WEEKEND RECAP: YLA/SNDP’S 20th YEAR OFMEMORIAL WEEKEND COMMUNITY SERVICE AT THE BOULDER CITY VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY Check out highlights and phots from this weekend below! On Saturday, May 29, 2021, the YLA/SNDP team, along with several other community members, laid over 30,000 flags at the Boulder City Veterans Memorial Cemetery to honor the brave men
IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL -NEW DATE- SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2021 Why the Change? We are so glad you asked!Read below for exciting news and details! We have MORE EXCITING NEWS in YLA land – YLA/SNDP is moving into a new and challenging chapter of is leadership and responsibilities, while helping teens be the best that they can be!
PROGRAM RECAP: YLA/SNDP Physical Training Leadership Program UPCOMING EVENT: YLA/SNDP Memorial WeekendCommunity Service Check out highlights and information below! PROGRAM RECAP That’s a wrap for our second PT in Southern Nevada Devil Pups Land! Our teens did an AWESOME jobpushing through the challenges they faced! YLA IS BACK IN ACTION BUILDING AMERICA’S FUTURE HEROES! Not
EXCITING NEWS! DEVIL PUPS ENCAMPMENT IS HAPPENING THIS SUMMER! Find details and information below! We are excited to announce that there will be a Devil Pups Encampment this summer! Since 1954, Devil Pups Inc. has brought thousands of young men and women to take part in this Good Citizen-Physical Development Program. Because of the unforeseen challenges
Check out highlights and pictures below! On Saturday, May 15th, YLA hosted the 1st YLA/SNDP PFT for the 8-Week Physical Training Leadership Program! All of our students did an excellent job pushing themselves to be the best that they can be! Through the yelling, running, and challenges, they still persevered! This is just the beginning
Roman Kokowsky, a former YLA/SNDP Graduate who was involved with all of our programs, took his oath as an Ensign in the US Navy, and graduated from Summa Cum Laude from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. In addition to this OUTSTANDING accomplishment, he was awarded the 1st-Honor Graduate Class of 2021, and the Robert G.
Our YLA Board Retreat was a Success Thank you Green Valley Ranch!A huge Shout-Out to Chris, Jeremy, Kara, Kat, and Kimo! This past weekend, the YLA Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and Committee came together for one mission – to help kids because they matter. Our dynamic and inspirational leadership team joined together to refine our current
Meet Sergeant Daniel Hernandez Sergeant Hernandez has been with YLA for 8 years. I grew up in a home that taught me about self-reliance and having a good work ethic. I have immigrant parents and grandparents that gave up their life dreams to raise me and my siblings in America. I saw the sacrifice needed for
Meet Mark Schick Mark is the Owner and CEO of Master Mechanical and has been with YLA for half a year. I have been following Youth Leadership Authority (YLA) since 2019 when Executive Director Marie Tomao promoted YLA though a Marketplace Event I was MC’ing/attending. I was so compelled by the YLA story and its history that
Meet Svetlana Carter Svetlana is our Treasurer and has has been with YLA for three years. I have known the Executive Director of Youth Leadership Authority (YLA), Marie Tomao, since 2011, and I have had the pleasure of witnessing her passion for helping youth. I watched YLA grow and develop over the years and was honored