Tags: youth leadership

• Beyond Our Borders: AALEAD at ECAASU ’16

  By Dia Bui, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of Dia Bui

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• A Season of Giving with AALEAD

  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

• The Spirit of Community: AALEAD DC Programs

  By Día Bùi, DC Middle & High School Programs Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Día Bùi  

• AALEAD Voices

  By Shaima Ahmad, VA Programs Manager Photos Courtesy of Shaima Ahmad This past week three AALEAD youth from the VA High School Program at Annandale HS had the opportunity to attend a Student Voices Session at the US Department of Education with Secretary Arne Duncan and Under Secretary John King. The session was focused on hearing stories and gaining feedback from first generation immigrant youth and their families in regards to their experiences with the US education system. Despite being n

• Top 10 Reasons to Join AALEAD!!!

  By Shaima Ahmad, VA Programs Manager Photo Courtesy of AALEAD Staff It is the start to a new school year, only a few weeks in, and programs have launched slowly but surely in FCPS. When asked why they have joined AALEAD, both new and returning AALEADers joined in the conversation and mapped out expectations for this year...

  Top 10 Reasons to Join AALEAD

  1) Exploring New Cultures (especially through FOOD)

• Learning about Personal Responsibility and Leadership, and saying “Goodbye” for the Summer!

  By Pallavi Rudraraju, DC Elementary School Intern Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff Our AALEAD Ohana at Walker-Jones just finished our fifth and final week of programming, and we can't believe the month has passed so quickly! From jam-packed field trips to interactive and multi-facted workshops, we've done so much in the past five short weeks.

  As a fresh change of pace, Ohana received a visit from the Maryland Summer Serve halfway through our third week. The middle and high school y