Mission Statement
The mission of the Reichert House is to maintain a facility and offer programs where youth can learn about themselves and how to develop and achieve goals that will make them exemplary citizens of tomorrow. Opened in 1987, the Reichert House serves a population primarily comprised of adolescent males that are enrolled in middle and secondary schools, grades six through twelve. Cultivating friendships and maintaining lifestyles that are substance abuse, violence, and incarceration free, are all key components of the program. The Reichert House is a not-for-profit organization that is a supporting agent for the rights and needs of those who participate in the program.
Our Goal
The Reichert House empowers program participants to set and achieve individual goals by providing educational opportunities, life skills, vocational training, and structured support services, which are all designed to transform these youth into future contributors, rather than tax burdens of society.
The Challenge
Across the country, the experience of growing up has changed quite dramatically. As our youth strive to meet the vast challenges they must face in our society, there must be a collaborative effort between three pivotal institutions. This triangular partnership of the family, the school, and community based organizations is critical if our adolescents are to become contributing members of society.
Fundamental changes in family structures have strained the capacity of parents and relatives to provide the requisite care and guidance young adults need to tackle everyday challenges. Schools are overwhelmed by the demand to prepare students for a highly skilled and fiercely competitive global market. The passage through early adolescence should result in positive outcomes. Unfortunately, for an increasing number of young adults, that is not the experience.
The Reichert House is a collaborative effort designed to meet some of the needs of our youth. With a positive goal-oriented program designed to work with the youth of today, they can, hopefully, become community leaders of the future. The youth in this program will learn to set and achieve goals, compete fairly, cope with victory and defeat, and resolve disputes peacefully. They will acquire life skills, the ability to communicate effectively, make sound decisions and solve problems. They will receive academic assistance, endeavor to be crime and drug free, and be prepared to be model citizens
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