Community Youth Center

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Template:Project HELP Community Youth Center Project Type(s):
Community Name:	Bulgaria
Country:	Bulgaria
Volunteer(s) Name:	C Morgan
Volunteer(s) Homestate:	Illinois
Funds community contributed:	$1615
Funds needed were:	$4633
Funds requested were:	$4633
PPCP #:	313-110
Year of project approval:	2008
Projects started in Bulgaria 2008 (4).
Building Hope Through Basketball, Community Youth Center, Enhancing English Through Technology, and Multimedia Room
Other Projects in Bulgaria (33).
"Together We Can Do More" 2009 Summer Camp, 2005 Camp GLOW, A Healthier Future for Children, A Stage for Everyone, After-School Learning Center, Borino Community Education Center, Bring a Buddy Volunteer Campaign, Building Hope Through Basketball, Camp GLOW - Bulgaria 2004, Camp GLOW - Veliko Turnovo, Center for Education and Upbringing, Children with Different Destinies - Common Dreams and Ambitions, Come On Inside - A Safe Place, Community Fitness Center, and Community Youth Center … further results
File:State Flag of Illinois.svgOther Projects by Volunteers from Illinois (26).
A Home for the Elderly, Celebrando el Sur Youth Conference, Chernivtsi English Language Resource Center, Ashlee Christian, Community Garden, Community Kitchen, Community Youth Center, Dairy Initiative, Environmental Clean-Up Month, Edward Glab, Dusty Golobitsh, Indian Church Farming Cooperative, David Kelch, Library and Community Center, and Library and Computer Center … further results
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Info about the Community Youth Center

A community youth center is a way for the youth to learn new, valuable skills that will enable them to succeed in the ever changing world. A community youth center will teach youth leadership and provide civic education. Our town currently has a building that is used for youth and sporting activities. The building has three rooms, which are empty, that need to be remodeled in order to provide adequate facilities to the children. This project aims to remodel a room in the youth center and create an activities room in which children can come and spend their free time.

Programs held here will allow for vocational, life skills, job preparation and technology skills training. The center will also be a place where the youth can learn about nutrition and health, arts and crafts and recreational athletics and games. We will use computers and audio/visual equipment, such as a white board, dvd player and TV, to enhance the effectiveness of the trainings.

As stated before, the town has a room that can be used for the creation of a youth center, but it lacks the proper equipment and materials to furnish the room. The funds will go towards creating a community-centered youth institution that is both apealling and inspirational to the youth. The room will be under the supervision of Municipal center’s employees. The Municipal center will also work to design and create programs to aid the development of the youth in the community.