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Starting a YLLC |
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| ESTABLISHING
A YOUTH LIFE LEARNING CENTER IN YOUR CITY |
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frequently receive invitations to establish Youth Life Learning Centers
in other cities. While expanding the number of children, families,
and communities is a part of our organizational mission, strategically
we have to focus on proposals that represent the best prospects for
broad-based support among church, community, and business leaders.
Strong support from the beginning leads to the development of a sustainable
city organization. This approach produces the most efficient and effective
use of donor contributions and Youth Life staff time. Below are the
ingredients for a successful Youth Life Learning Center initiative
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Community Assessment: Though
a Youth Life Learning Center would be a great blessing to any community,
we are dedicated to focusing on places where there is the greatest
need. Those places are usually characterized by challenged neighborhoods,
failing schools, and at-risk kids. The first step is pulling together
an assessment of community need in order to substantiate the case
for a YLLC. Much of this data already exists. Our objective is to
compliment and coordinate with other service agencies. |
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Community Support: The
second step is to form an exploratory committee with representatives
from the city, businesses, and churches. Three primary goals are: i)
to tentatively secure an appropriate facility in walking distance
of the neighborhood to be served. There are often city facilities
that can be converted to a Youth Life Learning Center.ii)
to secure commitment for financial support. Typically it requires
a combination of startup funds and ongoing support for the first three
years, enabling the city organization to establish itself in the community;
and iii)
to identify from that exploratory committee or from others in the
community, a core group of advisory board members. |
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Youth Life Foundation of TN Support: Life
Foundation will support qualified initiatives through training administrative
and program staff in all processes and procedures of the program.
Money raised in your community is designated for that community. There is no franchising
fee. Actual cost of Youth LIfe Foundation of Tennessee staff travel,
training, and initial oversight will have to reimbursed.The
primary for use of the “Youth Life” name or any other identification
with Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee is based on faithful adherence
to the standards of the the Youth Life program, mission, statement
of faith, and administrative integrity. |
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