REACH brings no-cost Recreation, Education, Arts, Career, and Health programs to empower youth ages 11 to 24 and no-cost child-care and food distribution services to support the Ashland community.
Programs & Services
Summer 2021 Session 2
Summer Session 2 is from July 19 to August 13. Each session is a 4-week set of after-school programs for middle and high school REACH Members. Each session includes an enrichment focus, health and wellness support, and academic assistance. All youth 11-24 are welcome once they become REACH Members. Join now!
REACH Members can register for the current session in English or Spanish by filling in registration forms below. For details on programming, registration, and wait lists, please contact us at (510) 481-4551.
PROGRAM 1
A.G.T. Ashely’s Got Talent: We’ll talk, we’ll listen, we’ll chill, and we’ll play! Whether it’s confronting our uncertainties regarding COVID-19 or figuring out how to get Cheetos to balance on our heads, we’ll know Ashley’s got time to figure it out. Community, health, outreach, and work are the four areas we will be addressing. Having discussions that bring awareness and acknowledgement to these components and having shared experiences to create what they look like will organically create fun! Visual, aural, verbal, or physical learners will benefit!
Recreation: STAY ACTIVE BE ACTIVE is a recreational program. We will engage in a variety of outdoor activities throughout the week such as sports, fitness, water activities, and more. Come join us for some fun in the sun!
PROGRAM 2
Creativity and Expression: Explore different art forms. In the Visual Art Room, we will paint, sculpt, and craft. In the Digital Art Room, we will make music and explore digital media. Be creative, be an artist, and have fun!
Visual Arts: Work on painting, sculpting, and crafting in collaboration with others in the Visual Art Room.
Digital Arts: Explore digital media in collaboration with others in the Digital Art Room.
PROGRAM 3
Eleva-Ted: Explore culture through movies and community building AND create your own “TedTalk” based on your passions. Using “Circle” principles to frame discussions around cultural exploration, mental health, and finding our passion to create our own TedTalk. We will be watching TedTalks and movies as a group to discuss together and inspire our own projects.
Healing Ink: Be a writer! Tell your story! This writing program will focus on how to tell our stories and how to tell them better! Would you like to have your short story, poem, or memoir published in a book you can sell or give away? If you answered yes, then come join the “Healing Ink” Creative writing class!
Young People Life Skills Program: We will discuss, explore, learn, plan, set goals, and take steps to address: Employment/Career, Continuing Education, Financial Literacy, Socio-Emotional, Health and Wellness services and resources. (Fridays from 10am to 1pm).
