Through this program, the USOC invites minority youth to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to participate in a leadership development program focused on educating and exposing youth to the Olympic Movement and its Ideals. Everywhere originated within the Olympic Movement and aims to instill a vision of success and empower minority youth to soar. F.L.A.M.E. will enhance the mind, body and spirit by providing minority youth with opportunities for personal and professional growth, exposure to diverse lifestyles outside of their urban environment, and role models to whom they can relate to and emulate. Each year hundreds of applications are sent out to various USOC community based organizations.
Applications are now available online.
Each applicant, nominated by their respective organization, must complete the application form, provide essays and recommendations as well as demonstrate leadership in their pursuit of academic achievement, athletic excellence and community involvement. The 2001 F.L.A.M.E. program will be held in two different locations this year. The first is in Colorado Springs, CO that begins on July 11th and runs through July 15th. The second is in Chula Vista, California which begins on July 26th and runs through July 29th. Since the program's inception, F.L.A.M.E. has been able to attract corporate sponsors that have a vested interest in the development of today's minority youth.