When youth perception is that adults only notice them if they do something wrong, we need to do better. BHCC saw an opportunity to do just that and created the annual Citizenship Awards for 8th-grade students. This award recognizes and celebrates 8th-grade students whose attitudes and contributions make a positive impact in their classroom and among their peers. Each year, recipients of this award are added to a perpetual plaque that hangs in the hallway of their school and a $25 gift card.
Additionally, BHCC supports after-school clubs at B-EHS, such as Varsity in Volunteerism, an after-school activity to match students with community-based organizations to provide volunteer opportunities & and job skills training by completing 100 hours of service.
We also support the after-school club, B.E. WELL, created by B-EHS students at the end of the 2022/2023 school year. B.E. WELL club members, alongside BHCC Program Coordinator Käaren Flint and B-EHS Licensed Mental Health Counselor Jeannie Dodd, focus on creating a drug-free school campus and creating substance-free safe spaces that are open-minded, free, fun, and for all teens in our area.