Youth Development Program The major objectives of the Youth Development Program are 1.) to develop youth leadership skills, 2.) to empower youth through civic engagement, and 3.) to increasing the awareness of multi-generational issues.  The purpose of the program is to promote and develop youth-leadership skills. Designed to empower youth through workshops, the programs will provide youth with the necessary tools and to give them the opportunity to interact with community leaders as well as public officials. 
The purpose of the program is to register new voters, educate and mobilize community members to be more civically engage. VAYLA will do this through activities such as voter registration drives, phone banking, voting rights advocacy, exit polling, and voter education. Members serve as translators and provide transportation for elderly Vietnamese and other Asian American voters in the Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. VAYLA-NO continues to encourage both young and senior community members to become trained bilingual poll workers with the Orleans and Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters Offices.   The Sports Program will be year round and will help keep the youth active. The program will include basketball, flag football, volleyball, field games held at Village de l’Est Playground. VAYLA's goal is to assist the community by encouraging artistic talents, to build knowledgeable base programs to better educate the youth, and to ensure career success, foster self-awareness, and encourage selfless acts of kindness for the benefit of the community.  |
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