Dear Friends,
The youth program has provided the opportunity for training and guidance to youth committed to systemic change to their communities. At the same time ARISE staff have been trained to continue with the Summit Leadership Training in order to prepare youth as new leaders.
–Lourdes Flores, Executive Director, ARISE; Summit Leadership Academy Program SiteToday’s youth meet with an unprecedented, often overwhelming, number of choices and challenges in their lives. Some of these stem from violence in places that should offer safety and security; neighborhoods and schools, for example. Some spring from a world without boundaries or limits when technology and social media are used in irresponsible, harmful ways rather than as tools for growth and...