W e ek 1 W e ek 2 W e ek 3 W e ek 4 W e ek 5 W e ek 6 W e ek 7 G r ad u at i o n New Brunswick Leadership In Training Summer Program REPORT BY: Wendy S. Martinez, President Luis Santos, Account Manager CONSULTING GROUP
Leaders In Training Program: Offers New Brunswick youth that are 14 to 18 years old with an opportunity to explore their interests and career pathways, develop workplace skills and engage in hands on learning community experiences that help to develop their social, civic, and leadership skills. Topics covered in the program include Career Exploration, Community Building and Engagement, Wellness and Social Awareness, Leadership Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Community Projects.
LEAD AGENCY: Youth Advocate Program (YAP)
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L.I.T. SUMMER 2022 Leadership In Training Summer Program 2022 New Brunswick
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YAP's mission is to provide individuals who are, have been or may be subject to compulsory care with the opportunity to develop, contribute and be valued as assets so that communities have safe, proven effective and economical alternatives to institutional placement. For the 2022 L.I.T. Summer Program, YAP is proud to work with prominent community partners in our goal to build upon our commitment to provide program participants with an enriching and constructive summer work experiences. These community partners include RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick Development Corporation, JINGOLI, RWJUH Community Health Promotions Program, DCO Energy, and The Community Builders.
40 PARTICIPANTS Ages: 14-18 ADMINISTRATIVE A folder for each participant w/: job application, working papers & W9 Daily sign-in sheet. Staff: LIT Summer Program Danielle Stanley Celia Vega Ruby Ofori- Arthur, LSW Michael Osei-Fosu , Clinician Kimberly Golden, SW intern Program location: Riverside Community Center, 15 John Street, New Brunswick Hours: 9:30am to 1:30pm Methodology The 2022 L.I.T. program focused on the 8 dimensions of wellness: social, emotional, physical, intellectual, financial, occupational, environmental and spiritual. Every week we presented a theme related to the dimensions of wellness. Two main curriculums: Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) and components of the YAPWORX job readiness curriculum. W e e k 6 W e e k 7 W e e k 5 W e e k 4 W e e k 3 W e e k 2 W e e k 1 Estephani Nube Pierre Legrand Angel Nube Lianna Legrand Breylin Melgar Oliver Cortez A'Maya Delleh Brian Fuentes Genesi Perdomo Gaige Vasquez Anthony Nicolas Ashly Melendez James Nicolas Kaizire Collins Edwin Amaya Nazair Alderman Bliseyda Laines Deandrae Robinson Devin Laines Dayvonn Robinson Roberto Morales Mahajah Quinn Jazmin Morales Ivan Rosales Ana Lopez Diana Valerio Jocelyn Fernandez Andy Aguilera Katherine Araujo Brallan Lopez Ashanty Aguilera Anyi Padilla Saraiya Parker Dominique Berry Larry Rivera Andrey Lopez Jayla Ocean Powell Madeline Zarate Yanira Sanitago PARTICIPANT NAMES G r ad u at i o n
INTRO: In line with L.I.T's mission of a wellness-based curriculum, participants will be taught about developing attitudes and skills to help prevent pregnancy and STIs transmission, including HIV using the Reducing the Risk curriculum. PARTNERS: RWJUH Community Health Promotion Program & Social Impact and Community Investment Lead EmPoWER Somerset WEEKLY 45-MINUTE WORKSHOP ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: Lead Facilitator: Leticia Blanco, Community Outreach Coordinator Family Planning Abstinence, Sex and Protection Pregnancy Prevention HIV RefusalsPreventionandUsing Refusal Skills Delay AvoidingTacticsHigh-Risk Situations Getting and Using Protection Skills Integration W e e k 4 W e e k 3 W e e k 2 W e e k 1 W e e k 6 W e e k 7 W e e k 5 Reducing the Risk (RTR) SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-DISCOVERY ART PROJECT: Participants were asked to used painting as a medium to express their inner-selves- "judgement free zone". G r ad u at i o n
THEME: "Building The Dream Team" GOAL: Improve the interpersonal relationships of the group, through the knowledge of mutual strengths and weaknesses and the appreciation and respect of these differences, in order to achieve greater integration of the participants. GROUP ACTIVITY: Ranking the 8 dimensions of wellness based on individual perspectives and give a presentation MIND AND SOUL SERIES INTRODUCTION Positive SpokenJournalingaffirmationsword W e e k 4 W e e k 3 W e e k 2 W e e k 1 W e e k 6 W e e k 7 W e e k 5 WEEK 1 (7/05 - 7/08) G r ad u at i o n
W e e k 4 W e e k 3 W e e k 2 W e e k 1 W e e k 6 W e e k 7 W e e k 5 WEEK 2 (7/11 - 7/15) THEME: "What Type of Leader Are YOU?" Leadership Styles facilitator: Sheronda Jones, YAP Assistant Director GOAL: Shape your leadership skill set to effectively coach, empower, motivate, and engage those around you, and inspire the way you lead your work, projects, and people. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: Personality Assessment WORKSHOPS: Different Types of Leadership Styles - Which one are YOU? Financial Wellness GROUP ACTIVITIES: Conflict Resolution Activity (Scenario & Resolution) Planning and Delegating Time Management Prioritization Exercise MIND AND SOUL SERIES Positive Journalingaffirmations G r ad u at i o n
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Neighborhood clean up: participants joined 15 youth from the City of New Brunswick Summer Litter Patrol to conduct a neighborhood clean up. Youth covered a total of 25 blocks that resulted in the collection of 275 pounds of trash and 135 pounds of recycling material.
