Youth Action member Praise Agu, a new alumna of Bryn Mawr College, was selected to receive the selective Teach for America two year teaching Fellowship.
Youth Action member Praise Agu, a new alumna of Bryn Mawr College, was selected to receive the selective Teach for America two year teaching Fellowship.
Youth Action has commenced one it’s most impactful programs to date. During the month of April, seventeen high school juniors of color participated in Youth Action’s two-day College Readiness and Success program. The goal of the program is to aid Philadelphia high school juniors color with the college admissions process.
Youth Action member Sadiyah Sabree, a senior at the Agnes Irwin School, has been selected for the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship, a scholarship that will cover the entire cost of her undergraduate education. Sadiyah was one of 1,000 students selected from a pool of more than 24,000 for this competitive
Youth Action is the proud 2012 recipient of The University of Pennsylvania’s Black Wharton Undergraduate Association’s Gala Exemplary Community Organization Award. During the Gala, held on March 23rd, 2012 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Huntsman Building, Youth Action received high praises from guest speakers Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and State