Our Programs
Meaningful Work, Unforgettable Experiences
SAVE operates several programs to help youth get on the path to a satisfying and productive adulthood. Each program uses research based approaches when available. Each program addresses an urgent and important community need and is carried out by trained staff members with the help of passionate volunteers and dedicated community partners.
Check & Connect
Check and Connect is a dropout prevention program based on the idea that students need help meeting their academic goals. The program uses mentors to address, deeply and continuously, a student’s performance and record and to arrange services that will help the student succeed. The Check and Connect program’s interventions yield the following outcomes: increases in attendance, persistence in school, accrual of credits and school completion rates with decreases in truancy, tardiness, behavioral referrals, and dropout rates.
Pushing Our Power
POP is an innovative approach to teaching and inspiring youngsters who are struggling through today’s intense social, environment, family and school risks. It involves the creation of a community and school-based history of mass engagement and youth leadership during the Civil Rights Movement. The program allows students to share their concerns about community and have an open dialog about what needs to be changed.
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Youth Council for Justice (YC4J)
The Youth Council for Justice is a youth-led, adult supported social justice organization that empowers youth ages 8 - 18 to express themselves and to take appropriate action on the issues that affect their lives. Issue awareness forums are conducted at school and advocacy campaigns are initiated to bring the identified concerns to light.
Food Pantry
The pantry is called The Den and is open MWF from 3-6 from a grant from Stop and Shop and other local partners. The goal is to address food insecurity at NHS. The pantry was the work of one of our students enrolled in our summer program that wanted to make a change in our city.