The Youth Leadership Foundation signature programs – the Program for Academic & Leadership Skills [PALS] for young women and the Tenley Achievement Program [TAP] for young men – train young professionals and college-aged men and women to build character and mentor 3rd-12th graders throughout the school-year and summer. We have served over 3,000 students in two decades and: 97% of them have graduated high school; 90% refer to their experience with a mentor as life-changing; and 80% have graduated from university, community college or trade school.