Educational Empowerment
Educational Empowerment is about connecting youth with all available resources to succeed academically and advocate for their own educational development.
Identity Development
Identity Development is about giving youth the tools to develop pride in themselves, develop a healthy self-concept, and lead productive lives.
Leadership Opportunities
Leadership Opportunities are about giving youth opportunities to develop skills as leaders to take on leadership positions in their schools and communities.
March 12, 2019
#HashtagActivism in the VA Programs
By Pallavi Rudraraju, VA Middle School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy by Pallavi Rudraraju This week, AALEAD youth in Fairfax County learned about Hashtag Activism, a form of Digital Organizing. Hashtags are a way to organize digital posts on social media, and in the last few y...
March 7, 2019
A Conversation with AALEAD Staff Mecca!
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director interviewing Mecca McPherson, MD Middle School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff As February wrapped up last Friday, Mecca and I sat down for a conversation and we talked about how she became connected to AALEAD, the pervasive sentiment...