OUR GOAL
OUR GOAL
We aim to increase community awareness and involvement in meaningful prevention strategies and to act as a bridge between families and schools. Also to provide a wraparound service to families in the communities that we serve, such as parenting classes and education. We will support local business and agencies by purchasing our needed supplies locally. When we buy locally we give back to our community.
OUR MISSION
Email us: dcbgyc@gmail.com / P.O. Box 862 Dillon, SC 29536
The Dillon County Boys and Girls Youth Center was established as a 501c3, not-for-profit organization in 2013 with a mission of strengthening underserved youth, families, and communities through education, training, partnerships and providing a safe place to be free of violence and the fear of violence.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to transform the lives of youth through structured, evidence-based programming. The center has accomplished its mission with parental help through programs during the summer, after-school, literacy, academic, educational enhancements, increased school attendance, and higher school performance.
OUR OPERATION
The Dillon County Boys and Girls Youth Center operates on 4 day per week schedule. Daily operations starts at 3:00pm and include snacks, educational training, tutoring, Stem and self-help classes. We are Located in Dillon, SC. Our facility accommodates up to 40 youth with a multi-purpose room and a full kitchen. The Dillon County Boys and Girls Youth Center have a number of volunteer staff ranging from students, teachers and professional counselors.
"RUBY AND ROSE LITERACY PROGRAM":
The goal of the Ruby and Rose Books Aloud Program is to:
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Increase students access to a wide range of high-quality books
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Help build personal libraries for children all school year long
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Encourage children to develop a love of reading
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Engage parents in reading to their children through an at-home library
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Improve children’s language skills and academic vocabulary (e.g. critical to understanding concepts and content in subject areas).
4K is an important and challenging year for reading. Over the past several years, your child has been solidifying foundational skills like decoding and fluency. With hard work and the help of Ruby and Rose Literacy Program, we hope to make this possible.
We have given away over 5,000 books to 4K and 5K students in Dillon County to start a "Personal At Home Library ".
