The program is designed to help with issues that face middle school students in inner-city public schools through academic support, guidance counseling, character development, and social interaction activities. Students will also go through extensive football training, taught by leading NCAA and NFL coaches.

The students will meet at their respective school sites between 8:15am - 8:45am, and bus over to the Youth Impact Program every morning.

While at camp, students will attend academic sessions in the morning and early afternoon, and football sessions will take place in the afternoon. Monday - Thursday will consist of this regular schedule , while Fridays will be open for workshops, guest speakers, field trips, and other fun activities.

Students looking to join the program must meet the following criteria:

• A male student attending one of the programs' partnering sites
  
  
• Enrolled in the Educational Talent Search program (Students must meet federal low-income guidelines and/or 1st generation, meaning neither parent/guardian has graduated from a four year college)
  
  
• Must currently be in the 6th going to the 7th grade, or 7th going to the 8th grade (due to NCAA rules, 8th graders proceeding to the 9th grade cannot participate)
  
  
• Maintain regular school attendance (as specified by the student's school)
  
  
• Recommended by a school counselor
  
  
• Receive a teacher's recommendation
  
  
• Committed to attending the camp for the duration of the program

The Youth Impact Program is completely free for ALL students that participate.