GirlPower girls request the honor of your presence at their Christmas Open House! There are two to choose from: Monday, December 9, from 5:00-6:00 pm at Roosevelt Middle School (next to Springfield High School). – OR – Tuesday, December 10, from 4:45-5:45 at High Street Nazarene (1625 E. High St.) with our Schaefer Middle School […]
We kicked off our first ever GirlPower at Roosevelt Middle School this past Monday! There are a total of 26 awesome 7th and 8th grade girls signed up to participate at Roosevelt’s GP. Our first meeting was a hit! We did a series of icebreakers and get-to-know-each-other games to start off our time together. It’s […]
Day 4 of National Volunteer Week, and we haven’t even scratched the surface of all the fantastic people who volunteer their time (and themselves, really) at SCYM. If you missed days 1, 2, and 3 be sure to click the links to meet Greg Jindra, Gary Lookabaugh, and Mary Apone! Today we want to introduce […]
Our fall programs are ramping up to serve Springfield city elementary and middle school kids once again, and we need many “heroes” to invest an hour or more a week in a kid’s life! Would you consider joining our awesome team of volunteers this fall? Here are some of our opportunities to connect with kids: […]
Fall is here, and for SCYM that means many Springfield children and youth coming to the doors of our programs. Most of them are looking for something fun to do and a safe place to be – but most of all they are looking for someone. Someone to remember their name, to ask them how […]
We’re excited to announce that SCYM recently received a grant from Antioch University McGregor to support the GirlPower After-School Program in 2010. Through a unique partnership between Antioch McGregor, Learn and Serve America, and the Ohio Campus Compact, a class of 12 students solicited grant applications in the areas of health, homelessness and hunger for […]
These past two weeks have probably been the most rewarding weeks for me.The girls are beginning to respond and truly bond with some of the volunteers, and it’s such a blessing to watch.Thursday, after our basketball clinic and in light of the upcoming holidays, we all listed one thing for which we were thankful.One of […]
Along with several other SCYM programs, GirlPower kicked off this past week for Clark and Schaefer Middle School kids. This is the fifth session (summer or semester) we’ve run the program, which is a partnership with the YMCA and focuses on health, beauty, fitness and self-esteem. I remember when the idea for GirlPower first came […]