Yearly Archives: 2019

• It’s not Goodbye, It’s “See You Later”!

  By: Pallavi Rudraraju, former VA Middle School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Hello everyone,
  

  There’s no easy way to say it: this is my final blog post.
  

  As I write this post, I feel overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with gratitude, fondness

• Our Stories: DC Elementary School Youth Council Podcast

  By: Saadia Ahmad, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  As a youth worker, you are always amazed by the brilliance, compassion, thoughtfulness, and kindheartedness of young people every single day, and the most recent project by our DC Elementary School Youth Council was nothing short of that.

  By: Anu Sharma, MD High School Program Coordinator

  Video edits and production courtesy of AALEAD youth, and photos and filming courtesy of AALEAD staff

  This spring, AALEAD youth participated in several cooking workshops that brought to life different types of cuisines from Asia, brought here and still serving a meaningful purpose for Asian Americans in term

• Our Stories Count

  By: Neel Saxena, Executive Director

  Media courtesy of Comcast Newsmakers and Various Sources

  Asian Americans are at risk of losing resources if not incl

• A Glimpse into VA Youth Led Programs

  By: Liana Shivers and Pallavi Rudraraju, VA High School Program Coordinator and VA Middle School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff and various sources Hello everyone! Thank you so much for taking time to check in with VA programs again. We’ve been busy all year, and so have our youth. This time around we want to give you a glimpse at the workshops the youth have led.

  How Volunteers Impact AALEAD

  By: Vi Bui, Youth Mentoring and Volunteer Programs Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  April was National Volunteer Month and offered AALEAD an opportunity to reflect upon and share out how volunteers are an integral part of executi

• VAMS Youth Council Explores Ice Cream Flavors!

  By: Amanda C., VAMS Youth Council Member Photos courtesy from various sources Summer is just around the corner, in 57 days to be exact! For many students, summer means, hot and sunny days, pools, no school, vacation time, and my personal favorite; food! There are many different types of treats kids like to eat in the summer, a very popular one being Ice Cream. You probably know about the usual and basic flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Mint Chocolate Chip. These are actually the mo

• 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

  [Intern Spotlight] Welcome Salena & Chris!

  By Salena Chaudhry, Mentoring Program Intern and Chris Chung, Volunteer Program Intern

  Photo courtesy by AALEAD Staff
  

  

• [Youth Reflection] AALEAD through my eyes

  By Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate

  Artwork by AALEAD youth
  

  Spring finally arrives with days becoming longer, weather getting a bit warmer and of course with many trees blossoming with vibrant flowers. Here at AALEAD, youth are ready to spring into action by starting to take leads on facilitating workshops for their peers during AALEAD progra