Success Stories
The success of the ChalleNGe program is truly in the stories of the ChalleNGe graduates. Read about the positive impact of the ChalleNGe program through these alumni stories. If you have a success story you would like to share please email info@ngycp.org.
Suzy Elwell
I would like to commend the 2nd platoon staff, counselors, case managers, and all the staff of the
Jimmy Keller
Program helps at-risk youths
By DONALD LEE
Advocate columnist
Published: Jun 9, 2007 - Page: 7b
When I wrote a piece two years ago on the Louisiana National Guard's Youth ChalleNGe Program, I was impressed to learn from the young cadets just how much being in the program meant to them and how it helped them to turn their lives around after they'd dropped out of school.
Mike Nichols
Oregon ChalleNGe pair show how to make the most of mentoring
By: Lauren Bryar, NCI Staff Writer
Mike Nichols sounds like a proud parent when he informs mentor coordinator, Joel Garibay, of former ChalleNGe Cadet Ivan Snegirev's post graduation success. "Ivan is doing amazingly well… I am thrilled at what has happened in Ivan's life," Nichols writes.
Shondrika Dixon
Gillis Long Graduate, "COMPASSIONATE, DEPENDABLE" Worker
A MAJOR DECISION
Her future and her baby's seemed dismal. Shondrika Dixon was a 17-year-old single mother with no direction and no plans for the future. Although she wanted to complete high school, she found it too difficult to continue and adequately care for her baby.
The Haveners
Husband and Wife Mentor Brother and Sister
THE ROAD TO CHALLENGE
Tim Nelson mentors ChalleNGe graduate John Havener, and his wife Betty mentors John's sister, graduate Stacy Stephens. John graduated from the Florida Youth ChalleNGe Academy (FLYCA) in 2002, and Stacy graduated a year later.
More Parent Testimonials
Parent Testimonials
Parents are the most vocal and eloquent about the positive results that ChalleNGe has produced in their children's lives. Below are just a few of the many stories from pleased parents. If you are a proud ChalleNGe parent, email us your story today: info@ngycp.org
Michael Hargis
My son, Michael Hargis, graduated from the Pryor, Oklahoma ChalleNGe campus in December of 2005. Before he went to the Thunderbird Youth Academy he was not a loud, unruly teenager. He was quite the opposite– very quiet and reserved. Quiet doesn't always equate with good behavior, though. He was very smart, but got behind in school because he simply would not go. The biggest problem was just the lack of direction in his life.
Becca Beck
In November 2005, my son Brent was bouncing from house to house without any idea where his life was going. Nobody could get through to him and he chose not to live by any rules or boundaries.
Dwayne and Page Courtney
Dwayne and Page Courtney
People need to know about the S.C. Youth Challenge Academy at Camp Long.
Last January our son Ken agreed to attend the S.C. Youth Challenge Academy at Camp Long. This academy is operated by the S.C. Army National Guard and is their effort to change the lives of troubled teenagers.
