Liahona Youth Empowerment Strength/Condition Program Benefits

• Teaching proper technique, safety and the correct form with weight training.
• Increase self -esteem, responsibility and humility
• Enable kid to develop communication skills and teamwork
• Removing mental blocks and helped increase the quality inner-confidence
• Challenges and how to release their mistakes
• Build a comprehensive strategy to increase your life skills
• Have a positive influence in the community and to become mentor
• To enable every child to reach potential using natural, scientificallybased training 

Liahona Youth Empowerment Education Program

The Liahona Youth Empowerment after-school programs incorporate learning skill activities to help teach our youths to live a healthy lifestyle through proper nutrition, exercise and health.  The students will have the assistance and be taught in a group or individually.  Education materials will be provided focus mainly on health and wellness through: Reading, Writing, and Math. These activities will also help make better students and improve test scores. The children and young adults will explore different facets of life through many types of interactive and innovative field trips as well. They will learn invaluable life skill from teamwork, communication, responsibilities and increase self-esteem. Our mentor program ties in with our educational program once exceeding their educational goals they will be become mentors to help out other youths.  Their instructor will track and chart the each participant’s progress. The program will be offered on weekly base specifically for a two-hour period.

Liahona Youth Empowerment will be working closely with community youth organizations and the Hawaii Public and Private School systems. Volunteers with expertise in areas of health, fitness and sports will hold workshops and classes appropriate for age groups on topics that support our mission.

Liahona Youth Empowerment will also expand these workshops, programs and educational seminars to sport coaches and supporters in the community. Topics will include:

• Proper Nutrition and Calculating Calories 
• How to Avoid Injuries
• Safety in Sports

Additional educational programs will consist of programs to curb truancy with our youth and to educate our youths on the dangers of drugs and drinking. These will be conducted during in school as well as after school hour programs. Topics will include:

• Drug, tobacco and alcohol prevention
• Anger management

      Liahona Youth Empowerment Education Program Criteria

• Able kids from the age of 12 or older with social and/or economical disadvantage
• Disabled kids from the age of 8 or older with learning disabled, mild retardation, autistic, emotional impaired and others.

      Liahona Youth Empowerment Education Program Benefits

• Increase self -esteem, responsibility and humility
• Enable kid to develop communication skills and teamwork
• Removing mental blocks and helped increase the quality inner-confidence
• Challenges and how to release their mistakes
• Build a comprehensive strategy to increase family and life skills
• Result to achieve their maximum potential
• Have a positive influence in the community and to become a mentor
• To achieve maximum potential in all areas of academics performance
• Become productive individual and a positive contribute in society

Other programs currently being developed are:

Liahona Youth Empowerment Performing Arts Program

In order to offer our youths a full spectrum of educational services, cultural programs will be available. These programs will consist of the Arts and Theatre. Modern, traditional and cultural arts and theatre programs will allow for all youths to discover their talents and gain self-esteem and confidence. Hawaiian and Tongan song and dance will be emphasized. These will include:

• Voice
• Dance
• Acting 

Liahona Youth Vocational and Computer Programs and Life Enrichment

In order for our youths to be ready for life after school, their needs to be training that is geared for employment. These programs will help our youths be ready for jobs after high school as well as learn computer skills that will allow for training in personal skills as well as career skills. These will include:

• Computer skills such as video and music editing, PowerPoint and Excel
• Careers in the trades such as carpentry, electrical wiring or plumbing
• Bookkeeping
• Computer repair

Liahona Youth Empowerment Senior Volunteer Program

One of the core features of the program is a grass roots volunteer program that seeks to recruit, train, and develop senior volunteers to help mentor, nurture and support the youth in our program. Senior Liahona volunteers are defined as successful members of a community (retired are or near retirement status) who bring with them the wealth of knowledge and life experiences that are vital role models for our youth to emulate. Senior Liahona volunteers are also a valuable commodity that we aim to utilize not only for the benefit of our youth but also for the seniors themselves who have the energy and passion to share their life story, work experience, trials and difficulties that are key assets in helping our youth map a mental vision of success.