Kids With A Promise Young Scholars
Kids With A Promise's Young Scholars is dedicated to unlocking the vast potential in at risk youth, by providing them with scholarships to select private schools and supporting their academic achievement with mentoring, tutoring, family retreats, summer camp and projects that develop their interests and knowledge.
Quality education is one of the most important factors in helping youth break the cycle of poverty. Thousands of youth in New York City suffer under a defective educational system that is stunting their opportunity to fully realize the potential God has in store for them.
Young Scholars along with Mont Lawn Camp are the Kids With A Promise programs for kids age 6-12 that connect youth to God, a caring adult, positive peer group and quality education. Kids With A Promise also includes Leadership Academy, Leadership Hill and Counselor in Training for 13-18 year olds. The long-term goals of these program are to help at risk youth become academically accomplished, morally grounded leaders in their schools, families and communities as well as prepare them for and create opportunities to attend college. Learn more about how we measure success of our Kids With A Promise youth programs.
Young Scholars is a three year pilot program launched in the 2009-2010 school year that currently works with 18 young people identified as at-risk youth. We provide to each Scholar a year-round package of services:
- Opportunity to attend a quality private Christian school through a full scholarship. We have established partnerships with two schools – Evangel Christian School in Long Island City, and Manhattan Christian Academy in Inwood.
- Academic support through constant monitoring of each Scholar's grades and progress. We work with teachers to design intervention strategies and offer volunteer tutors if needed.
- Connection to a caring adult who is both a mentor and an academic partner. Together, they complete projects that cultivate the interests and gifting of the Scholar.
- Connection to a peer group of other Scholars who meet six times annually, celebrating accomplishments, presenting special projects, and building friendship.
- Retreats and excursions that include a two-week, customized summer experience at Mont Lawn Camp and a winter retreat for the whole family.
Want to learn more about becoming a Young Scholar? While registration is closed for the 2010-2011 academic year, click here to learn more about registration for the next academic year.
The Kids With A Promise program Young Scholar program is helping at risk youth in New York City break the cycle of poverty, transcend cycles of limited opportunity and develop into morally grounded, academically accomplished leaders of tomorrow. Learn how you can serve as a volunteer adult mentor or tutor and make a difference in the lives of at risk youth. Your online gift today will make it possible to continue and expand this program for at risk youth.