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The Center’s Youth Empowerment Program focuses on
empowering youth through education, organizing, social
services and culture programs. The program’s mission is to
help youth develop public speaking, critical thinking and
community organizing skills in order to foster sense of
community and to promote youth leadership with the focus
of cultivating the next generation community advocates.
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Fighting Youth Shouting Out for Humanity (FYSH)
The Center’s Youth Council, FYSH empowers youth to work on
issues facing themselves, their peers and other
communities of color. Every year, members choose an issue,
then plan and organize around it to educate the community
and gain support for the cause.
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Building Sisterhood
This young women’s only program focuses on promoting a
better understanding of women’s issues in the community.
By discussing critical women’s issues and designing their
own public awareness campaign, young women learn to
develop their leadership and understand what it means to
advocate for reproductive justice.
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DREAM Scholarship
Based on their belief that education is a human right,
youth leaders of the Center and its regional affiliates’
envisioned and contributed to this scholarship fund by
grassroots fundraising efforts and other activities
related to the DREAM Act. Intended for college-bound
students with financial need, this annual fund will be
available to anyone regardless of their immigration
status.
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After-school Program
As the proud grantee of After School Matters (ASM) and
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Any high school
students residing in the city can take following classes
free of cost all year round: fan dancing classes, poongmul
-Korean traditional drumming- workshops, homework
assistance, mentoring, and other workshops.
College Assistance Services
The Center also offers other assistance for students
and parents such as FAFSA workshops, college library,
Gates Millennium Scholarship Info Sessions, college
application/scholarship search assistance, and publication
of school system guides in English and in Korean. |
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