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Opportunities for life skills building, hands-on learning, earning emblems, and character building.
Before and after school program provides arts, crafts, games, and an after school snack for elementary age children. Childcare is provided for days when there is no school. Children bring their own brown bag lunch.

Preschool for children 3-5 years old.

Summer program provides licensed childcare for elementary age children. Includes: arts, crafts, games, playground at the park and swimming two times per week. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack provided by HHS Summer Food Program. This program is seasonal from the end of school to the start of school.

Gym and meeting room rental.

Services

Youth Enrichment Programs
Child Care Centers
Early Childhood Education
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Extended Child Care

Literacy, educational support, mental health services and referrals to other agencies as needed.

Works to address the holistic needs of each child through:

- A safe environment with caring adult mentors.

- Healthy meals and bags of weekend food.

- A hands-on curriculum with a focus on reading, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and classroom readiness.

- Partnerships with other agencies to ensure families' basic needs are met.

- Basic swimming and water safety skills through swimming lessons.

- Behavioral health services and skill building groups.

- Leadership and workforce development opportunities for teen alumni.

- Adult education classes such as ESL, literacy and GED that increase self-sufficiency for parents.

- Opportunities for kids and parents to engage with each other and give back to their community.

- Outdoor learning through the Nature Explore Classroom and gardening clubs.

Services

Brown Bag Food Programs
English as a Second Language
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Swimming/Swimming Lessons
Extended Child Care
Literacy Programs
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Child Guidance
Uses drama to solve problems via role-play scenarios. ASD offers a Special Needs Program which includes Theater for Autistic Children, Dramatic Social Skills Exploration, Small Group Social Skills classes, and Music Exploratory classes.
The Early Childhood Education Center, for ages 3-5 years old, uses a Montessori-inspired curriculum. Operates weekdays, morning through afternoon, throughout the year.

The Out-of-School Program targets school aged children between the ages 5-13. Monday-Friday, program participants are picked up from school and brought to the Center. Includes homework help, communication activities, college planning, entrepreneurship programming, mentorship and volunteer opportunities.

Serves as the lead agency for the Community Learning Center (CLC) at Culler Middle School. CLCs serve as a collaborative component between schools' administrative staff and community based organizations and provides extended learning opportunities for both students and families.

Availability of other programs may vary and may include:

The Health Outreach Program is advocating for the African American community in Lincoln by providing basic health care information and ensuring that there are no barriers to getting care. Targets African American adults who do not have a medical or dental home and/or have not seen a doctor in the past year.

Breast Cancer Outreach Initiative empowers all women, especially African American women to do preventive screenings and if necessary, helps them receive treatment. This program ensures that all women receive clinical breast exams.

The Talented Tenth Scholars Program provides African American males between the ages 13-18 with cultural awareness, social support, and academic enrichment. The Youth Empowerment Curriculum draws strength from the African American cultural ideal of collective work and responsibility, by creating a cohort of adolescent scholars who will experience the curriculum together and by matching them with mentors. It aims to motivate the youth to work for the betterment of themselves as individuals, and as conscious and committed members of their families and communities. The program's goal is to help the participants develop leadership and graduate from high school.

Strong Courageous Girls Program is a gender, culturally specific and evidence based prevention program for African American girls ages 12-18. Using the Smart and Strong Curriculum, this program operates twelve months a year and helps young women build self- esteem, develop coping skills for everyday life, and provides them the tools to reach their goals.

Moving Forward to End Domestic Violence financially empowers women by enabling survivors of interpersonal violence to achieve financial empowerment and job readiness through culturally appropriate services.

Services

Extended Child Care
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Community Wellness Programs
Early Childhood Education
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Breast Self Examination Instruction
Ethnic Oriented Multipurpose Centers
Youth Enrichment Programs

After-school partnership, encouraging and empowering girls in 4th-12th grades in understanding and exploring science, engineering, math, and related technology. The curriculum promotes these disciplines as girls explore skills in collaboration, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. SMART Clubs champions the study and vocation of these technological fields.

Offered at specific schools in partnership with Lincoln Public Schools Community Learning Centers.

Provides a summer camp June - August, Mon-Fri 7:30 am-6 pm. Elementary and Middle School ages ages 5-12.

Provides religious, character-building, and social activities in the neighborhood area for all ages. Youth activities are typically held on Wednesday evenings.

Recreation Club includes club activities, crafts, music, a senior citizen luncheon, and a women's club are held monthly.
Offers the Young Emerging Scientists program which provides STEM workshops where girls can learn using hands on experience. Each session is designed to challenge the participant to complete a project and links the work back to a STEM career. There are 8-10 STEM workshops within a year (2-3 in the Spring, 4 in the Summer and 2 in the Fall).

