Resources for Youth
Youth Support & Services
Access Programs, Opportunities, and Help Tailored for Youth.
Browse a curated selection of programs that help young people thrive—academic tutoring, leadership clubs, mental health support, and more. Give your child access to safe spaces, positive role models, and opportunities to grow their skills and self‑esteem.
Youth Transition to Adulthood
Employment
For information on available resources and support services, please review below document for guidance on youth employment opportunities and assistance programs.
Youth Programs
After School Program
Agency: Great Lakes Community Action Commission (GLCAP)
Phone: 419-333-6039
Population Served: School-age children at Fremont, Clyde, and Green Springs schools.
Description: Provide academic and other supports for students/families of Clyde and Green Springs, and Fremont City schools.
After School Program
Agency: YMCA of Sandusky County (YMCA)
Phone: 419-332-9622
Population Served: School-age children in Sandusky County.
Description: An extension of the classroom while focusing on facilitating healthy bodies and minds.
After School Program
Agency: Camp Fire Sandusky County
Phone: 419-332-8641
Population Served: K-5th grade children of Fremont City and parochial schools.
Description: Provide academic and other supports for students/families in Sandusky County.
Parents Night Out
Agency: Camp Fire Sandusky County
Contact: 419.332.8641
Population Served: Parents and families of children in Sandusky County.
Description: Offers parents a chance to have a night out to shop, go to dinner, or just get away while your children have fun playing games, creating arts and crafts, and engaging in camp activities.
ACE Mentoring
Agency: Fremont City Schools
Phone: 419-334-5484
Population Served: Fremont Middle & High school students. By referral only.
Description: Assisting children to excel with a mentor or being a mentor.
HYPE: Helping Young People Excel
Agency: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS)
Phone: 419-332-2169
Population Served: Youth and young adults ages 14 – 24. Must be a resident of Sandusky County. There are income eligibility requirements, and the participant must have a barrier (for example pregnancy, parenting, high school dropout, foster care involvement, IEP/disability, or involvement with the adult or juvenile court system.
Description: Help youth and young adults achieve self-sufficiency through employment, education, or training. The program can be specifically tailored to everyone. Can assist the participant with supportive services and they are able to earn incentives while in the program.
Sib Shop
Agency: Sandusky County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Contact: 419-603-6531
Population Served: Siblings of children with disabilities. The sibling does not need to be eligible for SCBDD services to attend.
Description: Events where siblings of children with disabilities will meet other sibs, have fun, and talk about all aspects of having a sib with special needs learn something about services siblings receive.