Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Foundation - Empowering the youth of today
THE CHALLENGES OF THE RITES OF PASSAGE PROGRAMS
Purpose in Life
• Life Planning
• Mission Statement
• Goal Statement
Personal Health
Love Relationships
• Choosing a Partner
• Choosing Close Friends
Spirituality and Personal Integrity
Becoming Economically Literate
• Investing in the Stock Market
• Banking
• Credit Management
• Budgeting
Becoming Politically Literate
• Community Service
Conflict Resolution
Creative Expression and Appreciation
• Creative Outlet
Career and Life Planning
Academic Achievement
• Mind Mapping
• Test Taking Skills
Respecting the Environment
OVERALL GOALS
The Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Foundation seeks to support those members, corporations, organizations, communities, churches and individuals, which facilitate and operate Rites Programs in their respective localities. Through a planned curriculum based on this historical model, the Foundation supports immediate delinquency prevention. The Overall Goals of the Rites Programs are to promote:
2) A sense of usefulness, a sense of belonging and a sense of power of influence
3) The development of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for youth to lead fulfilling contributing lives4) Reduce or delay sexual activity among youth
5) Messages from peers, family and community about standards for positive youth behavior.
6) Opportunities for youth to successfully transition to adulthood
7) Academic achievement
OUTCOME
Youth completing the challenges of the Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Programs will be equipped with tools necessary to affect positive change in their lives and communities. The young initiates will have attained increased autonomy and social skills that maximize self-sufficiency and independence through a universal value system that encourages responsibility to self, family and community wellness. Their decreased anti-social behaviors and improved health practices will enable them to deal successfully with the challenges of adolescence and prepare them for the independence and responsibilities of being mainstream students, workers and citizens. 
Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Curriculum
The empowerment tools utilized in the Rites Programs consist of a well-developed curriculum that provides tools, which enable youth to deal successfully with the challenges of adolescence, help them establish a foundation of concrete skills and prepare them for independence and responsibilities of adulthood.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Contact Us to set up your customized Training Retreat or Workshop:
o Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Retreats
o Curriculum Train the Trainer Workshops
o Staff Development Workshops
o Parent Development and Empowerment Workshops
o Tutoring-Youth Academic Coaching
o Volunteer Training Workshops
o “Labyrinths For Learning” Playground Construction and Teacher/Students Workshops
o Math Empowerment Workshops-THE MATH LAB
o Sponsoring Cultural Events-Kwanzaa, African American History Month, year round Multi-Cultural Program
Male Rites Facilitator: Elder Cary D. Graham, www.walkingthetalk.net
