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Teen REACH Youth & Family Services offers help with homework, tutoring as needed, and enrichment activities that encourage creativity. The program includes training and education that promotes the development of healthy lifestyles, activities and safe outlets for youth to try new skills and develop new interests, and mentoring and other programs that emphasize one-on-one interactions. Participants also take part in service learning and STEM program engagement to explore topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and caregivers can join meetings with staff to discuss children’s activities and participate in activities that strengthen adult/child bonds and community involvement.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Price: This program is provided free of charge to participants (and their families) within qualifying neighborhoods.
Calumet City’s Teen REACH Youth & Family Services program states that it creates happy, engaged, future-ready learners and provides high-quality out-of-school time that engages students in exploration of academic content in interesting and innovative ways. Academic sessions are currently at capacity, with a note to check back for summer opportunities. The program emphasizes daily attendance for the full program session and offers transportation pick-up and drop-off. It includes life skills education that encourages avoiding risk-taking behaviors in the areas of alcohol and/or substance use, criminal activity, violence, and sexual activity, and it offers caregiver support and involvement opportunities. Service learning in this program combines service tasks with structured, youth-driven opportunities that link the task to self-reflection, self-discovery, and the acquisition and comprehension of values, skills, and knowledge content with service tasks, and it is designed to provide opportunities for youth to explore topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in order to reach their full potential. The development team has backgrounds in adult education, applied psychology, human resources development, instructional design, human factors, and knowledge management.
Last updated January 15, 2026.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Price: This program is provided free of charge to participants (and their families) within qualifying neighborhoods.
Calumet City’s Teen REACH Youth & Family Services program states that it creates happy, engaged, future-ready learners and provides high-quality out-of-school time that engages students in exploration of academic content in interesting and innovative ways. Academic sessions are currently at capacity, with a note to check back for summer opportunities. The program emphasizes daily attendance for the full program session and offers transportation pick-up and drop-off. It includes life skills education that encourages avoiding risk-taking behaviors in the areas of alcohol and/or substance use, criminal activity, violence, and sexual activity, and it offers caregiver support and involvement opportunities. Service learning in this program combines service tasks with structured, youth-driven opportunities that link the task to self-reflection, self-discovery, and the acquisition and comprehension of values, skills, and knowledge content with service tasks, and it is designed to provide opportunities for youth to explore topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in order to reach their full potential. The development team has backgrounds in adult education, applied psychology, human resources development, instructional design, human factors, and knowledge management.
Last updated January 15, 2026.
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