The Youth Empowerment Network has been fortunate to be a part of the lives of so many wonderful people.

Here is some of their feedback:

Parents of incarcerated youth 

"Dear Dr. Nina Craft,

My wife and I are so happy and proud of the improvement in our son's behavior and appearance. He has shown constructive advancement all around. Your program is definitely positive. We've seen the difference in the boys there. We hope to God you and your program remain because you are needed.  Thank you!"

Their son's words

"Dear Dr. Craft:

I am so pleased to have been part of your pilot program. There is such a difference in me, that I can readily see and use, for example; the relaxation technique helped me to calm myself through visualization.

Next, the P.R.E.S.A. model which is Point, Reason, Example, Summary and Action. This itself is wonderful because it has helped my memory, with which I have always had a problem. This also aided me in writing essays and writing for Teen View.

Now that I have completed this program I have been given the opportunity to use my new skills and teach it to my students in the program.

Sincerely,

Robert."

Another Student Teacher

To:  Dr. Craft
From: Juan
 
Since I have been teaching my fellow peers, I have seen myself actually being a positive role model. I'm very proud of myself in having acquired a considerable amount of knowledge and training which can assist me in solving the many problems that I will encounter in my everyday life.

Before joining the class, I had very low self-esteem and a very negative attitude. The class has helped me in many different ways; one way is not letting anything get in my way from accomplishing my goals. The other is always having positive thoughts in my head. The class that I'm talking about is the Self-Awareness class. It is very helpful to those people that are willing to learn and what it has to offer. It is also helpful for the youth to get to know themselves as well as the majority of society. I feel very strongly about the class and I would like to keep on teaching it as I move on in life. I would also like to recommend it to my friends. My overall positive opinion is that anyone who believes in themselves as well as others, can do, and become anything they want. This is truly what I believe.

Recognition includes:

Los Angeles Mayor's Commendation	Los Angeles County Supervisor's Commendation	Los Angeles City Commendation
Click to View	Click to View	Click to View