Early Childhood
Oak Academy is our nationally accredited and QRS Level 5 (the highest rating available) state licensed early care and preschool designed to meet the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs of the whole child ages six weeks to Pre-K.
Youth Education and Engagement
Project OASIS is our 21st Century Community Learning Center for students grades K-5, designed to increase academic proficiency while focusing on school attendance and positive behavior outcomes.
BE REAL is our comprehensive academic, arts, enrichment and mentoring program after school and in summer for students grades 6-12. It prepares students for academic rigor and provides enrichment activites during middle and high school.
Oak Futures Youth Employment Program (YSEP) is an engaging paid worksite learning, financial education and career exploration program for low-income students ages 14-24.
Oak Studio at Mainframe, Iowa’s first and only Best Buy Teen Tech Center, provides access to the latest tools in digital media, robotics, 3D printing, virtual reality and music production. Free and open to all metro area youth ages 13 – 21.
Family and Workforce Programs
Our robust adult and family programming is designed to assist any Central Iowan, including immigrants, refugees and hard to place clients, helping address the barriers required to secure and sustain employment paying a livable wage. Programming includes adult workforce readiness training and development, family case management and intervention services, financial literacy, English language and citizenship classes, computer skills, adult bilingual driver’s education, food pantry and fulfillment of other essential needs.
