Fueling the next generation to flourish and thrive!

 
 

  • Through Propel, students ages 14-18 receive a year of life skills training, character development, workforce development, life management skills, and mentorship. Propel is comprised of classroom training on Mondays and hands-on workforce development for on Tuesdays through 6-Cycle or Spoons & Sprouts. The time commitment is 8 weeks in both the fall and spring semesters; after completing a year of with Propel students can graduate intro our summer apprentice program.

  • Receive job training, apply character strengths, and learn a new skill! On Tuesdays, students select between Village Wrench’s 6-Cycle program, learning basic bike mechanics, or Spoons & Sprouts, learning about farming and the food system through Mill Village Farms.

  • Propel Young Adults provides housing and mentorship for 2 years through Front Porch Housing for students enrolled in a 2 year degree program a Greenville Technical College.

 
 
 
 

6-Cycle
Repair and Riding Skills

Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00 PM

Spoons & Sprouts
Food System & Gardening Skills

Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00 PM

Program Cost: $120 - Scholarships Available
Transportation to class (if needed) and dinner provided!


Students must be 14 by the start of the program. Students are selected based on application interest, locality to the shop, and demographic diversity. All applicants (those selected and not) will be contacted the week before programs begin.

As a program participant and employed apprentice, you gain:

  • Character Strengths: Growth Mindset, Grit, Proactivity, Vulnerability, Team Dynamics

  • Responsibility: Get and keep your first job at Mill Village Farms or Village Wrench

  • Relationship: One-on-One Staff Mentors and new friends!

  • Life Skills: Cooking, Money, Transportation, College Prep, Adulting

  • Soft Skills: Emotional & Social Intelligence, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Time Management, Mental Health, Morals & Values, Habits & Goals

  • Spiritual Formation: Village Engage Youth for Justice & Optional Bible Study

  • Entrepreneurship: Village Launch junior business class

  • Field Trips: Exposure to jobs and new hobbies

  • Ally Partners: Get a job with a local business and stay plugged into Mill Village

Youth Program Questions? Email Jasmine@millcommunity.org.