...including our teens! Today a couple of our teens joined with one of our corporate sponsors, Athens Services, to help educate people about the environment. "It was fun...yeah, it was cool", stated our teens as they were able to share with people in West Covina about the dangers of plastic bags. They collected several plastic bags and handed out 'green'bags courtesy of Athens Services. The teens had fun and learned about the environment as West Covina hosted their annual Ear

Did you know that... After school hours are the peak time for students to engage in criminal activity and to experiment with drugs, alcohol and sex? (Source: Bureau, Urban Institute Estimate, 2000) Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2002. Teens who do NOT participate in after school programs are nearly three times more likely to skip classes or use marijuana or other drugs;they are also more likely to drink alcohol,smoke cigarettes and engage in sexual activity. (Source: YMCA of th

You have already read about the many partners we have in our newsletters but today we just entered another agreement with Centro Latino for Literacy. Why? Because as we provide information to the parents of our K-12th grade students, we have found that a number of them are not literate in their home language. The Centro has developed an online program whereby Spanish speakers can become literate in their home language. This program will provide the foundational tools for a nu