VI youths get international support
Making the announcement, YEP Executive Director, Stacy ‘Buddha’ Mather, said in a press statement issued today, August 22, 2018, “we are honoured and thrilled to establish this partnership with one of the world’s most impactful and respected youth development organizations.”
YEP’s affiliation with BCGA was made possible by the Asbury Park, New Jersey Boys and Girls Club, which agreed to sponsor the local VI organisation.
Under the affiliation agreement YEP will gain access to BCGA’s acclaimed programmes, best practices, assessment instruments, online training and other tools.
Empowered Millions
“We are eager now to learn from BGCA, which has empowered millions of young people to realize their full potential,” YEP founder, Dr Henry Jarecki added, saying, “as a native son of Asbury Park, NJ, I was so pleased to see the BCGA of my home town welcome into the fold this programme, which we established to aid the youth of my adopted home in the BVI.”
He noted that compared to BCGA, YEP is still itself in a youthful stage, but “we have great ambitions and are certain that with BCGA’s guidance and support we will be able to do even more.”
Glenn Permuy the Senior Executive of International Support, stated that the Boys & Girls Clubs of America – International Support Service, “is happy to have YEP in the British Virgin Islands as part of its global efforts to help children of all nations reach their full potential.”
BGCA has been in operation for over a century and currently runs over 4000 clubs, serving over 4 million youths ages 4 – 18. It is widely regarded as among the world’s premier organizations for serving youth of all different backgrounds.
As part of its mission, BGCA has established a programme to associate with youth clubs in other nations and has existing affiliate relationships in Haiti, Jamaica, Colombia, South Africa and numerous other countries.
The VI’s YEP is described as a proven program that has been making a huge difference for children of all ages for a number of years.
Since its establishment in 2006, YEP has provided programming and support to over 3,000 local youths. Most recently YEP concluded its 12th year of summer programmes for local youth, providing 150 young persons with 10-weeks of free educational and engaging activities.
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While I congratulate my brother for doing an awesome job I’ll like to vent a bit.
When will VG finally get something like this going? Why so many excuses in getting something like this on VG? Are We going to wait until our youths become 7.0 of a nuisance In our community? The rate we at now is 5.3 and climbing. VG is overdue for a MALE
for a lot of things. We men and woman have a roll to play! Either we’re for uplifting VG or downgrading VG. Let’s do it together!