FOR TEENS - local opportunities & resources

Youth Groups

• "The Edge" Youth Ministry - Shooting pool, playing air hockey, or lounging on a couch and chatting with friends.  Playing the Nintendo Wii on the big screen.  Sipping coffee or soda at a table on the balcony of the Family Life Center.  An occassional game of basketball or dodgeball...  And discussing God's Word and the relevant issues facing the life of today's youth.  These are some of the things you may see on any particular night that the youth meet.  Currently "The Edge" meets on Wednesday nights from 7pm to 8:30pm to dive into the Word and grow as young Christians.
  "Friday Night Lights", the weekly youth outreach, meets from 8pm to 11:30pm on Friday nights for a time of food, fun, and activities.  FNL also hosts a youth worship band, special music, and a fast & fun message that will reach all teens coming in.  FNL is open to teenagers, 13yrs to college age. (Bayview Wesleyan Church: 720 Wayne St.)
• Young Life Travers City - (7401 Westwind Rd)
• The Edge & Life Teen Underground - LIFE TEEN (grades 9-12) and The EDGE (grades 7 & 8) are comprehensive youth ministry programs based on, focused on, and directed toward the Eucharist. Each week, at Mass, LIFE Night, and at The EDGE, teens gather in an environment to experience fully the greatest gift we have as a Catholic Church. (Saint Francis: 1025 S. Union St. )
• First Congregational Church Youth Group - Wednesdays, 6-8pm. The youth center is open before and after youth group for pool, ping pong, foosball, bumper pool, video games, cards, board games, or just hanging out. (6105 Center Rd.)
• Northern Lakes Community Church Youth Group -
  (544 Herkner Road )
• TC Optimist Club - Optimist International's mission is to foster an optimistic way of life, through a network of optimists, dedicated to the full development of their potential in order to provide ever-expanding service to youth, the community and the world.

Youth Resources & Assistance

• Third Level Crisis Center -§ Crisis Intervention to youth and families § Short term individual and family counseling
  § Information and referral to other helping agencies in youth’s home community
  § Substance abuse prevention counseling
  § Outreach services to local schools and teen health centers
  § Short term shelter care for runaway or homeless youth
  § Direct referral to other services provided by Third Level
• TCCPCAN - The Tri-County Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
• House of Hope - We are a Christian, inter-denominational boarding school with an emphasis on restoring teens and their families. HOUSE OF HOPE provides teenagers, ages 12-18, with a Christ-centered education program, supplemented with Christian counseling, administered in a loving, home-style environment. Efforts are made to reconcile and restore teens and their families.
• Doula Teen Parenting Program - Women's Resource Center

online resources

• CreatingMinds.org - "Our goal is to provide you with real and useful principles , tools , articles and quotes about all matters around being creative and using creativity."

importance of creativity in our lives: the role creativity plays

• Article: How Art Improves Our Lives
• Article: Creative Juices
• Article: The Creative Spark
• The Importance of Creativity
• Arts and Healing Network
• Research from the Society for the Arts in Healthcare

creative tools

• CreatingMinds.org - "Our goal is to provide you with real and useful principles , tools , articles and quotes about all matters around being creative and using creativity."

• Understanding the Importance of Community in Our Lives
  

children and family

• voices for children