TIME OUT @ HOLY CROSS CCA

We are a small group of volunteers with great big hearts, providing a place where our community can meet to find peace and rest for their body & soul.  Our plan is to cover people with love and care, supporting their needs with clothing's of life skills through teachings and counseling. Our free resources are available to low-income children and families.  We believe no child or person should be left behind.  

We Offer Classes on: Time Management, Communication, Self Esteem, Cyber Addiction, Violence in School, Bullying, Drugs and Drinking, Stress, and Obesity.

AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES FOR THE YOUTH

Time Management - The pressure to succeed is in great demand.  We provide activities that teach youths how to manage their time and prioritize various tasks and commitment's.

Communication - Youths often do not like to communicate.  The more we speak to them, the more it becomes easier for them to open-up and communicate back.  We ask them about their opinions and listen to them.  This keeps the lines of communication open when they feel a positive adult is really listening to them and acknowledging what they are saying.  

Self Esteem - By building our youths confidence and helping them to feel secure within themselves, they get in less trouble and work to do more positive things verses negative. 

Cyber Addiction - Children today have a need to spend a great deal of time on electrical devises, which can affect their relationships, in school as well a their health.  It's an addiction that need to be faced by and shut down with the help of adults shutting of push notifications, setting up Tech-Free Zones, and shutting off the cell phones.  

Violence in School - Violence is on the rise.  Children are being murdered due to school violence.  We create a healthy environment by creating space to discuss their feelings and concerns verses stuffing them and having an ugly outburst.

Bullying -  Adolescents are anxious and they look for some type of control.  Putting other peers down gives them a sense of power.  They are not yet familiar with how ones life can be effected when bullied. They neither recognize or understand the damage they are causing to a person when treating them badly.

Drugs & Drinking -  Children who abuse drugs and alcohol demonstrate a higher rate of mental health issues including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and bipolar disorder.  Depression which is aggravated by drugs and alcohol contribute to adolescent suicides.  21% of kids admit to drug use and 41% report alcohol abuse.

Stress - Young people in middle school have stress when having to change schools due to family situations. They may think negative about themselves or feel negative while navigating through life.  They may live in a environment stemming from divorced parents or separation.  Some simply live in unsafe environments.  They may also have issues with their peers which is stressful.  Youth are living in families with financial or medical issues, while living in poverty.

Obesity - Many youth at this age are obese.  They need help to learn about exercising and eating the proper foods.  To prevent obesity we must teach our youth about regular physical activity, and a decrease in sugar, saturated fats, and an increase in vegetables and fruit consumption.