Youth Challenge Program

Youth Challenge Program graduates more than 200 cadets

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Family and friends filled the sanctuary at the Pentecostals of Alexandria Church in Alexandria, to watch 205 cadets graduate from The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program during a ceremony, June 10. The mission of the YCP is to intervene in and […]

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‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ for a stronger tomorrow

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed delegates from Belize to tour the state’s Youth Challenge Programs, April 10-12. Belize is working on plans to establish a program for at-risk youth in Belize that is similar to the YCP program in Louisiana. Brig. Gen.

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Louisiana’s Youth Challenge Program offers more education opportunities for at-risk youth

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Community and Technical College System signed a memorandum of understanding with the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Baton Rouge, Feb. 8. The agreement will strengthen the already present relationship between the LANG YCP and the 13 colleges

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La. First Lady visits Youth Challenge Program

By Staff Sgt. Michael J. Farrar, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CARVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program (YCP) welcomed the First Lady of Louisiana, Donna Hutto Edwards to their campus at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, Sept. 7. Edwards learned about the YCP’s educational benefits to at-risk youth

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