America's Promise and the Five Promises

The five promises that are endorsed by the Arlington Alliance for Youth are keys to the development of Arlington as a City of Promise for our youth. You are encouraged to think about these goals as you formulate the project for your grants application.

• Caring Adults (How do we get more adults in Arlington to lead and mentor our youth?):
  • Develop a new after school activity at a Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, or Girls Inc.
  • Start a new youth club like Builders Club, K-kids, Key Club, Girl Scout troop, or Boy Scout troop.
  • Adults and youth team up to teach members of a nursing home how to use the Internet
• Safe Places (How can we have more structured activities after school in safe places?):
  • Develop a Neighborhood Watch program.
  • Develop a sports team for intramural sports.
  • Develop a musical activity for neighborhood talent.
  • Organize "Play & Learn Days" during summer for elementary children with working parents.
• A Healthy Start:
  • Conduct an "Aim for Success" workshop on abstinence for youth in your organization.
  • Organize and conduct a teen parenthood workshop (Parenting Center).
  • Organize and conduct an exercise and diet workshop.
  • Hold Bike/Fair Clinic to teach children bicycle safety and basic repairs.
  • Organize a school eye clinic fair for youth
• Marketable Skills:
  • Organize and conduct career fair or workshop for youth.
  • Organize and conduct a family centered workshop on English as a second language.
  • Organize and conduct a life-skills workshop for alternative high schools.
  • Organize and conduct a service learning opportunity for students.
  • Organize an earh science courtyard for school.
• Opportunities to Serve:
  • High School Key Club provides reading clinic for grade school class.
  • Help build home ramp for wheel chair bound person to get in and out of house.
  • Youth visit and provide program for nursing home.
  • Senior scout community service projects are expanded with grant resources.