This Week In S.W.A.G.- Welcome
Welcome To Our Parent Community
What is S.W.A.G.?
S.W.A.G. is a life skills and prevention program aimed at helping young people make positive life choices. S.W.A.G. stands for Students With Awareness and Goals. In S.W.A.G. students are equipped for success in a variety of areas including:
- Self Esteem
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Goal Setting
- Conflict Resolution
- Relationships
- Risk Avoidance and More…
S.W.A.G. emphasizes three key principals:
- Knowing One’s Self
- Relating to Others
- Planning One’s Future
We encourage Parents and caregivers to actively participate in helping us support youth who choose to make positive life choices. We provide updates and training for Parents to ensure that you are equipped to work with the Yunion in Loving Youth and Uniting Families. Our Parental Advisory Training is a great place to learn about the latest trends and happenings in popular culture that affect our youth. We strongly encourage you to attend.
Incentives and participant-led special events such as prom campaigns and PSAs augment intensive programming as a way to ensure youth ownership and cultural relevance. Programs like S.W.A.G. are vital to our youth fulfilling their potential. With it, we can help change attitudes and values that ultimately lead to thriving communities where making the right decision is embraced.
S.W.A.G Person of the Week
Every week in S.W.A.G. we shout out students and Life Guides that make S.W.A.G. a memorable experience. This week, we’d like to shout out Mrs. Lydia! Lydia has served as a Life Guide, Camp Director and now serves as our Program Coordinator. Lydia has been with the Yunion for over 7 years and possesses a great ability to connect with young people. Mrs. Lydia is tasked with making things happen behind the scenes, ensuring that S.W.A.G. runs smoothly. Thank you, Mrs. Lydia, your service is greatly appreciated!
In The Classroom
A good brother and my idol
Yes we all will reap what we sow—but it hurts when it’s your bro.
Reset, Recover and Rediscover
Everyone wants their marriage to work—but only a few are willing to put in the work.
Benefits of Flowers
When I allowed misconstrued masculinity to stifle my artistry but also define my huMANity—I would only buy flowers for my wife, daughter or mother. Now that I’m a comprehensive man of the Most High, I buy them for myself to place in our kitchen.
Responsibility Over Recreation
That disappointment led me to a plethora of other spoiled items. I do not like filth or disorder, so I prioritized this responsibility over recreation.
Awesome Paint Job!
The painters are doing a great job on the ceilings in The Yunion’s new building!
Emotional Freedom
I never would have thought my journey to freedom from emotional incarceration would have ignited a movement… but I am glad I shared my testimony.
Cry Like A Man Book
It’s so encouraging to see Iyanla Vanzant using my book #CryLikeAMan as a resource to foster trauma release and healing between a father and his sons.
Act of Love
This may not be her “love language” but we do not believe in that concept because love is not a language—it’s action.
First day of Keys 2 Life Performance Arts Summer Camp!
First day of Keys 2 Life Performance Arts Summer Camp!
T.H.U.G
Do not be deceived—many men cast a hard appearance to hide the hurt!
Sharing Stories with men of the Most High
We transparently shared stories of trials and trauma as we discussed #CryLikeAMan.
We can either complain or train
I will never forget the evening he complained to my mother about my poor dining etiquette at a restaurant.
SEXUAL SELF CONTROL
Jason Wilson teaching our recruits how to walk the path of righteousness—and avoid the way of the pimp.
APP National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference
We are so proud of our Program Coordinator, Ronald Lee Jr. and Director of Operations, Eric Reed, for doing an awesome job presenting on the Yunion’s work with the juvenile justice population using the performing arts!
Chris promoted to Sharäth
The worse thing a visionary leader can do is not have a plan for succession—I refused to fail in this area.
The Vision Behind Keys2Life Summer Camp
he desired to create a space where youth could not only express their emotions and release their stress through music, but also get life skills training!
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