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DocuSign Envelope ID: B701CF6A-1C9A-46CB-9234-56F771D80955 t A - continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> • Participate in social-educational groups: conflict resolution, self-expression, healthy relationships, and <br /> substance use prevention &education. <br /> • Lead a wrap-up meeting with family and school representatives (and court counselor if applicable)to <br /> support their re-entry back to school. <br /> The Alternative to Suspension program operates Monday-Friday from gam to 2pm, and follows the <br /> traditional school calendar of both CHCCS and OCS. Opportunities for community service are provided on <br /> teacher workdays. <br /> Continuing Connections After School <br /> During the critical hours after school, Boomerang provides youth with additional learning opportunities and <br /> support, as well as recreational opportunities. <br /> Continuing Connections helps youth to: <br /> • Build skills that support academic achievement. <br /> • Gain confidence and cultivate leadership skills through service learning, community service and other <br /> civic engagement opportunities. <br /> • Learn independent living and leadership skills. <br /> • Develop conflict resolution and mediation skills. <br /> Weekly:Tuesday through Thursday, 3:30-6pm <br /> -Service learning -Community service <br /> -Tutoring - Individual brief counseling <br /> Monthly: Reunions for youth to reconnect with Boomerang staff and their peers in a recreational setting. <br /> Quarterly: What's Next: independent living workshops designed for middle and high school students to <br /> inventory their personal and academic assets, explore career options, and prepare for post-secondary <br /> opportunities. <br /> Summer: Independent living& life skills workshops are planned for youth participating in summer <br /> employment programs and internships, such as Town of Chapel Hill's SYEP. <br /> To date, Boomerang has served over 2000 students in its Alternative to Suspension component and during <br /> after school programming. <br /> Brief Timeline <br /> 2006: Boomerang is launched as a pilot alternative to suspension program in January, serving one middle <br /> and one high school <br /> 2006: District Court Judge mandates CHCCS court-involved youth attend Boomerang <br /> 2007: Boomerang expands services to all CHCCS middle and high schools <br /> 2008: Boomerang expands services to court-involved youth in Orange County <br /> 2008: Boomerang becomes an approved adult community service site in 2008 <br /> 2008: Boomerang and Volunteers for Youth enter an agreement allowing court-involved Orange County <br /> youth aged 16 and younger to complete court-ordered community service hours at Boomerang <br /> 2009: Boomerang offers after school hours on Wednesdays-Fridays for students to drop in to complete <br /> service hours and check in with staff <br /> 2010: Boomerang offers community service hours during the summer <br /> 2011: Boomerang expands services to Orange County Schools <br /> 2011: Boomerang expands to a 5-day program in September, adding to afterschool programming <br /> 2012: Boomerang expands services to select high schools in Chatham County <br /> 2014: Chapel Hill-Carrboro Y merges with YMCA of the Triangle Area, Inc. <br /> Main Application 5/24/2016 9:22:20 AM 0:' d J c 5 of 2 I <br />