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The Youth Challenge Program is a program run by the National Guard of the United States whose stated mission is "to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth to produce program graduates with the values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults." The program accepts 16-18 year old male and female high school dropouts who are drug-free and not in trouble with the law. The program lasts for 17½ months. The first 5½ months are part of the quasi-military Residential Phase. The last 12 months are part of the Post-Residential Phase. Most participants will earn their GED by the end of the Residential Phase.
[edit] Core Components
- Citizenship
- Academic excellence (GED/high school diploma attainment)
- Life-coping skills
- Service to community
- Health and hygiene
- Job skills training
- Leadership/followership
- Physical training
[edit] Participating States and Territories
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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