Leaders Corps

“Working with UCC I’ve learned that empowering youth is the most meaningful action I can take. To do so successfully, I have to be prepared, organized, and a responsible leader.”  – Leader Corps Member

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Our Leader Corps, or LC, is a cohort of young-adult leaders, oftentimes former program participants, who are trained facilitators of our youth programs. LC participate in our Leadership Development Institute (LDI), an intensive summer training program, and then work alongside our full-time program coordinators to facilitate our various afterschool programs. Throughout the program LC receive professional development opportunities and workplace skills training particularly in project management, communication, and advocacy.

 

The LC program reflects our dedication to developing social justice leaders who will take their training into the nonprofit, public, and private sectors where they can influence what policies and decisions are made and how programs and services are delivered, with an eye towards what is fair and just for all individuals. 

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Many of our former Leaders Corps members are teaching in Philadelphia and other cities or working in the nonprofit and public sectors. Additionally, many have pursued policy-oriented graduate and law school programs. These alums have taken their leadership on the road, helping to inspire a new generation of social justice leaders. Their example also serves as a powerful motivator for high school students who see in it the civic pathway to college and the college pathway to leadership.