This project was launched in April 2010

This map and web page launched in mid-April 2010.

If you'd like to find out more, you can email us at ofcyeti-at-gmail-dot-com. Thanks.

Arts Activities

Arts and crafts take place at many OFCY after school programs. Students enjoy creating and using different colors, murals, art tools, pastels and finding new ways to draw.

Community Services Activities

Youth and children in these types of programs give back or help the community out by making the school look better. For an example they do fundraisers, gardening, cleaning, and painting murals.

Child Development Activities

This program helps children to learn the basics to increase the abilities in physical, intellectual and social abilities through which a child progresses.

Career Education/Employment Training or Assistance

Some after school programs offer a chance for students to have a job. Job training takes place at the program to help students become good employers at their work place. Internships are also available for the students to further interest in their career passion.

Counseling/Mental Health Services

These services are provided for students who need assistance or any type of help at OFCY program sites. These services help students tremendously and are proven to be a positive effect on students who get help.

Computer Training

Students learn the technology fundamentals of using computers such as typing, software programs, and use of the internet. By learning these Computer skills, students be capable of typing at a certain pace, use software programs that will be helpful in later life as an adult, and know how to get around websites for educational use.

Leadership Development Activities

Selected OFCY sites have opportunities for girls and boys to participate in. These students do different types of activities with their teacher to become positive role models and leaders at their school.

Life Skills Development Activities

Students are able to work on skills to gain the ability do deal with struggles or challenges on a daily life or also in areas such as communication, academics, sports, leadership and learning skills at OFCY sites.

Nutrition/Health Services

All programs provide fresh and healthy nourish snacks for students to eat after school so they can focus more.

Mentoring

OFCY selected sites have staff that are positive role models and for the students to look out for them.

Parent Education/Parenting Skills Training

Some schools offer a program that is a course that can be followed to correct and improve the skills of parents.

Sports/Recreational Activities

OFCY sites have creative and fun after school programs for students to get educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.

Tutoring/Academic Assistance

Most after school programs have high school students to help youth students with their homework. Subjects on English, Math, Science, and Social Studies etc. or on any other school related work. This way the young students in school have have a better connection with the young adults as well as the adult staff in these programs.

Case Studies

These are Case Studies made by the OFCY YETI team.

Academics


After School Sports


Relationship between Staff and Students


Safety in After School


Young Men