Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Permanently Impacting Our Nation’s At-Risk, Inner-City Youth
Vision
Permanently impacting the lives of disadvantaged, at-risk youth to overcome social-economic challenges to prosper our communities, our nation and our world.
Mission
The Youth Impact Program (YIP) is an innovative program that partners leaders from the U.S. military with leaders from universities across the United States to improve academic and leadership skills in disadvantaged at-risk middle school students. U.S. Military, NCAA student-athletes, and university athletic and academic staff serve as mentors to guide students through training sessions designed to ignite a passion for STEM based learning, life skills, leadership and character development, and learn to be part of something bigger than themselves. In doing so, they help change the life trajectory of at-risk youth into the next generation of leaders, strengthening our communities and Nation.
Program
The Youth Impact Program (YIP) is an innovative summer program that partners with major universities across the United States. The program is staffed by NCAA student athletes, university officials, and public school teachers that act as a catalyst to promote positive development in low-income, urban-based, at-risk middle school students between the ages of 10 and 14 years old.
Making Dreams Come True
Testimonials
“We are excited to have our football program working and associated with the Youth Impact Program. This will be a tremendous growth opportunity for the youngsters participating in this program. It will also provide an opportunity for our student-athletes to learn valuable leadership skills as mentors, coaches and teachers.”
“The entire Northwestern Football Family is honored to partner with the Youth Impact Program once again this year. During the first NU YIP Camp last summer, it was exciting and energizing to see the positive and profound effect that the strong balance of education and football had not only on the young men from Evanston and Chicago, but also on the Wildcats who were able to serve as mentors and teachers, both in the classroom and on the field. We look forward to continuing our work together now and in the future.”
“It's wonderful to see these kids here. They are obviously motivated and we need to keep them that way. We are motivating them on the practice field for their sports development, as well as in the classroom for their academic success. I love this program because it emphasizes both.”
“This program is one of a great labor of love. It is from the heart. I could not think of a better package for our young people during the summer, to be able to learn new thinking, to learn math, and to learn reading, and to learn the skills of life, along with the great opportunity to focusing on these athletic skills that these boys have!”