Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:07 AM

The GoodWorx Foundation and The MTC Program

History

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Look what's happening at The S.U.E.S. The GoodWorx MTC Program Grows!!!

The GoodWorx Foundation was founded in 2003 with a mission centered on service to others. Specifically, we are dedicated to guiding, serving, and teaching at-risk youth to new ways to conceive their own realities. To that end, The GoodWorx Foundation created The MTC Program. The Philosophy of The MTC Program is to broaden the horizons of today’s youth utilizing a unique blend of Mentoring, Tutoring, and Coaching (MTC). This effective combination serves to enhance life skills including focus, tolerance, and understanding to help youth realize their full potential and instill within them the confidence necessary to pursue their dreams.

Mission Statement

The mission of The GoodWorx Foundation MTC Program is to empower at-risk youth in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their personal potential.

Vision Statement

The GoodWorx Foundation MTC Program envisions a community in which every youth experiences nurturing one-to-one relationships and community support, which in turn allows each of them to develop into their full potential, capable of making informed, responsible decisions as involved members of our community.

Credo

The mission of The GoodWorx Foundation is centered on Service to Others. We are dedicated to guiding, serving, and teaching at-risk youth new ways to conceive their own reality.

Good Worx :: Jeffrey Jordan

We dedicate ourselves to the development of programming that uses mentoring and life skills training to broaden the horizons of today's youth. We believe all young people deserve equal education and opportunity – an experience that should not be limited by economic distress or any other bias.

We are committed to building a culture, as well as, positive, confident, proud young people. We do this by modeling positive behavior and exceptional leadership. We encourage youth to become contributing citizens who value integrity, awareness, and sense of community.

The GoodWorx Foundation was founded with a purpose to identify, foster, and develop the unique potential that is inside every child.

What's Happening Now- GoodWorx Programming for 2008-2009

The GoodWorx Foundation’s MTC Program expanded into a second school, The Samsel Upper Elementary School, within the Sayreville School district in October 2008. Lead by Program Director Rachel DiGiacomo, the MTC Program now serves 4^th and 5^th grade students in Sayreville with mentoring, tutoring, life-skills coaching, and team orientated recreation. Students are embracing the approach and building a culture within the program. Rachel DiGiacomo offers "The students are starting to understand what we mean when talk about life-skills. Awareness is our number one objective. Our program builds upon that awareness and tries to reach every student within their own reality or level of understanding." The MTC Program also contains a strong Community Service component which introduces, or further reinforces what they are learning in school, about service to others. Other Programs of distinction include the "Imagine That" Art Appreciation Program, The "Onward and Upward" Program, which consists of programming centered on transitional issues facing 5^th and 8^th graders as they prepare for their move to the next level of schooling, The "Read Something" literacy program, which promotes enjoyable reading for children and their families, and The GoodWorx Gang Prevention initiative which promotes real-world awareness of gang activity and provides alternative ways of dealing with that reality.

The GoodWorx Foundation MTC Program has entered the 3^rd year of a programming partnership with New Jersey City University. The partnership is a collaborative effort to support the NCAA CHAMPS Life Skills Program at NJCU. GoodWorx provides Mentoring and Life-Skills coaching to over 100 Student-Athletes in an effort to enrich the undergraduate experience and improve overall retention rates. This initiative has proven to be very successful in the pilot program and the 2 full years of operation. NJCU and The GoodWorx Foundation have recommitted to lead this program into the future and attempt to service 250 student-athletes within 3 years.

See the "Initiatives and Partnerships" link for more information, or click here.