A SECOND CHANCE AT SUCCESS

Cades can earn a GED (HiSET)

College and Vocational Certificate of employment

Training in life and job skills

Enlistment in the Armed Forces (if qualified)

Eligibility Criteria

Between the ages of 16-18

Dropped out of high school, or at risk of dropping out

Drug Free

Mentally/Physically capable of participation

Cannot currently be on or have been on probation for a

crime considered felony if committed by an adult

A legal resident of the US & NM and have a valid NM ID

Voluntarily applying for enrollment

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National Guard

Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Through training, discipline and mentoring, NMNGYCA

provides the education, leadership, character development

and life coping skills to New Mexico’s high school drop outs

so they may become productive citizens.

WWW.NMYCA.NET

1-800-366-9098

Teach– provide a high school curriculum and market-

able skills through effective education.

Develop– provide a safe haven; a structured, disci-

pline, environment in which to learn and grow.

Prepare– provide a foundation of positive values that

foster maximum education and growth potential.

Serve– provide the opportunity to give back to the

community through service to nearby communities.

Mentor– provide a continuous relationship with a

positive role model for 12 months following the 22

week residential phase.

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mail, just fill in the information above

and mail the pamphlet to us. To

download one via the internet, visit

our website at:

WWW.NMYCA.NET

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/nmyca

The New Mexico National Guard Youth ChalleNGe

Academy is a volunteer program for 16 to 18 year

old teens that are at risk of dropping out, or who

have already dropped out of high school. The

program is open to all students, without regard to

race, sex, religious affiliations, or household in-

come. The program requires a 17 1/2 month

commitment and is divided into three phases.

ACCLIMATION

The first two weeks of the residential phase

concentrates on program assimilation. The daily

training schedule includes drill and ceremony,

physical training and life coping skills.

Additionally, career development classes prepare

them for employment, continuing education or

military service.

POST RESIDENTIAL PHASE

The graduates continue their academic studies,

enlist in the military or join the workforce. For 12

months following the residential phase, cadets are

REQUIRED to meet with their Mentor each month

during the 12 month post residential phase. The

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is the

second largest mentoring program in the nation.

RESIDENTIAL PHASE

The remaining twenty weeks of the residential

phase concentrates on the eight core components:

Academic Excellence, Health & Hygiene,

Leadership/Followership, Job Skills, Life Coping

Skills, Physical Fitness, Responsible Citizenship, and

Service to Community. Cadets will attend daily

academic classes designed to prepare them to take

and pass the GED (HiSET) exam.