WAVE sets strategic course to serve more youth at risk of dropping out
A new strategic campaign called Invest In Opportunity is setting WAVE’s course for serving more students at risk of dropping out of school.
The Honorable John E. “Buck” Chapoton chairs the initiative with a committee of business, education, and government leaders. Corporate partners AIG, Capital One, Schering-Plough, General Dynamics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and the Entertainment Software Association have already made lead investments.
Through Invest In Opportunity, WAVE will:
- Train educators and youth development workers in 50 new communities to implement research-proven dropout prevention and recovery strategies
- Make WAVE curricula and training more affordable and accessible to needy schools and youth organizations
- Distribute a new WAVE after school curriculum focused on youth development, career awareness, and internships for older adolescents
- Build a nationwide youth membership organization focused on leadership, citizenship, and on-the-job success
See WAVE’s web site to learn more.
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