Youth Impact Programs

Open-Rec.
Our Open-Recreation program runs year-round with our School Season hours being offered Monday - Thursday, 2:30pm - 7:00pm. However, on Wednesdays we have youth in the facility by 1:30 because of Ogden City School's early out days. We offer Summer Season programs as well, those hours are TBA during the last month of school and are generally run during the later part of the mornings into the later part of the day.

Our Open-Rec. hours offer a variety of activities for the participants. Youth Impact's goal is to find a "nitch" for each and every young person who enters the program. We encourage our youth to actively participate in the many resources, games and activities we provide our youth. Listed below are some of the program areas and activities we offer.

Game Room
Our game room is equipped with Air-Hockey, Ping-Pong, Foosball, and Pool tables. We have an area sectioned off that we call our Science Learning Area where participants are allowed to simple arts & crafts, building items and play learning games on our computers.

Outdoor Activities & Playground
Our playground is always active when the weather allows for outside play. We have daily scheduled activities that include, dodge ball, capture the flag, and kick ball. These games encompass all ages, staff, volunteers and an occasional parent. While the activities can be somewhat competitive at times, order is kept and a good time is had by all. If individuals aren't into the group activities, we have basketball standards, tether ball and a variety of recreation items for use.

Arts & Crafts
The mediums for creativity are endless out in this area of our program. Participants can work with stained glass, ceramics or wood working projects. Weekly guest artists will introduce our young people to a variety of art mediums such as cartoon illustrations, water colors and an endless variety of art mediums, courtesy of our weekly guest artists.

Garden & Mini Golf Course
Our garden are is a nice place to sit and relax or putt around our own 9-hole mini golf course. A small fish pond, running water fountain and a garden full of vegetables and flowers, help to create a unique atmosphere. The mini golf course is a real feature and one would have to see it to believe it.

Study Hall
Our Study Hall offers daily tutoring, computers with internet access, and an appropriate environment to get your school work taken care of. Basic resources are offered to all of our participants in regard to their school curriculum needs.

Transition Program
This program will provide our participants with an acclamation to various trades, social skills and job opportunities; more importantly it will offer the youth daily needed resources, mentoring, and individual care that every person needs to succeed. As important, we have been awarded needed resources to continue working with the young adults who have come through our program and are now facing the world at large.

This organization believes that we should not re-invent the wheel just to spend money. The ADF Youth in Transition program should be an introductory to the many trades available to the youth, while emphasizing the importance of personal skills and traits. We should pay special attention to preparing our youth for future employment opportunities and the personal traits that coincide with the work place. We will be providing our participants with introductory classes facilitated by local businesses and knowledgeable individuals in their area of knowledge. If one of our youth takes interest and truly wants to explore a trade in depth, our relationship with the Weber Basin Job Corps, the ATC and partnering agencies would allow for that. We have already established funding for scholarships and can provide the assistance and support as they move towards obtaining their goals.

In addition to broadening our participant's sights as to the many options out there, we need to place a major focus on resumes, interviews, basic appearance, social and communication skills. Reality is that most youth in their teens and early 20s have no real work experience to speak of. Employers are going to hire an individual with attention given to an interview, personal referrals, and their own gut-feeling of the young person sitting in front of them. We need to place the same emphasis on presentation skills and personal communication as we do the actual job specific skills.