To motivate child participation and success, EXYP offers our Champ Stamps incentive program in conjunction with corporate sponsors. The premise is that in life, people need to earn their rewards, not just be given a hand-out.

Children will earn Champ Stamps, which can be accumulated and traded in for donated shoes and apparel, Pendleton blankets and other Pendleton products, and more. When they reach milestones, show individual progress or model positive behavior, they collect Champ Stamps. They can earn these by doing such things as:

Champ Stamps

• Participating regularly and meaningfully in daily Life Skills' programs
• Achieving and making improvements at school, such as reaching a target grade point average
• Participating in an EXYP-organized community restoration project or site enhancement project
• Demonstrating personal growth in attitude, decision-making and participation
• Participating in necessary work inside or outside the youth center building, to include setting up for concerts and nightly clean-up responsibilities

Champ Stamps give kids tangible goals to work toward. They know they can earn a pair of shoes for school or maybe a Pendleton blanket to give to a loved one for Christmas. That's a goal they can work toward and feel that sense of accomplishment when they reach that goal.