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Our goals are simple: better outcomes for each of our children, and a more just and nurturing world for them to grow up in, in our own neighborhoods and beyond.
Pipeline to Academic Success
is a comprehensive educational services program that encourages and assist young people to complete high school or alternative education and advance to college or other meaningful post-secondary opt
Read MoreEducational Talent Search (ETS)
ETS is an academic enrichment program with three main objectives that the grant intends to achieve: Identify and assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds with the opportunity to pursue a
Read MoreGreater Lawn Community Youth Network (GLCYN) Summer Camp and After School Program
offers a comprehensive summer camp, and after school educational enhancement services for 100 youth aged 6 - 14. Both programs focus on social and academic skills-building through literacy, multicul
Read MoreG.E.D Preparation Program
provides ongoing classes to prepare youth for the GED exam with classroom instruction, test-taking skills and practice exams.
Read MoreUrban Options
works intensively with older youth to prepare them for entry into the workforce, and develop marketable skills. Participants receive job readiness training, job placements, referrals to local employ
Read MoreCommunity Organizing Initiative (COI)
aims through youth and adult activism and grassroots organizing, to increase the voice and power of those directly affected by oppression and bring them into a movement for racial and economic justi
Read MoreCoaching Club
is a Sports-Based leadership Development Program, which engages participants in a structured mix of physical, personal and social development activities focusing on five levels of responsibility: se
Read MoreUniversity of Hip-Hop
combines art and the urban landscape through dance, poetry, music, mural arts and gardening in an environment that promotes respect for all cultures and the world around us. Working with professiona
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New Leadership at Southwest Youth Collaborative
Feb 13, 2012 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Southwest Youth Collaborative (SWYC....
Generation Y featured in Equal Voices News
Feb 13, 2012 Generation Y has been featured in Equal Voices News article "Sc....
SWYC Youth featured on Internet TV Show "Know This"
Feb 13, 2012 We are very excited to announce our SWYC youth have been featured on....