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After-school partnership, encouraging and empowering girls in 4th-12th grades in understanding and exploring science, engineering, math, and related technology. The curriculum promotes these disciplines as girls explore skills in collaboration, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. SMART Clubs champions the study and vocation of these technological fields.
Offered at specific schools in partnership with Lincoln Public Schools Community Learning Centers.
After-school partnership, encouraging and empowering girls in 4th-12th grades in understanding and exploring science, engineering, math, and related technology. The curriculum promotes these disciplines as girls explore skills in collaboration, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. SMART Clubs champions the study and vocation of these technological fields.
Offered at specific schools in partnership with Lincoln Public Schools Community Learning Centers.
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Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education. Youth Outlook Drop-In Centers meet weekly to support each other and discuss topics of interest to the participants.
Other offerings include:
- Rainbow Sprouts, a social program for children K-6 and their parent/family/guardian.
- Youth Leadership Program: provides opportunities to help run drop-in centers, assist with volunteer training, organize special projects, participate in community education, and advise the agency board through the Youth Advisory Board.
- Transcend: a program for transgender youth, provides a forum to discuss issues such as gender identity, hormone injections, legal issues, etc.
- THRIVE: A support group for parents, foster parents, guardians, and full-time caregivers of LGBTQ+ teens.
Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education. Youth Outlook Drop-In Centers meet weekly to support each other and discuss topics of interest to the participants.
Other offerings include:
- Rainbow Sprouts, a social program for children K-6 and their parent/family/guardian.
- Youth Leadership Program: provides opportunities to help run drop-in centers, assist with volunteer training, organize special projects, participate in community education, and advise the agency board through the Youth Advisory Board.
- Transcend: a program for transgender youth, provides a forum to discuss issues such as gender identity, hormone injections, legal issues, etc.
- THRIVE: A support group for parents, foster parents, guardians, and full-time caregivers of LGBTQ+ teens.
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Offers reading, Literacy, and Homework help during after school programming for K-12th grade students.
Offers reading, Literacy, and Homework help during after school programming for K-12th grade students.
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Provides low-cost out of school programs and after-school enrichment programming. Services include character and citizenship, health and life skills, education and leadership, creative arts and expression, sports and recreation.
Provides low-cost out of school programs and after-school enrichment programming. Services include character and citizenship, health and life skills, education and leadership, creative arts and expression, sports and recreation.
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Provides help to young people to connect with relevant learning and the emphasizes the importance of staying in school. Their volunteer-delivered K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills.
Provides help to young people to connect with relevant learning and the emphasizes the importance of staying in school. Their volunteer-delivered K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills.
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Offers a variety of camp experiences to meet the needs of military families wherever they are in the world. Operation Purple programs are designed for all military families to create opportunities to enhance well-being through connection.
Offers a variety of camp experiences to meet the needs of military families wherever they are in the world. Operation Purple programs are designed for all military families to create opportunities to enhance well-being through connection.
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Recreation Club includes club activities, crafts, music, a senior citizen luncheon, and a women's club are held monthly.
Recreation Club includes club activities, crafts, music, a senior citizen luncheon, and a women's club are held monthly.
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Students meet weekly after school on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a family-style meal, games, activities, and discussion at The Underground City Life Teen Center.
Students meet weekly after school on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a family-style meal, games, activities, and discussion at The Underground City Life Teen Center.