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.

Offers a variety of youth programs and services.

City Life is a faith based, after school youth program offering tutoring and recreational activities for middle and high school students. Open to 11-19 year olds. Provides a relational, holistic, community-based ministry in which City Life teams raise up indigenous leaders from the young people living in the community.

Students meet weekly after school on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a family-style meal, games, activities, and discussion at The Underground City Life Teen Center.

Services

Tutoring Services
Youth Enrichment Programs
Faith Based Youth Programs
Provides after school programs for children K-5th grade in Dubuque and Western Dubuque.
Helps the schools, parents, and community in an effort to prepare young people to become successful and productive citizens. The program focuses on the YMCA core values of Character, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility, tied with the Six Pillars of Character Development to enhance the self confidence, motivation, and self esteem of the participants. The program is site-based and operates at different schools sites in the community. Every group at each particular site meets at different times. The program identifies at-risk youth that are potential leaders and are currently underachieving.

Offers a variety of services including monthly food and clothing distribution, family nights neighborhood events, summer youth enrichment classes, summer food program, low income bus passes, information and referral, and a computer center.

Senior coffee club meets weekly on Wednesdays starting at 9 am and a program begins at 9:30 am. Programs vary but generally topics of interest to seniors or topics proposed by the group.

Lead agency for Arnold Elementary Community Learning Center.

Child care - see separate listing.

Meeting space and volunteer opportunities available.

Services

Public Access Computers/Tools
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Transportation Passes
General Clothing Provision
Food Pantries
Older Adult Social Clubs
Youth Enrichment Programs

Participants learn life and leadership skills while exploring their local community. Includes enrichment programs, leadership classes, and field trips.

Near West Side Community Development Corporation provides youth development activities to boys and girls ages 10 to 18 with an emphasis on teamwork, leadership, and healthy life choices. Youth Zone Chicago offers various after-school and summer programming to youth in sports, dance, theater, science, music, and much more. Each program incorporates mentoring so as to build self-esteem, confidence, and healthy body image among urban youth
DIY STEM is a hands-on, activity-based STEM curriculum, which connects youth to science themes they encounter regularly.
Howard Area Community Center provides a creative, safe, and free out-of-school learning environment where young people from the community work with adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop new skills, and build confidence in themselves through the use of technology. Areas of study include: coding & game design, content creation, eSports, and Maker Space.
DIY STEM is a hands-on, activity-based STEM curriculum, which connects youth to science themes they encounter regularly.
AeroStar Avion Institute offers Aerosparks, a session designed to expose young children to aviation and aerospace through age-appropriate activities, stories, movies, and field trips. They will also learn the anatomy of an aircraft, the history of aviation, aviation safety, and space exploration. Sessions occur one Saturday per quarter.

Services

Youth Enrichment Programs
Elmhurst Park District features a range of classes from Computer Explorers to Marvelous Magic. These special interest programs are geared toward school-age children exploring a variety of activities. Most special interest classes are one-time or one-week events.

Services

Chess
Cooking Classes
Youth Enrichment Programs
Spanish Immersion Programs
Yoga
The Love, Unity, and Values (LUV) Institute's Nurturing Artistic Expression class is led by accomplished local artists and Circle Keepers. Students explore their artistry as they create a mixed-media mosaic that represents shared values, ideas, and creativity. Role-playing, modeling, reflective exercises, and small group discussions are used in this process to help participants navigate their social environment, interpret themselves, and collaborate with others. The finished mosaic is then proudly displayed at their school for everyone to enjoy. Discussions are sparked around the messages and experiences of the participants.
River Oaks Community Education and Development Corporation (ROC ED) Youth Peacemaker Pod (YPP) initiative uses writing, music, and other creative expressions to expand and amplify the voices of young people. This program aims to train youth to use their talents as an alternative to violence and explore new untapped talents. There is no fee to participate in the YPP program. Funding is provided in part by the Cook County Juvenile Justice Advisory Council. This program serves youth and young adults ages 14-26 in the communities of Calumet City, Dolton, Harvey, Lansing, Phoenix, South Holland, and Thornton.
Park Ridge Park District provides a wide variety of general interest and sports/fitness activities throughout the year.

Services

Gymnastics
General Arts and Crafts
Dance Instruction
Exercise Classes/Groups
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Youth Enrichment Programs
Pickleball
Tennis
Sewing Instruction
Yoga
Acting Instruction
Musical Instrument Instruction