Black / Latino Achievers
Black/Latino Achievers inspires students to excel by effectively linking them to professionals to enhance self-esteem, improve academic performance, and broaden career options. The program includes weekly leadership meetings, fun, recreational activities, volunteer opportunities, college tours, and a Teen Summit. The school year program ends with a recognition banquet highlighting the year’s events and celebrating the youth and adult achievers. This program is available for all high school students.
Program Objectives
- Expose young people to a wide range of educational and career opportunities.
- Help young people develop educational and career goals.
- Develop each youth’s self-esteem, self-respect, and social moral character.
- Provide young people with role models from diverse backgrounds.
- Enhance leadership/life skills.
Black/Latino Achievers Activities Include...
- Group discussions on decision making, overcoming obstacles, relationship building, and leadership skills
- Personal development workshops
- Shadowing adult professionals
- Career and education workshops
- Career cluster workshops
- College tours
- Annual awards and recognition banquet
- Community service projects
- And many other activities
Get the Registration Form - click here
Don't forget the Parent Consent Form - click here
Check out the new Youth Achievers program at Lincoln Middle School - clik here
For more information contact:
Antonio Ramirez @ 815 489 1126, aramirez@rockfordymca.org. OR
Louis Hopson @ 815 489 1198, lhopson@rockfordymca.org
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