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• Mental Health is Always on Our Minds

  By: Ari Pak, Programs Co-Director

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff

  Did you know that 1 in 5 youth ages 13-18 has a serious mental illness (National Alliance for Mental Illness)? According to the

  The diversity of a Lunar New Year celebration

  By Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Every year as January starts to wrap up and February approaches, the atmosphere is filled with excitement, hope, and anticipation for the upcoming Lunar New Year. This year, February 5 marked the first day of the Year of the Pig, the twelfth and last animal of all zodiac animals.

• An afternoon of discussion at Annandale HS

  By Liana Shivers, VA High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

  Today, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the Annandale High School

• Ready to CCMP

  

  By Neel Saxena, Executive Director

  Photos Courtesy of Freidricka Camille, College and Career Mentoring Program Coordinator

  AALEAD’s approach to out-of-school time p

• Youth Mentoring Program Spotlight

  By Emily N., Current Mentee and Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Since its inauguration in 2002, the National Mentoring Month campaign is held and observed every January to raise awareness and promote youth mentoring in United States. This week, we are highlighting the

  The New Kids on the Block: AALEAD expands programming to Arlington, VA

  

  By Neel Saxena, Executive Director

  Photos courtesy of Various Sources

  Over the past 10 years, Asian American LEAD went from a local youth development organization to the

• My Favorite AALEAD Moment, pt1.

  By: Pallavi Rudrataju, VA Middle School Program Coordinator; and Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate

  Photo Courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  
  The Back to School season is finally upon us. Here at AALEAD, this is the time where our program staff work even more diligently together to kick off the AALEAD's After School and Mentoring Programs for the new

• Learning about Microaggressions: Intern Observation @ DC Youth Programs

  By Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern
  Photos Courtesy of Liying Tan