Teen Girls Active in Local Arts, Education & Community Programs

The girls in the Lafayette Avenue program participate in numerous activities outside of Odyssey House designed to help them develop their academic, career and leadership skills and build relationships within their community. Some of the organizations in which they are involved include:

• Voices UnBroken, a community-based organization that provides creative writing workshops in a variety of transitional and alternative settings. Last winter's workshops culminated in a full-length collaborative play and several poems that were published in the organization's quarterly newsletter. The play, "Coming Clean," will be performed by the girls at the Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance this spring.
   

• Law Enforcement Explorers, a community service, career-oriented program designed to educate young men and women, ages 14-20, about law enforcement. They work with officers from the 41st precinct and are taught the importance of higher education, self discipline and respect for authority while they actively participate in community service projects and other Explorer events.
   

• South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation YouthBuild Transformation Academy serves out-of-school youth, ages 16-24, with on-the-job construction trades training and GED preparation courses. YouthBuild not only helps prepare clients for quality employment, but also teaches valuable life skills through promoting team-work and providing a dependable support base.

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