Specialties
Since 2002, One-Eighty Programs has been dedicated to the restoration of our city through one-eighty-degree turns towards thriving physically, emotionally & spiritually. We serve children, teens, adults, and families through wraparound services like our teen center, outdoor adventures program, comprehensive mental health counseling, and community-based services. Our areas of specialty include adolescent and family concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral challenges, relationship and family dynamics, parenting, school-related concerns, and substance use. We also provide school-based resiliency programs, intensive outpatient services for teens, and supportive programs that help young people develop healthy coping skills, confidence, and life skills.
History
Established in 2002.
One-Eighty began in an effort to answer the cry of many Lodi teens: "There is nothing to do in this city!"
Two Lodi youth pastors, Glen Barnes and Steve Steele, saw that the task of building a teen center was too monstrous to tackle alone. They asked their friends and Father in Heaven for help, and things began to happen.
The team found a 5,300 square-foot warehouse in the perfect location--bordering both the east and west sides of Lodi. Thanks to the generosity of a very benevolent individual, they were able to lease the building for $1 a year.
Dozens of individuals and businesses caught the dream to help the teens of Lodi, and donated $280,000 in cash and in-kind gifts to start the center. United way awarded One-Eighty Youth Programs a two-year initiation grant of $130,000.
Again and again, the leaders saw people give products, money, and volunteer hours. By May 2002, The One-Eighty Teen Center was ready to open with an 8,000 square-foot skate park, a cafe, and more.
