Youth Ambassadors – Looking At Poverty Through The Eyes Of Children

Youth Ambassadors - Looking At Poverty Through The Eyes Of Children 3,000,000 - TEENAGERS DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES 10% - ONLY 10% OF THESE TEENAGERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR TODAY’S JOB MARKET 80% - OF THE INCARCERATED POPULATION ARE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUTS A great percentage of today’s teenage youth lack the academic and family support necessary for positive personal growth. Through the use of educational and creative programming, Youth Ambassadors provides a comprehensive youth development program that addresses these social and academic challenges. As a part of the YA program, students receive instruction in life skills, including business etiquette, anger management, crisis resolution, goal setting, time management, smart choices, healthy relationships, and recognition of impediments to success. Students also explore personal thoughts and feelings through therapeutic art and journal writing. In addition, the Youth Ambassadors program is designed to be a “first job” experience. Through the receipt of a paycheck, Ambassadors learn banking skills and financial literacy, workplace parameters, and personal accountability. Youth Ambassadors also produces materials by and for children of all ages that help educate the children of ways to remain safe in a dangerous world and inform adults to…