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Provides support, accountability, and opportunities for youth who have violated the law or are a danger to themselves or others.

Crime Prevention and Response, Correctional Facilities and Services

Promotes wellness and builds foundation of social-emotional skills, healthy choices, and physical activity.

Community Center

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- Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility to prepare boys for adulthood
- Smart Girls promotes health, fitness, prevention, education, and self-esteem to prepare girls for adulthood
- SMART Moves focuses on building attitudes and skills that support healthy decision making and promotes positive health outcomes
- Triple Play promotes overall health by increasing daily physical activity, teaching nutrition, and developing healthy relationships

Offers volunteer opportunities that match individual skill sets, interests, and enthusiasm for short or long-term positions.

Volunteering

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- Volunteers must pass a background check and complete training certifications before orientation
- School-based volunteering offered at Calvert Elementary and Malcolm Elementary

Offers summer camps for children led by the Police Explorers and their advisors.

Summer Camps

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- Participants learn about law enforcement through demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and activities

Offers athletic and recreational activities for all ages, and after-school and summer educational, athletic, and recreational activities for school-aged individuals.

Youth Programs

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- Includes outings, meals, and snacks for school-aged
- Offers computer labs, homework help, tutoring, arts, crafts, mentoring, table tennis, billiards, video games, and more
- Location amenities and activities vary; visit website for information

• Assists with the creation of community gardens
• Teaches plant science and environmentally safe disease and insect control 
• Helps with lawn questions and provides assistance in areas of agribusiness
• Operates an information line for horticulture advice and environmentally friendly practices

Offers volunteer and service programs to organizations and schools to increase volunteer opportunities for youth on a local, national, and global level.

Volunteering, Youth Programs

• Includes early childhood, before and after school, full day, school-break, and drop-in programs 
• Offers day and overnight camps, trips and travel, and environmental education
•  Opportunities for youth and families to participate in service projects provided

• Offers classes on starting a business, doing well in school, and other important skills 
• Provides mentoring, college preparation, and life skills training

Offers a summer camp that includes swimming, weekly field trips, arts & crafts, special events, and educational activities.

Camps

Promotes wellness and builds foundation of social-emotional skills, healthy choices, and physical activity.

Community Center

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- Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility to prepare boys for adulthood
- Smart Girls promotes health, fitness, prevention, education, and self-esteem to prepare girls for adulthood
- SMART Moves focuses on building attitudes and skills that support healthy decision making and promotes positive health outcome
- School-based programming offered at Charlestown Elementary, George D. Lisby Elementary, Dublin Elementary, Bakersfield Elementary, Thomson Estates Elementary, Chesapeake City Elementary, and H. H. Garnet Elementary

Provides after-school art programs to foster creativity and provide positive self-expression.

Community Center

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- ImageMakers National Photography Program encourages learning and practicing photography
- National Fine Arts Exhibit is a year-round program encouraging artistic expression in drawing, painting, mixed media, and sculpture
- School-based programming offered at Charlestown Elementary, George D. Lisby Elementary, Dublin Elementary, Bakersfield Elementary, Thomson Estates Elementary, Chesapeake City Elementary, and H. H. Garnet Elementary

• Offers 4-H youth development programs 
• Promotes horticulture and nutrient management practices

Provides after-school educational programs to assure high school graduation and prepare for post-secondary education and careers.

Community Center

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- Power Hour offers academic success with tutoring, homework help, and learning activities
- STEM Mentoring offers hands-on activities about science, technology, engineering, and math while promoting leadership skills
- School-based programming offered at Calvert Elementary and Malcolm Elementary

Offers programs that help develop physical fitness, reduce stress, and promote positive use of leisure time.

Community Centers

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- Programs include Triple Play Daily challenges, Triple Play Healthy Habits, Triple Play Social Recreation, Run Club, and All Stars
- School-based programming offered at Sykesville Middle School, Oklahoma Road Middle School, and Northwest Middle School

Offers recreational programs and facilities to the community.

Recreational Facilities

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• Offers classes in lifeguard certification, dance, and swimming,
• Provides sport leagues for indoor soccer, flag football, dodgeball, and basketball
• Provides youth mentors 

Offers guidance in becoming effective leaders and agents of change among peers and within the community.

Community Center

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- Youth of the Year celebrates achievements beginning locally with opportunities to progress to state, regional, and national levels
- Keystone Club (14 to 18 years) provides leadership development opportunities in academic success, career preparation, and community service
- Torch Club (11 to 13 years) develops leadership skills through chartered, small-groups, and service clubs
- Youth for Unity promotes equity and inclusion through service-learning, activities, and conversations
- School-based programming offered at Howard Community College, Harper's Choice Middle School, and Laurel Woods Elementary School

Offers guidance in becoming effective leaders and agents of change among peers and within the community.

Community Center

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- Youth of the Year celebrates achievements beginning locally with opportunities to progress to state, regional, and national levels
- Keystone Club (14 to 18 years) provides leadership development opportunities in academic success, career preparation, and community service
- Torch Club (11 to 13 years) develops leadership skills through chartered, small-groups, and service clubs
- Youth for Unity promotes equity and inclusion through service-learning, activities, and conversations
- School-based programming offered at Howard Community College, Harper's Choice Middle School, and Laurel Woods Elementary School

Offers law enforcement-focused activities for the Boy Scouts Explorer Program.

Youth Development Programs

Provides after-school educational programs to assure high school graduation and prepare for post-secondary education and careers.

Community Center

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- Offers Power Hour, STEM, My.Future, Career Launch, Diplomas 2 Degrees, and Book Club
- School-based programming offered at Sykesville Middle School, Oklahoma Road Middle School, and Northwest Middle School

• Services vary by program location

Provides support to help youth succeed in school, the community, and work.

Youth Enrichment

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- Offers career development and support services
- Helps high school students with disabilities secure internships during their senior year
- Mentoring, employment, education, and independent living available for at-risk youth

Provides after-school educational programs to assure high school graduation and prepare for post-secondary education and careers.

Community Center

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- Offers activities and connections with friends to learn new skills
- Provides homework help and tutoring
- Advances knowledge and increases interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

Offers a summer camp that includes swimming, weekly field trips, arts & crafts, special events, and educational activities.

Camps

Provides fitness classes that help to develop confidence and self-acceptance, work ethics, and important life skills such as goal setting, time management, and accountability.

Youth Enrichment