YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MANKATO

IDENTIFY WITH THE CULTURES OF THOSE THEY SERVE, HAVING FIRSTHAND INSIGHTGUIDING THEIR CULTURALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS OUR GOALTO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED WHENEVERPOSSIBLE AS WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING,HONORING CULTURE AND HERITAGE, AND ENSURING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. PAT IS ALITERACY-BASED CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON THREE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS:PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION, DEVELOPMENT-CENTERED PARENTING, AND FAMILY WELLBEING.EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE WOVEN INTO ALL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MEETING WITH FAMILIES. THE GOALS:- IMPROVED CHILD AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT- REDUCED RATES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT- INCREASED SCHOOL READINESS- INCREASED PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S CARE AND EDUCATION- INCLUDING FAMILIES WHO HAVE RECENTLY SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES IN BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING THEIR FAMILIES ARE THRIVING IN A WAY THAT IS EQUITABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENSURING THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE AND READY TO LEARN UPON ENTRY INTO THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES.

BUILD HABITS THAT LEAD TO A LIFETIME OF HEATLH. AT THE END OF EACH THREE MONTHSESSION, THE GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN A GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K EVENT. THISCELEBRATORY, NON-COMPETITIVE EVENT IS THE CULMINATING EXPERIENCE OF THECURRICULUM. COMPLETING THE 5K GIVES THE GIRLS A TANGIBLE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONFERENCE THAT COMES THROUGH ACCOMPLISHMENT, AS WELL AS A FRAMEWORKFOR SETTING AND ACHIEVING LIFE GOALS. CROSSING THE FINISH LINE IS ADEFINING MOMENT WHEN THE GIRLS REALIZE EVEN THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE ISPOSSIBLE. CAMP GOTR WAS LAUNCHED TO INCREASE OVERALL PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITYAND PROVIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED GIRLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICALACTIVITY & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT DURING NON-SCHOOL TIMES. THISPROGRAM WILL PROVIDE GIRLS IN 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE ACCESS TO QUALITY YOUTHPROGRAMMING, WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS IS IMPORTANT FOR A MYRIAD OF REASONS:SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVEAND SAFE SPACES FOR CHILDREN. IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO MAKE GIRLS ON THE RUNPROGRAMMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO GIRLS WITHIN THE GREATER MANKATO AREA WHOHAVE PREVIOUSLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 10-WEEK SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM.