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5 Tips for More Meaningful Youth Engagement

The purpose of youth engagement is to enhance the development of young people and help them reach their fullest potential. When successful, it is a means of creating positive change. However, young people are extremely unfocused in our current environment. Due to technology addictions, excessive social media usage and heightened isolation, young people are often […]

Ways to Support Youth Mental Health

For many young people, the pandemic has been an especially challenging time. Changes in school schedules, a separation from peers and high stress levels have contributed to what is becoming a crisis among children and youth. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, over 25% of high school students reported worsened mental health after the start […]

Benefits of Youth Support Groups

Support groups are proven to be an effective tool, especially for at-risk youth. Kids have a wide range of struggles to contend with today, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only added to their difficulties. Right now, parents, friends and community leaders may be wondering how they can help the young people in their life. According […]

Healing to my New Normal Support Group

A support group for 6-weeks using the Center for Mind-Body Medicine Model. This model allows one to gain new skills around trauma and self-care. The group is free on a first-come first-served. To register, please email info@lead4lifeinc.org or for more information, call us at 240-499-8949.

Voter Registration at CC Jackson Recreation Center

Thank you to everyone who came to our voter registration event last Thursday at the CC Jackson Recreation Center. We had a great time eating, socializing, and ensuring that our community members are registered to vote.

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Meet Nicole Elliot

Meet Nicole Elliott! Nicole is the Program Manager for the Parent Mentoring Initiative (PMI) & Mentoring Programs at Lead4Life, Inc. She joined the L4L family in 2019 as a mentor and progressed to a program manager in February 2020. Her favorite part of her job is seeing the direct impact that L4L services have on […]

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During These Challenging Times

During these challenging times, L4L is still here to support our community! These past few weeks have been very eventful, as we delivered over 1,000 meals to churches, seniors, and families in need on Wednesdays with People’s Community Church in Montgomery County, and on Fridays with CC Jackson Community Center in Baltimore City. Want to […]

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Make Thanksgiving One to Remember

We want to give a big thank you to everyone who donated both goods and funds to our organization to make Thanksgiving one to remember. We collected a total of $1,330 to put towards our dinner bags and we couldn’t of done it without you all. #traderjoe #wegmans #safeway #giant #honeybakedham #iotabetasigma  #devine9 #kappaalphapsi @ Rockville, Maryland