Established in 1967, Black Community Developers Inc. is a nonprofit community and faith-based organization. Based in Little Rock, Ark., the organization serves low-income, underserved, disadvantaged and at-risk youth, children and families. It carries out various BCD Homebuyer's, health and wellness as well as Supportive Housing programs. The community also operates The Nia Center, a project designed to train youth and adults in areas of professional writing, job skills, computer literacy and social activism. Apart from these, Black Community Developers Inc. runs the Youth Activity and Hoover centers to educated individuals about various diseases and to help people with addictions.
Founded in 1988, City Year is a nonprofit organization that unites young people from various backgrounds for a year of full-time service. The organization focuses on helping children, building stronger communities, removing social barriers, developing young leaders and fostering active citizenship. Its members work as tutors, mentors, role models and leaders of after-school programs and vacation camps. City Year serves children, schools and neighborhoods in more than 15 U.S. locations, as well as Johannesburg, South Africa. It provides school-based, one-on-one and small group tutoring and mentoring services, as well as organizes student enrichment activities and community service clubs. The organization also offers educational programs related to poverty, environmental protection, health and wellness. City Year has partnerships with more than 1,000 corporations and over 3,000 service organizations. The organization is a member of the Voices for National Service coalition. City Year maintains one of its locations in Little Rock, Ark.
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Centers For Youth & Families in Little Rock is an affiliate of a national nonprofit organization that provides youth with emergency services, community support services and school-based mental/health services. Through its parent center, Centers for Youth and Families offers workshops and seminars for a wide range of participants including: single, divorced, step, grand and foster parents; teen parents; incarcerated mothers and their families; and child care providers. Culturally sensitive programs addressing the needs of today's parents and families are offered in the home, schools, community and work place. Its residential programs provide intensive psychiatric help for children and youth with serious emotional or behavioral problems that have had no success with treatment in a less restrictive setting. Among its other services are: a therapeutic foster care; a youth emergency shelter; a therapeutic transitional living center; and a dyslexia center.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas is a social service and mentoring organization assisting children through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. Based in North Little Rock, Ark., the program is an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and serves all of Pulaski County, Benton and Pine Bluff. Some of services include community-based mentoring, school/site-based mentoring and volunteer training. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas also conducts special events, including Bid for Kids Sake online auction, Destination Raffle, Toast & Roast and Bowl for Kids Sake.
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