Hancock Resource Center
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Past Success >
      • 2019 Annual Report
  • Programs
    • Veterans Services
    • Homelessness Solutions
    • Mortgage Delinquency & Foreclosure
    • Homebuyer Counseling
    • Navigator Program
    • Transitional Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors
    • Home Rehab & Repair
    • HYRE: Hancock Youth Ready for Employment
    • Community Education
    • Hancock Youth Leadership Academy
    • Community Development
  • Calendar
  • Partners
  • DONATE
  • Latest News
  • Work With HRC
    • Available Positions
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Adulting Day 2023
  • Hancock County Community Service Guide
Picture

Hancock Youth Leadership Academy Releases 2015 Applications

10/9/2014

 
Picture
Applications for the 2014-15 Hancock Youth Leadership Academy (HYLA), an initiative of the Hancock Resource Center, are now available for interested junior high and high school students. Two separate programs will be offered again this upcoming year. 

The ideal candidate for the junior high  program is an eighth grade student from one of the four middle schools in Hancock County (or homeschooled equivalent) that has leadership potential, but has not yet had the opportunity to discover it. Three sessions are scheduled throughout the spring semester, with a retreat and graduation at the end of April 2015.  The cost of the program is $100 per student; scholarships may be available for eligible applicants who are selected for the program.

The HYLA high school program is based on the six building blocks of community development: Business Development; Workforce Development; Physical Infrastructure; Social Infrastructure; Cultural and Environmental Stewardship; and Civic Infrastructure.  This program targets eleventh grade students from all Hancock County schools (as well as their home-schooled equivalents) who aspire to sharpen leadership skills and to embed those skills in civic commitment. The successful applicant will be the student who is able to:  1) balance academics and multiple activities while prioritizing this program; 2) plan and complete both individual and group projects; 3) be open-minded, have a positive attitude, and the capacity to enhance leadership skills; and 4) demonstrate a commitment to the community.  Focused sessions include such topics as:  How to Affect Change; Civic Engagement; Career Planning and Budgeting; Economic Development and Entrepreneurship; College Planning (overnight "College Cruise"); and Community Assets. The cost of the program is $250; applicants may request scholarships through the school that they attend.

Applications are available now through all area schools, on the Hancock Resource Center website, www.hancockhrc.org, or by calling 228-463-8887.  The deadline for submission of the completed junior high application is October 30 and deadline for the high school application is November 10.  HYLA staff will hold a workshop for interested high school applicants on Monday October 27, 2014 at 7:00pm at the Leo Seal Community Center located at 527 Highway 90 in Waveland (next to Hancock Bank). This workshop will cover in detail the application and interview process as well as expectations for essay submission.  Contact Rhonda Rhodes or Paige Lundgren for more information, 228-463-8887.




Comments are closed.

    Maintained by:
    HRC Staff

    To contact us click here.

    Categories

    All
    Announcements
    Housing Solutions
    HRC Community Education Classes
    HRC Community Events
    HYLA High School Program
    HYLA Junior High School Program
    HYPE
    Veteran Services

    Archives

    May 2021
    April 2021
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    July 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    September 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013

    RSS Feed

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Past Success >
      • 2019 Annual Report
  • Programs
    • Veterans Services
    • Homelessness Solutions
    • Mortgage Delinquency & Foreclosure
    • Homebuyer Counseling
    • Navigator Program
    • Transitional Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors
    • Home Rehab & Repair
    • HYRE: Hancock Youth Ready for Employment
    • Community Education
    • Hancock Youth Leadership Academy
    • Community Development
  • Calendar
  • Partners
  • DONATE
  • Latest News
  • Work With HRC
    • Available Positions
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Adulting Day 2023
  • Hancock County Community Service Guide