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  2. Youth empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Youth empowerment examines six interdependent dimensions: psychological, community, organizational, economic, social and cultural. [1] [8] Psychological empowerment enhances individual's consciousness, belief in self-efficacy, awareness and knowledge of problems and solutions and of how individuals can address problems that harm their quality of life. [1]

  3. Mexican American Youth Organization - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Mexican American Youth Organization (acronym MAYO, also described as the Mexican Youth Organization[1]) is a civil rights organization formed in 1967 in San Antonio, Texas, USA to fight for Mexican-American rights. The creators of MAYO, Los Cinco (meaning "the five"), consisted of José Ángel Gutiérrez, Willie Velásquez, Mario ...

  4. BCFS Health and Human Services - Wikipedia

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    Website. discoverbcfs.net. BCFS Health and Human Services (formerly Baptist Child and Family Services) is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) organization based in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in emergency shelter, foster care, and adoption. It was founded as an orphanage for Hispanic children in 1944. [1]

  5. Aetna Foundation Gives $25,000 to SA Youth to Help 3,000 San ...

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    Aetna Foundation Gives $25,000 to SA Youth to Help 3,000 San Antonio Kids Get Healthy SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Local community group SA Youth has received a $25,000 grant from the Aetna ...

  6. Timeline of Latino civil rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    LULAC is the largest and longest-lasting Latino civil rights group in the country. The LULAC addressed the needs of Mexican American middle-class men who wanted to combat racism, which stood in the way of community empowerment. [6] The LULAC was the first organization of Mexican-Descent to emphasize U.S. citizenship.

  7. Youth activism - Wikipedia

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    Youth activism is the participation in community organizing for social change by persons between the ages of 15–24. [1] Youth activism has led to a shift in political participation and activism. A notable shift within youth activism is the rise of “Alter-Activism” resulting in an emphasis on lived experiences and connectivity amongst ...

  8. 'I hear a whisper calling us to rise:' Teen Empowerment opens ...

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    Google images from 387 Genesee St. in Rochester provide a glimpse of change in the neighborhood. Teen Empowerment plans to build a $4.3 million youth center on the site where abandoned, burnt out ...

  9. Youth services - Wikipedia

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    Youth services is a field of practices within the social services sector in North America.Defined as "programs, activities, and services aimed at providing a range of opportunities for school-aged children, including mentoring, recreation, education, training, community service, or supervision in a safe environment," youth services are a comprehensive series of strategies, activities, programs ...