Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EMPOWER YOUTH BY PROVIDING EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HANDS-ON CAREER EXPERIENCES.
CAREER ENRICHMENT COURSES: EVERY SEMESTER, WE OFFER 10-WEEK LONG CAREER ENRICHMENT COURSES THAT EXPOSE YOUTH TO HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES TAUGHT BY OUR COMMUNITY TEACHERS. THROUGH A CAREFULLY DEVELOPED CURRICULUM AND THE INSTRUCTION OF CARING PROFESSIONALS, THESE COURSES EMPOWER OUR YOUTH WITH A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR INTERESTS, SKILLS, AND FUTURE PATHWAYS. CAREER ENRICHMENT COURSES ARE LED BY LOCAL PROFESSIONALS AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE INTERACTIVE AND HANDS-ON SO THAT YOUTH ARE ENGAGED AND ABLE TO APPLY THEIR LEARNING. YOUTH ALSO HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE CRITICAL WORKFORCE SKILLS, INCLUDING ORAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK, THAT WILL HELP THEM SUCCEED IN THE FUTURE. EVERY CLASS INCLUDES A FIELD TRIP AND CULMINATES WITH A LEARNING SHOWCASE WHERE YOUTH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH BACK WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED THROUGH AN AUTHENTIC PRODUCT, PERFORMANCE, OR PRESENTATION. YOUTH HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM HOSTING A MOCK VETERINARIAN CLINIC TO ARGUING A MOCKTRIAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE THIS YEAR ALONE, WE OFFERED 59 CAREER ENRICHMENT COURSES IN A WIDE-RANGE OF CAREERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: HEALTHCARE, CARPENTRY, LAW, COSMETOLOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY, NON- PROFIT, VETERINARY, EMERGING CHEFS, MUSIC, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, POLICE ACADEMY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE.
ACADEMIC COACHING: WHILE WE ENCOURAGE OUR YOUTH TO THINK ABOUT THEIR FUTURES, WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT ACADEMICS ARE TO THEIR GROWTH AND UNDERSTAND THAT SCHOOL IS THE FIRST PLACE TO PRACTICE THEIR EMERGING SKILLS. SO EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDES DESIGNATED HOMEWORK AND TUTORING HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH'S ACADEMIC GOALS, IN ADDITION TO WELL-ROUNDED GROWTH. DURING THIS TIME, YOUTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HELP FROM SCHOOL-DAY TEACHERS AND ACADEMIC COACHES SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE AND CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN THEIR ACADEMICS.
REAL-WORLD SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: IN ADDITION TO OFFERING CAREER ENRICHMENT, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND COLLEGE EXPLORATION, WE ALSO WORK ON HELPING OUR YOUTH DEVELOP REAL-WORLD SKILLS, INCLUDING DISCOVERING THEIR INDIVIDUAL VOICES, INVESTIGATING THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS, BUILDING HEALTHY TEAM DYNAMICS, AND PLANNING FOR THEIR UNIQUE PATH TOWARD SUCCESS. BECAUSE IF WE SHOW UP AND MEET YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, WE CAN HELP THEM SEE ALL THE PLACES THEY'RE CAPABLE OF GOING. OUR 11TH-12TH GRADE YOUTH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS, SUCH AS FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INTERVIEW SKILLS, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THIS FOCUS ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HELPS ENSURE THAT OUR YOUTH LEAVE US AT THE END OF THEIR HIGH-SCHOOL CAREER FEELING EMPOWERED, ABLE TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE, AND EXCITED TO GO CONFIDENTLY AFTER THEIR BIGGEST GOALS WHILE KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE THEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brent Holsinger | PRESIDENT | 40 | $60,750 |
| Marybeth Showalter | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Shonta Sellers | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Grant Penrod | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Chris Orem | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Nicolette Myers | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Chervon Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Matt Leech | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| J Chiedo John | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Connie Hess | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| R Todd Gardner | VICE PRES. & | 4 | $0 |
| Dr Diane Foucar-Szocki | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Jonathan Coddington | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Rick Castaneda | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
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