UPDATE: Online registration for High Street Nazarene Camp Boost (July 6-10) is now open! Click here to register a child. To register for the other two Camp Boosts, call 325-6183 to register for Clifton Avenue Church of God, or call 323-3504 to register for St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Both camps are scheduled for July […]
Camp Boost is kind of personal to me. It’s personal partly because I have a couple kids of my own. They’re school age now, and I’ve experienced firsthand how simple it sounds but how critical it is – and how HARD! – to get your kids to read over the summer. I’ve also realized how […]
1. You gave 219 kids a fun-filled (and critical!) week of summer reading in local churches at Camp Boost. 2. You helped 20 middle school girls train for and run their first 5K. 3. You helped continue kids’ mentor matches into their 3rd and 4th years. 4. You gave 50+ people who work with kids […]
This week, not far from where I live, a 12-year-old middle school girl committed suicide at her school. I don’t know about you, but I have to take a deep breath here. I could barely bring myself to read the news article, so I’m not going to link to it here. Just know that it […]
It often goes like this. Johnny, a 10-year-old ball of energy, lives across the street from the church in an apartment building. One Wednesday night he finds his way over to the fun kid’s program going on at church, and he’s hooked. Soon he’s bringing along his four younger siblings and his friend next door. […]
There are just a few weeks of school left, and SCYM’s school-year-based programs have all wrapped up. It’s a great time for our staff to pause and think about how some of our students have changed since last fall, and to give thanks to God for what He’s done in their lives. Here is Part […]
There are just a few weeks of school left, and SCYM’s school-year-based programs have all wrapped up. It’s a great time for our staff to pause and think about how some of our students have changed since last fall, and to give thanks to God for what He’s done in their lives. Here’s Part 2 […]
There are just a few weeks of school left, and SCYM’s school-year-based programs have all wrapped up. It’s a great time for our staff to pause and think about how some of our students have changed since last fall, and to give thanks to God for what He’s done in their lives. Here are a […]
This past week in Springfield a young man—a football star, well-liked by his teachers and his peers—had his life snuffed out by a bullet while trying to stop a fight. His young life impacted many. There is a ripple of shock and anger that a young man who was making many positive choices could have […]
The best gifts don’t always come with gift wrap or a big price tag! Whether you work with kids or just have kids in your life, here are seven ideas that we believe are priceless to a kid: 1. Showing up. By showing up consistently, you are saying to a kid: “You are worth this […]