Services
SERVICES
"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." - Ryunosuke Satoro
DuCAP offers the following services:
Community Organizers
(Neighborhood Action Clubs)
After-School Programs
(TEENS in ACTION, DuCAP Kiwanis Builders Club, CHOICES)
Community Connections Expertise
Advocates for Area Youth and Families
To download a DuCAP brochure please CLICK HERE.
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION CLUBS (NAC)
We offer the following services:
Nicole Munoz: Program and Site Coordinator
Angel Vega: Program Assistant
Jessica Johnson: Program Assistant
For more information or to get involved, please contact Nicole Munoz, Area Project Supervisor, 630-671- nicole@ducap.org
DuCAP/ Kiwanis Builders Club
MOTTO:
Building Leaders
VISION:
To develop competent, capable, caring leaders through the vehicle of service.
MISSION:
Builders Club is an international student-led organization proving its members with opportunities to perform service, build character, and develop leadership.
To download a Builders Club brochure please CLICK HERE.
DuCAP piloted a teen volunteering program, Teens in Action, for two years from fall 2008- spring 2010 at A. Vito Martinez Mioddle School in Romeoville IL, and Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School in Bolingbrook, IL. After the success of the programs, DuCAP partnered with Kiwanis and expanded to include all five Valley View School District Middle Schools.
DuCAP currently runs a Builders Club meeting once a week at each school, every other week, plus 1-3 service projects a month. Over 100 middle school students participate monthly in DuCAP/ Kiwanis Builders Club programs and students so far have volunteered over 300 hours of community service since the clubs inception in October 2010. Builders Club is $5 which includes a t-shirt and membership pin.
To see photos from this year, please CLICK HERE.
Current Builders Club Locations:
Brooks Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
Jane Addams Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
John J. Lukancic Middle School, Romeoville, IL
For more information or to get involved, please contact April Ballinger, Senior Program Coordinator, 630-226-8816, april@ducap.org
CHOICES
Choices is a free DuCAP after-school program that provides positive experiences to encourage youth to make positive choices in life.
Choices is generally located out of an elementary school. Choices runs twice a year with a summer session and a school year session. The Choices program can operate from 1-5 days a week immediately after school with each days program lasting between 2-3 hours long.
Choices focuses on:
Choices is free, thanks to DuCAP, the Department of Human Services, each participating school district and many other agencies and individuals that collaborated on this project.
The following locations have partnered with DuCAP to host a Choices program:
BJ Ward Elementary, Bolingbrook, IL
Hermansen Elementary, Romeoville, IL
Irene King Elementary, Romeoville, IL
Tibbott Elementary, Bolingbrook, IL
To request more information or to get involved, please contact Jimmy Barber, Executive Director, 630-671-8000, jimmy@ducap.org
"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." - Ryunosuke Satoro
DuCAP offers the following services:
Community Organizers
(Neighborhood Action Clubs)
After-School Programs
(TEENS in ACTION, DuCAP Kiwanis Builders Club, CHOICES)
Community Connections Expertise
Advocates for Area Youth and Families
To download a DuCAP brochure please CLICK HERE.
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION CLUBS (NAC)
Purpose:
"Working together as a group of local residents within a specific neighborhood to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment."
Neighborhood Action Clubs are comprised of primarily local residents including representation by one or more leaders of established community institutions.
This group meets to identify problems within their neighborhood. As a group, they work together and complete a Neighborhood Needs Assessment as well as a Resource Assessment. This data is then reviewed to confirm the neighborhood problems.
Throughout the year the NAC prioritizes the problems and discusses ways to remedy them. Often this results in direct service events for youth and adults, connecting their community with resources, providing educational guest speakers, classes, and workshops, and bringing in or working together to provide services to their community.
Current Neighborhood Action Club Locations/ DuCAP Affiliates:
Beacon Ridge, Bolingbrook
High Point, Romeoville
Marian Park, Wheaton
HPCRC- Hanover Park
To learn more or be part of a Neighborhood Action Club, please contact Bob Dzurko, Area Project Administrator, 630-671-8000, bob@ducap.org or Christian Nunez, Community Organizer, 630-226-8812, christian@ducap.org (para el espanol)
Carol Stream
TEEN REACH
Teen REACH (Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope) is a free after- school program that helps youth (10-17 years old) by participating in activities that:
"Working together as a group of local residents within a specific neighborhood to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment."Neighborhood Action Clubs are comprised of primarily local residents including representation by one or more leaders of established community institutions. This group meets to identify problems within their neighborhood. As a group, they work together and complete a Neighborhood Needs Assessment as well as a Resource Assessment. This data is then reviewed to confirm the neighborhood problems. Throughout the year the NAC prioritizes the problems and discusses ways to remedy them. Often this results in direct service events for youth and adults, connecting their community with resources, providing educational guest speakers, classes, and workshops, and bringing in or working together to provide services to their community. Beacon Ridge, BolingbrookHigh Point, RomeovilleMarian Park, WheatonHPCRC- Hanover ParkCarol StreamTo learn more or be part of a Neighborhood Action Club, please contact Bob Dzurko, Area Project Administrator, 630-671-8000, bob@ducap.org or Christian Nunez, Community Organizer, 630-226-8812, christian@ducap.org (para el espanol)Teen REACH (Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope) is a free after- school program that helps youth (10-17 years old) by participating in activities that:
"Working together as a group of local residents within a specific neighborhood to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment."
