BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA (BGCA) IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DRIVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MENTORING AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IS A MULTICOMPONENT MENTORING PROGRAM THAT WILL LEVERAGE BGCAS NATIONWIDE CLUB AFFILIATE NETWORK TO CONNECT AT-RISK YOUTH WITH CARING MENTORS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND TARGETED SKILL-BUILDING PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL YOUTH RISK FACTORS. THE TARGET POPULATION IS 29,514 YOUTH AGES 617 EXPERIENCING RISK FACTORS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES. THIS POPULATION INCLUDES AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) YOUTH LIVING BOTH ON AND OFF RESERVATIONS, YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND YOUTH FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PROJECT GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES FOR FIVE TARGET GROUPS: YOUTH AT RISK AND HIGH RISK; AI/AN YOUTH; MILITARY-CONNECTED YOUTH; AND YOUTH AT RISK FOR SYSTEM INVOLVEM

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA (BGCA) IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DRIVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MENTORING AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IS A MULTICOMPONENT MENTORING PROGRAM THAT WILL LEVERAGE BGCAS NATIONWIDE CLUB AFFILIATE NETWORK TO CONNECT AT-RISK YOUTH WITH CARING MENTORS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND TARGETED SKILL-BUILDING PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL YOUTH RISK FACTORS. THE TARGET POPULATION IS 29,514 YOUTH AGES 617 EXPERIENCING RISK FACTORS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN ALL 50 STATES. THIS POPULATION INCLUDES AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN) YOUTH LIVING BOTH ON AND OFF RESERVATIONS, YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND YOUTH FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PROJECT GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES FOR FIVE TARGET GROUPS: YOUTH AT RISK AND HIGH RISK; AI/AN YOUTH; MILITARY-CONNECTED YOUTH; AND YOUTH AT RISK FOR SYSTEM INVOLVEM