Written by Hannah Cheyney, Mentoring Program ManagerPictures by AALEAD Staff and Youth This past Saturday AALEAD’s mentoring program got together to recognize the impact of mentoring and community service weekend! Youth from across DC, MD & VA convened at Cabin John Regional Park in Maryland to partake in team-building activities, share food from one’s culture, […]
Learn MoreWritten and Compiled by: MD Programs TeamPhotos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff The AALEAD MD team organized the first Mental Health Convening for Asian American and Pacific Islander youth in Montgomery County, MD. During the Mental Health Convening, youth explored and learned about mental health, were provided tools to maintain healthy wellbeing, shared their personal stories, […]
Learn MoreWritten and Compiled by: Diana Tran, DC Middle School Program CoordinatorPhotos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff After two long years of navigating through the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American LEAD was happy to bring back in-person summer programs for our youth. In Washington DC, youth joined our team for a whopping six weeks of […]
Learn MoreBy: Mei Tomko Interning with AALEAD supporting the Mentoring Program throughout the summer was such an amazing experience! From the fun chats with co-workers in the office to meeting youth in the Summer Programs and attending mentor-mentee match meetings, I have seen the multitude of ways that intentional programming can benefit youth. During my time […]
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