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By Ben Graham, SES Site Coordinator
The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) is happy to announce that the Center's Supplemental Educational Services (SES) tutoring program recently accepted its 100th participant. Thirteen new students helped push the af...
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Spanish language channel Univision visited The Next Step Public Charter School to kickoff its "The Moment is Now" campaign, a multi-year effort to boost academic achievement among Latinos in the United States.
Univision reporter Lourdes Meluza visited ...
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As a part of an ongoing effort to expose students to a variety of opportunities, the In-School Program visited the White House on Saturday, January 30th. Despite the cold weather and snow, everyone was very excited about the chance to go inside of The Whi...
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Like everyone at the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), Charles "Chuck" Dickens was deeply affected by the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti a few weeks ago.
In an effort to do his part to help the country, Chuck, a former LAYC participant, created ...
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A new video piece by the Digital Connectors that looks at what it's like to navigate life in the United States when English isn't your first language.
For more videos visit www.youthradiodc.org
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In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center (MMYC) hosted a Day of Service. Local middle school and high school students were encouraged to earn community service hours through several activities. The day began with a...
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The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) is proud to report that the Capitol Letters Writing Center has published the work of numerous LAYC Upward Bound participants.
This past summer, Upward Bound students were presented with a challenge: to find someon...
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Youth visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
On December 17th, the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) staff decked the halls and lit the lights for its annual client Holiday Party.
This year, hundreds of youth and their families joined in the celebration...
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The DPR Construction Company Foundation presented the Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC) with a check for $35,000 to support the after-school and summer programs at our Riverdale site. This is the second year MMYC receives support from the DPR...
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Youth enrolled in LAYC's Upward Bound programs in DC and Maryland recently toured St. Mary's College of Maryland. This tour, an annual event as part of a collaboration between the Upward Bound programs and St. Mary's College, allows Upward Bound partici...
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The LAYC held it's annual Thanksgiving celebration/dinner yesterday, November 24th. Hundreds of youth and their families came together for dinner and a program that included music performances, and very special speeches by youth on why they are thankful ...
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Andre Mons working away
We are proud to report that three youth enrolled in programs at LAYC's Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC) were recognized at the annual Montgomery County Workforce Awards.
Elio Toledo received the "Youth Participant of...
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Check out this great video of LAYC's Digital Connectors setting up the 12-unit Teen Center computer lab. The lab is set up in a café style with stools at each computer, and will be a great place for youth to learn about Microsoft Windows Vista, Office 20...
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The LAYC Halloween Party and Haunted House were both well-attended and quite spooky last Friday. About150 youth participated in both activities and everyone seemed to really enjoy the events. The participants were spooked by the deadly morgue, insane as...
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LAYC recently had two very special Lights On Afterschool events at Powell Elementary School and Macfarland Middle School.
Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is a nationwide project aimed at calling attention to the importance of after-scho...
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Youth at a recent Art + Media House Exhibit
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) recently had a nice write-up about the Art + Media House in their Special Arts Edition report for October.
"The Art + Media House is a place where young people ...
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The Maryland Multicultural Youth Center (MMYC) was recently featured on a CNN segment about SAFER Latinos, a collaborative project that addresses youth violence in Langley Park by focusing on the community.
The four-year project is a partnership betwee...
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National Public Radio recently stopped by LAYC to talk with participants at Next Step and Youth Build for a piece about the large number of young people that lack health insurance in the U.S.
The youth provided some great insight into the high costs asso...
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The 2009 Great Nonprofits Youth Thrive Awards recognize youth-oriented organizations that receive the most positive reviews on the Great Nonprofits website and on Guidestar.org, a website for philanthropic research. Help recognize the Latin American You...
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Families, youth and LAYC staff gathered for a picnic recently to celebrate the success of the foster care program and enjoy the very last days of summer.
Close to sixty people attended the picnic, which featured activities including face painting, hula...
