Relationships with Communities

Global Partners for Youth (GPY) organizations have achieved remarkable results working with youth who are high school drop outs or "at risk" from dropping out of school, who are at risk of using alcohol and drugs or are already using, who are violent or in gangs, who are teen parents, and who are at risk of attempting suicide, and much more.


Youth

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  • High schools, middle schools and elementary schools
  • Foster homes and group homes
  • Youth agencies and groups
  • Probation departments

OUR RESEARCH PARTNERS

  • Corporations and their employees
  • Foundations
  • Service clubs
  • Sports teams
  • Human service agencies
  • Faith communities


OUR SUCCESS

Among participants nationally,

  • Felony crimes have been reduced by 50%
  • Substance abuse has been reduced by 33%
  • Truancy has been reduced by 75%
  • Legal employment hours have been increased by 550%
  • Relationships with parents and teachers have improved significantly


"Seattle Community for Youth program has had stunning results over the past ten years. We work with 100 to 120 students per year at two inner city high schools; Cleveland and Rainer Beach. Our target population is ninth graders because they have the highest incidence of dropout. 98% of our 9th graders stay in school, most improve their attendance and GPA. We have adopted an academic readiness initiative aimed at improving the basic skills of students struggling with reading and writing and who want to improve their academic discipline. We offer life skills workshops each month, mentor support and tutoring, as needed."

Vanessa Whitacre, Program Director
Community for Youth
Seattle, Washington