Youth Services
Council Bluffs, IA: Corps Community Center Youth Services Information
How We Help Empower Youth
Kids Club
- Kids Club program schedule: Wednesdays (during the school year) from 5-7:30 p.m.
- Kids Club population served: Every Wednesday evening during the school year, youth ages pre-K through 12th grade enjoy supper together and then participate in gym time, Bible study and character-building classes.
- Kids Club program strengths: This program offers youth the opportunity to develop strong communication and leadership skills, grow their minds and explore God’s Word, all while having fun and connecting with their peers.
Back-to-School Backpack and School Supplies Distribution
- Back-to-School Backpack and School Supplies Distribution program strengths: We partner with the other agencies on the Charles Lakin campus to offer a Back-to-School Backpack and School Supplies Distribution every August to ensure that area kids begin the new school year with everything they need to succeed.
Trunk or Treat
- Trunk or Treat program strengths: Trunk or Treat takes place in October, where kids and families enjoy Halloween fun in a safe, family-friendly environment.
Summer Camps
- Summer Camps population served: Children and teens in first through 12th grade enroll in various summer camps at our divisional camp — Western Plains Camp — in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
- Summer Camps program strengths: These camps offer themed weeks, including Music Camp, Teen Camp and Outdoor Camp, where kids experience nature, connect with others, and learn social, leadership and character-building skills. For many campers, this is their first opportunity to explore nature in depth and engage in activities like fishing, hiking and swimming.
Program Schedule
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Location: Council Bluffs, IA: Corps Community Center
Every Wednesday evening during the school year, youth ages pre-K through 12th grade enjoy supper together and then participate in gym time, Bible study and character-building classes.
This program offers youth the opportunity to develop strong communication and leadership skills, grow their minds and explore God’s Word, all while having fun and connecting with their peers.
Timezone: -06:00 USA Central Time (DST)
Location: Council Bluffs, IA: Corps Community Center
We partner with the other agencies on the Charles Lakin campus to offer a Back-to-School Backpack and School Supplies Distribution every August to ensure that area kids begin the new school year with everything they need to succeed.
Timezone: -06:00 USA Central Time (DST)
Location: Council Bluffs, IA: Corps Community Center
Children and teens in first through 12th grade enroll in various summer camps at our divisional camp — Western Plains Camp — in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
These camps offer themed weeks, including Music Camp, Teen Camp and Outdoor Camp, where kids experience nature, connect with others, and learn social, leadership and character-building skills. For many campers, this is their first opportunity to explore nature in depth and engage in activities like fishing, hiking and swimming.
Expanding Horizons
"My teens have met friends from all over Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, and my youngest daughter won second place in the solo contest at music camp," said Sheri about her daughters' involvement in youth development and summer camp programs. "The kids look forward to anything they can do with the youth from the Council Bluffs Salvation Army."
Stats
Youth Development
Research shows that youth development programs make a tremendous difference, with 65 percent of students improving homework completion and class participation and nearly 60 percent improving classroom behavior.
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