Youth Organizations & Services
Great futures start here!
Promoting and enhancing the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. We strive to offer every opportunity for character and leadership development, job readiness, and life-enriching programs.
Temporary home and nurturing care for local children ages 0-17 whose families are experiencing a crisis such as overwhelming parental stress, homelessness, hospitalization, fear of abusing or neglecting children, lack of food or utilities, parent seeking substance abuse or mental health treatment. Through the services we provide, we work to protect children, prevent child abuse and neglect, reduce family stress, and ultimately keep families together. Professional staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at no cost to families.
At FosterAdopt Connect, our mission is to provide foster and adoptive children a stable, loving and nurturing family environment by support and advocacy for abused and neglected children and the families caring for them.
Jasper County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a chapter of the national CASA that places volunteers with foster children to guide and support them through the process of finding a permanent home. Volunteers who work as court-appointed special advocates meet regularly with a child or sibling group in the foster care system and advocate for their rights. Volunteers are appointed by a judge and communicate with parties in the case and make recommendations to the court that are in the best interest of the child. Volunteers are always needed!
Year round Christian Camp and Retreat Center located on approximately 160 acres. We offer a full summer program for youth going into kindergarten through graduated seniors. During the retreat season we have various events as well as helping individual groups plan and host their own retreat or training event. In addition to our campground dorm housing, we have a beautiful 22 room Retreat Center. Each room has a private bath and sleeps up to four people. Recreation options include zip lines, archery, ax throwing, swimming pools, human soccer, inflatables, playgrounds and multiple hiking trails.
Private Swim Lessons, Triathlon Coaching, Parent/Tot & Adult swim workouts.
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MU faculty, staff and elected council members, who live in your community, work with you to identify local interests and issues and then offer relevant programming and resources to meet the unique needs of you and your community.
Our job is to partner with communities to find solutions with credible, science-based information that will help you:
- Grow safe and healthy food
- Build and grow profitable businesses
- Improve your health and relationships
- Increase agricultural production
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- Engage youth as valued, contributing citizens
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Advocacy for youths with mental health and behavioral issues and their families.
