AMERICORPS AT SALISBURY
STATE UNIVERSITY

PARTNERSHIP FOR ADOLESCENTS ON THE LOWER SHORE (PALS)

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Overview

Partnership for Adolescents on the Lower Shore is a program administered by Salisbury State University in cooperation with its Center for Adolescent Health and its Center for Conflict Resolution.

Programs

PALS extends programs to adolescents residing in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties in order to enhance and support positive teen behaviors and reduce the risk of negative behaviors and their outcomes.

Goals

There are several goals that we seek to maintain for adolescents, which include:

• Improvement in grades/test scores and school attendance and reduction in school drop-outs.
• Increased parental involvement with adolescent school work and parenting.
• Reduction in incidence of violent conflict involving adolescents.
• Improved parenting skills of adolescent parents.
• Increased involvement of adolescents in health education and health promoting activities.
• Increased participation by adolescents in community activities.

We seek to develop the skills and abilities of our community in working with and supporting adolescents and in solving community problems.

Useful Links

Shorecorps/PALS is a branch of the AmeriCorps national service. There are many other organizations affiliated with AmeriCorps which have similiar goals and functions.
The following links will allow you to view some of these organizations' information:

• AmeriCorps VISTA
• IMPACT ONLINE
• AmeriCorps Network Northwest
• AmeriCorps in New Hampshire
• Kansas AmeriCorps

For More Information

How does one get more information?

Phone Contact

George Whitehead - Project Director at (410)543-6369.
OR

John Shortt - Program Director at (410)548-5119.

Address

SHORECORPS/PALS
Salisbury State University
1101 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801

Email George Whitehead

 

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