Find your resilience.
Join LIFEshift Teen Group.
Our Foundation
LIFEshift’s foundation started more than twenty years ago through the founder’s personal experiences as a teenager. Having to make critical decisions such as marriage, having a baby, going to college, and buying a home all before the age of twenty-one.
Experiencing betrayal and major setbacks through these milestones exposed the lack of support and stability in her life. These decisions shaped her family structure, educational options, spiritual identity, and financial stability with little to no guidance. Constantly feeling overwhelmed in every area of her life. Years later, she vowed to continue to be the support system for other teens that she longed for at that age.
Improve Your Teen’s Life
Our program is designed to prepare youth for the next step in life - both academically and socially, paving the way for success. We draw on the strengths of each individual teen and reinforce personal performance, artistic expression, emotional stamina and professional skills through hands-on activities. Here, you will expand your worldview, meet new people from different backgrounds, gain knowledge and skills amid a community of supportive peers and staff.
Why LIFEshift?
We are committed to creating a safe, high-touch environment that supports diverse personalities of every youth. The unique structure of our youth program focuses on overcoming all obstacles. Our vision is to serve youth of mixed demographics. We accomplish this by engaging with different communities consisting of schools, organizations, peer groups and families.
LIFEshift understands that all youth need a high-touch approach to navigate life transitions. We have tailored our program to meet those needs. We strongly believe the pillars of wellness are universal to growth.
FIVE PILLARS OF WELLNESS:
Academic Success
Healthy Relationships
Financial Literacy
Mental Health
Spiritual Accountability
The LIFEshift Program includes monthly 90-minute sessions that provide a forum for staff and guest speakers to facilitate group discussions. We create a safe space for any teen to express themselves, dispel fears, connect gaps between ability and needs, and undergo transformative change.
Our sessions strengthen participants’ abilities to cope with challenges in their lives. They will learn how to:
Communicate effectively
Establish and execute goals
Make good decisions
Manage their time and money
Hear From LIFEshift Teens
“I never thought I could go to college. I was able to enroll with the help of LIFEshift! I have changed as a person since the first day I joined.”
— Jourden
What We Have Achieved
What Does Your Teen Need?
Connect.
Learn.
Grow.
Live Better.
Need Daily Self-Help?
Listen to Moment of Motivation
Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or stuck in a funk?
This audio, Moment of Motivation was created by Tanika Craig-Speaks, a.k.a. Dr. Resilience to put your mind at ease, warm your spirit, and empower your inner resilience. Let’s relax and recharge.
Activate your resilience. We will overcome together.