GEMBA BOISE

OUR PROGRAM.

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OUR MISSION

To partner with young adults to illuminate paths that serve their passions and purpose.

Our program is designed to help young adults choose an alternative path outside the traditional high school-to-college, vocational school, or career track. Transitioning to adulthood is not easy. Our process is customized to support different personality types, learning styles, and neurodiverse ways of thinking. We help uncover interests and potential paths so young adults can find fulfillment and success on their own terms.

  • The Gemba Program offers apartment living with a central Gemba Hub in the same apartment complex. Our young adults live amongst the general population of the apartments in Boise, Idaho. Each young adult has a private bedroom and bathroom and shares a kitchen, laundry and living room space with an apartment mate.

  • Students at Gemba Boise have the ability to comprehend the subject matter, but struggle with the executive functioning tasks such as time management, prioritizing assignments, completing assignments, balancing the expectations of different professors, and remembering due dates. Gemba provides one-to-one educational coaching to our clients enrolled in college or high school completion in order to promote the growth of executive functioning skills.

    Gemba also offers one-to-one career exploration opportunities. Young adults are able to explore volunteer and internship opportunities or step into part or full-time employment.

  • Independent living skill development is an important part transitioning to adulthood. Gemba provides individualized coaching to build-up life skills. Our life skills coaching ranges from hygiene, sleep habits, nutrition, cooking, clean environments, different types of exercise and fitness plans, health practices, social skills, financial literacy, and more. The Gemba team also places a strong emphasis on career counseling and job skill  development.

  • We understand that families and young adults don't always envision the same path forward. The transition from parenting a child to supporting an adult can be challenging, and it's a process our team embraces alongside both students and their families.

    Our team works in partnership with parents, providing guidance and support while empowering young adults to take ownership of their growth and future direction. A core premise of our program is creating space for exploration, skill development, and self-discovery, allowing each student to build a thoughtful and individualized plan for life after Gemba Boise.

SAMPLE SCHEDULE

Each young adult has an individual schedule based on their personal goals. Check out this weekly sample schedule inspired by a current young adult at Gemba!

What does a typical day in the life look like at Gemba?

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LIFE WITH GEMBA BOISE.

Our program provides young adults with practical learning opportunities to navigate the journey of continuous improvement.

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  • The Gemba Program provides a combination of structure and individual customization. Once you have identified your path, we assist in supporting you on it. All clients will have a schedule, but each schedule looks different. If you have an internship, part-time job, or are taking a class (or classes) at Boise State University, it will look different. Our team works with you to customize and balance a path that works for you. Click here to see an example of a Gemba schedule.

  • Boise, Idaho is located in the southwestern part of the state. The city is the state capital, and includes Boise State University. Over recent years Boise has experienced rapid growth due to its livability. Boise offers access to great urban running/ biking trails, and is in close proximity to the world-class outdoor recreation that the Rocky Mountain region provides. Gemba Gap is located about 20 minutes from the Boise airport.

  • Most of our young adult clients stay with Gemba for 9-12 months, or around an academic year (about 2 semesters). We do require clients to a minimum of a 4-month stay, or at least one semester, for most plans.

  • There is no one size fits all plan for technology. Some young adults do come to Gemba with a past of misuse of technology. For those young adults, we work on collaborative agreements of limits around personal technology with the ultimate goal of having the individual be able to manage daily technology use in a healthy way. Often, a guideline in our program housing is personal technology is turned off during sleeping hours to promote healthy sleep hygiene.

  • Young adults come to Gemba from all over the country. Some move on after Gemba to a 4 year college somewhere else in the country. Some of our clients stay in Boise, and continue to work or go to school. These young adults often receive check-ins from time to time with the Gemba team.

  • Yes! We love to have potential clients and families tour the Gemba Boise Program. Tours provide a chance to see our offices and student hub space, meet staff and other clients, see our program housing, and get a feel for the Boise community. Tours are a chance for our team to get a sense of the level of support an individual will need. We are also able to schedule virtual tours. Click here to learn more about touring.