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• Youth Mentoring Program Relaunch & National Mentoring Month

  By: Hannah Cheyney, Mentoring Program Manager

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  Relationships change lives. That is the biggest takeaway I have had as Asian American LEAD’s Mentor Program Manager celebrating National Mentoring Month this January. We launched Mentoring Program applications , connected with many future participants through social media, an

• New Year, New AALEAD!

  By Natie Hara, DC High School Program Coordinator
  Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff and The DC Mayor's Office on Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA)

  Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were restorative! From last year’s after school and summer programs, we at AALEAD ha

• Mentor Program Relaunch & National Mentoring Month

  By Hannah Cheyney, Mentoring Program Manager

  Happy National Mentoring Month! We are excited to announce that Asian American LEAD is re-launching our Youth Mentoring Program! Applications for mentors and mentees are now live, and pairs will start as early as March 1, 2022. Here at AALEAD, we are all excited to help support our youth, especially during t

• Catherine’s Welcome

  By Catherine Han, MD MS Program Coordinator
  Photos & Media courtesy of Catherine

  Hi Everyone! 안녕! ​​?

  My name is Catherine Hyowon Han (한효원) (she/her/hers), the new Virginia Middle School Program Coordinator. Today, I will be taking

• Diana’s Welcome

  By Diana Tran, DC MS Program Coordinator
  Photos & Media courtesy of Diana

  

  Hello everyone! Xin chào các bạn! こんにちは、 皆さん。よろしくお願いします！My name

• Thanksgiving Cards: Writing for a Cause

  By Rochielle Canare, MD Middle School Program Coordinator
  Photos and Media courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  

• Keeping Up with DC AALEAD!

  By Natie Hara, DC High School Program Coordinator
  Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff, Youth, and Partners

  And we’re off!  Kicking off our fall programs, AALEAD has been hard at work facilitating hybrid programs and bringing youth and communities together.  Below is a summary of all of the programs and events DC AALEAD has hosted and has had the opportunity to attend.  Shine to all of the staff

• Safety with Sound Recap

  By: Bang Co, DC Programs Manager
  Photos courtesy of Bang Co

  Throughout the months of August and September, the AALEAD team worked diligently to prepare and distribute goodie bags filled with PPE and other safety tools. Some of these tools included a personal Birdie safety alarm, a safety palm card in different languages, and a whistle from the Yellow Whistle campaign (items depicted below). This in

• AALEAD Visits the Washington Spirit

  By Liana Shivers, VA Programs Manager
  Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Do you remember your first in-person soccer game? The bright stadium lights, the green grassy field (is it real grass or fake grass - you wonder), the buzz of energy in the air right before the game kicks off? For a few AALEAD youth and staff, it was Sunday August 22nd when AALEAD was invited as a Game Day Partner to the Washington Spiri

• Join our DC 2021-2022 After-School Program

  Join us this school year for our HYBRID After-School Program!
  - HIGH SCHOOL (starting in late September 2021)
  - MIDDLE SCHOOL (starting in October-November 2021)
  - We will be operating virtually with in-person opportunities!

  WHY?
  We support low-income and underserved Asian Pacific American youth with educational empowerment, identity developm