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Detroit Youth Foundation Charity Profile
YouthVille Detroit is dedicated to enhancing the lives of youth and furthering positive youth development in Detroit and surrounding communities. A basic goal is to facilitate effective, diverse partnerships within the community to provide collaborative programming and support for young people and youth serving organizations.
YouthVille's work is based on four assumptions:
Young people who are involved with a variety of positive activities and opportunities will be more productive and avoid risky behavior.
Young people thrive when they have positive relationships with caring, responsible adults.
Young people who are intentionally involved in decision making to shape their own development attain sustained positive growth.
Communities need to maintain a safe, clean, vibrant, nurturing and supportive environment in order for young people to be productive.
YouthVille Detroit is the signature project of DYF. Conveniently located at Woodward and Lothrop in Detroit’s New Center area, YouthVille Detroit’s 73,000 square foot facility, was designed to be the most comprehensive neighborhood youth development center in the city of Detroit and the Midwest.
YouthVille promotes a holistic and integrated approach to developing youth by enhancing emotional, social, physical, mental and academic well-being through providing direct programs and research in partnership with others.
With programs designed for and by kids, YouthVille Detroit offers a broad range of youth development activities from art to computers, academics to fitness, Web radio broadcasting to music studio recording and much more within six core areas of leadership development, cultural and fine arts, education and academic enrichment, technology, health and fitness and music. It also provides multiple opportunities for adults to volunteer and interact with youth.
Furthermore, YouthVille Detroit provides leased space for 10 – 12 community-based tenant partner organizations that provide an array of support services to youth and families.
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Detroit Youth Foundation Volunteer Information
Volunteers are critical to our operation. We are always in need of volunteer support to operate a quality youth development program. Through volunteer support we are able to provide a ratio of youth to adults that promote positive relationship building. The timeframe, dates and activities available for volunteers is flexible and varies based upon the expertise and skills of the volunteer.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
Tutoring support: math, reading and writing – Middle and High School levels
Monitoring of activities in all program areas
Computer Technology classroom support
Special Events
Administrative operations support
All volunteers will have to complete the volunteer applicationation process, including a criminal background investigation, public sex offender's records, physical and urine analysis drug screen.
Detroit Youth Foundation Donation Information
Support youth by supporting the YouthVille Detroit. Your financial support helps make it possible for YouthVille to provide invaluable experiences for Detroit area youth.
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