Project Reclaim Youth Leadership Academy

08/03/2026

Project Reclaim is strengthening our community one child…and one family….at a time. This past school and program year, we directly served 185 youth and families in Minden. From academic support to life skills training, we remain committed to positive outcomes for our youth….and for us all.

07/17/2026

07/14/2026

By Marilyn Miller Give them great promotional items, and they will come. And they will enjoy. “We were informed by Major Fileccia that the Youth Challenge Program was open to us coming out (to Camp…

06/29/2026

Project Reclaim is proud to announce that we are now collaborating with the Youth Challenge Program in providing our LYFE (Louisiana Youth for Excellence) training. This program provides sessions on healthy relationships, goal setting, decision making, avoiding risky behaviors and building self worth. The cadets thoroughly enjoy the program, and we are excited about this partnership!

06/25/2026

A busy day at Project Reclaim! Ms. Elizabeth Gunn-Ford did a GREAT workshop on Etiquette for our young leaders. Fantastic job, Ms. Liz!! Ms. Javelin Hardy was given our Community Activist Award for her work on improving our community. Also, a VERY generous anonymous donation was given to Project Reclaim in the memory of Mrs. Patty Pendergrass, and Mr. Ty Pendergrass was with us to honor her. A plaque in her honor will hang in our lobby. Our board president, Mr. Jonathan Smith and our treasurer, Mrs. Kristine Cole, were also in attendance. A great day with and for our youth. More to come so stay tuned!!!

06/23/2026

A busy start for this week at Project Reclaim! We had video editing sessions with Mr. Lloyd Davis, Jr…we worked on cursive writing with our Instructors and Youth Aides….. and reading activities with our younger leaders. More to come!!!

06/12/2026

Our Summer Program is in full swing! Educational activities, fun and games and service learning are geared toward helping our young leaders have a safe and productive summer.

06/11/2026

Our young leaders helped to provide meals to people visiting UCAP. From helping Ms. Barbara Goston organize the food, setting up the tents and tables and serving the visitors, they learned about the importance of giving back to the community. This is servant leadership in action. As the saying goes, “if service is beneath you, leadership is beyond you.” We will be providing this service once a week through June and July, and all of our participants will be taking part. We are so proud of them!

06/09/2026

Our Summer Youth Aides completed their orientation to begin working in our summer program. They are Brayden Britton, Jamarion Levy, Matthew Anderson, Kamayiah Moore (not pictured is Justyce Cooksey). They learned about our expectations, their responsibilities, completing their paperwork and workplace ethics. Also, we welcomed a new member of our team, Ms. Aleyah Kennon, who will be gaining work experience with us through the Workforce Development Program. Looking forward to a great summer!

06/02/2026

A busy school year wrap up at Project Reclaim! We are grateful to Bonvenu Bank and their representatives, Ms. Latina DeLoach and Ms. Katelin Weston for presenting a donation to us. Congratulations to our book report winners, Kamayiah Moore (1st place), Demiya Edwards (2nd place) and Braylin Moore (3rd place). Our TV Team interviewed Braylin Britton to learn about his freshman year of college (challenges that he faced, what classes did he take and why, managing his time, dormitory life and of course, how is the food!) Thanks to our interviewers Ave Elkins, Lamari Stanley, and Jatyriaus Franklin. Kudos also to our PR Stars of the month Matthew Anderson, Kaiden Harris, and Jkayleigh Rogers. Our Summer Program is starting June 9th. We can’t wait to get started!