National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program: Preventing High School Dropouts Among At-Risk Youth
About the Intervention
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is a program that targets at-risk youth who have dropped out of or been expelled from high school, and are unemployed, not heavily involved with the criminal justice system, drug free, and legal residents of the state in which the program is offered. The program consists of three phases: a two-week residential introduction to the program's rules and expectations, a 20-week residential phase that focuses on eight components (leadership, responsible citizenship, service to community, life-coping skills, physical fitness, health and hygiene, job skills, and academic excellence), and a one-year post-residential phase that involves structured mentoring.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect on completing school for at-risk youth
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Focus Areas
Social-Emotional Learning, Drop-Outs, Attendance, Economically DisadvantagedPrograms & Services
Alternative EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
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Student(s)Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2010). National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/393.
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