Welcome to our programs

Serving our community

Program REY Center

The Resilient Empowered Youth Center

Program Youthability Training

Practice social skills in order to create the self-confidence necessary for workplace success.

Program REY Center

The Resilient Empowered Youth Center

The REY Program (Resilient Empowered Youth) is an early intervention and prevention program for at-risk youth in Humboldt County. Our program offers Social-Emotional Learning curricula, recreational and enrichment activities, agriculture education and career exploration opportunities.

Social-Emotional Learning

  • Empowering Youth with the Concepts of Personal Responsibility and Resilience.
  • Cultivating Healthy Self-Concept
  • Defining their Value System.
  • Developing Healthy Communication skills
  • Developing Relationship and Conflict Resolution Skills

Agriculture Education

  • Contributing 0ur Produce to those in Need within our Community
  • Learn about our pollinators' role in agriculture
  • Learning about the Soil Food Web-Soil Regeneration through Soil Carbon Sequestration.
  • Learning about Nutrient Density in Food and How Food is used as Medicine.

Agriculture Education

  • Independent Living Skills Education.
  • Collaborating with Local Businesses, Higher Education Institutions and Fellow Non-Profit Organizations to Explore Careers and Support Other Community Projects.

What do we offer?

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    Sewing Classes

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    Cooking Classes

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    Homework Help Station

  • A blue line drawing of a plant and a shovel.

    Gardening Classes

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    Beginners Art Class

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    Music Classes

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    Pottery Classes

Coming soon:

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    Pottery Classes

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    Music Classes

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    Street Art Classes

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    Motivational Training

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    Soo Bahk Do Martial Art Training

Program Youthability Training

Practice social skills in order to create the self-confidence necessary for workplace success.

Founded in 2006 by foster parent and youth advocate Rose Baker, we provide structured support, inclusivity, and meaningful connection to promote education, training, and self-empowerment for low-income youth and young adults, including those emancipating out of foster care.

This program combines paid retail work training, life skills, confidence building, job search assistance, and community engagement.

Who is able to participate?

Disadvantaged youth and young adults, ages 16–24, with histories of abuse, domestic violence, drug use, juvenile detention, homelessness, and foster care.

Address: 1309 11th St., Suite 110, Arcata, CA 95521

Dates: Thursdays
Times:

Monday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Trainers: Program Director Shannon Hardin

If you are interested in participating in these programs, leave us your contact information, and we will contact you as soon as possible.

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