16 COMMUNITY NEWS
CHAUTAUQUA STAR
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014
Chautauqua Striders Working With North County Youth
and develop writing and research
skills which are the core areas of
Chautauqua Striders
understanding needed for overall
academic success. Additionally tuChautauqua Striders, Inc. is
tors provide purposeful academic
celebrating its 35th year of menenrichment opportunities within
toring and guiding youth through
a façade of games and projects.
education, advocacy and athletAccording to tutor, Kelly, “I enjoy
ics. What began as a Jamestown
tutoring and watching the acarunning club in 1979 with just 25
demic progression of my students
athletes has grown into an agency
on a weekly basis. The consistent
that works with 1,800 students and
engagement with students is very
athletes annually county-wide.
rewarding, because it is a learning
Since 2006 Chautauqua Stridprocess for me and has helped me
ers, Inc. has steadily expanded its
prepare for my future career.”
mission to Northern Chautauqua
County. With guidance from the
Chautauqua Striders, Inc. has
Chautauqua County Youth Bubuilt solid partnerships in recent
reau, Striders teamed with Infi nity
years with Dunkirk Free Library,
Visual and Performing Arts and
Dunkirk Rotary Club, and SUNY
the Boys and Girls Club of NorthFredonia. As a result students
ern Chautauqua County to create
participated in enriched activities
Internationally known author, C. Alexander London, presents at the Young
the North County Youth Collabincluding a Math and Science Day,
Writers’ Symposium sponsored by Dunkirk Rotary Club grant.
orative. Since that time Striders
a fi ve week Young Writers’ Sympohas provided academic tutoring in but it is proven valuable inasmuch Along with our after school acasium, and successful family nights.
all northern Chautauqua County
demic presence at many North
time spent together can increase
Striders has many strong commuschool districts and mentoring in
their self-esteem and commitment County schoo ls throughout the
nity supporters which advance our
the Dunkirk School District.
years, we have been a dedicated
to school. The long term dedicamission to the mentoring and guidtion from mentoring matches give partner with Boys & Girls Club of ance of youth through education,
Mentoring is available at School
Northern Chautauqua County. We advocacy and athletics. Those
students support and encourage3, the middle school, and at our
currently offer tutoring for their
ment to develop a connection
dedicated to tutoring and mentorNorth county office in the former
club members Monday, Wednesto the community and improve
ing in the Dunkirk area include:
St. Hyacinth School in Dunkirk.
their school experience. As adults day, and Thursday 3-5pm. Next
United Way of Northern ChauMentors meet with students, their
year, Striders Lighted Schoolhouse tauqua County, Northern Chauref lect on the experiences that
mentees, once a week during
North will offer tutoring Monday
shaped their youth, they often
tauqua Community Foundation,
lunch or after school throughout
remember the person who offered through Thursday from 3-5pm
Cassadaga Job Corp, Jamestown
the school year. Together they
guidance. It was a coach, teacher, and Thursday evenings from 5:30- Community College, Chautauqua
discuss school and friendships
7pm for all area youth at no cost
County Youth Bureau, and Chauwhile working on goal setting and family friend, or neighbor that
to families. Striders small group
made such an impact. A number
tauqua Tapestry.
communication skills. Current
tutoring and academic support
of studies have revealed a correvolunteers are community memFor more information about Chaufocuses on homework, test prepalation between a young person’s
bers, business professions, and
tauqua Striders, Inc. or to join our
ration, organizational skills, and
involvement in a quality menstudents from SUNY Fredonia.
35th anniversary campaign log
study skills. We employ academic
The time spent with a young per- toring relationship and positive
onto www.chautauqua-striders.org
outcomes in school, mental health, tutors to assist in reading fluency,
son is relatively short each week,
or call (716) 488-2203.
improve mathematical ability,
and behavior.
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