Say No to Drugs and Violence Workshop

ELTA will hold their Anti-Drug, Anti-Violence workshop on Saturday, August
18, 2007 at the Philadelphia Youth Network, 714 Market Street, Suite 304
Philadelphia, PA 19106. Students ages of 5 – 17 are invited to attend. There will be speakers from the Philadelphia Youth Network, the Philadelphia Police Department Narcotics Bureau - Heads Up Program as well as a representative from the Philadelphia Anti-Drug and Anti-Violence Network. There will be free food and beverages provided to all of the youth in attendance. The students will learn about the harmful effects of drugs and violence and the negative impact that it has on our community.

School supplies will be given to all students in attendance to help them perform well during their 2007-2008 school year.

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Young Women's Leadership Program

Leadership Program for Minority Young Women Ages 13 - 17

If you have an interest in becoming a strong leader in the community, the Leadership Program can assist. You will receive “real-world” knowledge and skills to help you become more self-aware, self-confident and self-reliant, thereby increasing your chances of making positive life choices as you go through adolescence and transition into young adulthood.

Students attending the leadership program will be exposed to:

• Training on Proper Hygiene and Etiquette
• Training on Maintaining Good Health and Developing a Positive Attitude
• Career Awareness and Job Etiquette Training
• Sex Education
• Rites of Passage Program

The program extends over 6 Saturdays. Sign up for the Young Women's Leadership Academy by downloading the application packet which contains the application form, permission slip, and essay questions.

View photos from our recent Program

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Financial Empowerment Seminars

ELTA held their first series of free financial empowerment seminars on October 16, 2004 at the HERO (Helping Energize and Rebuild Ourselves) Community Center located at 3439 N. 17 th Street. The workshop was entitled “Managing Your Money” and was facilitated by a American Express Financial Advisor who focused on topics such as net worth, accumulating wealth, managing income taxes, retirement planning, and estate planning. There were over 30 people in attendance who felt that the workshop was informative and that it motivated them to take control of their finances. At the end of the workshop, the attendees enjoyed a lunch buffet and had an opportunity to talk with the financial advisor.

ELTA held their second financial empowerment workshop on February 19, 2005 at the HERO Community Center. The workshop was facilitated by a Certified Public Accountant who provided free tax advice to workshop attendees. ELTA launched a huge advertising campaign to the public and had a nice turnout for the workshop.

The third financial empowerment workshop was on May 14, 2005 and was also at the HERO Community Center. The workshop was facilitated by an American Express Financial Advisor who focused on topics such as debt versus saving, REITS and the importance of IRA’s.

 

Philadelphia Teens at Work

 ELTA through a contract with the School District of Philadelphia initiated the Philadelphia Teens at Work Program at A. Phillip Randolph Technical and Vocational High School in May 2005. The objective of the Philadelphia Teens at Work program was to provide a series of three comprehensive workshops aimed to acquaint secondary students with career options that are traditionally reserved for individuals of a particular gender as well as steps toward securing employment in those fields. Students were able to self assess themselves and plot a personal course to prepare them for their desired careers. Through exposing students to professionals in non traditional trade careers, we helped to enhance their interest in those related fields and increase the number of males and females working in those respective fields upon graduating from high school.

Because of the outstanding results with this pilot program, ELTA received a one-year contract with the School District of Philadelphia to implement the program at six Philadelphia area vocational technical schools. Participating secondary students attended a two-day course that encompassed three separate learning modules and consisted of lectures, guest speaker presentations and hands-on activities (e.g., role playing career-related scenarios). The two-day course followed a written agenda and a standardized training manual . T he Philadelphia Teens at Work (PTAW) program for the 2005-2006 school year was designed to accomplish the following three objectives:

• Acquaint non-traditional secondary students with career options that have been typically reserved for individuals of a particular gender, as well as necessary steps to securing employment in those fields;
• Increase career awareness and job readiness; and
• Introduce post-secondary options to students, including vocational schools, colleges and universities (in keeping with the School District of Philadelphia’s goal that 80% of its graduating students enroll in post-secondary institutions by 2008.)

 

The Bad Effects of Marijuana and other Illegal Drugs
on your body/Back to School Drive

ELTA held their first Anti-Drug workshop on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at the Philadelphia Youth Network, 714 Market Street, Suite 304 Philadelphia, PA 19106. There were students ranging from the ages of 5 – 17. There were speakers from the Philadelphia Youth Network, the Philadelphia Police Department Narcotics Bureau - Heads Up Program as well as a representative from the Philadelphia Anti-Drug and Anti-Violence Network. There was free food and beverages provided to all of the youth in attendance. The students learned about the harmful effects of drugs and the negative impact that it has on our community.

School supplies were also given to all students that were in attendance. There were over 100 students that received pens, pencils, notebooks, glue sticks and many other great supplies to help them perform well during their 2005-2006 school year.

 

Say No To Drugs and Violence

ELTA will be having a back to school workshop and school supply giveaway on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at Temple University, Student Activity Center, Room 217, Philadelphia, PA 19122. School Supplies will be given to all youth in attendance.