River Oak Center for Children: River Oak Youth Development and Education Center

The River Oak Youth Development and Education Center has an audacious goal: to help
transition age youth with emotional and behavioral challenges find the path to success in young adulthood.

Youth at the Center receive services including Multisystemic Therapy, training on how to
improve social skills, individual therapy and counseling, mental health assessments, and
residential care.

The Center is operated in collaboration with the Sacramento County Probation Department,
River Oak, and Sacramento Assessment Center.

The Youth Development and Education Center includes a Do It Yourself (DIY) Teen Center
that encourages teens to participate in activities such as art, fashion, music, and sports, as
well as academic activities that focus on reading, literacy, and finance. The DIY Center was
donated by Wells Fargo and Maloof Sports and Entertainment, which equipped the room with
computers, educational software, digital art work stations, screen printing station, art tools,
and reading materials. Representatives from Wells Fargo, Maloof Sports and Entertainment,
and the Sacramento Monarchs dedicated the DIY Center to our youth, which was featured in
an article by the Sacramento Press.