We suspect that providing a different venue for meaningful engagement within peer groups will foster a deepened sense of personal connection to the community. We believe that opportunities such as this can be real "game changers" in young people's lives.

We are asking for help to fund our clubs.

Below is a list of our expected expenses for our year-long clubs:

• Silk Screen Club: $300.00 for a Cricut (TM) silk screen machine.
• Mural Club: $200.000 minimum for paints, plastic, tape, brushes, etc...
• Philosophy Club: $165.00 for entry fee and transportation to Oregon Ethics Bowl
• Newspaper Club: $200.000 towards printing costs
• Sewing Club: $135.00 for fabric and accessories

Total: $1,000.00

Learning Outcomes: We are a diverse group of content area teachers as well as adult advocates striving to provide a safe place for high-risk students to experience life-enriching activities. We believe that increasing the social and cultural competencies of our student body will provide it with gainful opportunities to enhance future successes. Much of our student body has had few confidence-building life experiences, leaving them disadvantaged in comparison to their peers. Your funding will enable students to create and run their own interest-based clubs. The same student survey will be implemented at the end of the year in order to provide evidence of the impacts of student clubs. We anticipate seeing a significant, measurable improvement from our survey results as well as anecdotally.