About BRASS

If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, then the BRASS program is for YOU!!!

1. Do you have a 7-12 grader that you are willing to spend 2 hours a week with?
2. Are you willing to try something new and family-friendly that works?
3. Would you like your family and community to be stronger?
4. Would you like to have free fun with your family?

We all have family connections that are interesting, tricky and fun. BRASS is a family program that is designed for all families to build on the family connections that already exist - through games, hands-on projects, discussion, and community service.

At BRASS, families work on strengthening their relationships with each other and performing volunteer community projects. The group plans and implements at least one community service project each month. Some examples of projects they completed in the last year are:

• Raised $356 for the Alzheimer's Foundation by hosting a Benefit Rock Concert with 6 bands volunteering their time
• Washed windows and groomed the mulch in the garden at The Village of Heritage
• Painted a community playground in Monroeville and donated new park benches, swings, soccer nets/balls and other playground equipment
• Cleaned and painted the storage closet at the Monroeville Park Pavilion

Starting in January 2009, BRASS will be organized into five sessions, each one being 7 weeks long. Meetings are typically on Wednesday night, but might also include a weekend service project. Families are welcome to participate in any program or even all 5 programs throughout the year. Family attendance awards are available to those families who demonstrate a commitment to the entire 7-week program!

Sessions will begin on the following dates:
January 7, 2009
March 4, 2009
May 6 2009
July 8, 2009
September 2, 2009

By offering the BRASS program, we are strengthening the following assets: #1 Family Support, #2 Positive Family Communication, #3 Other Adult Relationships, #8 Youth As Resources, #9 Service to others, #11 Family Boundaries, #26 Caring, #32 Planning & Decision Making, #39 Sense of Purpose. (To see how these assets further tie into our programming model, click here.)

Program Information
Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm at center
Open to all 7-12 grade youth and parents/guardians
To participate, a youth and parent must be enrolled in the program.
For more information, contact BRASS Program Coordinator Howie Fischer at hfischer at cornerstoneyc dot org