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Hoping for closure, Lori Deysie has been the driving force to have her late son Ara Tyler Deysie remembered. A plaque dedication will be held at 10 a.m. May 12 at Western Park for Pfc. Deysie. Deysie, who was raised in Parker, was killed in action May 9, 2008, in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. ...

Dear Jose, Thank you for taking the time to come to court to show me that you had graduated from Grizzly Academy. I don?t see happy endings as often as I would like, and I was particularly pleased to see that you succeeded. Read more: http://www.ngycp.org/site/state/ca/node/28237

Chief Master Sgt. Denise M. Jelinski-Hall, Senior Enlisted Leader for the National Guard Bureau visited the New Jersey Youth Challenge Academy, located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, April 20, 2012. Read...

LANSING, Mich.?Amendments championed by state Sen. Mike Nofs to increase funding for the Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy (MYCA), were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Read more: http://www.misenategop.com/senators/readarticle.asp?id=4988&District=19

ROCKFORD ? Torense Merriweather, a Rockford native, will begin a 10-month journey of service with the National Civilian Community Corps. Read more: http://www.rrstar.com/news/yourtown/x140148011/Torense-Merriweather-begins-10-month-journey-of-service

GUERNSEY, Wyo. ? Bob Fisk, the interim director of the Wyoming National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program said he is looking forward to leading the program as it begins four classes per year. Read more: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150660756399869

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. ? On Friday, March 16, the Sunburst Youth ChalleNGe Academy (SYA) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Building 25, a state-of-the-art facility that will serve as home to nine classrooms at its campus on Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. The dedication will begin at...

FORT STEWART, Ga. - As spring slowly approaches, Fort Stewart Families aren't the only ones rolling up their sleeves to do some spring cleaning. The Georgia Animal Rescue and Defense, or GARD for short, also started on their spring cleaning on Feb. 18. This was due to the efforts of Spc. Branden...

According to the RAND cost-benefit analysis, the estimated return on investment in the Youth ChalleNGe Program is ?substantially above that for many other rigorously evaluated social programs that target disadvantaged youth.? The cost-benefit analysis also concluded that ?continued operation of...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. ? A partnership between Eastern Wyoming College and the Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe Program evolved into an effort by both schools to help the at-risk students and high school dropouts at ChalleNGe find success after graduation, said Dee Ludwig, EWC?s vice president for learning. ...

National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Craig McKinley and a current cadet and two graduates share their ChalleNGe stories. The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is an evidence-based dropout recovery program for 16-18 year-olds. MDRC and the RAND Corporation have conducted rigorous evaluations of...

WASHINGTON -- The first two weeks of the Youth Challenge Program were particularly tough for Denetra Harrell of Alexandria, La. There were strict rules, early morning wake-ups and grueling exercises. But eight weeks into the program for troubled youths, Harrell, 17, said her reading and math skills...

Good value. Good lessons. Good results. According to a recently released RAND Corp. study, that's what we are getting from taxpayer money spent to fund the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. Read More

RAND Corporation has completed a rigorous analysis of NGYCP to determine its Cost/Benefit to the government and society: A rigorous evaluation of the ChalleNGe program employing random assignment has demonstrated that the program has positive effects on educational attainment and employment. The...

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The 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico joined simultaneously on January 26, 2012 to say "No to Violence" as part of the community cohesion "But today is NOT the day." The Puerto Rico Youth ChalleNGe Academy, which is composed of Clase 12-01 with 212 cadets, joined this effort and said present in...

On February 3, 2012 a Collaborative Agreement was formalized between John Dewey College and the National Guard of Puerto Rico. The purpose is to unite efforts to help the cadets of the Puerto Rico Youth ChalleNGe Academy begin their university studies during the Residential Phase. The...