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10.06.2006 - the H.A.L.L. Kickoff Party
Come join us for free pizza, games,
live DJ, prizes and more as we officially kickoff our afterschool program.
06.30.2006 - Organized Kaos
On Friday, June 30, 2006 HCDA hosted an emcee battle between local high-school
rappers.
Spring 2006 - Hip-Hop Dance Class
This dance class geared towards high school youth was a huge success
with weekly attendance averaging 20-25 dancers.
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Building Developmental Assets in the Lives of Renton Youth
Mission Statement of The H.A.L.L.:
We will use our heads and our hearts as we live and work among our guests, making the most
of every chance we get to treat them well and to connect in a deeper way with their lives.
Our conversation will always aim to be understanding, meaningful, and uplifting rather than
judgmental, unengaged and disheartening. We will view people holistically, recognizing that
they have bodies, minds and souls that need nourishing.
The Harambee After-school Learning Lounge about establishing relationships with local youth
in hopes of earning a place in their lives to help them grow up to be healthy, caring, and
responsible people. To that degree, the H.A.L.L. as a program is focused on building the
following assets as identified by the Search Institute as building blocks for healthy
development of adolescents:
- Other adult relationships - Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.
- Community values youth - Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.
- Youth as resources - Young people are given useful roles in the community.
- Safety - Young person feels safe at home, school, and in the neighborhood.
- Neighborhood boundaries - Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior.
- Adult role models - Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.
- High expectations - Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.
- Creative activities - Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.
- Youth programs - Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or in the community.
- Achievement motivation - Young person is motivated to do well in school.
- Homework - Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day
- Caring - Young person places high value on helping other people.
- Equality and social justice - Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.
- Integrity - Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs.
- Honesty - Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."
- Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.
- Restraint - Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.
- Planning and decision making - Young person knows how to plan ahead and make Cultural Competence choices.
- Interpersonal Competence - Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.
- Cultural Competence - Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.
- Peaceful conflict resolution - Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.
- Self-esteem - Young person reports having a high self-esteem.
- Sense of purpose - Young person reports that "my life has a purpose."
- Positive view of personal future - Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future.
If we are successful at building the above assets into the youth who participate in the H.A.L.L.
then we will be making a huge impact in their individual lives, and consequently a huge impact in
the community as a whole.
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