services

Youth Leadership. Character Development.
Academic Tutoring. Adult Programming.

Neighborcorps.
Neighborcorps is a youth service-learning program unique to the Belair-Edison Healthy Community Coalition. The
program outlines three primary goals for high school youth:

1. to engage and mobilize youth as leaders;
2. to provide an opportunity for youth to learn the process of social and community revitalization; and
3. to build character and promote personal development.

The premise of the program is to unify and develop everyday residents as civic leaders, and link them with the
resources necessary to better themselves, their families and their community. Students learn the basics of planning
community development projects, including creating budgets, setting outcome measurements, and progress
evaluation techniques. Neighborcorps students meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Doris M. Johnson High
School #426.

Since October 2006, these brilliant young people have:

Organized a Canned Food Drive for the Doris M. Johnson campus;
Collected more than 100 canned goods to benefit the Maryland Food Bank;
Organized, planned and hosted youth activities for the Belair-Edison Community Association's annual Holiday
Party;
Distributed gifts to more than 40 youth at the community's annual Holiday Party; and
Collectively logged over 120 service-learning hours since October 2006.

Umoja Computer Homework Club.
The Umoja Computer Homework Club beautifully reflects a
partnership between the Coalition and the New Life United
Methodist Church. The 12-station computer lab is open
Mondays through Thursdays from 3:00 - 6:00 pm.

Youth in grades 3 - 8 flock to the site to:

Obtain help with homework;
Acquire technology skills;
Participate in team building games and activities;
Attend mentoring sessions;
Learn the art of jewelry making; and/or
Creatively express themselves weekly with

Art on Purpose (www.artonpurpose.org)

Additionally, high school youth earn community service hours
and acquire leadership skills tutoring students in reading and
math. Various software programs, including MS Student 2006,
teach youth vital technology skills and assist students with
research and homework assignments.

*** FOR ADULTS ONLY ***

Career Computer Training
Basic to advanced computer literacy courses in
MS Office products are offered for those entering
the workforce or seeking to learn new skills. Course
titles include Introduction to MS Windows, Obtaining
Employment Online, MS Word Tips & Strategies for
Success, and many more.

The four week training program will meet two times
per week Monday/Thursday and Tuesday
/Wednesday. Both day and evening classes will be
offered beginning the week of February 12, 2007.

Click here to view course list.

Let's Play Ball! Haven't heard those words in a
long time? Well, come on out and take a breather
playing softball with other community members.
Contact Ede Taylor at 410.485.2776 for info.

From top to bottom: Neighborcorps students serve pizza to class that brought in the largest number of canned goods; Umoja Computer Homework Club students play learning games in the
computer lab; Neighborcorps students LaShay and Brianna review the program budget; Neighborcorps student Brianna lead a youth activity at Belair-Edison's annual Holiday Party; Jemira
(Neighborcorps student) takes a break from hosting to receive compliments from Sister Helen at Belair-Edison's annual Holiday Party.