Northern Star
DeKALB – With the COVID-19 pandemic, Project FLEX continues to work towards its mission of helping incarcerated youth through exercise. The program was shut down in March and reopened in September due to the pandemic.
Project FLEX is a program created at NIU that gives incarcerated youth the opportunity to work on their physical activity at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles, while also obtaining life skills. FLEX stands for fitness leadership experience.
The program started in October 2018 and was co-founded and is co-directed by Jenn Jacobs, assistant professor of kinesiology and physical education and Zachary Wahl-Alexander, associate professor of kinesiology and physical education.