Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Celebration
Are you keen to experience and plan our biggest youth-run community event? Come join our committee that puts on our annual MLK Day celebration in January! Meetings take place on Wednesdays, from 3-4P at Nordhoff High School.
(Contact ojaiyouth@gmail.com for specific location)
The Empowerment Workshop
A Community Program Dedicated to the Empowerment of Youth. Knowledge is Power. Educate. Our objective has remained the same over 15 years: for young people to value themselves and actively in charge of their lives. We facilitate programs year-round, in traditional classrooms and nature.
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BLINC
Are you 14-18 years old and looking for something sweet to be a part of in Ojai? If getting to know fellow high school youth from different schools in Ojai Valley, enjoying music, food, and inspirational guest speakers sounds like a good time to you, kindly join us for BLINC in fall 2019! Weekly meetings begin on Wednesday, October 16th, at Nordhoff High School.
(Contact ojaiyouth@gmail.com for specific location)
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RIPPLES
RIPPLES is the best summer cultural arts program to look forward to! This unique opportunity is provided for local youth to experience beautiful and diverse cultures and natural habitats in our greater community. Participants enjoy field trips to Da Poetry Lounge and museums in Los Angeles, create art, go rock climbing and feast on excellent ethnic/local cuisine respective of where we venture.
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Teen Insight
OVYF scholarships available to teens interested in this amazing program offered in Santa Monica
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Teen Talk
One of the Youth Foundation’s biggest youth events where parents went to hear anonymously from their teens about issues in their lives. It was powerful, emotional and deeply honest. Another set to come in the Spring!
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Thrive Wellness Workshop
Nature-based programs for youth to explore and enjoy the benefits of being outside. Participants enjoy opportunities to practice healthy coping skills, engage in mindful activities, and lessons in basic safety and respect for wild places and creatures. Check back soon or email us about fall 2019 workshops!
Leadership Project
This program serves high school age students from various Ojai schools. Youth from an array of socioeconomic, religious and cultural backgrounds convene weekly and participate in values-based discussions, public speaking and team-building activities, share knowledge and ideas amongst one another. LP runs between four and eight weeks in spring.
YES- Youth Employment Services
We serve as a liaison between employers and youth in Ojai Valley. Local proprietors and residents contact us with requests for long and short employment opportunities, and we connect them with 15-18 year old students seeking experience. Successful placements include but are not limited to: special event help, child care, yard work, home organization project assistance, and computer assistance for small businesses.