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INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: Personality Assessment WORKSHOPS: Resume Building: Transferable skills, Components & Elements Time management GROUP ACTIVITY: Mock Interviews SPEAKERS: Dior Whitfield, a college sophomore and known youth leader from North Brunswick, spoke to participants about the importance of getting out of their comfort zones. She shared her experiences in high school and college that helped guide her down a path toward entrepreneurship.
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GOAL: Introduce participants to the "career exploration" process to gain insight into what skills are necessary for a particular job and what those who are in the profession do as part of their job. Through this process, participants can imagine themselves in line of work that suit them.
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W e e k 4 W e e k 3 W e e k 2 W e e k 1 W e e k 6 W e e k 7 W e e k 5 THEME: "Never Too Young To Start A Business" GOAL: Introducing participants to entrepreneurship by having them develop an idea for a product or service, workshop and pitch it to their peers and staff members. WORKSHOPS: Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Product, Service Identification & Research Anatomy of a Business Pitch INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: True Colors Personality Assessment: identify various personality styles and label them with colors. Mind and Soul Series Positive Journalingaffirmations GROUP ACTIVITY: Product Development Project Fire Department presentation and Water Activity GUEST SPEAKERS ON CAREER PATHS & EXPERIENCES: Carolina Moratti- Community Organizer and Chef Gus Sleiman- Owner of 2 restaurants in New Brunswick Det. Adam Ramirez- New Brunswick Police Department Emmanuel Shumate- YAP Director of the Community AntiViolence Program WEEK 4 (7/25 7/29) G r ad u at i o n
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Teach participants about civic engagement and how to give back to their communities by engaging in volunteerism and advocacy. WORKSHOP: This
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GOAL: session facilitated by Claudio Mir from The Center packages for homeless with notes of encouragement and delivered them to Elijah's Promise in Brunswick.
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THEME: "Reducing The Risk"
WORKSHOP: The workshop was facilitated by Leticia Vizcaino Blanco from RWJUH Community Health and Marvi Rizza Cruz & Dominique Quartararo from EMPOWER Somerset. The 16 session curriculum focused on teaching students about abstinence, protection against STIs/HIV and pregnancy prevention. Students learned various refusal and delay tactics to use when they are in high risk situations. There was emphasis on how to obtain and use protection appropriately, which consisted of a condom demonstration and a presentation from the local RWJUH Family Planning Clinic.
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GROUP ACTIVITY: Role play of how to navigate different scenarios Which forms of protection to use to prevent STIs and HIV INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: Research clinics, different forms of disease and pregnancy prevention, and discuss sex safety with their guardians Mind and Soul Series Positive affirmations
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GOAL: Help delay the initiation of sex or increase the use of protection against pregnancy and STI/HIV if they choose to have sex. Reducing the Risk is delivered through role plays, skill practice, brainstorming, mini lecture and worksheet activities.
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program taught us to be leaders, think fast, and improvise."
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Participants spent their last day sharing their most memorable experience during the program and heard from three guest speakers from Joseph Jingoli and Son, Inc. Each speaker shared their career journey and encouraged participants to take advantage of the many programs that the company offers through apprenticeship opportunities
Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc., Outreach Community Coordinator Kareem Muhammad Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc., Outreach Specialist
Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc., Outreach Administrator Connor Paladino
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Guest Speakers: Rashida Smith
