P = PERSONAL GROWTH - STUDENTS INCREASE THEIR SELF UNDERSTANDING.

R = RESPONSIBILTY - STUDENTS INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS OF THE CHOICES THEY MAKE IN LIFE AND HOW THESE CHOICES ARE INFLUENCED.

I = INITIATIVE - STUDENTS INCREASE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO EXPERIMENT AND TAKE RISKS IN PROBLEM SOLVING, LEADERSHIP, AND TEAMWORK.

D = DEVELOP FAMILY & COMMUNITY -STUDENTS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE CONTEXTS IN WHICH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FUNCTION.

E = ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT - STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO WORKPLACE CULTURE AND JOB READINESS. STUDENTS ARE THEN EXPOSED TO THE WORKPLACE, EITHER VIA INTERNSHIPS OR PRIDE ENTERNEURSHIP.

THE PRIDE PROGRAM IS A YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND JOB READINESS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. OUR MISSION IS TO GIVE STUDENTS A REAL GOOD LOOK AT THE WORLD OF WORK THAT THEY WILL BE FACING AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. OUR TRAININGS ARE GEARED TOWARDS HELPING OUR STUDENTS DECIDE THEIR FUTURE THROUGH VARIOUS LEADERSHIP AND SELF REFLECTIVE ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE SERVICED A TOTAL OF EIGHTY STUDENTS IN A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CROWN HEIGHTS SECTION OF BROOKLYN AND EACH YEAR OUR NUMBER KEEPS ON GROWING AS WELL AS OUR PROGRAM.

 A MAJOR PART OF OUR PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. THE GOAL FOR THIS COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP STUDENT'S CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES. THIS IS DONE THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS SUCH AS BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS OR CLEAN UP PROJECTS. OUR MOST RECENT PROJECT THAT OUR YOUTH ARE WORKING ON IS AN INSPIRATIONAL MURAL PROJECT WHICH THEY WILL BE PAINTING IN THEIR SCHOOOL. OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALSO ORGANIZED ANNUAL TALENT SHOWS. THE FUNDS THE STUDENTS MAKE FROM THIS EVENTS IS USED TO SUPPORT SCHOOL RELATED PROJECTS AND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES. STUDENTS IDENTIFY DIFFERENT METHODS FOR DONATING MONEY TO A WORTHY PROJECT IN THE COMMUNITY.

 THE PROJECTS THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ORGANIZED AND SERVED ON HAVE HELPED THE CROWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS IN SO MANY WAYS. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN THE CROWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY A NEW OUTLOOK ON THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE EMPOWERED OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE. OUR YOUTH HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE BY BEING A MENTOR FOR THE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ON OUR UPCOMING PROJECT, WE WILL BE COLLABORATING WITH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS, CROWN HEIGHTS SERVICE CENTER, AND THE CROWN HEIGHTS YOUTH COLLECTIVE. OUR PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL THESE PROGRAMS TO HELP IN ORGANIZING AND DIRECTING THIS EVENT'S PURPOSE IN CREATING CHANGE.

 OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE MAIN ORGANIZERS FOR ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE. OUR BELIEF IS THAT "YOUTH CAN DO ANYTHING WITH ACTIVE SUPPORT FROM ADULTS". OUR TRAININGS GIVE STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO ORGANIZE, DEVELOP, AND SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE BY GIVING THEM ACTIVE INPUT ON SOLVING ISSUES THAT ARE FACING WHILE ORGANIZING AN EVENT OR SOLVING A PROBLEM. OUR PROGRAM IS AN ACTION REFLECTION BASED TRAINING MODEL. ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS WE DO, HELP OUR STUDENTS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZERS AND WORK AS A TEAM.