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Ogden highlights teen and family centers, MarketStar resource center and community partnerships serving students
Summary
District staff reported use and growth at teen centers and a family center, described MarketStar resource center utilization and detailed a partnership with Young Automotive’s Kind Fund that has delivered hundreds of supports to students and families.
District staff told city leaders that teen centers and a family center have become operational hubs for students and families, providing showers, laundry, tutoring and connections to wraparound services. The centers aim to reduce barriers to school participation by meeting basic needs for students and families.
What was reported District staff said they operate teen centers at Ogden High, Ben Lomond High and OTEC High, and a family center at Odyssey Elementary. The family center at Odyssey, staff said, is designed to feel like a home and has drawn regular family use; staff reported 32 regular parent or guardian users at that site.
The MarketStar Resource Center also reported high utilization: district presenters said the center had served nearly 1,973 unique students and families in the reported period and continues to distribute food, clothing, hygiene items and referrals to community services.
Young Automotive Kind Fund partnership District staff described a partnership with Young Automotive’s Kind Fund. Officials said the Kind Fund connects donors to student needs via an app that enables counselors and staff to request items; Young Automotive and other partners then fulfill those needs. District staff reported approximately $265,000 in Kind Fund support delivered to students during the reported period and said hundreds of students received assistance through that channel.
Why it matters: District officials said teen and family centers are reducing barriers that interfere with attendance and engagement—especially at high‑mobility sites—and helping students access school and extracurricular opportunities. Officials framed the centers and resource partnerships as essential complements to academic and athletic programming.
Operational notes and next steps District staff said each center is staffed by a full‑time person who connects families to community partners and that the centers host study groups, tutoring and other wraparound services. Officials said the district and city will continue to coordinate to increase awareness and utilization of the centers and to use the facilities to support broader initiatives such as the joint youth sports framework.
Ending Presenters asked city partners to help promote and support the centers’ work; no new funding decisions were recorded at the meeting.
