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.
January 24, 2023
MD Programs December Recap
Written by: Paris Copeland, MD MS Program CoordinatorImages by: AALEAD Staff members On December 10th, 2022 our MD AALEAD youth went ice skating at Rockville Town Square’s Outdoor Ice Rink. This was the start of the end-of-semester celebrations for the youth to uplift all their hard work i...
January 6, 2023
Why does National Mentoring Month exist?
Written By: YJ Jun (AALEAD Volunteer) This January, we are celebrating National Mentoring Month at AALEAD! Just how important is mentorship for K-12 students? Students with at least one non-parental adult mentor are more likely to graduate high school, engage in community service...