About Our Kids Youth Development Services, Inc

Services include:

• After school and summer programs for children in kindergarten through 8th grade
• Volunteer programs
• Service-learning programs
• Nutrition program (free dinners M-F @5 for hungry youth)

AOK HQ:

• AOK HQ functions as our harm reduction basecamp, where the public can access a variety of resources, such as Narcan for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.

The Wolf Building:

• AOK’s programs at The Louis & Loretta Wolf Building are designed to meet the educational, emotional, physical and nutritional needs of children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Using a variety of approaches and curriculum, the staff promotes service learning projects that include hands-on activities with direction followed by structured reflection period to emphasize the significance of the activity.

Nathan’s Place:

• Nathan’s Place is a safe, drug-free supervised home-away-from-home for kids, with a kitchen, living areas, laundry facilities, and a shower. For recreation there is a basketball court, exercise equipment, a major sound system, video games, pool table, foosball, movies, and more.

  The classroom is used daily for homework as well as for periodic instructional sessions, including character training, decision making, anger management and nutrition. In addition there are monthly activities that provide more outlets for expression and exercise of the body and mind.