Future 4 Teens

Future 4 Teens
P.O Box 20051
Kalamazoo, MI
Future4teens@ymail.com

Welcome to the F4T website! Future 4 Teens is where youth can gain support and the resources needed to strive for excellence and acquire success. Our services cater to the emotional, psychological, and educational needs of youth populations. This site will orient you to the variety of services that we provide from workshops on self-awareness and identity development to forums that value critical dialogue about hip hop, academic achievement, male and female image, and much more. F4T functions similar to a non-profit organization by actively building partnerships with non-profit 501-(c)3 organizations. In an effeort to provide services and programming we believe in strong collaborative support for our youth today leaders of tomorrow!

Please take some time to see what F4T has to offer. For additional information about any of our services feel free to contact us.

RESOURCE LINKS

Western Michigan Univ.
Youth Health (CDC)
Youth Resource (KPL)
Link for any youth
As many links
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t's All About Me
This group will

Brandy Pritchett on April 23, 2009 10:00 AM

For Ladies Only: It's All About Me!
This group will consist of approximately 10 female students transitioning from 9th to 10th grade in high school. Focus will be on character education and the importance of goal setting as it relates to personal and academic success. For additional information including dates and times please contact Cheyla Milo at 269.599.5791.

Brandy Pritchett on April 23, 2009 10:00 AM

What does it mean to be a MAN?
Conversations of Male Image and The WIRE This group will consist of approximately 10 male students and allow for discussion around male image, identity development, relationships, and what it means to be an African American or Hispanic/Latino adolescent male in American culture. This group will include critical dialogue focused on the HBO SERIES – The Wire. * Due to video content parental consent may be required* For additional information including dates and times please contact Brandi Pritchett at 269.615.4199 or Joe Johnson at 269.808.2887.

Brandy Pritchett on April 23, 2009 10:00 AM

The 3rd and 4th graders from Washington Writers’ Academy in Kalamazoo, MI will go on a field trip to Western Michigan University on June to engage in many activities that will provide them with information about college. The F4T team will facilitate group break out sessions addressing education and future life goals. For additional information including dates and times please contact Cheyla Milo at 269.599.5791.

Special Thanks to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative, and Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan for supporting and collaborating with F4T spring programming.

Brandy Pritchett on April 23, 2009 10:00 AM

Six African American 9th grade ladies from Kalamazoo Central High School participated in a six week group that allowed for critical discussions around love, lust, and sex as well as the importance of respecting yourself and your body. The group allowed for young ladies to speak openly and honestly about relationship fears and struggles. Students provided feedback about their group experience:

“This is something that every girl should participate in” – S.D. age, 15

“ [The group] was really fun. It made things easier to talk about especially if you can’t talk to your parents” – A.J. age, 15

Seven students participate in a 10 week focus group that allows for critical evaluation of Hip Hop media. Students get an opportunity to watch a documentary and engage in critical dialogue about such images and messages. Students are then encouraged to develop a final product that represented their journey in the group and new found understanding of self in Hip Hop. Students provided feedback about their group experience:

“I wouldn’t change anything about the group except make it longer” – Anonymous

“I liked the group. It let me open up and say things that I didn’t think I could share” - Anonymous