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Youth Participating in PRIYDE's Programs Will:
  • Have a deeper sense of culture and an appreciation for their individual and family culture.
  • Develop a competitive advantage to starting their own business at a young age.
  • Be among the first to know the basic of financial literacy, savings, and planning for their business and professional career.
  • Know how to create wealth and prepare a legacy for their family.
  • Know the art and science of influencing their peers to do the right thing and prepare for civc engagement.
  • Have the advantage of knowing how to work in teams to get things done.
  • Start social enterprises and businesses that directly benefit themselves and the community.


PRIYDE offers social, business, and life skills programs in:
  • Character, Attitude, and Personal Development (Ethics)
  • "Get Out the Vote"
  • Rites of Passage
  • Citizenship Academy and Civic Engagement
  • Apprenticeship Training and Job Shadowing
  • GED/ESL/Workforce Development
  • Financial Literacy and Goal Setting for Youth and Adults
  • Cash Flow Board Game Applications and Tournaments
  • Business Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Parent-Child Group Dialogue Sessions

PRIYDE Programs Include:
  • Increased knowledge of self, character, attitude, and integrity.
  • An understanding of government, community, and civic engagement.
  • Improved reading and reasoning ability.
  • Increased mathematical proficiency in simple and finite math concepts.
  • Development of critical and opportunity thinking skills in language arts.
  • Awareness of the latest information regarding positive youth development.
  • Knowledge of basic life skills needed for employment.
  • Knowledge of the techniques needed for getting into college and starting a career.
  • Ability to develop business concepts and a business plan.
  • Ability to create a ten-year goal setting and financial plan.
  • For parents — a sense of satisfaction that their child is preparing for their future as a contributing adult.
  • Inciting the intrinsic motivations needed to attain life goals.
  • Improved outlook of future self.




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