S.A.Y. (Save America's Youth) Yes! Centers for Youth Development
Here's Life Inner City offers a unique solution to churches and ministries that want to reach out to the children and teens in their neighborhoods.
Since 1992, S.A.Y. Yes! Centers throughout the country have been impacting the lives of thousands of children.
The goal is to give at-risk children a solid foundation on which they can build a successful future. Through the local church, each child is ministered to spiritually, emotionally, physically, intellectually, and socially. (Luke 10:27)
S.A.Y. Yes! is a biblically-based program that takes place in an after-school setting.
As a church-operated program, a long-term commitment can be made to the children, and the entire family — parents, guardians, siblings, and neighbors — can be enfolded into the local body of Christ.
S.A.Y. Yes! provides churches and their congregation with:
- Training (18 hours, 16 sessions covering topics such as how to design your weekly program, how to share the gospel with children, how to recruit and manage volunteers.)
- Biblically-based curriculum (Bible Club, practical living skills, recreation, mentoring, covering topics such as integrity, forgiveness, and respect.)
- Ongoing resources, most of which are free or at low cost. (Educational materials, computer software, phonics program, youth entrepreneurship skills.)
- Internet access to all S.A.Y. Yes! resources, links to related websites, online bulletin board, and free PDF Downloads.
- City-wide support network (Additional training for specific topics such as fund development, child discipline, setting annual goals and objectives.)
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