Children of Promise Development Services

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When Bryanna attended our camp as a high school sophomore, her high school counselor had told her that she was “not college material” and should consider attending community college, at best. 😳

During our field trip to Central Michigan University (CMU), Bryanna fell in love with the campus and inquired about their psychology programs. 📝🔖📚

Fast forward to 2018, Bryanna graduated from CMU with a B.S. in Child Psychology and earlier this year earned her Master’s of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis from Purdue University Global. 🤓👩🏽‍🎓👏🏾 🥳 🌟

Stories like Bryanna's propel us to ensure that no economic, educational or social constraint will keep our youth from discovering and walking out their purposes, ultimately becoming Children of Promise.

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Scholarship applications open only 10 more days! You could be celebrating like Maguel Ross, a Senior at Howard University (HU!). 🎓 🎉

Maguel won a $500 2nd Place Scholarship in 2020 as a Detroit Cass Tech Senior, then was awarded a $500 Life Enrichment Award in 2021 to assist with MCAT prep (he's planning to go to medical school!). 🩺 🥼

How could $1000 or $500 help you after high school graduation?🤔 🤑 💵

Whether you're planning to attend a traditional college, learn a trade, or earn a certification, we want to help you SUCCEED! 💪🏾

Read the attached flyer to see who's eligible.....then GET TO WRITING!

📆 APPLICATIONS DUE: Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023, 11:59pm ✅

All applications must be submitted electronically.

Click below or scan the QR code to apply, TODAY!
https://www.childrenofpromisedevelopmentservices.org/scholarships.html

Minorities in Shark Sciences was founded by 4 Black Shark Scientists, including Carlee Jackson Bohannon, a swimmer in some of Children of Promise's first organized swim team travels.

Check out their 2024 educational programs -- travel expenses and a stipend are included! 🦈

📣Applications for the next cohort of the Diversifying Ocean Sciences program are now open until November 10th!

We are so excited to newly partner with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Florida Institute of Oceanography and Monterey Bay Aquarium to provide another opportunity to those looking to fill a gap in their ocean science education or career development with practical experience.

Visit the link for more information and to apply!

https://buff.ly/3LZ8YeO

This has updated link. Apply Now!

Great news story featuring
former Camp Counselor Victoria Blakey doing great work with the North Carolina corporate reef!

https://www.wral.com/video/volunteers-use-oyster-shells-to-build-patch-reefs-generating-new-oysters/20984006/?fbclid=IwAR1Efl0Pd73oOpYVDL0kh3L0XpEd_SfhL6f5ARV7NSD118zvAZlhNNWB7Yk

Congratulations to Keyaira Johnson for modeling an inspirational level of service to others.

Keyaira Johnson, 15, is a making history 🌟 Keyaira has done community work with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan and St. Cecilia Girl Scout Troop for the last 10 years. Her time is also spent with Gleaners, Free Press Marathon, Ronald McDonald House and local resource pantries.

Keyaira's Girl Scouts Silver Award project addressed the issue of homelessness. Keyaira gave a room at the Genesis House a complete makeover for a family that was temporarily homeless. Using bright colors and her eye for design, she made the room feel more like a home. Her goal was to provide a space to help the family feel a sense of empowerment, peace, and happiness while in a temporary situation.

Keyaira’s amazing work has resulted in awards such as the Urban League of Detroit’s ‘Do the Right Thing Award’ and the Detroit City Council Award.

In honor of Black History Month we are spotlighting 20 young Black Detroiters, age 25 and younger, who are making history TODAY! Follow along for daily announcements of these community leaders and changemakers 🖤 Design by Alexis Bagley ()

The youth are an asset: speak to them as such. | Skillman Foundation Detroit Horse Power, a youth-enrichment program that uses horses as a vehicle for character development, saddled up next to metro-Detroit youth leaders with one question in mind: how could program…

✅ Another successful camp in the books 🏕

The girls enjoyed our workshops on self-esteem & confidence, social media, positive affirmations, self-care, beauty and yoga 🧘🏽‍♀️

Thank you to all that helped make our Wellness Camp a success.

