LONG BEACH BLAST - BETTER LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS TODAY
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Mission Statement
Long Beach BLAST’s mission is to improve academic and personal success for at-risk youth through collaboration and innovative approaches to mentoring and learning. Our vision is one day, each at-risk child living in Long Beach will have the opportunity to succeed in school.
About This Cause
Created in 2000 in response to Long Beach’s 2010 Strategic Improvement Plan, Long Beach BLAST set forth to bridge the gap for students who are “at-risk” and socioeconomically disadvantaged, giving them the opportunity to engage in productive activities, meet state and national academic standards, and become a future-thinking, college-and-career ready individual. Long Beach BLAST created two programs to meet these city-wide needs: The Academic Mentoring Program (AMP) and Bridge to Success. The Academic Mentoring Program (AMP) harnesses the enthusiasm and community spirit of local college students to provide personal mentoring to over 600 at-risk youth in Long Beach, providing service-learning opportunities for the college students and one-on-one mentoring and personal academic support for the youth. In 2009, Long Beach BLAST created the Bridge to Success Program to address the staggering dropout crisis of underserved 11th and 12th grade students in Long Beach. These are students who are the most “at-risk” for dropping out of school because they face difficult issues and consequences of poverty, such as homelessness, pressure from gangs, lack of parental involvement, and violence. Bridge to Success brings over 300 students the opportunity to rebuild their education and finish high school, as well as open their world to new possibilities with college and career opportunities.