Building capacity through community service in Southwest West Virginia
A peer counseling program developed by the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. Presently, we have Natural Helpers student groups located at each of the four middle schools in Lincoln County and at Lincoln High School. School counselors serve as Natural Helpers advisers. Students participate in a two-day training and receive monthly-weekly support from their advisers. For [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County High School, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Natural Helpers » Comments Off
Youth between the ages of 14 and 20 are invited to sign up for a free Summer of Service program which will run Monday through Friday from June 22 – August 7th in Charleston. Participants will explore digital photography, graphic design, building repairs, business basics, computer repairs, service projects, tree planting, stream testing, swimming, field [...]
Mon, June 8 2009 » ***Volunteer/Work Opportunities***, Arts & Culture, Bullying Awareness & Prevention, Computer Rebuilding Project, East End Family Resource Center, Education Support, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, Project FLOW, R.E.A.L Program, Service Learning, Summer of Service Program, Sustainability, Technology » Comments Off
When the Lincoln County Youth and Prevention Coalition realized that Lincoln County had both an terrible infant mortality rate higher than Bosnia’s, and the highest rate of women smoking during pregnancy in the state, they knew that Lincoln County could do better. To address these issues, Step by Step, in partnership with the Lincoln County [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » ABLE Families, Community Events, Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Workers » Comments Off
Step by Step sponsored a Volunteer Fair at West Virginia State University (WVSU) on February 25, 2009. Marketing VISTA, Laura Herberg, who sometimes works out of Step by Step’s Service Learning Internship office at WVSU, decided to plan this event upon learning that no other like it was on the annual calendar at the university. [...]
Thu, April 16 2009 » Community Events, Community Shares of West Virginia, East End Family Resource Center, Education Support, Leadership Development, Service Learning, Service Learning Internship Program, West Virginia State University » Comments Off
Below is a copy of this Op-Ed piece which was printed in the Charleston Gazette. To view the version on wvgazette.com go here. Op-Ed Commentaries February 10, 2009 Against all odds, I wanted to go to college. When I was in high school, my stepfather went to prison, leaving my Mom, my little sister and [...]
Fri, April 10 2009 » ***Press***, Education Support, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, Service Learning, Southern Appalachian Labor School » Comments Off
Here is a copy of this article, written by VISTA Linda Clevinger, which was printed in the Lincoln Standard. To view the article on the Lincoln Standard’s website go here. Teens at Big Ugly Community Center helping those in need Submitted by Linda Clevinger, Step by Step VISTA BIG UGLY – We had a wonderful [...]
Fri, April 10 2009 » ***Press***, Front Porch Project, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, Service Learning » Comments Off
“We recognize that within every school, an informal “helping network” already exists. Students with problems naturally seek out other students, and trusted adults, to discuss their issues. Knowing this, we want to identify those natural helpers and provide them with the training and support they need to be strong leaders and positive influences,” says David Chairez, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program Director and Deputy Director of Step by Step.
Wed, April 8 2009 » Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Natural Helpers » Comments Off
In 1995 this program began at the Big Ugly Community Center with students developing portfolios based on their dreams. In 2004, Step by Step received a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant and expanded its afterschool programming to include additional sites, which currently include Omar Elementary and Harts Primary. Each site has the freedom to [...]
Mon, January 26 2009 » Arts & Culture, Big Ugly Community Center, Bullying Awareness & Prevention, Education Support, Harts Primary, Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, Omar Elementary, Sustainability, Technology, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
REAL provides curricula, training, and resources to help rural America grow through hands-on entrepreneurship education that prepares active, self-sufficient and productive citizens to contribute to their communities’ social and economic development. In 2009, Step by Step incorporated REAL activities into the Summer of Service Program and the Big Ugly Community Center Afterschool Program. For Step [...]
Mon, January 26 2009 » Big Ugly Community Center, Education Support, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, R.E.A.L Program » Comments Off
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
