National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Project

Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy

West Virginia

The mission of the West Virginia Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is to train and mentor selected at-risk youth to become contributing members of society using the 8 Core Components in a quasi-military environment during a 22-week residential and one year follow-up Post-Residential program.

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MCA Teens Volunteer

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV - A group of teenagers spent the day hard at work helping others.

Ten cadets from the Mountaineer Challenge Academy cleared brush and debris from the VFW Lodge in Berkeley Springs. The lodge was recently damaged by high winds.

The academy is run by the National Guard.   It teaches at-risk youth in a military-style setting.

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