West Virginia Mountaineer Challenge Academy Hits Milestone
22 Nov 2021
Throughout the 22-week program, cadets provided more than 3,864 hours of community service through 18 projects, a recognized value of more than $113,700.
The mission of the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is to train and mentor selected at-risk youth to become contributing members of society using the Eight Core Components in a quasi-military environment during a 22-week residential and one-year post-residential follow-up program. It is a free volunteer program for West Virginia youth ages 16 to 18 years old who are educationally at-risk.
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