CETPA - The Clubhouse

The Clubhouse...

The Clubhouse - DREAM'RS

CETPA is very proud of its latest program, The Latino Youth
Clubhouse ("Dream'rs").

The Latino Youth Clubhouse Program is designed to provide a
comprehensive and unique set of services for children and families coping
with the isolation, stigma and other challenges of substance use and
co-occurring (substance abuse and mental health) disorders.

The Clubhouse is providing the Latino youth who are receiving counseling
services at CETPA, with support services including:

- Tutoring
- GED preparation
- SAT preparation
- Employment counseling
- Social activities such as outings
- Game room
- Exercise
- Aftercare services and
- Peer support services

Hours of Operation: (Summer Break)
Monday - Friday = 1:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Saturdays = Varies based on activity
Sunday = Closed

Contact Information:
Henry Higuita
Clubhouse Coordinator
CETPA, Inc.
6020 Dawson Blvd, Suite C
Norcross, GA 30093
770-449-3311 - Direct Line to the Clubhouse

CETPA's Clubhouse Rules:

1. In order to become a member of the
Clubhouse, you must be participating in one of
the treatment programs offered by CETPA, and
must have been evaluated by a counselor at
CETPA.
2. All Clubhouse members will be asked to sign
the Clubhouse Rules. They will also be asked to
provide emergency contact information --
including the name and phone of the adults who
are picking them up from the Clubhouse or must
have a signed permission for someone else to
pick them up.

3. All Clubhouse members must sign the
attendance sheet by the door as soon as they
come in.

4. All Clubhouse members must state their "plan
of activities" which should include recreation,
education, and the maintenance support of
keeping the Clubhouse clean.

5. All Clubhouse members and the Clubhouse
staff should strive for an atmosphere of mutual
respect and harmony in their relationships with
each other.

6. To participate in the Clubhouse, all members
must attend all of the sessions or groups
requested from the counselors, and must attend
any appointment set by the counselor.

7. At the Clubhouse, it is forbidden to use
clothing, signs, music, or material of any kind that
refers to gangs, violence, sex, or the use of
drugs and alcohol.

8. At the Clubhouse (and in its parking lot), it is
forbidden to possess alcohol, drugs, cigarettes,
and/or weapons of any kind (including guns,
knives, etc.)

9. The Clubhouse members and staff will respect
the Clubhouse and all of the items included within.
Any damage or stealing will be reported to the
police.

10. Any sign of a Clubhouse member not
respecting the rules listed above, could lead to
consequences, including, but not limited to
temporary or indefinite suspension from the
Clubhouse.

The Clubhouse Mural:

Dream'rs:
A Youth Clubhouse for Dreamers

With the intention of looking for a name that they
could identify with, the kids and adolescents of
the CETPA's Clubhouse elected the word
After this phase was completed, they started to
draw images in the mural of what the word
"Dream'rs" meant to them.

The Clubhouse kids and adolescents, with the
intention to promote music, liberty, success with
their studies, nature and the world around them,
worked very hard for six weeks until they finished
the mural that is now displayed in the exercise
zone.

To them the mural gave life to a wall in the
Clubhouse while honoring what Dream'rs meant
to them individually.

The mural then becomes a "silent scream" in
which the kids and adolescents express their
ideas and share their dreams of liberty and
success with any obstacle they may face in their
lives.

Photo of Clubhouse Kids painting the 2010 Mural.
A new mural is being done for 2011. We will keep
you posted on it.