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.
July 2, 2019
MD Ignite Summer Orientation Camp Highlights
By: YLan Nguyen, MD Programs Manager Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff To kick off AALEAD Ignite Summer Program, Maryland Summer Youth Program Coordinators (SYPCs) embarked on a long-distance three-day camping trip at Denton Wesleyan Camp in Denton, MD. SYPCs play a key role in the AALEAD Sum...
June 27, 2019
MD AALEADers celebrated the end of the school year
By: Jamie Fleishman, MD Middle School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff Earlier this month, AALEADers from the Maryland Afterschool Programs came together to celebrate the end of their school year and all of their accomplishments! Youth and their families gathered in AALEA...