Auburn Hip Hop Congress program “Urban Arts for Change” is designed to provide at-risk youth access to the arts. Through this program young participants can explore a variety of written and performance art forms in workshop settings.
Love Notes builds skills and knowledge for healthy and successful relationships with partners, family, friends, and co-workers. It is designed to help young people make wise relationship choices.
The K9s 4 Kids Program gives children who are experiencing trauma a chance to love and be loved by a polite and well socialized dog and experience normalcy in a stressful environment
•Teaching Pro-Social Skills.
•Weekly classes are for youths ages 12-17.
•Classes focus on improving social skills, moral reasoning, anger management, and reducing aggressive behavior.
Class is offered once a week to discuss:
•Dental hygiene
•Disease prevention
•Exercise
•Hair care
•Healthy eating
•Mental health
•Personal Hygiene
•Skin care
•Smoking
Classes discuss topics such as:
•Becoming honest
•Developing a plan against relapse
•Facts about drugs and addiction
•Family relationships
•Forgiveness
•Learning to trust
•Successful relationships
Classes discuss shared life stories with successful members from the programs and youths receive resources within the community.
Classes utilize workbooks focused on life skills, adolescents, and choices to change.
Classes are offered year-round, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Youths are assessed for Individual Educational Plans to account for special needs, if necessary.
To learn more about SYTP, please see the following document:
•Juvenile Justice Realignment Plan APPROVED