WHY R&U Youth Collaboration Center? WHO will benefit?

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Youth are looking for a safe place to go - with the crime rate soaring, homeless youth statistics on the rise and lack of mentors we want to be there for the youth.

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WHAT is the Expected Outcome?

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• Kids off the streets – finding a “safe place”.

• Relationship building & skills development & character building.

• Activating the youth to reach out to others.

• Custom and hand made: re-purposed items, jewelry, re-fashioned clothing, etc.) and learn to ‘sell’ them on-line via already established local on-line stores. 

• Mentors will teach the youth how to do this, how to re-invest in support of financial responsibility, accountability and basic understanding of investments. (Not “handing a fish” or “teaching to fish” but eventually “buying the pond” - edited from famous adage”)

• Modeling, training and mentoring how to manage finances

• Educating the community to OPEN their homes and hearts to needy youth

• Involving local community: churches, education services and families to get involved and synergize to fill this local need

• Expansion into other communities...

 

WHEN & WHERE can we begin?

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We have moved from TX to Florida and partnering with 12 Springs Community Services.

off of Blvd of the Arts & Florida Ave in Sarasota. We have the use of a beautiful warehouse and are beginning the structural build-out to bring it up to safety code and plan to launch our programs by the end of the year. 

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Please click on the tab under What We Do: "EDUCATIONING IN A NEW NORMAL" for details on our vision, plans, upcoming zoom meetings for Home/Life schooling parents and families, virtual classes and more.

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HOW we can work together to make this happen?

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 Talk to your civic organization, church or business and we can visit with them to explain how they can be involved.

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Attend our training - held 2X year (next one coming soon)

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Volunteer on location.

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Help us fund raise via events, mail, speaking etc…