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Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) is a charitable organization based in the United States that provides group homes for poor, academically capable children. Children are often enrolled in private schools and provided additional academic support. BHBG has been very successful in helping at risk children attend college and become successful professionals. BHBG has fifteen sites in the US and Latin America. Six to twelve children live in each home. BHGH also has a Community Based Program (CBP), where scholars live with parents, but receive BHGH benefits.〔("About" ), ''Boys Hope Girls Hope''〕 Services are continued after high school graduation, including job placement and financial assistance through college.〔("Her Parents Couldn’t Take Care of Her. This Home Could." ), ''The New York Times, February 2007''〕 Participants are referred to as scholars. It was founded by a Jesuit priest, but is based on any religion or spirituality.〔''Nun wins award for helping young people overcome obstacles''. Cincinnati Enquirer, September 1, 2005, p. C3.〕 ==History== In 1977, a St. Louis, Missouri teacher named Father Paul Sheridan, S.J., founded BHGH to create a holistic approach to help children reach their full potential. Sheridan saw negative socioeconomic factors, such as overcrowded and underfunded schools, poverty, illness, drug use, and violence, deter children’s success. He created familial, versus institutional, homes, where live-in residential counselors reared children and scholars formed sibling relationships. Scholars maintained spirituality and performed community service projects. Financial, academic and spiritual guidance were continued through college.〔("History" ), ''Boys Hope Girls Hope''〕 St. Louis’s success inspired other cities to launch BHGH homes. By 1999, 30 BHGH homes had started in 16 U.S. cities. Latin American affiliates were introduced in 1987. In 2004, Phoenix, Arizona launched an after-school program for at-risk youth, who did not need to be housed, but gained other BHGH benefits. Many cities joined, nearly doubling the amount of children served.〔("History" ), ''Boys Hope Girls Hope''〕 Today, BHGH operates in 15 U.S. cities: Baltimore, MD; Baton Rouge, LA; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Northeastern Ohio; Phoenix, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; San Francisco, CA; Southern California; and St. Louis, MO.〔("FAQS" ), ''Boys Hope Girls Hope''〕 There are three Latin American locations: Guatemala City, Guatemala; Lima, Peru; and Monterrey, Mexico.〔("FAQS" ), ''Boys Hope Girls Hope''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boys Hope Girls Hope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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