Mission Statement

The Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) is a youth-led community-based organization that empowers Vietnamese American and underrepresented youth through supportive services and organizing for cultural enrichment and positive social change.

Young community leaders founded VAYLA-NO in 2006 as a means to reach out to the larger community to create a voice and organize to address the needs in the local community. Committed to youth development, community empowerment, higher education, and cultural awareness, VAYLA-NO is composed of young leaders, high school and college students that want to engage and empower others educationally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.

Vision Statement

We envision a world where young people have the academic foundation, leadership skills and opportunities to affect change for a vibrant and thriving community.

Value Statement

VAYLA-NO exists to reinforce and uphold integrity, empowerment, inclusion, tradition, leadership and critical consciousness in a passionate and youth-centered way. These are our collective values:

• We value the power of social change as a just means to meet our community needs.
• We recognize youth has a voice, so we equip them with the confidence to speak for themselves s and the skills and knowledge to do it effectively.
• We hold ourselves accountable by acting with honesty and humility.
• We promote healthy and meaningful relationships to ensure we have the greatest impact on our young people.

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