At Risk Youth Mentoring
The LASOS Foundations Program provides comprehensive academic, social-emotional, and family support for youth ages 4–18 through a three-tiered approach. From tutoring, mentoring, summer enrichment, and leadership development to targeted behavioral health interventions and intensive family support, LASOS helps young people overcome academic, economic, and social barriers. Through culturally responsive services, school partnerships, and wraparound resources, we strengthen youth and families so they can thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and economically.
Our summer program is an extension of the youth mentoring program. The camp focuses on the student’s role in the community while reinforcing academics in reading, math, and civics. The camp runs daily, Monday through Friday, for the month of July.
Click here to see the Summer Program in action and learn how LASOS and Harford County Public Schools are creating opportunities for learning, leadership, and community.
Phoenix Program
The Phoenix Program is a mentoring program for middle and high school boys that empowers young men through social and physical activities.
The Butterfly group is designed for girls ages 9 to 21. The program is designed to build a community of support for the girls as they learn to bridge between their home culture and that of the USA, emphasizing acculturation over assimilation. Girls are paired with adult female mentors to guide, motivate, and encourage them as they become successful and productive citizens.
The focus of the group is character and leadership, wellness and health, financial literacy, academic success, healthy relationships, and life planning.
Program Goals:
- Increase girls’ sense of self-worth
- Improve their perspective on education
- Help girls develop and define their short-term and long-term goals
- Encourage social awareness
- Build positive relationships and support networks with adults and peers
The Embrace Program
The Embrace Program is a wrap-around service with the goal of strengthening family life, school life, and the personal life of any student enrolled in school. It focuses on the child and family unit working together in multiple sessions throughout the school year to address prevention, intervention, and diversion programs for at-risk youth. The basic criteria include low academic level, high absentee rate (8+ absences), low student engagement, class disruption, and issues at home or in the community.
The Uplift Program
College mentoring program for high school Seniors aspiring to be 1st generation immigrant college students in the United States, including 1:1 mentoring for goal setting, application and scholarship support, and no cost trips to local universities.