When we look around our city, it’s easy to spot the things we don’t want for our children: Drug addiction. Teen pregnancy. Dropping out of school. Violence. Dead-end futures. We see a headline and shake our heads and say, “Somebody needs to do something.” The problem is, it’s not as easy as just telling kids […]
If you’re like me, watching the Summer Olympics gives you all the feels: Athletes who’ve trained all their lives for this moment, parents and friends who’ve been by their side cheering them on, moments of glory and heartbreak, an athlete standing on the podium listening to their national anthem. We love it not just for […]
About four years ago, we started brainstorming with our friends at Southgate Baptist Church about what we could do together to serve middle school kids in their neighborhood – an area where most kids know more people who’ve been to prison than people who’ve been to college. There were a whole lot of challenges to […]
Maybe you’ve been thinking about volunteering with kids in Springfield, and maybe this fall seems like a good time to get involved. (Or maybe you know someone that you can pass this along to!) If so, know that we’ve got a place for you – whether you’re young or old or in between! If you’re […]
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 […]
Here at SCYM we are resorting to worn-out gimmicks to get people involved this fall, and since you took the bait and clicked, we are actually going to share this trick with you. No celebrity name-dropping, no strange fat-burning fruit, no easy ways to make money from home. The one weird trick to changing lives […]
It’s been more than a year of dreaming, praying, and planning, but on October 7 it all became reality when 16 Hayward Middle School students arrived at Southgate Baptist Church ready to learn how to start and run a business. It all started with a desire to give academic and life skill support to the […]