Youth Empowerment Program

WELLSPRING YOUTH

Leadership & Development

Chase Leadership Academy

High school juniors and seniors from participating schools in Ouachita Parish are mentored by Chase employees to learn essential life and career skills in a highly interactive environment learning skills such as resume writing, communication, budgeting, banking and life after high school. Students attend sessions at Chase throughout the school year, culminating in a graduation ceremony where each child receives a Chromebook or equivalent gift card courtesy of Chase.

Civic Engagement Institute for Youth

A day and a half event designed to engage local high school sophomores and juniors in the democratic process and teach best practices of civic engagement. During the institute, students work together to identify issues, share ideas and design solutions to impact real change!

WELLSPRING

Trainings Offered

Darkness to Light Stewards of Children Training

The Wellspring offers a 2 1/2 hour training that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual assault. Click here for more information about this training.

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Provided in partnership with 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Broader Horizons, and Boys and Girls Club this programming brings invaluable weekly SEL trainings to students ranging from grades 1-5. Using the evidence-based, Second Step Socioemotional Learning Curricula developed by the Committee for Children, classes equip students with positive socioemotional skills such as anger management, effective communication, self-confidence, bullying prevention and child abuse identification, reporting, and prevention. The skills are directly linked to positive adulthood outcomes.