The YMCA School Reintegration Program aims to provide the necessary life skills needed by students to attend as well as become successful in a school or their learning environment. This includes small group support and individualized one-on-one support so that the needs of each specific student can be met.

 

Youth who enter the program gain knowledge in all areas of personal well-being; self-esteem, emotional regulation tools, anger management, anxiety and stress copying, and gaining motivation. Along with this, staff offer support in all areas that youth may need, such as; homework help, school tours and applying to school, communication skills, and help to find other programs youth may be interested in. SRP also offers skill-building workshops for the youth provided by different YMCA programs such as the Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) as well as from the Youth Transitional Program (YTP) and through guest speakers from outside the YMCA staff. While in attendance at the School Reintegration Program, youth are supplied with breakfast and lunch, which high school students can help prepare meals to gain skills in cooking. As the YMCA staff recognizes that transportation is often a barrier many youths face, we can discuss transportation options for those registered into SRP.

 

Once a referral has been made and reviewed, staff, along with the referrer and/or youth wishing to participate in SRP, will meet either virtually or in-person to discuss better the student’s needs and what the program has to offer. Once completed, staff can register youth into a three-week cycle of the School Reintegration Program and begin offering support.