Neighborhood Action Clubs are comprised of primarily local residents including representation by one or more leaders of established community institutions.
This group meets to identify problems within their neighborhood. As a group, they work together and complete a Neighborhood Needs Assessment as well as a Resource Assessment. This data is then reviewed to confirm the neighborhood problems.
Throughout the year the NAC prioritizes the problems and discusses ways to remedy them. Often this results in direct service events for youth and adults, connecting their community with resources, providing educational guest speakers, classes, and workshops, and bringing in or working together to provide services to their community.
Current Neighborhood Action Club Locations/ DuCAP Affiliates:
Beacon Ridge, Bolingbrook
High Point, Romeoville
Marian Park, Wheaton
HPCRC- Hanover Park
To learn more or be part of a Neighborhood Action Club, please contact Bob Dzurko, Area Project Administrator, 630-671-8000, bob@ducap.org or Christian Nunez, Community Organizer, 630-226-8812, christian@ducap.org (para el espanol)
Carol Stream
TEEN REACH
Teen REACH (Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope) is a free after- school program that helps youth (10-17 years old) by participating in activities that:
- Improve the likelihood for future success.
- Provide positive choices.
- Reduce at-risk behaviors.
- Develop career goals.
- Homework help
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
- Education on risky behavior like substance abuse, criminal activities, violence, sexual activity
- Parental and family participation in activities
- Recreation, sports, cultural and art activities
- Service learning projects
Nicole Munoz: Program and Site Coordinator
Angel Vega: Program Assistant
Jessica Johnson: Program Assistant
For more information or to get involved, please contact Nicole Munoz, Area Project Supervisor, 630-671- nicole@ducap.org
DuCAP/ Kiwanis Builders Club
MOTTO:
Building Leaders
VISION:
To develop competent, capable, caring leaders through the vehicle of service.
MISSION:
Builders Club is an international student-led organization proving its members with opportunities to perform service, build character, and develop leadership.
To download a Builders Club brochure please CLICK HERE.
DuCAP piloted a teen volunteering program, Teens in Action, for two years from fall 2008- spring 2010 at A. Vito Martinez Mioddle School in Romeoville IL, and Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School in Bolingbrook, IL. After the success of the programs, DuCAP partnered with Kiwanis and expanded to include all five Valley View School District Middle Schools.
DuCAP currently runs a Builders Club meeting once a week at each school, every other week, plus 1-3 service projects a month. Over 100 middle school students participate monthly in DuCAP/ Kiwanis Builders Club programs and students so far have volunteered over 300 hours of community service since the clubs inception in October 2010. Builders Club is $5 which includes a t-shirt and membership pin.
To see photos from this year, please CLICK HERE.
Current Builders Club Locations:
Brooks Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
Jane Addams Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Bolingbrook, IL
John J. Lukancic Middle School, Romeoville, IL
For more information or to get involved, please contact April Ballinger, Senior Program Coordinator, 630-226-8816, april@ducap.org
CHOICES
Choices is a free DuCAP after-school program that provides positive experiences to encourage youth to make positive choices in life.
Choices is generally located out of an elementary school. Choices runs twice a year with a summer session and a school year session. The Choices program can operate from 1-5 days a week immediately after school with each days program lasting between 2-3 hours long.
Choices focuses on:
- Academic Achievement
- Recreation
- Mentoring
- Life Skills Education & Character Counts
- Parent Involvement
- Community Service
- Homework Help
- Indoor/ Outdoor Sports and Games
- Outings and Special Events
- Guest Speakers and Guest Readers
- Clubs and Groups Activities
Choices is free, thanks to DuCAP, the Department of Human Services, each participating school district and many other agencies and individuals that collaborated on this project.
The following locations have partnered with DuCAP to host a Choices program:
BJ Ward Elementary, Bolingbrook, IL
Hermansen Elementary, Romeoville, IL
Irene King Elementary, Romeoville, IL
Tibbott Elementary, Bolingbrook, IL
To request more information or to get involved, please contact Jimmy Barber, Executive Director, 630-671-8000, jimmy@ducap.org