By Eileen Chen, VA Programs Intern
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
Coming into this internship in the fall, I was excited about all the things that I could offer to the youth in the programs.
By Kelvin C., Current AALEAD Mentor
Photos Courtesy of Kelvin C., Current AALEAD Mentor & AALEAD Staff
Thank you for joining us once again as we observe National Mentoring Month. Let's continue celebrating the contributions of our Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) mentors with this post from Kelvin C. Happy National Mentoring Month! -Stephanie Lim, Mentoring & Volunteer Programs Coordinator
National Mentoring Month: Brian and Ali
By Brian L., Current AALEAD Mentor
Photos Courtesy of Brian L., Current AALEAD Mentor
As we continue to celebrate National Mentoring Month at Asian American LEAD (AALEAD), we turn to the following post, which comes to us from one of our DC mentors, Brian L. What a powerful thing it is to connect, grow, and learn from each other. Thank you, Brian, for sharing your story. Happy National Mentoring Month! -Stephanie Lim, Mentoring & Volunteer Programs Coordinator
National Mentoring Month: Ha and Christina
By Ha T., Current AALEAD Mentor and Christina L., Current AALEAD Youth Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff Every January, the Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) Mentoring Program celebrates National Mentoring Month. National Mentoring Month is a time for us to acknowledge the great work that our AALEAD mentors do. Our Mentoring Program wouldn't be the same without their passion, commitment, and dedication. We are deeply appreciative of and thankful for their support of our youth. This post hig
By Chelsea Iorlano, Development & Communications Associate Photos Courtesy of Chelsea Iorlano Each day, the youth we serve come to AALEAD Programs and give. They give their attention, time, respect, appreciation, energy, and support. Each day in programs, youth give of themselves and create the vibrant, nurturing, and strong community that is AALEAD. AALEAD Programs could not provide the stable community and safe space that they do without the youth committing to their programs and
By Stephanie Lim & Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff Photos Courtesy of Stephanie Lim, AALEAD Staff As we kick off the start of a new school year, Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) staff are always excited to reunite with youth, but also, another very important part of our AALEAD family - our volunteers. This month's spotlight focuses on Jimmy, an AALEAD volunteer who started working with us in October 2012 at the beginning of his college career. Jimmy is now a senior at the University of Maryland C
It has been a wonderful five years at Asian American LEAD. I have learned so much from AALEAD youth, staff, board members, mentors, and volunteers and I’m so thankful for everyone who has been a part of my AALEAD journey! When I first started with AALEAD in 2010, I worked with the DC Elementary School Program and I immediately connected with the youth, staff, and AALEAD’s mission. I knew at that moment that AALEAD would make a significant impact in my life and it definitely has.
By Christina L., Current AALEAD Youth Photos Courtesy of Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff A couple of weeks ago, I had the wonderful chance to go to the Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) DC Office on the Metro and do therapeutic painting with my mentor and other mentee/mentor pairs. We had pizza, which was SO good, and other snacks. Painting was a lot of fun and very relaxing for me considering all the testing that I had going on. We sat in a comfortable silence, and I decided to paint something related to
By Sharon Choi, AALEAD Staff Photos Courtesy of Silvy Song, Photographer & AALEAD Staff Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) hosted our 16th Annual Dinner on Wednesday evening at the Silver Spring Civic Center in downtown Silver Spring. Thank you to everyone who came to join us in our celebration of AALEAD's mission, impact, community, and most importantly, our youth!
By Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
This past Saturday, DC AALEAD youth, mentors, volunteers, staff, and our friends at CAPAL<