PROJECT 1

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With the rise of bullying, suicide, drug usage, peer pressure and depression, the founder of Fresh Start-South realize a lot of these issues with teenagers come from the confidence of the appearance of the teenager. Teenagers are always concerned about what style of clothes they are wearing, how they look in them, and what do their peers think about their outfits? Many students don’t want to come to school because their clothing may not be in compliance with other students. Students are picked on because their clothes are not name brand or worn down due to the inability to purchase new clothes or being able to afford name brand items. 

In Caldwell County along poverty rate has increased over the last five years from 20% of the population to 40% of the population. That’s almost 50% of the people living in poverty.

Fresh Start- South clothing discount store set up will be just like a retail store for all students to shop right from the comfort of their school. Students will also have the ability to work in the store as volunteers. Students will receive community service hours, on the job training empowering good work ethics, and good moral training on how to help thy neighbor instead of causing distressed to my neighbor. The financially challenged students will not be exposed of their needs to other students. The school social worker will give the student a voucher to go shop in the store for free. The student will shop like any other student. Once student is ready to check out he or she will give the voucher to the adult staff personnel behind the cash register. The adult staff person in confidence will check out the financially challenged student with no exposure of his/her need. This process will eliminate students picking on each other leaving the financially challenged students’ in a positive state of mind and confidence within him/her selves. Another option is the social worker will have full access to the clothing discount store to escort financially challenged students to shop outside of the store hours for complete confidentially of the students needs.