Apex Youth Connection

Apex Bike Factory is the highest level of our job readiness programs serving youth from 7th through 12th grades. ABF is youth-run, with students doing all the tasks needed to run a small business. To participate, youth must complete at least one lower level job readiness program, must submit a job application, and complete an interview. ABF team members receive a stipend for their work.Apex school partner contracts include curriculum-based, school day programming for alternative high school students, students with disabilities, and other at-risk students. Partner contracts include curriculum around career exploration, job readiness, social emotional learning, social skills development, or entrepreneurial product development.Adventure Academy is one of Apex's sustainable revenue streams. AA includes our summer and vacation Adventure Camps that run all day for a full week. Adventure Camps include a tuition, with full scholarships for any and all students who need them. Adventure Camps explore all stages of wilderness skills, rock climbing, mountain biking, and kayaking..Apex Empowered is delivered in the schools, in partnership with school staff and administration. Apex Empowered supports homeless and at-risk students, ensuring they receive the individualized support they need to access their education, and that school staff are supported in their efforts to engage these students. Families of these students also receive support in an effort to promote stabilization.