The Genesis Project has incorporated a "campus cash" store in which children are encouraged to earn "campus cash" and then purchase special items in the campus cash store. Children can earn "campus cash" by asking and completing extra chores, exhibiting positive behaviors with adults and peers, completing learning modules, and reaching therapy goals. The campus cash store has items that include new toys, books, remote controlled cars, hot wheels play sets, legos, new footballs, soccer balls, frisbees, squishy toys, fidgets, stuffed animals, and action figures. Once a week, the boys come to the campus cash store and purchase these items. The campus cash program teaches residents a variety of skills including money management, basic banking skills, saving skills, good purchasing skills, negotiation skills, and delayed gratification. This simple program helps develop a strong foundation for seeing how hard work and appropriate behaviors are rewarded for a basic life skill that will have a lasting impact through adulthood.
Our campus cash store is in need of "pre- teen" items. As each child is unique and has individual interests, the Genesis project is requesting gift cards to "Five and Below" stores. We are also interested in receiving donations of fishing tackle; men's body spray;
NFL or OK university gear (caps, posters), cheap neck chains, magnetic dart boards, beanies, soccer slides, wallets, digital watches, snacks.