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POWER 4 Youth
© 2008
Revised 9/17/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast Facts

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POWER 4 Youth provides academic mentoring to at-risk middle and high school youth in Long Beach communities.
 

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Established in 1999, POWER 4 Youth has become one of the largest mentoring program the communities it serves.
 

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POWER 4 Youth mentors and students meet weekly for 1½ hours.  Pairs meet at regularly set times and days each week at supervised locations.
 

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Although founded by the Presbyterian Church, it is not a church program:  There is no religious affiliation requirement, evangelical focus or proselytizing component. The program is available to all students. 
 

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More than 255 young adults have been involved in POWER 4 Youth since its inception.
 

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2/3 of the students improve or maintain their grades after participating in the program
 

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Currently, forty five students are benefiting from the program.  The ethnic make-up of the students reflects the larger population:  52% Hispanic, 28% White and 14% Black and 6% Asian.  Likewise, the adult volunteers come from varied professions, backgrounds and ethnicities.
 

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In 2008-9 program year, 43 youths experienced the positive impact of a mentor through POWER 4 Youth.
 

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90% of the youth show improvement in reading through participating in POWER 4 Youth.
 

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Over 180 adults have had their lives changed through their relationship with a student in POWER 4 Youth.