OUTCOMES & BENEFITS
Benefits for Youth Participants
Expands sense of possibilities
Explores the question: "What do you want your life to be about", rather than "What do you want to be"
Develops group leadership skills
Promotes self-confidence and positive attitudes
Creates opportunities to work effectively with diverse groups
Builds a network of student leaders
Provides adult mentors and role models
Fosters opportunities for community service and leadership opportunities
Positions youth for career and educational success
Benefits for Businesses
Facilitates volunteerism & community involvement
Align learning for employee & organizational goals
Projects a corporate community responsibility
Empowers your team
Closes critical skills gaps
Strengthens employees' management & leadership skills
Benefits for Civic Groups/Schools
Develops young people as community resources
Provides partnership opportunities with corporate/civic community
Attracts volunteers, diversity of programs and funders to an organization
Provides easy-to-use, evidence-based curriculum
Young people benefit by gaining skills, knowledge, self-esteem, and connectedness
Adults benefit by enhancing their own competencies, learning to better understand and value youth, and increasing their commitment and energy to their organizations/schools.
Communities benefit by improving quality of life, coordinating youth services, and authentically embracing diversity by representing young people.
5 KEY OUTCOMES
LeaderSpark improves the lives of participants & their communities:
Academic Engagement
LeaderSpark increases student engagement by supporting youth to discover their “spark” (connection to their aspirations & interests) while in a safe environment.
Civic Engagement
By engaging students in improving their communities, LeaderSpark demonstrates how to create change in their own lives.
Empowerment
LeaderSpark helps students identify and address the needs of their communities and take control of their own lives.
Expanded Sense of Possibility
LeaderSpark programs give students hope that they can create a better future for themselves and their neighbors.
Personal & Social Skills
LeaderSpark participants learn to respect themselves and others while gaining leadership, cultural competencies, and communication skills.