Our training programs make a huge impact on our participants but they serve only a fraction of the community directly. In order to widen our impact, we continuously stress the importance of positive action in the community. We work with youth to develop action plans through which they can promote inclusion in their schools, homes, and the greater community. The Summer Institute runs in July and August each summer and is followed by occasional programs and comprehensive mentoring during the academic year . The Institute features a wilderness experience, a trip to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, service learning projects, and educational workshops.
Workshops address the areas of consciousness-raising and skill building.
During the institute, youth work with adult mentors to create an action plan that they will work to carry-out during the following academic year. Read more information about the Summer Institute . Serving 10-25 youth each session, Reality Check is designed to accommodate the schedules of young people unable to make the time commitment required for the Summer Institute. Reality Check incorporates team building, leadership development and diversity awareness. Many of the workshops include one day of service learning at a community agency and culminate with participants presenting a diversity training workshop to other youth in the community.