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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services
Mission: To empower lea county's youth to reach their full individual potential by providing fun, social and learning activities geared toward developing personal confidence, academic excellence and enhanced life skills.
Programs: Mypower elementary mentoring program offers 5th grade girls at eight elementary schools 12-weeks of structured self-esteem and power-building workshops to empower these young women to successfully navigate the teen years by making good choices, succeeding academically, and avoiding teen pregnancy. Mypower middle school edition offers continued mentoring for 6th, 7th, & 8th grade girls at three middle schools. This program meets during home room, once a month for seven months at each school. My power also runs four academic and lifeskills camps for girls entering 6th, 7th & 8th grade. Part iii - donated services and use of facilities in carrying out its program objectives my power received the following in-kind donations: in-kind donated services mentoring volunteers (100) 24,615 general & administrative volunteers (1) 19,500