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Generation NOW

“Empowered to Conquer”

The goal of the Generation NOW session is to help at-risk youth achieve wholeness and healing by creating a safe environment for emotional expression. The speaker provides support leading to personal growth through imparting important life skills knowing that many of the students have not had a safe outlet to express themselves. The students publicaly address their most challenging issues head-on such as anger, fear, rejection, abuse, lifestyle, choices and relationships.

“An Extreme Makeover for True Success”

This workshop focus is about looking inward to examine how to makeover one’s life from the inside out. The students were mobilized to focus inwardly on striving for “true success” in education, character development, family and future aspirations. While using a host of various model cars, songs, and personally candid examples, the students left more motivated to make better choices each day. They are empowered to continuously strive toward understanding and embracing their purpose while ...

“Revitalize, Inspire, Perform (RIP)”

RIP Magazine’s inspirational and educational messages are presented in an intelligent, fun, and colorful format that provides information to a young audience in a way that is both motivating and friendly. RIP encourages youth correspondents all over the country to reach out to other youth. RIP prides itself on being an outlet for urban teens and young people to demonstrate exceptional skills in art, writing, and general creative potential and features ...

“Peer to Peer Conflict Resolution”

This workshop explores how to be a part of positive change in your community.  The speaker offers advice through stories of their experience on overcoming adversity, obstacles and challenges.

The FREE Youth Empowerment Project is a part of the larger Mentoring Today program which serves youth who are incarcerated at New Beginnings Youth Development Center by the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. The program reaches high-risk, repeat offenders to help combat violent crime ...

Covenant House Washington

MWF Workshop Covenant House Forum “Hip Hop and the Village”

This workshop engages the students in a conversation about the impact of media images and messages on individuals and society, particularly those in Hip Hop, and their relation to urban communities. It explores topics such as violence in the media, advertising, the portrayal of crimes and representations of ethnic groups in the media.  The speaker engages students by asking questions such as:

“Are these messages ...

Alliance of Concerned Men
Aquiline Group/Revitalize, Inspire, Perform
Austin Ellis Records
Change for the King
Commander Ready
Covenant House Washington
DC Children & Youth Investment Trust
DC Lawyers for Youth
Dreamer Management
Domestic Violence Wears Many Tags
Enough Project
FREE ...

The Michael Walton Foundation would like to thank our supporting organizations of our Empowerment Forums.  Your dedication to our youth continues to inspire us!

The MWF is hosting four Empowerment Forums for high school students during the 2012/13 school year. Each forum has over 40 dynamic interactive workshops. The workshops focus on career exposure and college prep subjects for the juniors and senior students while enhancing student life skills, leadership abilities and instilling an ethic of civic stewardship ...