Youth Empowerment Program
Youth Empowerment Program
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.522.5738/5737
Fax: 910.522.5780
Email: yep@uncp.edu
Location: Dogwood Building
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about yep
The goal of UNC Pembroke's Youth Empowerment Program is to reduce unhealthy behaviors in at-risk minority populations. We strive to strengthen protective or resiliency factors among a cohort of 40 American Indian and other minority youth and their families. UNCP partners with Communities in Schools Academy (CIS), Robeson County Health Department, and The Healing Lodge to implement the program.
Communities In School Academy (CIS) serves as the main center for implementing the year round program activities which consist of the five distinct elements: an after-school enrichment program, service learning/life skills development, a parent/enrichment program, “Super Saturdays”, and a three-week summer institute.
The service learning component is conducted during the day on Wednesdays. Participants rotate through learning stations that focus on academics, healthy/wellness education provided by the Robeson County Health Department staff, and physical fitness/sports. The after-school component is held for two hours on Tuesday and Thursdays afternoons.
The parent enrichment component (involving The Healing Lodge and Robeson County Health Department) includes drug prevention training, and other parental workshops that seek to promote the parents’ understanding of health issues and risk and protective factors, and to foster interaction with their children.
Updated: Friday, September 21, 2007
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