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After School Hours:
K-5th Mon-Fri, 2:30 pm-6 pm, 6th-12th 3 pm-7 pm;
All Day Club (when school is out), K-5th Mon-Fri 7:30 am-6 pm, 6th-12th Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:30 pm
Club Locations
1. McCombs Club (McCombs Middle School), 201 SW County Line Road, DSM, IA, 515-242-8333 (6th-12th)
2. Frank J. Ross Club (Moore Elementary School) 3716 50th St., DSM, IA, 515-242-7651 (K-5th)
3. Ellis I. Levitt Club (Carver Community School), 705 E. University Ave, Suite 200, DSM, IA, 280-5397 (K-5th)
4. Bernie & Berniece Baker Club (Amos Hiatt Middle School), 1214 E. 15th St., DSM, IA, 242-7336 (6th-12th)
5. Huskies Club (Meredith Middle), 4827 Madison Ave, DSM, IA, 515-242-8204 (6th-12th)
6. Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Club (Drake University), 2500 Forest Ave., DSM, 515-242-7925 (K-12th)
7. E.T. Meredith Jr. Club, 1421 Walker St., DSM, IA, 515-242-7955 (9th-12th)
8. Studebaker Club (Studebaker Elementary School), 300 County Line Rd., DM, IA 50320, 515-242-8540 (K-5th)
After School Hours:
K-5th Mon-Fri, 2:30 pm-6 pm, 6th-12th 3 pm-7 pm;
All Day Club (when school is out), K-5th Mon-Fri 7:30 am-6 pm, 6th-12th Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:30 pm
Club Locations
1. McCombs Club (McCombs Middle School), 201 SW County Line Road, DSM, IA, 515-242-8333 (6th-12th)
2. Frank J. Ross Club (Moore Elementary School) 3716 50th St., DSM, IA, 515-242-7651 (K-5th)
3. Ellis I. Levitt Club (Carver Community School), 705 E. University Ave, Suite 200, DSM, IA, 280-5397 (K-5th)
4. Bernie & Berniece Baker Club (Amos Hiatt Middle School), 1214 E. 15th St., DSM, IA, 242-7336 (6th-12th)
5. Huskies Club (Meredith Middle), 4827 Madison Ave, DSM, IA, 515-242-8204 (6th-12th)
6. Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Club (Drake University), 2500 Forest Ave., DSM, 515-242-7925 (K-12th)
7. E.T. Meredith Jr. Club, 1421 Walker St., DSM, IA, 515-242-7955 (9th-12th)
8. Studebaker Club (Studebaker Elementary School), 300 County Line Rd., DM, IA 50320, 515-242-8540 (K-5th)
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Offers child care programs designed to meet the developmental needs of children.
Offers child care programs designed to meet the developmental needs of children.
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Provides programs for the youth that promote health, social, educational, cultural, leadership and character development. Programs include arts, character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, sports, fitness, and recreation. Dinner is offered for members weekdays through the school year, with lunch and a snack offered during weekdays through the summer.
Provides programs for the youth that promote health, social, educational, cultural, leadership and character development. Programs include arts, character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, sports, fitness, and recreation. Dinner is offered for members weekdays through the school year, with lunch and a snack offered during weekdays through the summer.
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Offers initiatives aimed at encouraging and preparing participants for post-secondary education.
The Upward Bound Program includes a six-week summer program and a follow-up during the school year, providing classes to enhance skills and knowledge in key academic areas, with opportunities for older students to earn college credit and, in some cases, high school credit. The program also includes tutoring, which is mandatory for students earning less than a C in any academic course, as well as field trips, cultural, and social activities.
The Talent Search Program provides career, financial aid, academic, and personal counseling, along with information on post-secondary institutions, college applications, financial aid, career options, course selection, ACT/SAT preparation, and study skills. Funds are available for tutoring and travel expenses to visit post-secondary institutions. Participants also have access to field trips and cultural events. Both programs aim to support students, including those with exceptional abilities or talents, by offering enriched educational opportunities and resources to foster their academic and personal growth. Eligibility is open to first-generation college students, individuals from families with income below 150% of the poverty guideline, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents aged 12 and older who demonstrate potential for success in post-secondary education.
Offers initiatives aimed at encouraging and preparing participants for post-secondary education.
The Upward Bound Program includes a six-week summer program and a follow-up during the school year, providing classes to enhance skills and knowledge in key academic areas, with opportunities for older students to earn college credit and, in some cases, high school credit. The program also includes tutoring, which is mandatory for students earning less than a C in any academic course, as well as field trips, cultural, and social activities.
The Talent Search Program provides career, financial aid, academic, and personal counseling, along with information on post-secondary institutions, college applications, financial aid, career options, course selection, ACT/SAT preparation, and study skills. Funds are available for tutoring and travel expenses to visit post-secondary institutions. Participants also have access to field trips and cultural events. Both programs aim to support students, including those with exceptional abilities or talents, by offering enriched educational opportunities and resources to foster their academic and personal growth. Eligibility is open to first-generation college students, individuals from families with income below 150% of the poverty guideline, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents aged 12 and older who demonstrate potential for success in post-secondary education.
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Offers a wide variety of activities including arts and crafts, academic programs, sports, reading clubs, workshops and other recreational, leisure, cultural, social and civic activities for school-age children and youth
Offers a wide variety of activities including arts and crafts, academic programs, sports, reading clubs, workshops and other recreational, leisure, cultural, social and civic activities for school-age children and youth
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