Organized in 1969, North County Lifeline, Inc. is a non-profit human services organization that offers a wide range of services to the people of North San Diego County.Lifeline's mission is to enhance the positive quality of individual, family, and community life by providing services that are consistently available, accessible, and responsive to the needs of the individuals, families, and groups seeking assistance. Assistance is offered regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, and/or ability to pay.

Lifeline has been providing after school programs for over 10 years, and is currently operating several sites in North San Diego County.

Funded by the County of San Diego, Lifeline offers Club Coyote Critical Hours after school program, at Calavera Hills Middle School. The program incorporates homework assistance, life skills education (including alcohol, tobacco, and drug preventions), fun and easy cooking classes, and recreational/enrichment activities that youth enjoy. The programs is free to youth who attend. Critical Hours after school programs are funded by the County of San Diego. The goal of Critical Hours programs is to promote healthy choices and a positive lifestyle for participant youth through a variety of prevention services that include academic assistance, skill building, agency referral, and community service. All services are provided at no cost to participants and their families.

Daily activities include sports, arts and crafts, cooking classes, preventions, community services, and team building. The program is open every day that school is in session, from the last bell until 5:30pm. The program is open to youth ages 10-14, and 8-9 year olds that have an older sibling enrolled who shares the same address. It is located on campus in room 208. In order for your child to participate in the program, a registration packet must be completed and given to program staff the day that they decide to attend. We must have it when they attend the program, no exceptions. Students can find the registration packets with program staff in room 208, or in the Calavera Hills Middle School front office.

For more information please contact Heather Shriner, Site Leader for Club Coyote @ (760) 757-0118 ext. 406, or Rhiannon Riecke, Supervisor of After School Programs, (760) 757-0118 ext. 404.