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Woodrow Wilson Elementary
The City of South Salt Lake Parks and Recreation Department recently received a
Crime Prevention Grant from the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
to start an afterschool program at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.
The program is designed to prevent crime by targeting specific risk factors the students face.
The staff and program partners are working hard to build protective factors in the lives of the
students. These include opportunities for positive involvement, developing social skills and
establishing a belief in the moral order. One of the main focuses of the grant is to prevent
bullying. With students from so many different backgrounds and cultures, this can be a challenge!
These include: |
Arts and crafts are a fun way for students to work together, building communication, teamwork and social skills. |
Students are divided up into groups based on their grade level. Each group has a leader that works with them on a daily basis. The Group Leaders have gone through extensive training and act as mentors, role models and friends to the students in the program. |
The Utah Food Bank Kids Cafe program provides a hot meal for each of the afterschool participants every day. Getting things ready and cleaning up afterwards is one way to help the students appreciate the meal.
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Academics are an important aspect of the program. Failure in school often leads to involvement in crime. Students work with their group leaders for an hour each day to complete their homework. Students who finish early are encouraged to read. |
Granite Park Middle School The City of South Salt Lake Parks and Recreation Department is just beginning a new Juvenile Delinquency Prevention project at Granite Park Middle School. The Granite Park Youth Development Project will focus on building protective factors in the lives of students. The project is funded through a generous Title V Juvenile Delinquency Prevention grant from the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. Middle School is an important time in a young person's life. The transition to high school and adulthood has both risks and opportunities. This project will help to facilitate afterschool sports and recreation programs, initiate student-led service projects and initiatives, and start an afterschool club for student leaders. We are looking for partners and assistance with this project. Please call 412-3268 for more info.
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Students complete activities and participate in workshops offered by community groups who are partnering in the project.
