At our very core we believe that through the power of our Lord and the positive influence of our youth and volunteers we can change lives. Our programs are centered around a common theme, empowering youth to meet the needs of their communities in order to protect them from risky behavior teens are often susceptible to.
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Offered during School Breaks.
Over 4,000 students qualify for free or reduced fee meals in the SCUCISD.
Children from qualifying families can receive breakfast and/or lunch at school. But during school breaks they may lack the resources to buy additional groceries and provide these meals at home.
Twice a year as school breaks begin, PIC obtains fresh produce and meat from the SA Food bank, teen volunteers unpack then compile the packages. Up to 100 families receive approximately 50 lbs of food.
PIC's goal is to expand these services to provide more food to families in the SCUCISD area.
Free.
The Positively Influencing Everyone (PIE) Club focuses on character education in a school setting. Volunteer leaders meet with a small group of students who have been selected by their teachers as influencers among their peers. Through brief lessons, discussion and video clips, the group explores positive character traits such as self-respect and respect for others, doing the right thing, being an upstander, honesty, gratefulness and more. P.I.E. Club members then have the opportunity to live out what they've learned through school and community service projects.
This is a Youth Program.
Rose Garden Elementary school is a Title 1 school in the SCUCISD with over 50% of the student body receiving free or reduced fee meals at school.
PIC has partnered a host site near the school. When the children arrive they'll be paired with a teen reading mentor; to spend time reading, playing educational games, hear a Bible story and eat lunch together. The children are also given a backpack of snacks to take home.
Children who qualify for free or reduced fee meals during the school year from Rose Garden Elementary are invited to attend.
Be a mentor!
Per the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey conducted by the CDC every two years, youth that learn about positive character traits are less likely to succumb to risky behaviors and are more likely to have healthy relationships as teens and adults. At PIC we believe that an adult role model, meeting with students weekly to teach and model positive character traits, can positively impact the community in immeasurable ways.
When volunteers like you take time to teach students the character traits needed for a healthy society, everyone wins.