Healthy Attitudes, Emotional Harmony, and Lifelong Achievement for Teens. AHA!
1209 De La Vina Street/1525 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA
93101
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
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AHA! empowers youth across the spectrum of identity to become skillful, energetic, and empathetic community members who lead the change they want to see. Our in- and after-school programming equips teenagers with the tools to recognize and counteract hate speech, reach out across lines of clique, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, and dismantle stereotypes and “-isms” to build allyship and equity. Every AHA! teen is equipped to BE—and ripple out—the progress they most desire, and for the past 20 years, we have been watching them use our programs to bring empathetic, self-aware, and peaceful qualities to their friends, families, and communities; into their adult lives; and (eventually) to the highest echelons of leadership, where they are needed most.
AHA! serves teens and families year-round with after-school programs in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, a summer program in Santa Barbara, and in-school programs in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta. We also offer an outdoor program throughout the year, trainings for teachers, youth providers and nonprofit professionals, parent groups, and donation-based therapy for families in need. Our innovative experiential curriculum guides teens to set goals and to stop bullying and connect through empathy. We lend invaluable skills for understanding and managing emotions and relationships. From this place of security in themselves, teens are inspired to do good, achieve in school, and serve their community. As one junior high teen shared: “You are the light in the darkness when all other lights have gone out.”
