Good Fight Community Center Inc

Teaching discipline through physical fitness and boxing training. Teens feel like a champion when they train like a champion. We are a USA Boxing registered gym and coaches are Safe Sport certified as well. Physically fit kids are also more confident and actually do better in school. Many of our kids will never compete, but will benefit from the physical fitness and discipline of regular training.

A weekly Wednesday night program at The Good Fight Community Center that brings in community professionals to talk to our teens about career, finance, safety, and other topics that will help our kids to be successful in life. We buy pizza for this program…thus the name “Quick bites”- bites of information and bites of pizza. Currently we have partnered with Goodwill and they provide our weekly speaker.

This program picks ten 8th grade students each school semester and follows them for 12 weeks. It focuses on teaching life skills, habits and thought processes for success. Students learn hands-on how to cook, budget, shop, set up successful strategies for studying, do laundry, banking, and numerous other skills needed to be successful in life. They work with a tutor to assure they stay on task and up-to-date in school.

A summer educational and adventure program that takes 5 teens each Monday for 8 weeks on numerous field trips designed to help the student think about the world around them. Last summer's adventures took our kids to The Wisconsin State Capitol, The George Floyd Memorial, The Minneapolis Outdoor Art Museum, and introduced many other educational opportunities. This program was created through a partnership with La Crosse County Systems of Care. There is no cost to the students.

A proprietary in-school program for 8th graders that talks to students about the differences between middle school and high school. The program is offered to all 8th graders in the school district at no cost to the schools, or the students. The program discusses and prepares students for the new challenges and opportunities that high school will bring. We discuss students' current strengths and how to move past doubts and fears.

In partnership with the La Crosse School District this program brings Good Fight staff into our local middle schools. Through this program we work with students who are struggling with school attendance, school connectedness and school achievement. We also work with caregivers to help them become a bigger part of their students’ success. Students are provided with second chance transportation, a free membership to The Good Fight Community Center, tutoring services, school visits from our staff, and individual rewards for progress. We track attendance, student achievement, and report to school administrators regarding challenges and successes.

In partnership with the YMCA Youth Center, students will compete for the traveling Young Chef’s Challenge trophy. Young men and women between the ages of 12-18 get the opportunity to learn to cook great food, compete, and earn rewards for their efforts.
Students are taught how to prepare various proteins each week, then choose side dishes to complete the meal. In week four of each month, students will cook for local personalities or chefs who will judge the items and give feedback.

Students are challenged to maintain good school attendance and grades to participate. They will learn a valuable life skill, healthy competition, and maybe discover a talent and passion for cooking.