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CROSSROADS FOR YOUTH Phone: 248-628-2561. Web Site: www.crossroadsforyouth.org Communities: Oakland County. Goals: To provide residential treatment for abused, neglected and delinquent adolescents. Activities: Residential summer camp for disadvantaged youth, residential family camp for low-income single parents, outpost camp for disadvantaged youth. FARMINGTON FAMILY YMCA Phone: 248-553-4020. Web Site: www.farmingtonymca.org Communities: Farmington, Farmington Hills, Novi and West Bloomfield. Goals: Enrichment of lives in communities by development of healthy bodies, minds and spirits through the membership services and programs based on Christian principles. Activities: Offers recreational, wellness-oriented programs to individuals and families in our service area. Program areas include aquatics, youth sports, health enhancement and family, preschool and child care programs. HURON VALLEY YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Phone: 248-887-3575. Web Site: www.hvybsl.com Communities: Highland and White Lake. Goals: To foster sportsmanship, teamwork and fun among children age 6 to 16. Activities: Boys baseball and girls softball. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE Phone: 1-800-766-4656. Web Site: www.iseusa.com Communities: All of Michigan. Goals: To place exchange students with American families and send American students abroad. Activities: Student exchange, meetings, newsletter. LAKES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, BASEBALL FOR YOUTH Phone: 248-975-8157. Web Site: www.lakesareabaseball.com Communities: Western Oakland County. Goals: To involve youth in baseball. Activities: Seasonal playing of baseball, from April to July; registration to play held in January. LAKES AREA YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE Phone: 248-788-7595. Web Site: www.layslonline.com Communities: Western Oakland County. Goals: To instruct youths in peer involvement and good sportsmanship through the game of soccer. Activities: Spring and fall seasonal soccer games and matches emphasizing good effort, competition and sportsmanship. METRO DETROIT GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL-NORTHWEST SERVICE CENTER Phone: 1-800-482-6735. Web Site: www.gssem.org Communities: Northern Oakland County. Goals: To provide a scouting experience for girls, ages 5 to 17. Activities: Informal educational programs focusing on life skills, contemporary issues, life planning, decision-making, community service, self-esteem building, career development, and leadership development. Also, day camp services, resident camp services and trooptype, social-recreational educational-community service activities, programs and projects.
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OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (OCC) YOUTH BAND Phone: 248-942-3356. Web Site: www.oaklandcc.edu Communities: Detroit metropolitan area. Goals: To provide a classical band musical experience for grades 912. Activities: Youth band rehearsals, concerts. OAKLAND COUNTY 4-H Phone: 248-858-0889. Web Site: www.msue.msu.edu/oakland Communities: Oakland County. Goals: To help young people become productive members and leaders in society. Activities: Each and every 4-H club has various projects and programs to assist the development and skill of each individual youth. These projects include mechanical science, fine arts, personal appearance, food and nutrition, career education, leisure and cultural development, computers, communications arts and sciences, and numerous others. THE SANCTUARY OF COMMON GROUND Phone: 248-456-8150. Web Site: www.commongroundhelps.org Communities: Oakland County. Goals: To aid teenagers experiencing family problems and/or who have run away from home. Activities: Individual, group and family counseling for teens who have run away from home or are having family relationship problems. Also referral services to link teens with needed temporary shelter and the other services they need. A STEP FORWARD (A division of The Sanctuary) Phone: 248-399-9795. Web Site: www.commongroundhelps.org Communities: Tri-county area. Goals: To advocate for and with homeless youth to establish healthy lifestyles, and to work toward the prevention of homelessness among young people. Activities: Providing residential services to homeless people age 16 to 19 and non-residential services to teens and young adults. TOLLGATE EDUCATION CENTER/MSU Phone: 248-347-3860. Web Site: www.msue.msu.edu Communities: Southeast Michigan. Goals: Service to the community. Activities: Conference center, education classes. WALLED LAKE COMMUNITY EDUCATION Phone: 248-956-5000. Web Site: www.wlcsd.org Communities: Walled Lake and surrounding areas. Goals: To facilitate the improvement of the quality of life in the community. Activities: Special programs and classes. WATERFORD COALITION FOR YOUTH Phone: 248-618-7424. Web Site: www.wcfy.org Communities: Waterford. Goals: The Waterford Coalition For Youth will build on strengths and reduce risks in our community until a safe and healthy way of life becomes the standard of living in Waterford. Activities: “Taste of Waterford,� fund-raising, meetings.