WE UTILIZE AN INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM AT ALL UNCOM SITES. THROUGH GENEROUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE ARE ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY EVALUATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND TRACK PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES.

CENTER-BASED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Providing youth with a variety of positive achievement opportunities after school. Participant outcomes include increases in academic achievement, self-esteem and social skills; reduced risk for criminal involvement, substance abuse and other unhealthy behaviors; acquisition of new skills like goal-setting and teamwork. Approximately 12,400 youth participate in our after school programs each year.

URBAN SPORTS LEAGUES
Citywide soccer, basketball, and volleyball leagues are available to UNCOM youth ages 7-18. Boys, girls, and co-ed leagues are coached by volunteer athletes from local university teams as well as community and professional sports clubs. This programming addresses central city youths’ critical need for more opportunities to benefit and learn from organized sports play and physical education. These programs serve 200-400 youth.

TECHNOWEALTH
This technological literacy program for families living in UNCOM neighborhoods bridges the digital divide with 10 technology centers that provide access to high-quality computers, technology training, job readiness training, and the Internet. This program serves 1,500 people annually.

SUMMER RESIDENT CAMP
UNCOM youth ages 8 to 15 can get out of the city and into nature through a resident camp experience. Camping is an activity that teaches youth many skills, including self-reliance, how to get along with others, leadership, and teamwork. Over 600 campers participate each year.

DRIVER’S EDUCATION
Driver’s Education is a free program for UNCOM teens who meet program requirements, such as regular participation in teen programming; maintaining a 2.0 or higher grade point average; and participating
in community service projects. This program serves 125 youth annually.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CRIME PREVENTION
Teen leadership training is provided at 23 UNCOM sites throughout Milwaukee after school, in the evening and throughout the summer including attendance at a 4-day Youth Leadership Institute (held three times each year). Participants develop site-specific community service projects and become leaders at neighborhood sites.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
All UNCOM centers can access the model “Nature Time” curriculum (developed for multicultural children by an UNCOM center). This experiential curriculum for youth ages 6 weeks to 12 years is based on
current environmental education, psychology, social work, and urban education. Already successfully piloted at several Milwaukee schools and at its founding agency,“Nature Time” serves 800 school-age youth.

CULTURAL ARTS
UNCOM centers choose from a menu of high quality, model cultural arts programming including dance, drumming, theater/acting, poetry, painting, pastel, drawing, photography, jewelry making, printmaking,
opera, textiles, pottery, sculpture, music appreciation, and more. This program serves 5,000 youth annually.

FAMILY LITERACY
Adults and youth alike can attain their academic goals by participating in the Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Development (GED), English as a Second Language, and other educational and literacy programs offered by UNCOM centers. While adults study, qualified child care workers watch over their children.There is also a wide variety of reading and literacy-focused activities for children and parents to work on together. This program impacts over 4,000 families each year.