They learn those skills in the classroom. Every teacher is a caring adult. Every school principal is a resource to a child. When children attend schools, they learn about opportunities to give back to the community, gain marketable skills and hopefully are given the nourishment they need to learn. In every community, schools are an ideal delivery site for the Five Promises.
Education is key to helping our youth make it in the new millennium.
Our future success as a nation depends on how prepared our young people are for the challenges of the 21st century. Many America's Promise partners are using technology to fulfill the Five Promises for youth across the nation. For example, PowerUP, a nonprofit organization chaired by AOL co-founder Steve Case and funded by many computer companies, is providing the Five Promises through technology. PowerUP computer labs provide a safe, supervised site where young people can participate in structured activities, obtain online health information, gain technology skills and engage in community service activities. In the age of the Internet, all young people can gain unprecedented opportunities if given the tools necessary to get access.