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BEING

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HERE A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC.
GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
>>GERRY: THERE ARE ONLY A FEW
TIMES IN LIFE WHEN YOU GET A

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SECOND CHANCE.
THE HOOSIER YOUTH CHALLENGE
ACADEMY IS ONE OF THEM.
THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO

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CHANGE THE LIFE PATH OF AT-RISK
YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF
16 AND 18, BY BRINGING STRUCTURE
AND DISCIPLINE TO THEIR LIVES

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AND PREPARING THEM FOR THE
WORKFORCE.
IN OUR (I)ON EDUCATION, MAJOR
GENERAL COURTNEY P. CARR, THE

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ADJUTANT GENERAL OF INDIANA, IS
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT AN
ACADEMY THAT IS MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN MORE WAYS THAN

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ONE.
IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE

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ACADEMY PART OF A NATIONAL
PROGRAM THE YOUTH CHALLENGE
ACADEMY, BUT HERE IN INDIANA IS
AT THE OLD SOLDIERS AND SAIL

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YEARS HOME.
>> WE STARTED THE PROGRAM IN
2007 AT CAMP ATTEBERRY AND
RELOCATED IT TWO NIGHTS TOWN

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INDIANA AT THE CHILDREN'S HOME,
WHICH WAS THAT FACILITY WAS
VACANT AT THE TIME AND WE MOVED
THE YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM

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THERE AND IT'S A GREAT LOCATION
VERY HISTORIC.
>> AND GREAT PROGRAM TO GO IN
THAT HISTORIC FACILITY TALK

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ABOUT THE YOUTH CHALLENGE
ACADEMY AND THE NATIONAL GUARD
DOES SO MANY THINGS THAT PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU DO IN

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
AREAS BUT THIS ACADEMY IS MAKING
A DIFFERENCE.
>> THE NATIONAL GUARD IS A

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COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION AND
THIS IS A WAY THE NATIONAL GUARD
CAN WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUNG

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PEOPLE IN THE STATE SO THIS
PROGRAM WE RUN TWO PROGRAMS ARE
TWO CLASSES A YEAR.
FIVE AND A HALF MONTH RESIDENTS

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BROKEN INTO TWO PHASES AND TWO
WEEK ACCLAMATION FACED VERY
STRUCTURED AND DISCIPLINED AS
YOU MENTIONED AND THE

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PREDOMINANCE OF IT IS ACADEMIC,
LIFE SKILLS SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
FOCUSED CONFIDENCE BUILDING
DEVELOPING A LIFE PLAN OVER

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THOSE LAST FIVE MONTHS FOLLOWED
BY A 12 MONTH NONRESIDENT
MENTORSHIP PERIOD WHERE THEY
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A MENTOR

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TOWARD THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
THEIR LIFE PLAN.
>> THIS IS INSTILLING THAT
MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND THOSE

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TYPES OF THINGS INTO AT RISK
YOUNG PEOPLE 16-18-YEAR-OLDS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT THE STATISTICS
WOULD SAY THERE IS A 350 PERCENT

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GREATER RISK OF INCARCERATION
FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT
DON'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
AND 68 PERCENT OF INCARCERATED

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MALE'S DON'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA SO THE FACTS KIND OF
SUGGESTS THAT THE ODDS ARE
STACKED AGAINST YOU IF YOU DON'T

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HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA SO
THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOUNG MEN
AND WOMEN THAT SECOND CHANCE YOU
TALKED ABOUT TO GET LIFE SKILLS,

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DISCIPLINE, STRUCTURE AND THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY.
62 PERCENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS
IN THIS PROGRAM GET THEIR HIGH

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SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DURING THE
PROGRAM.
>> THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY.
$855,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY

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AWARDED SO THIS IS PUTTING YOUNG
PEOPLE AT RISK ON A PATH TO
REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORK.
>> 30 PERCENT OF THE KIDS WILL

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GRADUATE WITH SOME AMOUNT OF
COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH IVY TECH
AND COURSES THAT ARE TAUGHT AT
NIGHTS TOWN AND YOUTH CHALLENGE

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ACADEMY.
BUT THEN THERE IS IVY TECH AND
LINCOLN TECH BOTH GIVE
SCHOLARSHIPS AND LARGE DOLLARS

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AMOUNTS FOR KIDS TO CONTINUE
THEIR EDUCATION AND SEVERAL WILL
GO ON TO COLLEGE AND SOME GO
INTO TRADE SCHOOLS, BUT EVERY

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ONE OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
GRADUATE WITH A LIFE PLAN OF
WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO
ACCOMPLISH.

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>> AS WE WRAP UP YOU ARE
GETTING READY TO GRADUATE
ANOTHER CLASS.
>> GRADUATION BANQUET THURSDAY

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AND SATURDAY THE 15TH.
>> THAT HAS TO BE A PRIDEFUL
MOMENT.
>> STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE

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HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
>> GENERAL CARR THE YOUTH
CHALLENGE ACADEMY IN NIGHTS TOWN
REALLY A COOL STORY AND MAKING A

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MITT DIFFERENCE.
SHARING THIS WITH US AND WE WILL
FOLLOW THE STORY.
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