23-24 Community-based Student Supports

Ottawa Community Schools Network (OCSN)

• Connect students and families to all in-school and community-based resources such as mental health services, the Power H Shop, Mobile Food Pantry, etc. 
• Offer student check-ins/other in-school support services as needed
• Contact Tyler Mouw (OCSN)

Arbor Circle E3 Therapists

• Provide year-round in-school individual and group mental health services regardless of ability to pay
• Certified TRAILS Coach/Instructor
• Contact Frankie Wamsley or Tyler Mouw (OCSN) for a referral

Additional School-based Therapists

• Provide culturally and linguistically-competent in-school individual therapy services
• Rose Oaklander (Bethany Christian Services)
• Yvette Chiquito (Mosaic Counseling)
• Contact Tyler Mouw (OCSN) for a referral

Prime for Life

• Virtual class, held multiple times a month, led by an addiction specialist and certified Prime for Life instructor
• Evidence-based and highly motivational program that explains the reality of substance use and how it can impact anyone, regardless of actual usage
• Contact Veronica Salazar or Tyler Mouw (OCSN) for more information or a referral to this program

Resilience – Healthy Relationships

• Coaching Boys into Men - Evidence-based program tailored for boys' sports teams to develop healthy relationships and social norms 
• Athletes as Leaders - Evidence-based program tailored for girls' sports teams to develop healthy relationships and leadership skills 
• One Love Classes - Evidence-based curricula that teach students of any gender how to have healthy relationships and avoid unhealthy ones 
• Contact Brad Hieftje or Tyler Mouw (OCSN)

Botvin LifeSkills Training

• Interactive skills-based program aimed to promote health and personal development for 11th and 12th grade students 
• Includes 8 lessons on topics such as self-management skills, social skills, and drug/gambling resistance skills 
• Contact Zach Yokom or Tyler Mouw (OCSN)

Holland Momentum Center

• Offer coping skills groups, general support groups, and social/recreational programming for teens throughout the year 
• Costs $1 per year to participate in all programming 
• Contact Jenna Vipond or Tyler Mouw (OCSN)

I AM Academy

• Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline systems within educational institutions through mentorships with students and community partnerships 
• Meet regularly as a group in-school and provide meaningful experiences in the community to empower and inspire Black/African American youth 
• Contact Henry Cherry or Tyler Mouw (OCSN)

Holland Boys and Girls Club

• Offer programs and scholarship opportunities year-round to support academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles 
• Enable all young people, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens 
• Contact Kaylee Willis or Tyler Mouw (OCSN)

Latin American United for Progress (LAUP)

• Offer programs and scholarship opportunities to youth (¡adelante! and ¡más adelante!) and adults (language classes, GED, citizenship, Latin dance, etc.)
• Empower Latinos to participate in creating a better community for all through advocacy, celebration, and education
• Contact Julian Lugo or Tyler Mouw (OCSN)