• Reduce juvenile crime by filling the critical after school hours, when our youth are most susceptible to experimenting with tobacco, drugs and sex, with positive recreational opportunities. • Provide critical extra-curricular activities that foster positive behaviors and attitudes. • Help to mitigate the causes of lifelong chronic illness such as obesity and Type II diabetes by establishing positive health and wellness habits at an early age. • Help to bridge the economic gap that exists in our community between those who can afford often costly recreation program opportunities and those who cannot by expanding the options available through financial assistance. • Provide an opportunity for underserved Aurora youth to realize active and healthy lifestyles