Youth Initiative

Mission Statement: The Youth Initiative is intended to instruct, challenge and motivate High School  in the Greater New Haven Community to be able to see and then reach for a positive and significant vision for their lives.

Church on the Rock was the originator and is now one of the key collaborators in New Haven 828 of a work Study program called the Youth Initiative.

During the Summer months, High School age students come to a meeting place for topical and motivational hands-on, participatory  instruction. They are fed lunch and then transported to a variety of work locations throughput the city. For their work, they are given a  weekly stipend paid by for by New Haven 828.

Beginning with the 2007/2008 school year, we will be offering follow-up activities and events throughout the year.

The Summer 2007 program featured a Leadership Development component financed in part by a grant provided  by Empower New Haven. Major political (e.g. Mayor John DeStefano, Lieutenant Governor Fedele, Senator Toni Harp), and entrepreneurial leaders were brought in to share their views on leadership. These lectures augmented our own interactive training on the subject.

CliClick Here for video segment of a  teaching session conducted by guest Pastor Alfred Watts

Click Here for video segment of one of the interactive training sessions conducted by Jason Gouborn and his sister, Genevieve Goubourn.

Click Here for New Haven Independent Interview of Pastors Todd and Leslie on Youth Issues.

For further information, contact Pastor Leslie Foster at pastorleslie.cotr@snet.net, (203) 498-2687, x13.