TEACHERS spend an average of 7 hours a day with their students.
ORGANIZATIONS independent from schools, such as after-school programs or community building centers.
PARENTS provide a familial structure and stability for their child.
SOCIAL WORKERS provide support services for families and youth.
YOUTH EDUCATORS are the new wave of peer-to-peer educators. Youth are most comfortable with other youth.
Therefore, encouraging new youth leaders means that the partnership will
have a direct insight to how to best serve and understand youth culture
and psychology.
Youth spend a majority of their formative years with the T.O.P.S.Y. The
goal of the partnership is to develop, emphasize, and strengthen the relationship
between the T.O.P.S.Y to better serve youth.