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SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training)
This nationally acclaimed comprehensive prevention program helps young
people resist alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, as well as premature sexual
activity. The program features engaging, interactive small group activities
designed to increase participants' peer support, enhance their life skills, build
their resiliency and strengthen their leadership skills. This year-round program
encourages collaborations among Club staff, youth, parents and
representatives from other community organizations. The program’s
components include: SMART Kids, for children ages 6-9, Start SMART, for
youth ages 10-12, Stay SMART, for youth ages 13-15 and SMART Parents, for
parents of Club members participating in SMART Moves. The recent updating
and revision of SMART Moves was made possible through funding from the
DeWitt Wallace – Reader’s Digest Fund.
SMART Girls
An outgrowth of the popular SMART Moves program, SMART Girls is a health,
fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls
ages 8-17. The program focuses on issues specific to female Club members
and is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable
those members to develop to their full potential. From interactive role playing to
more tailored mentoring, girls are given the opportunity to explore personal and
societal values as they build skills for eating right, staying fit, getting good
health care and developing positive relationships. The current version of
SMART Girls was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Passport to Manhood
This program promotes and teaches responsibility and reinforces positive
behavior in male Club members ages 11-14. Passport to Manhood consists of
14 small-group sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of
manhood through highly interactive activities. Each participant is issued his own
"Passport" to underscore the notion that he is on a personal journey of
maturation and personal growth. The curriculum is an excellent complement to
SMART Girls.
Cavity-Free Zone
The Cavity-Free Zone program was developed in response to the recent U.S.
Surgeon General’s report on oral health, which revealed a silent epidemic of
oral disease in America, especially among disadvantaged youth. Cavity-Free
Zone, underwritten by Crest, aims to improve the oral health of Club members
nationwide. Through program materials and a Web site to educate youth (ages
6-18) about oral health and collaborative efforts with local dental schools,
dental societies and other health care agencies, Cavity-Free Zone will be a
catalyst for change in providing dental services to disadvantaged youth.
This nationally acclaimed comprehensive prevention program helps young
people resist alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, as well as premature sexual
activity. The program features engaging, interactive small group activities
designed to increase participants' peer support, enhance their life skills, build
their resiliency and strengthen their leadership skills. This year-round program
encourages collaborations among Club staff, youth, parents and
representatives from other community organizations. The program’s
components include: SMART Kids, for children ages 6-9, Start SMART, for
youth ages 10-12, Stay SMART, for youth ages 13-15 and SMART Parents, for
parents of Club members participating in SMART Moves. The recent updating
and revision of SMART Moves was made possible through funding from the
DeWitt Wallace – Reader’s Digest Fund.
SMART Girls
An outgrowth of the popular SMART Moves program, SMART Girls is a health,
fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls
ages 8-17. The program focuses on issues specific to female Club members
and is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable
those members to develop to their full potential. From interactive role playing to
more tailored mentoring, girls are given the opportunity to explore personal and
societal values as they build skills for eating right, staying fit, getting good
health care and developing positive relationships. The current version of
SMART Girls was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Passport to Manhood
This program promotes and teaches responsibility and reinforces positive
behavior in male Club members ages 11-14. Passport to Manhood consists of
14 small-group sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of
manhood through highly interactive activities. Each participant is issued his own
"Passport" to underscore the notion that he is on a personal journey of
maturation and personal growth. The curriculum is an excellent complement to
SMART Girls.
Cavity-Free Zone
The Cavity-Free Zone program was developed in response to the recent U.S.
Surgeon General’s report on oral health, which revealed a silent epidemic of
oral disease in America, especially among disadvantaged youth. Cavity-Free
Zone, underwritten by Crest, aims to improve the oral health of Club members
nationwide. Through program materials and a Web site to educate youth (ages
6-18) about oral health and collaborative efforts with local dental schools,
dental societies and other health care agencies, Cavity-Free Zone will be a
catalyst for change in providing dental services to disadvantaged youth.
