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Improving Life Skills and Employment Potential For Our Nation’s Youth

  • Program Goal: Through military-based training, significantly improve life skills and employment potential of youth who have fallen behind on credits and are unlikely to graduate on time.

  • Mission: The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, a preventive rather than remedial “youth at risk” program, targets unemployed high school students, 16-18 years of age who are willing to be drug free. Core components of the program are citizenship, academic excellence (GED/high school diploma), life-coping skills, service to community, health and hygiene, job skills training, leadership/followership, and physical training.

  • Participating States and U.S. Territories: Alaska, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

  • Eligibility/Selection: Participants must be: 1) voluntarily applying 2) 16-18 years old 3) behind in credits 4) citizen or legal resident of the United States and the State of Nevada 5) unemployed or underemployed 6) willing to be drug-free 7) not on parole or probation for, not indicted or charged with, not convicted of a felony offense or any offense that would be a felony if charged as an adult 8) physically and mentally capable of completing the program with reasonable accommodations for physical or other handicaps.  Eligible youth must apply, attend a program presentation, and participate in an interview before being considered for acceptance to the Academy.

What to Expect at Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Program

  •  A five and a half month residential phase is followed by a year-long mentoring relationship with specially trained mentors from each youth’s community

Core Components

  • Life Coping Skills
  • Service to the Community
  • Academic Excellence
  • Physical Fitness
  • Health and Hygiene
  • Responsible Citizenship
  • Job Skills
  • Leadership Followership

Support

• A comprehensive support package, from
appropriate clothing to residential training
facilities, is provided to adequately support
the program

Mentorship

• Meets or exceeds national mentoring
standards established by the National
Mentoring Partnership

• These standards encompass mentor
recruiting, screening, training, matching,
monitoring and support

Contacts

Lauren C. Schulman
Program Director
 Lschulman@govmail.state.nv.us
 
 
Lisa R. Williams
Program Coordinator
 Lrwilliams@govmail.state.nv.us
775-315-1154