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Not a crisis service. If you or someone you know is in danger, call 911. For mental-health crisis support, call or text 988.

Programs

Eleven programs. One promise: you're not doing this alone.

Each program is free for members and built to meet young people at real life — school, family, money, wellness, purpose, and play. Applications open year-round.

The Kickback After School

The Kickback After School

Homework, hot meals, hoops, and a place to just be a kid.

A daily safe landing after the school bell — tutoring, food, recreation, creative studios, and adult connection under one roof.

  • Homework help
  • Tutoring
  • Hot meals & snacks
  • Basketball
  • Gaming
  • Music studio
  • Art
  • Technology
  • Group activities
  • Mentoring
  • Supervised recreation
  • Safe transportation planning
Mon–Fri, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Ages 12–18 · Enrollment required
Program 02
Life Skills

Life Skills Academy

The stuff school forgot to teach — money, jobs, decisions, respect.

Practical, hands-on workshops that build the everyday tools of adulthood — financial literacy, communication, cooking, and job readiness.

  • Financial literacy
  • Budgeting
  • Banking
  • Credit education
  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Decision-making
  • Healthy relationships
  • Personal hygiene
  • Cooking
  • Time management
  • Job readiness
  • Resume writing
  • Interview prep
  • Workplace behavior
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Ages 13–18
Program 03
Brotherhood Circle

Brotherhood Circle

Positive men. Real conversations. Real accountability.

A development space for young men — led by positive male mentors — focused on emotional intelligence, responsibility, and defining manhood for themselves.

  • Positive male mentors
  • Leadership
  • Accountability
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Respect
  • Responsible manhood
  • Fatherhood preparation & prevention
  • Conflict management
  • Career planning
  • Group discussions
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Young men, ages 13–18
Program 04
Queen's Circle

Queen's Circle

Confidence, sisterhood, and a stronger sense of self.

A development space for young women — building confidence, healthy relationships, wellness, and career vision in a supportive circle.

  • Confidence
  • Self-worth
  • Leadership
  • Healthy relationships
  • Personal boundaries
  • Career planning
  • Financial independence
  • Wellness
  • Safety awareness
  • Group discussions
Mondays, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Young women, ages 13–18
The Hustle Lab

The Hustle Lab

Legal ways to make real money — and the skills to keep it.

Entrepreneurship training that turns talent into income — from lawn care and detailing to content, coding, and clothing brands.

  • Lawn care
  • Car detailing
  • Pressure washing
  • Photography
  • Video production
  • Graphic design
  • Social media
  • Coding
  • Website building
  • AI tools
  • Clothing brands
  • Content creation
  • Business planning
  • Customer service
  • Pricing services
  • Taxes & business basics
Saturdays, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Ages 14–18
Program 06
Mental Wellness

Mental Wellness & Healing

Real support for real feelings — without judgment.

Partnerships with licensed counselors, group support, and healing spaces for the weight young people carry. Not a crisis or emergency service.

  • Licensed counselor partnerships
  • Individual counseling referrals
  • Group support
  • Trauma education
  • Anger management
  • Grief support
  • Stress management
  • Emotional regulation
  • Family counseling referrals
  • Substance-use prevention resources
  • Crisis-support information
Groups weekly · Referrals ongoing All members · Guardian consent for minors
Community Leadership Program

Community Leadership Program

Rome is our neighborhood. We show up for it.

Youth-led service projects that feed neighbors, clean blocks, and support elders — earning leadership certificates and service hours along the way.

  • Feeding people experiencing homelessness
  • Neighborhood cleanups
  • Helping elderly residents
  • Planting trees
  • Volunteer projects
  • Community events
  • Youth-led service projects
  • Leadership certificates
  • Service-hour tracking
Monthly service days + ongoing projects All members
Program 08
Adventure &

Adventure & Exposure Days

See more. Do more. Become more.

Trips beyond the block — camping, college visits, museums, sports, and leadership retreats that expand what young people believe is possible.

  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Paintball
  • Museums
  • College visits
  • Business tours
  • Career-site visits
  • Sporting events
  • Cultural experiences
  • Leadership retreats
Monthly · Advance permission required Members in good standing · Signed permission
Program 09
Career Exposure

Career Exposure Program

Meet the people who do the jobs you didn't know existed.

Guest professionals from trades, tech, medicine, aviation, business, and the military share their real paths — plus how teens can start today.

  • Firefighters
  • Law-enforcement community reps
  • Business owners
  • Truck drivers
  • Nurses & doctors
  • Pilots
  • Electricians & welders
  • Construction pros
  • Technology pros
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Military veterans
  • College & trade-school reps
Bi-weekly speakers · Quarterly site visits All members
Program 10
Mentorship Program

Mentorship Program

One consistent adult who believes in you changes everything.

Screened, trained mentors matched to teens for weekly check-ins, goal-planning, and long-term support — with parent communication and safe meeting standards.

  • Mentor matching
  • Weekly check-ins
  • Goal planning
  • Progress notes
  • Group activities
  • Mentor training
  • Background checks
  • Code of conduct
  • Match reviews
  • Guardian communication
  • Safe meeting guidelines
Weekly meetings · Year-round All enrolled members
Program 11
Family Support

Family Support Program

The whole family gets a team, not a case number.

Workshops, referrals, and advocacy that support the adults raising our members — because young people thrive when families do.

  • Parent workshops
  • Guardian support
  • Family-resource referrals
  • Counseling referrals
  • Financial literacy
  • School advocacy
  • Transportation resources
  • Food resources
  • Housing-resource referrals
  • Family events
  • Progress meetings
Monthly workshops · Referrals ongoing Parents & guardians of members
Program 12
Youth Employment

Youth Employment Program

Real paychecks. Real experience. Real futures.

Paid internships, summer jobs, and job-shadowing with employer partners — plus work-readiness training and youth banking education.

  • Paid internships
  • Summer jobs
  • Job-shadowing
  • Work-readiness training
  • Employer partnerships
  • Timesheet tracking
  • Supervisor evaluations
  • Youth bank-account education
  • Workplace safety
  • Completion certificates
Rolling applications · Summer & school-year cohorts Ages 15–18 · Members in good standing

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