Mission Statement
The mission of the“Challenge Life Youth Foundation” is to provide education on the benefits and necessity of a healthy physical and mentally challenging lifestyle. The focus of that education begins with young adults and involves the entire community.
What Is The “Challenge Life” Program?”
The “Challenge Life” program utilizes a series of community activities, mentoring, classroom presentations on mental and physical wellness and exciting competitions designed to help individuals set a course for a productive life. “Challenge Life” concentrates on six basic areas of concern in society today. The program focuses on: academic excellence, health awareness, drug and alcohol abuse education, job training personal responsibility and suicide prevention.
The Goals and Objectives of “Challenge Life”
- To bring a higher level of physical activity to all citizens to help combat the issues of child obesity, heart disease, diabetes and the problems that arise with a sedentary lifestyle.
- To bring recognition of the value of proper nutrition and to demonstrate how food fuels our energy level and fitness.
- To bring an awareness of the problems created by drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse. To demonstrate to community members how abuse can have mental, physical and sociological impacts on the individual, the family and friends.
- To help inspire the desire to learn. To demonstrate how learning can be fun and encompass a variety of topics from technical job training to music to mathematics.
- To demonstrate how goal setting can be applied to many facets of life and lead to a life of accomplishment.
- To demonstrate how social and personal responsibility benefits the entire community.
