Treehouse Inc

HOPELESSNESS IS BECOMING A DEFINING STORY OF THIS GENERATION. THROUGH MENTORSHIP GROUPS AND FUTURE PLANNING, TREEHOUSE HELPS TEENS TO BELIEVE IN THEIR GOD-GIVEN VALUE, WHICH ENDS THEIR HOPELESSNESS AND UNLEASHES UNTOLD POTENTIAL IN THEIR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, TREEHOUSE SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,474 TEENS/ALUMNI, INCLUDING THE NEXT PARTICIPANTS. 924 TEENS/ALUMNI WERE THROUGH OUR DIRECTLY OPERATED SITES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, BROOKLYN PARK, CHASKA, EAGAN, EDEN PRAIRIE, LAKEVILLE, MAHTOMEDI, MINNETONKA, NEW HOPE, PLYMOUTH, AND ST. LOUIS PARK. TREEHOUSE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:1. SUPPORT GROUPS: IN WEEKLY SMALL GROUPS OF PEERS LED BY STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, TEENS GET TO PRACTICE VULNERABILITY AND RECEIVE SUPPORT IN A SAFE SPACE.2. CONNECT: BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS FOCUS ON PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL TOPICS WHICH ADDRESS SOCIETAL PRESSURES AND CHOICES THAT YOUTH FACE. THESE TIMES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP TEENS TO GROW INTO HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS.3. MENTORING: ONE-TO-ONE AND SMALL GROUP CONNECTIONS DEVELOP POSITIVE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS OF SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.4. NEXT: PERSONALIZED COACHING TO HELP TEENS CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL TRACK FOR THEIR FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, ACT/SAT PREP, VOCATION DISCERNMENT, INTERVIEW PREPARATION.PROGRAM FORMAT: YOUTH PROGRAMMING TAKES PLACE DURING AFTER-SCHOOL HOURS AND WEEKENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SCHEDULED GROUPS ARE HELD ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS, WHILE ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS TAKE PLACE DURING THE WEEK AND ON THE WEEKENDS. TREEHOUSE'S MISSION IS TO END HOPELESSNESS AMONG TEENS. THROUGH CARING RELATIONSHIPS AND BALANCED PROGRAMS, OUR STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO WALKING ALONG SIDE YOUTH SO NO TEEN WALKS ALONE. WE WANT EVERY TEEN TO BELIEVE 3 CORE TRUTHS: THEY ARE LOVABLE, CAPABLE, AND WORTHWHILE; THEY ARE LOVED WITHOUT STRINGS AND NEVER ALONE; AND THEY HAVE A FUTURE. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF OUR GOALS FOR EVERY TREEHOUSE TEEN:1. ESTABLISH HEALTHY INTERNAL BELIEFS AND SKILLS:- FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND MENTORS- BUILD COPING SKILLS TO NAVIGATE OBSTACLES IN LIFE- MOVE TOWARD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH A LOVING GOD- DISCOVER PERSONAL VALUE AND PURPOSE2. DISPLAY POSITIVE EXTERNAL BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES- GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL- ENGAGE IN AN EDUCATIONAL OR CAREER PATH AFTER HIGH SCHOOL- DECREASE NEGATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS- DEVELOP HOPE FOR THEIR FUTUREENDING HOPELESSNESS UNLEASHES UNTOLD POTENTIAL IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IT STARTS WHEN TEENS BELIEVE WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE.