To aid and enhance the quality of life for Austin's youth providing relevant, diversified, educational, and recreational programs and services within a safe and positive learning environment.
Objectives
Encourage cultural diversity awareness.
Increase participants' ability to make positive choices about different issues.
Increase trust and respect for other teens, adult mentors, and other authority figures.
Motivate youth to stay in school and maintain passing grades.
Provide opportunities for teens to get help with difficult personal and family issues.
Provide a setting where youth can feel a sense of belonging and be off the streets in a positive, supportive environment.
Teach youth positive means for resolving conflicts.
Provide opportunities for new experiences in order to increase participants' recreation and job repertoires.
Contribute to participants' personal growth and job readiness.