Aloft Transitions
Emmett, ID

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Aloft Transitions
And Therapeutic Gap Year
Now Co-Ed

Who we are:

Aloft Transitions and Therapeutic Gap Year is a residential, life transition program for young adults 18 to 30 years old. Our clients participate in a therapeutic milieu centered on preparing for a rewarding young adult life through life skills coaching, career training and internship, and educational mentoring. Aloft sets itself apart by providing low ratio, high intensity mentoring, and frequent clinical counseling, combined with daily, extended opportunities for independent young adult career and educational pursuits.

New at Aloft:

We are now Co-ed! We began accepting women and are greatly enjoying all of the new female energy and influence in our program.

11 Things you might not know about Aloft:

1. 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.


2. 3:1 Client to Mentor ratio, the lowest ratio of any young adult program with our level young adult opportunities.


3. Each young adult is assigned a personal mentor. Clients meet with their mentor for at least 2 hours each week to create, review, and work on young adult goals.


4. Students have at least 3 hours of therapy per week, and can engage in up to 6 hours of therapy per week.


5. Our clients' therapist attends every psychiatry appointment.


6. Every Aloft client is teamed with the entire staff team every week, ensuring collaborative, thorough, and consistent forward momentum each week.


7. 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.


8. Outdoor recreation program 2-3 days per week. Clients are engaged in rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, whitewater kayaking, rafting, hiking, SUP, surfing, boogie boarding, fishing, canoeing, and snowshoeing 2-3 days per week.


9. 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.


10. 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.


11. As the business center of Idaho, Boise has a myriad of industry and companies that our clients intern with 20-40 hours per week.

Plans for 2015:

At Aloft, we have many exciting plans for 2015.

New transition apartments in Boise opening for independent living. These are bike and walking distance to colleges, internships, jobs, and recreation. Clients utilizing the independent living phase will continue to have weekly therapy sessions, twice a week mentor sessions, and guided outdoor recreation opportunities at least twice a week.

We will finish out the fourth floor of our program house, enabling every client to have a private bedroom, and opening up greater office space for therapists and executive staff.

Aloft Transitions is a residential, life transition program for young adults 18 to 30 years old. Clients participate in a therapeutic milieu which centers on preparing for an independent life through life skills coaching, career training and educational mentoring.