Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND INDIVIDUAL LIFE-SKILLS THROUGH BEST PRACTICE PROGRAMS THAT PRODUCE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS WHILE RESPECTING THE DIGNITY OF THOSE WE SERVE IN CHAVES COUNTY.
BUILDING ASSETS:BUILDING ASSETS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS PROGRAM IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE (CONSIDERATION ALSO GIVEN TO FIRST AND SECOND GRADE STUDENTS). THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED ON-SITE AT 12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TWO SCHOOLS HAVE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS TO ACCOMODATE STUDENTS ON A WAITING LIST, OR A TOTAL OF 15 ACTIVE PROGRAMS. BUILDING ASSETS UTILIZES SEARCH INSTITUTE 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS. SEARCH INSTITUTE IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS WORK REGARDING HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON SEARCH INSTITUTES 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS. THESE ASSETS PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THAT ENABLE CHILDREN TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT REDUCE INVOLVEMENT IN RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS. BUILDING ASSETS IS FREE TO CHILDREN. MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN 2018-2019.
WHY-TRY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH:WHY-TRY IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT IS CURRENTLY OFFERED WEEKLY AT FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLAGE SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM APPEALS TO ALL LEARNING STYLES (AUDITORY, VISUAL, AND KINESTHETIC) AND INVOLVES VIDEOS, MUSIC, AND METAPHORICAL METHODOLOGY TO EXPLAIN SOME OF LIFES SITUATIONS AND ALSO HELPS YOUTH IDENTIFY THE BEST APPROACH APPLICABLE TO THEM. HONESTY, RESPECT, AND DIGNITY ARE TAUGHT, INTERNALIZED AND REINFORCED THROUGH WHYTRY LESSONS. THERE IS ALSO A 10 WEEK SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION/PREVENTION COMPONENT TAUGHT BY A lICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSOCIATE. IT IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS FLEXIBILITY SO THAT IT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE YOUTH TO WHOM IT IS TAUGHT. THIS PROGRAM COMBINES CURRENT RESEARCH IN YOUTH LEARNING DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE A RELEVANT RELATIONSHIP-BASED, MULTI-SENSORY INTERVENTION THAT ENABLES EVERY STUDENT TO BECOME RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF LIFES CHALLENGES. tHE PROGRAM IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE.
PROGRAMS FOR THE INCARCERATED: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR INMATES AT THE CHAVES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. SEPARATE PROGRAMS ARE HELD IN THE ADULT MENS AND WOMENS DETENTION CENTERS, AND IN THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, COVERING SUCH LIFE-SKILLS TOPICS AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION, RELAPSE PREVENTION, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR, INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION, ANGER MANAGEMENT/FORGIVENESS AND PARENTING. THE MEETINGS ARE LED BY TRAINED AND LICENSED SUBSTANCE-ABUSE COUNSELORS. GUEST LECTURERS ALSO MAKE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING SELF-RELIANT AND RESILIENT EX-INMATES WHO DO NOT RETURN TO DETENTION. THE PROGRAMS ARE VERY POPULAR, AND ARE ALWAYS FULL, WITH TWENTY FIVE ATTENDEES AND A WAITING LIST TO FILL VACANCIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rochelle Currier | PRESIDENT | 40 | $26,052 |
| Valerie Loprz | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Stewart | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Dan Stewart | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Dale Plummer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Crystal Hester | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Lucero | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Pat C Kuemmerle | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Charmaine L Martin | TREASURER | 12 | $0 |
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