Anna Maria Island Community Center

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Dec 12, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,009,021

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Reach & leadresponsible educated adolescents can help and leadership, education athletic development is an advanced program for adolescents and their families to help youth develop into healthy capable young people, capable of living lives free of addictions. Expanding on the skills developed in the academies these programs provide age appropriate youth development for teen and young adults. Working with teens there is more of an emphasis on prevention, life skills, careers and college. Serving 184 youth, ages 12 to 17 this program provides services 268 days each year. The cost per participant is estimated at $5.12 per day per how does this program fulfill our mission? Living on a barrier island, our teens are especially at risk for being victims of or perpetrators of youth crime, violence, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, bullying, poor academic performance, school drop out before graduation etc. Our teens struggle with complex issues and scenarios. The reach program inspires and empowers our teens to build skills in such areas as problem solving, conflict resolution, self control, leadership, and responsible decision making. The program educates minds by involving the teen in active learning projects. Preparing them for college and advanced studies, using debate, math and science projects, community service projects, dance, drama. The program builds healthier bodies, with drug prevention projects, health and fitness projects, discussion groups on alcohol, and teen pregnancy. This program also prepares teens for work, by providing employment skills training and opportunities for job shadowing as well as on the job, employment opportunities.

Activity 3

Family therapythe center's family therapy program was created in 1993 to meet the professional counseling and family therapy needs of uninsured and underinsured families in manatee county, especially at risk youth and their families. Two licensed masters degreed therapists provide individual, family and group therapy and educational workshops for program participants, as they work on improving communications skills, relationships, coping skills. Participants find new ways to meet life's challenges and solve problems and lead more fulfilling lives for themselves and their families. The outcomes: 1. Participants grow in the area of self esteem, autonomy, relationship skills, parenting and daily living skills and therefore become better able to meet the demands of parenting their children. 2. That children in individual or family counseling and in the life skills groups, develop self esteem and self confidence and improved communication skills. All program activities are designed to support the individuals, families and groups through the process of developing the required skills. This program provides these and other therapy services to 141 families and additional workshops on bereavement and elder care for 23 seniors and their caregivers. The average estimated cost per family is less than $800.00 per family, although this may vary depending on the needs of the family and the number of counseling/ therapy sessions.

Filer

EIN

59-6166231