Transcript Providing youth leadership skills & opportunities for self

Creative Visions Social Services &
Consultants, Inc. (CVSS)
Providing youth leadership
skills
&
opportunities for
self-sufficient
History
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Creative Visions Social Services is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable and
educational organization. The
organization began serving clients in
June of 1997 and obtained our 501
(c)(3) status September of 1998.
MISSION STATEMENT
To engage youth by providing
leadership skills and opportunities for
self-sufficiency.
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VISION STATEMENT
Elevating youth to believe and achieve
a vision for success
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POSITION STATEMENT
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Youth Development advocate and
community service provider for
leaders of the future
GOALS
■To promote youth development opportunities and
activities that center on supporting education for
youth as well as empowering them to help
themselves
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To actively engage youth in their own development
by providing programs and services that promote
positive youth development
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To develop partnership for positive youth
development
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To promote healthy youth development as a
worldwide priority
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To provide opportunities for young people to be
involved in service learning experiences in the school
and community
GOALS CONT’D
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To provide opportunities for
multicultural/multigenerational activities in the
school and community
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To encourage, organize and promote inter-agency
activities, events and programs for youth
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To provide opportunities for youth to develop selfknowledge, self-confidence and leadership skills
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To support parents and communities in promoting
youth development
OBJECTIVES
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Develop strong partnerships between youth and
adults by including youth and adults on program
planning and implementation
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Develop leadership and citizenship skills in youth
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Provide programming to increase youth life skills
(e. g. decision making, public speaking, ethical
awareness, self-esteem, critical thinking, proactive
coping, inquiry, self-understanding, responsibility,
leadership, and team work)
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Provide youth with opportunities to participate in
internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing,
and/or youth-adult career mentoring opportunities
OBJECTIVES CONT’D
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Coordinate and implement activities for youth to
explore future opportunities (e.g. careers,
education, entrepreneurship, business) and/or
exploration of work aptitude, styles, and
preferences
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Promote collaborative relationships among
underserved audiences, service providers, and the
broader community
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Develop opportunities for youth from underserved
audiences will develop life skills that will assist
them in reaching their potential
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Increase the effectiveness of service delivery to
adolescents and their families
ORGANIZATIONAL
FOCUS
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Creative Visions Social Services (CVSS)
efforts are to offer charitable and
educational services that are committed
to providing meaningful social change.
The areas of focus are:
●Program Development
● Community Development
● Youth Development &
● Training/Workshops
PROGRAMS &
SERVICES
* Education
*Counseling
*Youth Development
*Case Management *Supportive Services
*Mentoring *Recreational Activities * Advocacy
* Parenting Classes *Youth Development
*Workshops * Seminars *Leadership Training
* Conferences * Job Skills Training
*Character Development
YOUTH PROGRAMS
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Teen Ambassador Program (TAP)
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Student Outreach Services ( SOS)
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"BEST" Mentoring Program
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Teen Youth Council (TYC)
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Juveniles Obtaining Business Skills (JOBS)
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Discovery, Decisions, Development &
Determination (4D’s)
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Creative Pathways
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Youth Enterprise Resource Center (YERC)
CVSS IN THE
COMMUNITY
TRAINING &
WORKSHOPS
Training & Workshops
focus on conferences &
workshops that provide
technical knowledge and
hands on skills training,
leadership development,
career exploration, job
training skills for youth
that can empower them
to develop as well as
increase personal and
professional life skills
CONFERENCES &
SEMINARS
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We are committed to serving
individual and community needs, and
to provide and develop quality
activities for youth, adults and
neighborhoods that are safe,
educational, and meaningful.
Activities promote educational and
youth development.
YOUTH
CONFERENCES &
SUMMITS
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TEEN NETWORKING TOGETHER
(TNT) on
Spiritual, Education, Leadership,
Faith, (SELF)
YOUTH
CONFERENCES &
SUMMITS
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YOUTH “BEST” BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE SUMMIT &
TRAINING
YOUTH
CONFERENCES &
SUMMITS
 YOUTH
LEADERSHIPS
CONFERENCE
SPECIAL EVENTS
ESSAY CONTEST
Recognizing
Essay Contest for local
Achieving Youth
Junior and Senior
Services "RAYS “
students through out
Recognize the
the Dallas/ Fort
achievements of youth
Worth metroplex.
in the areas of
High School Junior
Leadership
and Senior students
Development
provided a 500 word
•Community
essay on the topic
Involvement
•Recognition
•Achievement
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PACE (Positive Attitudes Change
Everything)
Youth & Adults Making A Difference
Together
CVSS WEBSITE :
www.cvssdfw.com
Fax/Phone Number:
817-652-2712 Phone/FAX
Address:
1201 N. Watson Road Ste. #156
Arlington, Texas 76006