Youth Academy
Alumni Leadership Fellowship
Eligible Strong Minds alumni may continue their leadership development through age 20 while pursuing postsecondary education or training.
Eligibility
Who Can Continue Through Age 20
Continued participation is available to alumni who meet all of the following requirements.
- Previously participated in Strong Minds
- Enrolled in an approved college or university
- Or enrolled in a trade program, apprenticeship, or certification program
- Or enrolled in another approved post-secondary education or training program
- Approved by the Founder
Alumni participation is individualized. Schedules, expectations, and commitments are agreed upon before the program year begins.
Focus areas
What Alumni Fellows Do
Advanced projects
Longer-horizon work that stretches research, design, communication, and delivery skills.
Entrepreneurship
Business modeling, branding, pitching, financial literacy, and launching real ventures.
Senior mentoring roles
Alumni support younger fellows as near-peer leaders under staff supervision.
Community service
Service projects that connect leadership to visible community impact.
Career development
Résumés, interviewing, professional communication, networking, and workplace readiness.
Postsecondary planning
Navigating college, trade, apprenticeship, and certification pathways with support.