Club Crown Heights
Who We Are
THE NEED
Youth in Oceanside’s Crown Heights neighborhood are overcoming significant odds to achieve success. Parents in this low-income community often work multiple jobs or are single parents. Increasing rental costs have led to two or more families living in one apartment, creating a densely populated area with two rival gangs in adjacent neighborhoods. Most Crown Heights families have few options for afterschool care. This makes youth vulnerable to drugs and violence and has led to strong community support for local youth programs.
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Club Crown Heights afterschool programs give neighborhood kids a safe place after school to complete their homework, build leadership skills, and plan for successful futures.
What We Do
Program Services
Club Crown Heights is a free after school program that serves kids in grades K-12 who live in the Crown Heights, Oceanside neighborhood.
Club Crown Heights programs are aligned within a Positive Youth Development model, “Triple E”. Triple E focuses on Education, including homework support and after school tutoring; Employment, by giving students the tools they need to find their first job; and Civic Engagement, providing opportunities for students to lead and/or participate in community projects and events. In 2016, Club Crown Heights launched a STEM Education Project that encourages students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math subjects.
