CONNECTING GENERATIONS
100 WEST 10TH STREET NO 1115, WILMINGTON, DE 198011653 www.connecting-generations.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CONNECTING GENERATIONS HELPS AT-RISK YOUTH BECOME EMOTIONALLY STRONG, RESILIENT, AND SOCIALLY COMPETENT INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. WORKING EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, OUR MENTORING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS HELP CHILDREN OVERCOME ADVERSITY, DEVELOP RESILIENCE, AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS HOW TO SET GOALS, MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS, MANAGE EMOTIONS, AND BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS AND PEERS. THESE SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE FULLY IN SCHOOL AND TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR THEIR OWN SUCCESS. OUR WORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING BREAK THE CYCLE OF ADVERSITY AND POVERTY IN DELAWARE. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE STRONG, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT CREATE POSITIVE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN THRIVE.

CONNECTING GENERATIONS HELPS AT-RISK YOUTH BECOME EMOTIONALLY STRONG, RESILIENT, AND SOCIALLY COMPETENT INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.

CREATIVE MENTORING IS OUR SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM. CREATIVE MENTORING PARTNERS WITH 89 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS IN DELAWARE IN ALL THREE COUNTIES. MENTORING OCCURS DURING SCHOOL HOURS, AND WITHIN DESIGNATED TIMES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE PROVIDE MENTOR RECRUITMENT, APPLICATION PROCESSING, CRIMINAL/CHILD ABUSE BACKGROUND AND REFERENCE CHECKS, MENTOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ALL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. IN FY20, WE PROCESSED OVER 500 APPLICATIONS; TRAINED OVER 300 ADULTS, AND 268 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. OVER 1500 DELAWARE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE BEING MENTORED BY ADULTS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TRAINED BY CONNECTING GENERATIONS IN FY20.

OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS INCLUDE 4TH AND 5TH GRADE WORKSHOPS - SEASONS OF RESPECT (SOR), PEER MENTORING - CHARACTER CLIMB, AND AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM - RESPECT THROUGH THE ARTS. SOR IS A SET OF FACILITATOR-LED SESSIONS FOR CLASSROOMS AND SMALLS GROUPS THAT TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, IMPROVE SELF- ESTEEM, BUILD CONFIDENCE, MANAGE EMOTIONS, MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS, AND ENHANCE ACADEMIC SUCCESS. OUR 4TH GRADE PROGRAM, "EXPLORATION RESPECT," INTRODUCES CHILDREN TO THE BASIC TENETS OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. IN "JOURNEY OF RESPECT," 5TH GRADE STUDENTS EXAMINE THEIR EMOTIONS AND IDENTIFY VALUES THAT REINFORCE RESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR. WE ALSO OFFER RESPECT THROUGH THE ARTS (RAP) AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL ART PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. ALL OF OUR SEL PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON TEACHING STUDENTS THE CORE COMPETENCIES OF SEL SELF-AWARENESS, SOCIAL AWARENESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING. IN FY20, SEASONS OF RESPECT SERVED OVER 200 4TH GRADE STUDENTS AND 400 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. RAP SERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 STUDENTS, AND OVER 30 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN CHARACTER CLIMB. CHARACTER CLIMB PAIRS OLDER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS AND LEADS THEM THROUGH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES. IN FY20, SOR PROVIDED OVER 300 HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND SERVED OVER 700 STUDENTS IN 6 SCHOOLS.

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