tutoring and encouraging members to become self-directed learners. Members earn "Power Points" for homework hours, those hours are tracked by Club staff and members are rewarded for their progress. Power Hour is available to all members at all hours of operation.

The TEENSupreme Career Prep initiative focuses on helping teens work toward self-sufficiency by providing work maturity skills training and professional support before and during employment. The Career Prep initiative is funded by the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.

JOB READY!

Sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation, Job Ready! prepares Club members ages 15-18 to enter into and be successful in the world of work. Using the comprehensive program materials and assessment tools that JOB READY! provides, teens learn how to identify job opportunities, write effective resumes, perform well in interviews, dress appropriately, develop good work habits and get along well with others in the workplace.

Career Explorers Club
This small group program introduces young people ages 13-15 to a wide range of career opportunities. Through engaging, interactive sessions and activities, Club members become familiar with the working world, explore career options and their educational/training requirements and begin preparing for employment. The Career Explorers Club program is sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation.

Junior Staff Career Development Program
The Junior Staff Career Development Program is a comprehensive small-group program designed to guide youth toward careers in youth development or human services by nurturing their leadership skills and providing guided, practical experiences. While a career in human service may not be appropriate for all Boys & Girls Club members, staff will at a minimum guide the development of interested and concerned youth toward volunteer involvement in community service activities, including information on the CLUB Service program, which offers teens the opportunity to receive money for college through their volunteer work at the Club.