Our Programs
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Northside Learning Center: Elementary
In the summer of 2023, our Delmont and Highland Park Learning Centers combined to form one larger Northside Learning Center! At this center, we serve students from Richmond Public Schools Barack Obama Elementary, Linwood Holton Elementary, and Overby-Sheppard Elementary.
Located at: 1704 W Laburnum Ave (inside Christ Ascension Church)
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Remix Mentoring: Middle and High School
Our Remix program began unofficially as “Youth Life at Nite” in 2009 as a program for older students who graduated from our elementary centers. Now, instead of providing daily after-school programming that just competes with other middle and high school extracurriculars, our Remix programming provides one-on-one mentors for students. Mentors meet with Remix students between 6-8 hours a month to build relationship, have conversation, and help them meet their life goals. We hope to set students up to successfully navigate the next step of life after school. Whether they aim to pursue college or a career, we walk beside them to encourage and provide support along the way.
After-School Programming
After-school programming is the crux of what we do at Youth Life. Students are either picked up from school by Youth Life staff or dropped off by their school buses for 2-3 hours of safe, structured care. At our Learning Centers, students receive a healthy snack, 20 minutes of recess, daily Bible lessons, individualized academic help, and character building lessons.
Students with good behavior and attendance also get to attend weekly “Fun Friday” field trips to various locations around RVA.
Summer Programming
To help prevent the “summer academic slide,” and to continue to build upon relationships that were started during the school year, Youth Life offers a variety of summer activities and tutoring for students duringthe summer months. You can learn more about what’s going on during the summer months by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
Special Events
Youth Life hosts several special events throughout the year, each offering a unique way to celebrate our students (and celebrate with our students). From Christmas parties to recitals, we want to create more spaces for our students to shine.
