Youth Development
Program Principles
This innovative program seeks to improve the lives of at-risk youth and young adults by meeting their basic physical, emotional, developmental and social needs and by helping them to build the skills needed to become successful adults.
Understanding others feelings
Identify and change self-defeating behavior
Build self-esteem
Youth Sports
Program Principles
Youth Sports serves as a great vehicle for at-risk youth and young adults ages 7-24 years old to express themselves. MTAA coaches and mentors encourage participants to not only set team goals but individual goals as well. As youth and young adults recognize their improvement in skills and meet milestones, they build their self-esteem. This boosts their well-being, inspires and motivates them to want to achieve even more.
Helps Improve Social Skills
Reduces Stress
Improves Fitness
Youth Literacy
Program Principles
Reading
This innovative program echoes the old saying of “reading is fundamental” which is one of the main building blocks in which a solid education can be built. Reading is proven to improve cognitive skills and help along the process of cognitive development in at-risk youth and young adults.
Create appreciation of the English language
Learn letters sounds
Identify words in print accurately and easily
Financial
This groundbreaking program teaches at-risk youth and young adults to save 50% or more of their dollar earned or obtain and features an Individual Development Account component that allows them to receive a 2 to 1 match on every dollar they save ($500 saved is matched with $1,000; bringing their total savings to $1,500.00). As a requisite part of their program, participants must attend financial literacy training and investment club meetings on a bi-monthly basis.