Support Provided
Some of the many ways DuCAP works with communities
Community Organizing
- Recruit & organize Adult support teams (committees) and Youth planning teams (committees)
- Organize volunteers to plan & run activities, programs, events and clubs while also assisting them with building a solid infrastructure to maintain as a support unit while also possibly growing to new locations and or new activities.
- Foster community involvement in improving the quality and health of neighborhood life
- Establish volunteer committees to serve as a formal advisors for communities
- Recruit participants
- Recruit professional speakers and/or skilled talent
- Provide positive role models & constructive activities in order to mold a safer & more productive community
- Organize & coordinate volunteers, partners, and supporters that can and/or may provide support by actively responding to the needs & concerns of the community
- Recruit & organize local residents to develop & become involved in the promotion of positive youth development activities
Consulting & Assistance
- Secure a venue, space, and/or location to host an activity, event, program, etc.
- Develop & implement direct services programs, clubs, events, and activities that positively engage youth in their local communities
- Increase youth participation in programs and activities
- Create and/or enhance opportunities for youth to make positive choices while building character
- Technical assistance
- Secure donations, sponsorships, or funding sources to cover costs for materials, supplies, etc.
- Assist participants, volunteers, and supporters in identifying and utilizing available resources
- Marketing and promotion of activities, events, programs, etc.
- Design of an activity and/or program
- Training and/or screening (background check, etc.) for volunteers
- Support efforts to alleviate conditions that put youth at risk
Community Advocacy
- Serve as an advocate on behalf of youth & adult residents within the community & its established areas
- Recognize the needs & concerns of individuals and communities to advocate for programs, services, and consideration to ensure that neighborhoods are healthy environments to live in
Current Communities / Service Areas
- Bensenville
- Bolingbrook
- Glendale Heights
- Romeoville
- Villa Park
- Wheaton