This Week In S.W.A.G.- Welcome
Welcome To Our Parent Community
What is S.W.A.G.?
S.W.A.G. is a life skills and prevention program aimed at helping young people make positive life choices. S.W.A.G. stands for Students With Awareness and Goals. In S.W.A.G. students are equipped for success in a variety of areas including:
- Self Esteem
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Goal Setting
- Conflict Resolution
- Relationships
- Risk Avoidance and More…
S.W.A.G. emphasizes three key principals:
- Knowing One’s Self
- Relating to Others
- Planning One’s Future
We encourage Parents and caregivers to actively participate in helping us support youth who choose to make positive life choices. We provide updates and training for Parents to ensure that you are equipped to work with the Yunion in Loving Youth and Uniting Families. Our Parental Advisory Training is a great place to learn about the latest trends and happenings in popular culture that affect our youth. We strongly encourage you to attend.
Incentives and participant-led special events such as prom campaigns and PSAs augment intensive programming as a way to ensure youth ownership and cultural relevance. Programs like S.W.A.G. are vital to our youth fulfilling their potential. With it, we can help change attitudes and values that ultimately lead to thriving communities where making the right decision is embraced.
S.W.A.G Person of the Week
Every week in S.W.A.G. we shout out students and Life Guides that make S.W.A.G. a memorable experience. This week, we’d like to shout out Mrs. Lydia! Lydia has served as a Life Guide, Camp Director and now serves as our Program Coordinator. Lydia has been with the Yunion for over 7 years and possesses a great ability to connect with young people. Mrs. Lydia is tasked with making things happen behind the scenes, ensuring that S.W.A.G. runs smoothly. Thank you, Mrs. Lydia, your service is greatly appreciated!
In The Classroom
ALLOW YOURSELF TO HAVE WEAK MOMENTS INSTEAD OF A WEAK MINDSET
Brother Devon, I too allowed misconstrued masculinity hinder my expression of love for my daughter. I will never forget when she slammed her finger in my car door at 8 years old. She showed no emotion to the pain because at that time in my life, I didn’t know how to #CryLikeAMan—I just a male defined only by masculine attributes.
Read MoreDeal With Yourself
The hardest thing for a man to do is deal with himself—introspectively confront his own emotional pain and trauma, so that he can stop unjustly inflicting it on others.
Read MoreKeys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp Song
We are still receiving so many testimonies from our campers and their parents regarding the positive life-changing impact our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp has had!
Read MoreThe Freedom to Lament!
Although it’s not all good, all the time—still shine!
Read MoreMoment with Tracy Martin
I was humbled to be honored by The Trayvon Martin Foundation Circle of Fathers and yesterday it was sobering to shake the hand of brother Tracy Martin at #NABJ19.
Read MoreThank you Donna Briggs!
It’s been a very busy day at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Miami.
Read MoreJason Wilson on The Karen Hunter Show
It was an honor to be a guest on The Karen Hunter Show via SiriusXM Urban View! Great conversation about misconstrued masculinity and how comprehensive manhood will liberate men from emotional incarceration.
Read MoreHave a break!
The worst thing a man can do—is base his existence on what he does. On average, women live longer than men. In fact, by age 85… 67% of those living are women. I pray one day we, men, will find our worth in more than…
Read MoreHumbled and Blessed to be used by YAH
I am humbled to be used by YAH to bless so many men! #CryLikeAMan—>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830775943/
Read MoreSummer Camp Performance Photos
Summer Camp Performance Photos
Read MoreNever be shaken!
It’s those who call good evil and evil good—who turn darkness to light and light to darkness that are in danger! – Psalm 112:6 & Isaiah 5:20
Read MoreA TRAUMATIZED VILLAGE CAN’T RAISE A CHILD
It still takes a village to raise a child—but a traumatized village can’t raise anyone—we need healing.
Read MoreCongratulation Jason!
Words cannot express how proud I am of my beloved son Jason for demonstrably passing the first of five phases of The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy’s comprehensive manhood training!
Read MoreIt’s Okay to Be Tired
It’s okay for us to reflect and reset so that we can rest.
Read MoreNew Building Update
It’s exciting to see this vision unfold!
Read MoreGOTTA LOVE THE LOVE!
It was his last day at camp. These boys will be comprehensive men—courageous but also compassionate, strong but sensitive—living fearlessly from their hearts and not their hurt or fears.
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