- Aloft uses a mentorship model. This means that at every decision point throughout our young adults’ day, we are guiding our clients through how to make positive and productive young adult decisions.
- 3:1 Client to Mentor ratio, the lowest ratio of any young adult program with our level young adult opportunities.
- Each young adult is assigned a personal mentor. Clients meet with their mentor for at least 1 hour per week to create, review, and work on young adult goals.
- Students have at least 3 hours of therapy per week, and can engage in up to 6 hours of therapy per week.
- Our clients’ therapist attends every psychiatry appointment.
- Every Aloft client is teamed with the entire staff team every week, ensuring collaborative, thorough, and consistent forward momentum each week.
- Health and Wellness program. Our young adults have the option to work with a personal trainer for at least an hour 4 times a week and participate in goal oriented nutrition counseling and coaching.
- Outdoor recreation program 2-3 days per week. Clients are engaged in rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, whitewater kayaking, rafting, hiking, fishing, canoeing, and snowshoeing.
- Cultural outings 1-2 times per week. Boise is the cultural center of Idaho with museums, shows, and festivals celebrating the arts. Aloft has attended events such as concerts in the Botanical Gardens, Art in the Park festival, and the Renaissance Fair, among others.
- Boise has four 4-year universities, two 2-year colleges, several private colleges, and a slew of technical colleges that our students take advantage of.
- As the business center of Idaho, Boise has a myriad of industry and companies that our clients intern with 20-40 hours per week.
- Independent living phase: Clients move into independent living apartments where they will continue with weekly therapy, 2 hours a week of one on one mentoring, and all recreation activities.