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Youth Division

Strong Teens Excelling In Prevention Services (S.T.E.P.S.)

The S.T.E.P.S. program is a State of Michigan licensed prevention program for youth ages 13-17.  Between the hours of 4 pm & 7:30 pm, teens meet to be educated on the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, violence, and sexual transmitted diseases.  Basic programming consists of peer mediation, life skills training, conflict resolutions, and mentoring.  The STEPS program also exposes young people to community service, drug-free recreation, and academic tutoring.  Program funding is by way of the Bureau of Substance Abuse/The Detroit Health Department and the Department of Human Services Youth Division.   

The STEPS program has been in existence for five years, and has built two major partnerships/coalitions with the 4-H Community Center & the Neighborhood Service Organization (The Youth Campaign Against Substance Abuse & Violence).

Also, the STEPS program has partnered with the Tri-City Tobacco Reduction Coalition. 

Dreaming While Achieving Program

The Dreaming While Achieving Program is an after school program that provides service to young adults between the ages of 14-18, who reside in the City of Detroit.  Our goal is to develop well-rounded young people by offering academic enrichment, college preparatory services, social skills workshops, homework assistance techniques, entrepreneurship training, and computer instruction.  Services provided between the hours 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., three days per week.  Summer hours (internships and job-shadowing experiences) are 9:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m., four days per week.

Staff:
Ericka Page, Program Coordinator

Bridget Vance, Asst. Program Coordinator

Angela Eason, Program Advisor
S.A.F.E.T.Y. Program
Successful Alliance for Educating Talented Youth

FACT SHEET
The SAFETY Program Operates in Eight Schools, Providing Services to over 700 Youth, Three Days a Week:
  • Pershing High School 
  • Frank Cody High School
  • Mumford High School 
  • Finney High School
  • Southeastern High School  
  • Detroit Lions Academy
  • Fredrick Douglas Academy  
  • Westside Academy
Requirements for youth ages 10 to 17 years of age enrollment into the S.A.F.E.T.Y. Program are, Chronic Truancy Violations, plus meeting one or more of the following criteria:
  • Pre-adjudicated Youth                           
  • Adjudicated Youth
  • Youth with Detroit Public School Code of Conduct Violations
  • Youth Suspected of Substance Abuse
  • Youth and Family Identified as Needing Support and/or Intervention Services