About Us

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, a preventive rather than remedial at-risk youth program, targets participants who are unemployed, drug-free and law-free high-school dropouts, 16 to 18 years of age.

Core components of the program are: 

• citizenship
• academic excellence (GED/high school diploma attainment)
• life-coping skills
• service to community
• health and hygiene
• job skills training
• leadership/followership
• and physical training.

The 22-week Residential Phase, which includes the Pre-ChalleNGe Phase, is followed by a year-long mentoring relationship with a specially trained member from each youth's community.

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• ChalleNGe Phases
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