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Boys & Girls Club of Bravos Valley Alissa Moreland Spring Sociology 484 900: Field Experiences April 27, 2015

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Boys & Girls Club of

Bravos Valley

Alissa Moreland

Spring Sociology 484 900: Field Experiences

April 27, 2015

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Worried About America?

Visit a Boys & Girls Club

• 2011 Bloomberg article by Jonathan Alter

• “With little notice, the 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs in impoverished

areas of all 50 states have become a vital part of the social safety

net. They serve about 4.1 million kids under 18.”

• Youth of the Year competition

• Nick

• Akheem

• Tamika

• Deshawn

• Darnisha

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Alumni

• Kerry Washington

• Denzel Washington

• Jennifer Lopez

• Shaun White

• General Wesley Clark

• Usher

• Misty Copeland

• Shaquille O’Neal

• John Paul DeJoria

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Denzel Washington

• "It was a place not only just to play basketball or ping pong

or something, but just to learn," … "I had great mentors, it

was a safe place. It was a place that made you feel

important.“

• "The Club is where I looked for hope, purpose and

direction," …"That's where I learned to dream - and to

think big."

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Description of Agency

• Mission Statement of the Boys & Girls Club of Brazos Valley:• The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Brazos Valley, in association with Boys & Girls

Clubs of America, is dedicated to help youth of all backgrounds develop the

qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders of our community

and nation.

• Location:• 900 W William J Bryan Pkwy

Bryan, TX 77803

• Prosperity Bank 1500 N. Texas Avenue

Bryan, TX 77803

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Description of Agency

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America is an organization that provides an

environment that fosters to club members ages 6 to 18.

• Yearly $15 dollar cost of membership.

• Programs available at Bravos Valley Club:

• Basketball Program

• Wax Museum

• Graduation for Mas

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Boys & Girls Club Supervisors

• Tiffany S. Parker

Vice President of Community Relations

• Zaisha Heardmon

Director of Program Services

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Description of Responsibilities

• Overall Requirements:

• 100 hour minimum worked at the agency

• First-Month Journal of Observations

• Completion of Critical Review of Previous Research

• Symposium Presentation

• Creation of Poster for Creative Writing

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Description of Responsibilities

• Boys & Girls Club

• Creator and teacher of the Creative Writing class

• Engaging and watching children play

• Assisted basketball with score keeping

• Photography of activities

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Description of Responsibilities

• Office Duty at Prosperity Bank

• Assisted Tiffany Parker with office tasks:

• Creation of March newsletter

• Updated documents and excel sheets

• Established and maintained a blog

• Celebrity Golf Tournament:

• Observed fundraising activities

• Helped set up the Steak and Shake Dinner

• Maintained the Gift Card booth

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Blogger

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Blogger

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Blogger

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• The Objective:

• To learn whether children who participate in after school

programs, like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, are more

likely to graduate high school than children who did not

participate in such programs.

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• Research Categories

• Reasons Why Students Drop Out of High School

• Characteristics of Quality After School Programs

• After School Programs and Education

• High School Dropout Statistics and Information

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• Reasons Why Students Drop Out of High School

• ‘Push’ factors as those that force students to dropout out of high school:

• The inference of family obligations, or economic obligations.

• ‘Pull’ factors are those that impede with students completing high school:

• Failure of the school to connect with students or failure of the student to connect

with the school.

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• Benefits of After School Programs to the Public

• Boys & Girls Club of America program decreases vulnerability.

• Also linked to a decrease in problem behaviors among youth members.

• The most effective model terms of impact combines youth development,

community development, and social change.

• Provides club members with a nurturing environment, adoption of positive

behaviors, and the development of competence and self-esteem.

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• Characteristics of Quality After School Programs

• Able to provide academic offerings, accelerated learning, supervised recreation,

organized sports, and community service programs.

• The use of unstructured activities, the option for sports and other recreational

activities, the ability for members to maintain friendship, and the approval of

parents.

• Importance of mentor programs because mentees were assisted by their mentor

with navigating life after high school.

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• After School Programs and Education

• The quality of experiences may be a more important factor than quantity of experiences in predicting positive academic outcomes of participants.

• Children who attended after-school programs spent more time on academic and extracurricular activities, and that children in informal care settings spent more time watching TV and hanging out.

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Critical Review of

Previous Research

• High School Dropout Statistics and Information

• The high school dropout rate has decreased from 12 percent in 1990 to 7 percent

in 2012.

• This 7 percent dropout rate represents over 2.2 million, and in comparison to the

2000 rate of 12 percent the current rate is a new low.

• Hispanics in the U.S. have the highest dropout rate.

• In 2013, Hispanics had a 14% dropout rate.

• Compared with the 2000 Hispanic dropout rate of 32% represents the lowest rate

recorded.

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Critique of the Research

• Problems

• There are many variations of after school programs.

• A study that tracked their subjects any more than two years did not exist.

• Factors for dropping out of high school that can be addressed by the Boys &

Girls Club is unanswered.

• However, the emotional support available at the clubs is something well

documented throughout the literature.

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Critique of the Research

• The Future

• Future research studies should utilize longitudinal studies to track youth over

ten or more years during and after high school age.

• This type of study would amplify the understanding of the connection between

high school dropout rates and the influence of after school programs of those

who attended and those who did not.

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Questions?