2023-06-20T18:02:17-07:00 2022-12-31 BA Consulting 1220 Timber Drive East 1109 Garner NC 27529 990 2022-01-01 522169397 Launching Educational Assistance Programs Forward Inc LAUN 4105351803 PO Box 373 Prince Frederick MD 20678 Rhonda Thomas President 2023-06-20 true Rhonda Thomas 999009999 true Barry Brown CPA P01865442 9193419607 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PO Box 373 Prince Frederick MD 20678 116676 false X www.leapforwardinc.com X 1999 MD To serve youth from disadvantaged ethnic backgrounds by providing them with social and cultural enrichment that include seminars that foster self-esteem and academic excellence, college tours and educational support and exposure to science, technology, enginnering, and math careers. 16 15 0 18 0 109627 114923 3234 1738 16 15 512 0 113389 116676 70730 68178 0 0 0 3833 24235 41091 94965 109269 18424 7407 174413 181954 0 174413 181954 To serve youth from disadvantaged ethnic backgrounds by providing them with social and cultural enrichment that include seminars that foster self-esteem and academic excellence, college tours and educational support and exposure to science, technology, enginnering, and math careers. false false 68641 67471 Held a virtual 21st Anniversary Celebration program which aired on our YouTube Channel. Grammy Award winner Debbie Sledge of the Sister Sledge Family delivered the dynamic keynote address. Awarded 48 scholarships for a total of $65,000. All the recipients received a minimum of $1,000. This was due in part to a large grant we received from Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA in 2021. With these funds, we were able to increase scholarship amounts for 18 critical need students by an additional $760. Twenty-two students are pursuing STEM majors, including nursing. We were entrusted with five additional memorial scholarships for Patterson, Costley, Boyd, Bell, and the Mastermind Group which will be awarded in 2023. We now manage 31 scholarships. 21479 1738 Continued facilitation of the Pre-college Initiative membership program in collaboration with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) for 80 underrepresented ethnic youth exposing them to careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the Youths were provided: (1) Virtual and in-person STEM monthly sessions; (2) Exposure to the Southern Maryland Autonomous Research and Technology facility and laboratories; (3) virtual Math tutoring; (4) Exposure to Guest speakers representing diverse STEM Fields. (5) Participated in virtual STEM competition teams including FIRST LEGO robotics, coding, and math competitions; (6) Industry field trips included NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Continued our CASH NSBE Jr. students (STEM Dreams) with a series of leadership presentations, motivational speakers, and hands-on activities. (www.cashnsbejr.com) 10523 707 (1)Continued offering educational services for disadvantaged and underrepresented ethnic youth to: (a) Promoted the awareness of career opportunities in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; (b) provided access to college planning assistance; and (c) provide mentoring and tutoring service; (2) funded by a grant received from the Maryland Heritage Area Authority, we continued to add to our Black History cultural exhibit; (3) Provided cultural awareness to over 1000 students at 4 schools (Calvert Middle, Calvert High, Northern High, Thomas Stone High); (4) Put virtual infrastructure in place to allow programs to continue including securing numerous IT tools; (5) recipient of an operational grant from the State of Maryland to continue overall nonprofit operations; (6) developed a tribute to the rich history of local Calvert County residents in our Local History Makers and Local Living Legends exhibit (2)Our Destined4Success girls mentoring program continued virtually and in person with diverse workshops and support. Our lunchtime mentoring program, Destined4Success at Calvert High School, continued to thrive and supported 20 underrepresented female students and 9 graduating seniors. They attended the Alfred Street Career Fair at the University of the District of Columbia Van Ness Campus and toured Morgan State University in Baltimore. The students also visited the Blacks in Wax Museum. 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