YIP is an educational (STEM) leadership program that establishes trust, relationships and access between the greatest learning institution in Hawaii and the disadvantaged youth in Honolulu. YIP increases academic scores, provides winning culture, instills respect, discipline and character that reduces youth violence, provides educational growth and develop life skills using the students and staff of the University of Hawaii and the YIP team.

The University of Hawaii YIP is composed of UH Student Athletes of the Football Program and Athletic Department staff, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Army Pacific. During the two week program, students receive over 60 classroom hours of instruction covering the fundamental school subjects of Math, English and Science and life skills. The program is designed to ignite passion within the young students on education, desire to graduate from high school and achieve secondary education and most important to have courage of leadership and character to overcome the challenging environments they face in and live on a daily basis.

The program’s goal is help increase high school graduation rates and to provide these students the confidence and courage to responsibly make the right decisions at the right time for the right reasons under stress or duress for their lifetime.

The University of Hawaii YIP covered the entire cost of the program for each “at risk” youth participating which includes clothing, two meals a day, daily transportation, field trips, program staffing by UH Student Athletes, academic and athletic material at the University of Hawaii campus.

The students also experience two hours a day of physical development, football skills and winning culture taught and coached by the University of Hawaii student athletes.

Our winning team at the core foundation build and onset of this great program with Chef Roy Yamaguchi, First Hawaiian Bank, Roberts Transportation, and 20 local Hawaiian restaurants.

Be a winner with us at the beginning foundation for the good of Hawaii, the good of the Honolulu Community and be on our winning team as we make change and permanent impact for the good of the community, with the community and by the community of Honolulu and Hawaii.

Respectfully,

Riki Ellison

Riki Ellison
Founder and Chairman
Youth Impact Program
rikiellison@youthimpactprogram.org

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