MILITARY COMMUNITY YOUTH MINISTRIES

MILITARY COMMUNITY YOUTH MINISTRIES (MCYM) PROVIDES THE CLUB BEYOND PROGRAM TO THE TEEN-AGED CHILDREN OF U.S. MILITARY FAMILIES STATIONED AROUND THE WORLD. ALL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES (WHICH EXCLUDE MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES) FUNCTION IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF PROVIDING THE CLUB BEYOND PROGRAM TO MILITARY TEENS AT U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THESE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WERE USED TO BRING MCYM'S CLUB BEYOND PROGRAM TO U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS LOCATED IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON MULTIPLE CONTINENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONTINUED:THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED FOR AMERICAN MILITARY TEENAGERS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR GENDER IDENTITY AND IS PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE, TRAINED, AND SCREENED ADULT MCYM STAFF AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS, WHO REACH OUT TO MILITARY TEENS UNCONDITIONALLY AS CARING ADULT ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS. CLUB BEYOND IS A FAITH-BASED, ECUMENICAL PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MILITARY CHAPLAINS AT EACH LOCATION. THE CLUB BEYOND PROGRAM PROVIDES TEENS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR, SAFE, AND WELL-SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WEEKLY CLUB BEYOND MEETINGS, AS WELL AS PERIODIC SPECIAL EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEEKEND AND WEEK-LONG CAMP TRIPS, WORK-SERVICE PROJECTS, AND BIBLE STUDIES. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE PROGRAM WAS AVAILABLE TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MILITARY TEENAGERS LIVING AT OR NEAR INSTALLATIONS WITH CLUB BEYOND PROGRAMS. CLUB BEYOND PROGRAMS COMPLEMENT THE WORK THAT MILITARY INSTALLATION CHAPLAINS AND COMMANDERS ARE ENGAGED IN TO MEET THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO SERVE AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS. THE CLUB BEYOND PROGRAM AND ITS ON-LINE AND PUBLISHED RESOURCES ALIGN WITH AND SUPPORT A MAJOR GOAL OF THE U.S. MILITARY: TO BUILD RESILIENCY INTO SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE EXPANDING GLOBAL NETWORK OF CLUB BEYOND PROGRAMS IS CREATING A "SAFE PLACE" FOR MILITARY TEENS THAT SERVES AS A SOURCE OF STABILITY AND FAMILIARITY, AS THESE TEENS FREQUENTLY RELOCATE WITH THEIR PARENTS, WHO ARE REGULARLY TRANSFERRED TO U.S. MILITARY DUTY STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.