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Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:
Substance Use Prevention
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Suicide Prevention

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Human Trafficking Prevention
Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Violence Prevention
Mental Health Information/Education
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Child Abuse Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Crafts for all children.

Community-based non-profit organization committed to serving at-risk youth of all ethnic groups, to provide underprivileged youth with strategies, tools and coping mechanisms to raise self-esteem, confidence and self-worth, so they can make better choices, understand the value of education, and be contributing members of society.

Offers:

- Rites of Passage: Leadership development for youth ages 7 to 18.

- Job Readiness: Preparing youth ages 14 to 21 for jobs in retail, customer service, and manufacturing industries.

- Skills and Drills Basketball: Sportsmanship and teamwork to encourage positive social and academic engagement, for youth ages 7 to 15.

- Mentoring (In-school and Afterschool): To be the positive role model, mentor, and father figure to at-risk youth ages 7 to 18 to help them build confidence, raise self-esteem, and reach their full potential at school and in life.

- FIRE Intervention Program: Interventions for students with low academic performance, especially for students who have been suspended, arrested, defiant, and totally disconnected from the education process.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Mentoring Programs

Offers a free after school program for students K-6th grade enrolled in the Burlington Community School District. PiECES runs during the school year, and provides a snack, recess, and enriching lessons or activities relating to STEM, art, music, cooking, and more.

Transportation is also provided home for eligible students.

Provides Latinx students with programs and support services to achieve higher education and career goals, develop leadership and civic engagement skills, and to nurture well-being through cultural identity development.
An organization dedicated solely to girls in an accepting and nurturing environment, where girls can build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adults, girls can develop qualities that will serve them all their lives--strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth.
Youth programs offered during the school year.
Social development, social recreation, art, dance, drama, and physical education.

Education support (grades K-12) including tutoring and computer training. STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Career development (7-18 years), including non-traditional careers.

Family counseling

USDA Meal Program, nutrition education, gardening

Adolescent pregnancy 4-component prevention program for girls 9-18 years old.

Pathfinders Mentoring Program matches girls, ages 5-16, with professional women in the Omaha business community to work on academic and personal goals. Scholarships may be awarded at the end of the successful completion of high school and the Pathfinders program.

Transportation to programs.

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Mentoring Programs
Tutoring Services
Youth Enrichment Programs
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Prejob Guidance
Team Sports/Leagues
Boys/Girls Clubs
Drop-in after-school program for middle and high school-aged youth. Provides a safe, supervised and nurturing environment for youth to participate in academic support, enrichment and recreational activities with a snack and an evening meal. Youth cannot be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and must demonstrate respect for others. All services are provided without cost to youth.

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Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs
Offers a variety of sports and physical education, summer program and other activities for youth. Rents a room for parties and events and offers volunteer opportunities.
Provides youth programming for middle and high school age youth in Central Iowa. The school based programs are currently available in select schools in the Des Moines School District. These are nine-month programs that are focused on volunteer service, leadership development, and giving students skills they need in order to be successful.

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Youth Community Service Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Leadership Development
Offers children a safe, warm, and nurturing environment, hot meals, and instructional time with adults. All children receive a kid-friendly food bag at the end of program nights. Bible classes, social activities, school support, and seasonal giveaways are also provided.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Extended Child Care

Offers activities and programming for youth ages 4-18, at the physical spaces at The Bay Lincoln and The Benson Community Center in Omaha.

OPEN DROP-IN HOURS: After school, evenings, and weekends.

CAMPS, LESSONS, AND WORKSHOPS: Seasonal; pre-registration required. Includes:

- Summer Camps

- Skate School

- Fashion School (Lincoln only)

- Beatmaking School (Omaha only)

COMMUNITY EVENTS: Recurring weekly (Lincoln only) or monthly (Omaha only). Includes:

- Fashion and Makers Markets

- Concerts

- Gaming/E-Sports Tournaments

- Skate Competitions

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Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs

Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education. Youth Outlook Drop-In Centers meet weekly to support each other and discuss topics of interest to the participants.

Other offerings include:

- Rainbow Sprouts, a social program for children K-6 and their parent/family/guardian.

- Youth Leadership Program: provides opportunities to help run drop-in centers, assist with volunteer training, organize special projects, participate in community education, and advise the agency board through the Youth Advisory Board.

- Transcend: a program for transgender youth, provides a forum to discuss issues such as gender identity, hormone injections, legal issues, etc.

- THRIVE: A support group for parents, foster parents, guardians, and full-time caregivers of LGBTQ+ teens.

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LGBTQ2+ Community Centers
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
LGBTQ2+ Advocacy Groups
Leadership Development
Youth Enrichment Programs

Park district with various programs and facilities youth activities and camps, environmental education, aquatics, dance, gymnastics, sports, special events, fitness, and teen and adult programming.

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Public Parks
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Youth Enrichment Programs
Before and after school programs provide students a range of services including academic assistance from classroom teachers and a wide array of enrichment and recreation programs from a series of community partners in science, the arts, career awareness, character education, and more.

Provide life-long learning opportunities by partnering with schools, families and neighborhood residents to promote youth development and stronger communities through before and after school programs, Community Learning Centers and youth summer programs.

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Tutoring Services
Early Childhood Education
Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs
Offers educational programming for children, before and after school. Programs focus on STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and math) with an emphasis on literacy and arts, as well as computer literacy and practical life skills like entrepreneurship and work readiness.

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Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs
Provides a comprehensive array of services to reduce barriers to school attendance and increase student engagement. Year-round services include the Community Coach Program an alternative to court involvement, detention, and out of school suspensions. The Youth Attendance Navigators address chronic absenteeism; the Whitney M. Young Jr. Academy provides college and career prep activities.

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College/University Entrance Support
Student Career Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Dropout Programs
Career Counseling
Offers areas and equipment to promote an active lifestyle, as well as various types of training, classes, youth activities, and child care.

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Recreational Facilities
Youth Enrichment Programs
Doanes Park Youth Center provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities and services for youth ages 8 to 18. The Youth Center features a 200 person room suitable for meetings and catered events. A great place for rehearsal dinners, birthday and anniversary parties, holiday gatherings and showers.
Acting classes for adults and children of all ages, plus dance and voice classes. Summer camps and academies for youth; call for information on dates and age eligibility.

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Music Instruction
Dance Instruction
Youth Enrichment Programs
Acting Instruction

Offers a variety of activities and classes for youths that include athletics, arts and crafts, dance classes, cultural activities, fitness, and special seasonal events.

- Tween Nights: provides an opportunity for tweens to enjoys games, sports, music and more, and to spend time with friends and make new acquaintances.

- Summer Camps: provides a variety of summer camps for youths. Summer camp themes include nature, performing arts, sports, youth variety, and Sun-Sational.

Allamakee Substance Abuse Prevention offers adult-supervised youth activities, including: dances, youth trips, youth activities.

Provides a variety of camps for children, such as summer camp, PACT - Police and Children Together, Leaders of Tomorrow, Girls Rock, Kids in the Kitchen, Urban Farm, etc.