Youth Education Program

Program Documents

YEP App Part I
YEP App Part II
YEP Summer Program Application

All youth and adult education programs are held at our Family Learning Center in Alexandria’s Arlandria community. Our Youth Education Program serves at-risk children ranging in age from 8 to 18. All children in our program are low-income. Language barriers and a lack of education are typical in most Arlandria homes. 82% of those in our youth programs are Latino and 18% are African-American; 66% percent of participants are male and 34% are female. Programs serve as a deterrent to gang influence in the community. All THP children are required to attend Youth Education Program. The remaining program slots are filled by at-risk children in the community.

For the 2009-2010 academic year, we have a total of 89 at-risk youth attending our afterschool program each day. In our elementary and middle school programs, we have seen vast academic improvements. Suspensions in academic year 2009-2010 dropped by 1.1% from those reported last academic year. Through our program, we helped an additional 12 youth avoid at-risk behavior. In other youth program news, an average of 15 parents attended our monthly bilingual parent workshops between August 2009 and March 2010. Topics included: parent-teacher conferences; how to ask for help at school; keeping your family healthy; and SOL preparation.