Summary: Youth Build

This writer is at a nonprofit organization by the name of Pathways, and will be implementing a program for at risk youth. Pathways focuses on the at risk youth which is why they started the program YouthBuild. YouthBuild is a uniquely comprehensive, full-time, voluntary, community-based program that offers disadvantaged youth an immediately productive role rebuilding their communities. Students spend half their time attending basic education classes and half their time receiving job skills training in high-demand fields while building affordable housing in their community. However, YouthBuild has yet to provide courses that developed their positive decision making skills, strengthen interpersonal relationships, or to refine a positive self-image.
It will be based on communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and awareness of self and others. Students make their own life decisions every single day, but most are never given skills to make healthy decisions, good decision making skills can help prepare for success. At risk youth faces numerous challenges that hinder them from succeeding such as lack of education, health care, housing, employment and the list goes on. Often times they have difficulties creating and preserving positive and healthy relationships with friends, adults, and partners. Building a sense of trust and having the time to communicate the complexity, frustrations, and positive aspects of their lives is what this population needs. The at risk population frequently have unrealistic career and personal goals based on mass culture. Seeing sensationalistic media portrayals of exceptionalism as normative, desirable and attainable. From building trust worthy relationships, we can assist students form a realistic and reachable career, personal and educational
Macro social work is interventions on a larger scale that has an impact on communities, agencies, and organizations. Macro level changes can be problematic, depending on what needs to be changed. There are several changes that could take place at Pathways, but the most noticeable is lack of discipline towards students in the YouthBuild program. The decision making process that took place was noting out what has to change within the program, what could be beneficial for the youth as a whole at the organization, and what could be done to improve their community After identifying what needed to be changed, the goal was to get the students active and engaged. In order to proceed with the goal, coming up with a plan that will be effective for this population. The program includes a small group of at risk individuals, decreasing the exposure to risk factors, increasing exposure to protective factors, and reducing problem behavior and support positive action on youth. Assisting the youth, and others in the community to plan, implement, and evaluate projects that enhance the physical and social environment. Improving their family and friend’s communication and relationships, building peer networks, working to deal with problem