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The Mountaineer Boys and Girls
Club recently received a $2,500 community outreach grant
from the Mollohan Family Foundation.
The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club is a non-profit
organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for
youth in the Morgantown community. The primary mission of
the Boys and Girls Club is to promote health, social
education, education enhancement opportunities, and
character development for boys and girls grades 1-12, by
building self-esteem, values, and skills.
During the 2004-2005 academic year, the Monongalia Academic
Mentoring Program, a program of the Mountaineer Boys and
Girls Club, provides academic support services to South
Middle School students. The Program offered tutoring
services, homework help and academic support services three
days a week after school. The Monongalia Academic Mentoring
Program was also offered at the Boys and Girls Club four
days a week after school.
The Monongalia Academic Mentoring Program is under expansion
as the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club seeks to provide more
students in the Morgantown community with educational
opportunities. Thus, the $2,500 community outreach grant
will be used to further fund the Monongalia Academic
Mentoring Program, which will combine junior and senior peer
educators to provide academic support as well as modeling
for the younger students. Additionally, participants will
engage in career exploration and mentoring, enrichment
activities, post-secondary school site visits, money
management skills, and other extended learning activities to
deepen Club’s impact in education, technology, race
relations, and career development.
In addition to the Mollohan Foundation’s award, Bank One
pledged $5,000 toward the Monongalia Academic Mentoring
Program in order to further expand the program’s reach in
the community and diversify the activities currently offered
to students involved in the program.
For more information about the Monongalia Academic Mentoring
Program or the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club, please
contact Dennis Poluga at 304.292.7510. |
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