About Us

What began with the Our Club after-school program has evolved into all encompassing programs that are designed to give Pulaski County's youth every opportunity to achieve their life goals. Since 1994, Youth Services has served over 10,000 youth, providing them with structured after-school programming, college entrance exam preparation, financial literacy training, job/career preparation, and many other activities designed to prepare the youth to live healthy and productive lives. In 2009 alone, Youth Services provided 1,232 students with enrichment and educational programming.

Some of our programs include:

• ACT Prep Program
  • This program is held during a 5-week span on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at a local college. Test fees are paid for by Pulaski County Youth Services.
• No Boundaries
  • This is a group-mentoring program designed to work with "middle-of-the-road" students through tutoring and by exposing them to higher education. The target group is middle and high school students in Pulaski County. 
• Our Club
  • Our Club is a free after school program offering a wide variety of classes and activities directed to specific needs in the community. There are currently 10 Our Club sites throughout Pulaski County.
• Public Service Internship
  • This is a paid, six-week, work experience program designed to help students gain knowledge, skills, and exposure to careers in private sector, non-profit, volunteer, and government work. 
• Ropes Course
  • The Ropes Course, located on four acres of land in Southeast Pulaski County, uses hands-on experiences to teach skills which are necessary for success in personal, group and community development. The Ropes Course is available for rental to the public.
• Week of the Arts
  • This is a one -week, full day program with a goal of providing art enrichment activities to underprivileged 5th and 6th grade youth in Pulaski County. 
• Youth Leadership Program
  • This is an academic year long leadership program for students in 9th and 10th grades. The goal of the program is to bond youth from different communities in the county and to develop a future adult leadership base that will remain in the county after college.
• Youthonomics
  • Youthonomics is a one-week, half day program designed to teach students basic financial literacy.

For additional information on any of these programs, please contact 340-8250.