Activities and Support
The Truancy Project believes that youth who are engaged in their community and with positive, supportive adults will do better in school overall. To that end, the Truancy Project works with other organizations to provide enrichment activities, service projects, work readiness skills and summer work experiences to enhance the youth's abilities.
Skill Building Classes
The Truancy Project partners with the Youth Workforce Program to provide educational, work readiness and occupational skill building classes. These classes are available for any youth enrolled in the Truancy Project. In order to participate, a youth must sign up for the class through his/her Truancy Specialist.
View a list of upcoming Youth Workforce Program courses and events.
Experiential Learning
The Truancy Project host field trips several times per year. The trips are designed to help youth gain an understanding of their environment and community and to enhance their interest in education. The field trips have included tours of local cities such as Portland, Oregon, visits to museums and the zoo, challenging activities such as spelunking in the Ape Caves, and leadership building opportunities such as the Clark County Skills Center high ropes course and mountain biking on Mt. Adams. All of our activities are supervised by trained staff and experts in specific fields.
Service Learning
Understanding one's place in the world and being able to give of one's time and abilities helps to promote confidence, compassion and commitment to one's community. To that end, the Truancy Project offers youth opportunities to participate in service activities designed to build core competencies. Some of the past service projects include working at the Food Bank, building trails, repairing computers and bicycles, and preparing a community garden. The Truancy Project partners with the Youth Workforce Program to frequently provide a wide variety of service opportunities.
Community Action Academy
The Community Action Academy promotes a positive approach to learning and a fun way to explore careers. During this summer work experience, youth are paid while they build skills and self-esteem. The youth may spend time in trainings such as First Aid/CPR, Food Handler's and work based trainings such as Harassment Prevention and True Colors, a personality exploration program that helps youth understand teamwork better. Youth are also exposed to career options through a tour of Clark College and offered computer classes to enhance their software knowledge. The Academy is capped off with an educational field trip.