GREEN COVE SPRINGS — AMIkids Clay County, an all-year program for boys, offers a seamless continuum of care tailored to individual needs to promote education and workforce development, treatment and behavioral and skills training, needs the community’s help with supplies.

Since the school is year-round, the school doesn’t ask parents to provide supplies for up to 44 boys. So, the school is looking for donations of the following:

• regular or mechanical pencils

• poster boards

• tissues

• dry erasers and cleaner

• pocket folders with/without prongs

• transparent tape

• handheld calculators

• composition books

• A, AA and AAA batteries

• paper towels

• hand sanitizer

• dish soap

• antibacterial wipes and spray

• boxed snacks like crackers, cookies, Rice Krispies Treats, chips, Little Debbie

• plastic/Styrofoam cups

• bottled water/sports drinks

• gift cards from Walmart, McDonalds, Burger King, Subway, pizza, bowling, Target, Dollar Store, Skate Station, haircuts

• personal and hygiene items like body wash, shampoo, socks and men’s belts (sizes 28 to 40), khaki or black men’s pants or shorts (sizes 28 to 40)

“AMI is a prevention program for boys, age 11 to 17, in Clay County because there was a need for those kids that are not on probation, they’re not in legal trouble or anything, but they’re headed toward trouble,” said Executive Director Maria Prybylski. “We have these boys that come from Clay County Schools and team court, wherever in the community thinks they need our services, education, and behavior modification.

“When you talk about behavior modification, we just try to chip away at all of the negative stuff that got them in trouble or is not making them successful in regular school or their home. We bring them in for treatment services, which are the mentoring and mental health services they might need. Let’s face it, a lot of our young people have had a lot of trauma in their lives. So we tried to pinpoint how they could change and how to make them successful when they returned to regular school.”

Prybylski said a study typically stayed in the AMI program for 12 to 15 months.

Boys wear black or camo pants and an AMI T-shirt to school. Prybylski allows camo pants “because we are in Clay County.”

“I’m always looking for donations so I can go to the Goodwill or Salvation Army to find the pants that they need so they could be in uniform every single day,” she said.

In return, students work with volunteer organizations or get on-the-job training to gain self-esteem before returning to school.

To help, visit amikids.org/locations/amikids-clay-county.