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Revised 04/04/2011
Fast Facts
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POWER 4 Youth provides academic mentoring to at-risk middle and high school youth in Long Beach and the surrounding 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 the program takes place at various church locations, there is no religious affiliation requirement, evangelical focus or proselytizing component. The program is available to all students. |
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Over 300 youth 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, fifty-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 2009-10 program year, 46 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 200 adults have had their lives changed through their relationship with a student in POWER 4 Youth. |