Hudson Cares About Kids
Community First supports programming to build self-esteem and leadership in youth grades 4-12. Every school in the Hudson City Schools have an asset team to plan programs and incorporate assets into the everyday curriculum. Contact your school to find out who is on your asset team.
East Woods programs include:
Youth to Youth (Y2Y) An after school program to assist with school work, socialization and work on community service related projects. Parents volunteers Mary Apicella and Tricia Kesic. Teacher advisor Deanna Benici.
The Y@Y program will also work on a project to connect with Laurel Lake residents. The Laurel Lake Foundation provided Community First with a grant to establish programming to connect students with Laurel Lake residents.
Students plan to host a lunch during the school year and to invite residents to speak to them about their experiences.
Math Peer to Peer tutoring - Teacher advisor is Maria Regan -
Contact school for information about both programs.
Middle School
Community First supports various programming efforts including Leadership Academy where advisor Jeff Hildrebrand will soon attend Ron Clark academy.
4kids leadership program - 8th grade Community First Youth Board -
The board will work on various projects including Holiday Gift Shoppe and petitioning for the City to adopt an orphanage in Africa as Hudson's Orphanage.
Contact Jen Chadima and Penny Tschantz for information.
High School
Community First has an active 30 member youth board that works on various projects throughout the school year.
contact Jen Chadima for information. Watch the web site for a list of the Boards 2008-09 programming.
Connect Back - A mentoring effort where highs school students go to the elementary school to mentor students, with bullying and other issues. Contact Donna Kelly for information.
These programs are supported through a grant by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation.
