August 28, 2023
23-24 Community-based Student Supports

HPS partners with several local agencies to provide important support services for students and families.
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)