"Beauty is a state of mind"

More camp fun!

Day two of camp we visited the Jim Crow Museum on the campus of Ferris State University! Talk about a moving experience 🖤🤎

Campfire time 🏕

Starting off day two of camp with sunrise yoga ☀️ Thank you to our wonderful yoga 🧘🏽‍♀️ instructor Candace for teaching our campers the basics of yoga! Namaste ✨

Day one of COPDS Wellness Camp! The campers are getting checked in and acclimated to the grounds.

As we gear up for another great camp, we send Congratulations to past camp counselor, Victoria Blakey!

We are proud to have been a part of helping you reach for and obtain the PROMISE! 💪🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥰

🗣Camp Registration has been extended to
July 12, 2022! 🥳

Where are all the 11-14 year old girls??? 🤔

You want to be at the farm exploring the outdoors 🏞, swimming 🏊🏾‍♂️ in the lake, eating s'mores around a bonfire 🏕, meeting new friends 👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏽.

🗓July 2️⃣1️⃣ - 2️⃣4️⃣

More details and online registration:

https://www.childrenofpromisedevelopmentservices.org/camps.html

❓️❓️❓️ Send us a message.

See you soon! 😁

Celebrating our alum!
Miss Sarah Hall is breaking barriers in the race car world! Congrats and keep reaching for the Promise!

https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2022/06/09/nascar-diversity-internship-program-welcomes-2022-class/

It's Camp time!! An opportunity for us to help our youth see themselves as the Children of Promise that they are.
According to cigna.com, the Coronavirus pandemic has shed light on a worsening mental health crisis amongst our young people that includes struggles with emotional issues, increased loneliness, anxiety and depression.
We aim to help combat some of those struggles during our "I AM ENOUGH" Health and Wellness camp.
We'll have our traditional bonfires with s'mores, canoeing, and college tour, but to address some of the issues mentioned above, we're adding yoga sessions, journaling, creating vision boards and lots of time to explore the outdoors and ourselves.
This year's camp is for Girls, ages 11-14.
**If you don't have a daughter/granddaughter/niece/etc., you can still participate by making a donation of any size at www.childrenofpromisedevelopmentservices.org
AND you still have time to sponsor a camper! Message us for more details.
Thank you for sharing and supporting. We couldn't have made an impact on our youth without YOU!
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Health & Wellness Camp
“ I am Enough”
July 21-24, 2022

We would like to share these Stats with you.

7 in 10 girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with family and friends.

1 in 4 girls
today fall into a clinical diagnosis – depression, eating disorders, cutting, and other mental/emotional disorders. On top of these, many more report being constantly anxious, sleep deprived, and under significant pressure. (The Triple Bind, Steven Hinshaw)

Suicide-related behaviors are also a growing problem for adolescents. In 2019, approximately 1 in 6 youth reported making a su***de plan in the past year, a 44% increase since 2009. CDC

Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States, affecting the lives of millions of people. In the past 3 decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents.1 The latest data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that the prevalence of obesity among US children and adolescents was 18.5% in 2015-2016. Overall, the prevalence of obesity among adolescents (12-19 years; 20.6%) and school-aged children (6-11 years; 18.4%) was higher than among preschool-aged children (2-5 years; 13.9%). School-aged boys (20.4%) had a higher prevalence of obesity than preschool-aged boys (14.3%). Adolescent girls (20.9%) had a higher prevalence of obesity than preschool-aged girls (13.5%). Moreover, the rates of obesity have been steadily rising from 1999-2000 through 2015-2016. According to Ahmad et al, 80% of adolescents aged 10 to 14 years, 25% of children younger than the age of 5 years, and 50% of children aged 6 to 9 years with obesity are at risk of remaining adults with obesity.