The BE GREAT:Graduate program was created by the Boys & Girls Club of America and University of Phoenix to assist Boys & Girls Clubs help at-risk youth avoid the pitfalls of their environment. This is ever so important as many at-risk youth have few role models or extra-curricular activities upon which to observe. Those in heavily crime-addled neighborhoods need places that are safe havens for them to grow and flourish outside of school, and for some, outside of neglectful and abusive homes. The first ten Boys & Girls Clubs America that will be working in partnership with University of Phoenix will be in states of Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansa, California and Arizona. Pat Gottfried, executive director, University of Phoenix Foundation stated:
"University of Phoenix strives to remove barriers to higher education for all students. We have been a long-time supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America because we believe the path to higher education starts in childhood. Through the BE GREAT: Graduate program we can begin to positively influence these students and set a higher standard of educational achievement."
Boys & Girls Club of America already provides a highly diverse array of programs that help children to explore their personal and potential career interests, thus learning constructive social, academic, and career skills. Technology programs that Boys & Girls Club of America offer are:
- Game Tech
- Robo Tech
- Skill Tech: Basic Training
- Skill Tech II
- Club Tech
Their social programs are crucial to to helping youth who have little guidance directions. Such programs as:
- Delinquency and Gang Prevention/Intervention Intiative
- Youth for Unity
- Teen Initiative
- Family PLUS:Parents Leading, Uniting, Serving
teaches these youth to be strong, responsible individuals who take pride in being good stewards of themselves and their community. Universtiy of Phoenix's contirbution to these programs will reinforce a vision of a productive future by introducing them to higher education and the ways in which it can change their lives for the better. For more information, about this program, visit BE Great: Graduate.
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