Teen Drop-in Center

Objective: Empower participants through personal and physical experiences utilizing horses.

Program Description: Participants experience a hands-on approach under the supervision of a mental health professional and an equine professional. The participants are given the space to project and analyze their situations, make connections, and find their own solutions. Since the solutions are personally experienced in conjunction with intellectual understanding, they tend to be deeper, more profound, and longer lasting.

Objective: Learn, express, and create through movement.

Program Description: Learning and creating new dances to help improve the condition of the heart and lungs, increase muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness, create stronger bones, improve coordination, balance, agility and flexibility, improve general and psychological wellbeing, and promote better social skills.

Objective: With rigorous training, interpersonal dialogue and expression, and the acquisition of goals through dedication, the social circus has the ability to alter the lives of at-risk youth. Autonomy, solidarity, self-esteem, physical fitness, communication, and adaptability are some of the skills learned and practiced.

Program Description: Through the dynamic approach of art-based education, the “Social Circus” seeks to expand the opportunities of and teach valuable skills to marginalized youth. The Social Circus recognizes and values the role of art and culture as powerful agents in the education of at-risk youth, producing knowledge, and promoting the interchange of ideas and experiences, impacting society and the public organizations responsible for youth education.

Objective: Focuses on technique, discipline and conditioning that fosters communication and teamwork among their peers.

Program Description: Learn basic boxing skills and techniques. Class includes calisthenics, shadow boxing, bag work, sparing and basic self-defense.

Objective: Participants will communicate through speaking, listening, and writing for different audiences and purposes.

Program description: Participants will write with clarity, purpose and creativity. Producing short story scenes that include use of imagery, characterization, and elements of plot development.

Objective: Participants will engage in fun and exciting recovery-based activities with their peers to promote a meaningful and sustained recovery.

Program Description: Recovery Jeopardy, Recovery Bingo and 12 Step activities (participants find creative ways to implement various steps in different games).

Objective: To inspire young people to succeed in a global economy.

Program Description: Junior Achievement is the largest organization dedicated to educating students in K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands on programs. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.

Objective: Participants will get the opportunity to receive specialized training to gain understanding and skills to acquire a job, driver’s license or general knowledge to lead healthy lives.

Program Description: CPR, DMV Training, Sex Ed, Health Card Training ETC.

Objective: To expose participants to service work and community outreach through volunteering at various Non-Profits in Las Vegas.

Program Description: Participants will volunteer at various non-profits in Las Vegas and provide vital services such as feeding the homeless, help organize merchandise that raises money for housing and treatment, raise donations for various food and clothing drives, and work side by side with community partners at events to raise awareness about prevention, recovery and services.

Objective: Help participants to identify and fulfill their life potentials through a holistic self-analysis approach. Providing guidance and assistance on how to set positive life goals and achieving them. Enabling people to build on their confidence, feelings of self-worth through mentoring support.

Program Description: Each workshop is designed for participants and provides exercises to promote self-awareness and focus on specific areas of your life: physical, spiritual, emotional, financial, and especially recovery. It empowers youth to take responsibility for their actions and decisions and encourages positive relationships through open dialogue around these issues with their peers.

Objective: To create a meaningful learning opportunity, particularly for students who may otherwise be disengaged with traditional learning environments through film making.

Program Description: Film Making for Young Minds is designed to introduce adolescent students to the fundamentals of film making over an 8-week period. Film making provides opportunities for students to authentically work through challenges, develop a plan, and complete a project among peers with a tangible finished project, a film of their own creation.