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.
August 14, 2018
Greetings from Anu!
By Anu Sharma, MD High School Program CoordinatorPhotos Courtesy of Anu Sharma and AALEAD Staff In a response to the question “What keeps you going?”, Angela Davis, a Black political activist, author, and scholar, explains: “Optimism is an absolute necessity… What has kept me going has bee...
August 7, 2018
Learning about Microaggressions: Intern Observation @ DC Youth Programs
By Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development InternPhotos Courtesy of Liying Tan AALEAD's DC Origins Summer Program '18 On July 10th, I had the opportunity to visit the AALEAD's DC Summer Programs at Alice Deal Middle School and witnessed an interesting workshop about how youth respond...