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National Guard Honored for Youth ChalleNGe Program
September 1, 2022
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp accepts the 2022 American Legion National Education Award on behalf of the National Guard Bureau at The American Legion 103rd National Convention at the Milwaukee Center in Milwaukee Aug. 31, 2022. The award was presented for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, which helps “at-risk” teens earn their high school diploma or GED.

Inaugural Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy class graduates
December 21, 2021
Nevada National Guard Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, adjutant general, directs a Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy student Dec. 17, 2021, during the graduation ceremony for the inaugural class in Elko, Nev. Twenty-one students graduated from the residential phase of the program.

Challenge accepted: from Youth ChalleNGe to Soldier
July 28, 2021
Idaho Army National Guard Pfc. Riley Ward directs candidates at the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Pierce, Idaho, July 21, 2021.

Michigan Guard answers call at home and abroad in busy year
August 10, 2020
Soldiers from the 63rd Troop Command assisted the local Department of Public Health with a drive-thru COVID testing in Tawas City June 19, 2020. As of May 2020, more than 1,000 Michigan Guard Soldiers and Airmen are actively supporting the state’s COVID-19 response at the request of state and local agencies.

Michigan YCA completes class despite COVID-19 obstacles
May 18, 2020
The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy's class 42 graduated despite obstacles created by COVID-19. The academy educates, trains and mentors at-risk youth in a quasi-military environment at no cost to participants, giving young people the skills to become productive and responsible citizens.

Youth Challenge Academy cadets, staff mobilize for community
April 22, 2020
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy Cadets Jonathan Ciszczon and Jonathan Shapiro measure and cut fabric to make cloth masks to be donated to facilities in the Battle Creek community April 8, 2020.

Belize leaders visit Louisiana Youth Challenge Programs
April 26, 2017
Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program cadets tell their stories to key leaders from Belize during their tour of YCP at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, April 11, 2017. The Belize leaders are hoping to start a youth development program similar to the Guard’s YCP program in Louisiana to give at-risk youth a chance at a better future in Belize.