The One Step Teen Center is our home base for all of our after school programming.  Youth membership is always FREE for the youth and their family. The center is open 1 pm - 7 pm, Monday through Friday during the school year and throughout the summer to provide a safe place for teens ages 13-19. 

The Teen Center provides:

• Daily hot meals
• Homework assistance
• Mentoring
• Recreation (free wifi, PS4, board games, pool table, ping pong)
• Free music lessons (piano, drums & guitars available for teen use)
• Field trips (museums, parks, concerts, college trips)
• Leadership development
• Job skills development & on site employment opportunities
• Opportunities for service to the community (food pantry, river & bike path cleanups)
• Sex education
• Art classes 
• Free counseling available on site for qualifying teens

One Step Teen Center Code of Conduct and Expectations:

• Platinum Rule: “treat others as they would like to be treated”
• Behave in a respectful manner with each other, staff, volunteers, and visitors
• Be courteous and use appropriate language
• Build each other up; do not put each other down, even if meant in a playful way
• Use inclusive language and honor others’ self-identifications, no negative slurs or name calling
• Treat the facility and equipment with care
• Respect all property belonging to you, other people and the One Step Teen Center.
• Clean up after yourself; leave it better than you found it
• Do not access inappropriate websites on One Step computers or while using One Step wifi
• Do not post pictures of, or live-stream anyone else, without their permission; this includes someone else’s background conversation; no negative or bullying posts of any kind from the One Step Teen Center, whether on personal devices or ours.
• Honor differences, stay engaged and involved
• Youth must sign in and out DAILY; only allowed one-in and one-out per day
• Have fun and participate as much as you can

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