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2011 Youth LEAD Institute (YLI) Program
Published January 20, 2012 - No Comments
The 2011 Youth LEAD Institute (YLI) was the begining of a new era for LCL. Under the direction of a new Management, LCL partnered with a new cohort of young girls on their journey to defining themselves as women. The 2011 program participants were guided through the LCL curriculum through ...
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* LCL Alumni
Published January 20, 2012 - No Comments
Where are they now? Defining ourselves as women is a life long journey. We celebrate the journey that we shared with our past participants and look forward to their continued success. See below for more information about what members of the LCL family are doing today: Emily O’ ...
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LCL Launches 2012 Youth LEAD Program
Published January 18, 2012 - No Comments
LCL Youth LEAD program was co-founded in 2006 by a group of women committed to helping African American and Latina adolescent girls (ages 12-18) define themselves as women. Since it’s humble beginnings as a 8-week self-esteem mentoring program Youth LEAD has evolved into a 12-week le ...
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LCL’s New Website
Published January 17, 2012 - 3 Comments
LCL launched its new website today. Please leave us feedback below and let us know what you think!
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LCL Speaks at I.C. Stars MLK Celebration
Published January 16, 2012 - One Comment
LCL presented at i.c. Stars 2012 MLK Day Stakeholders meeting. Throughout the afternoon there were various presenters focused on global leadership, diversity, community impact, etc. LCL was introduced by Tyrone Stoudemire and presented on diversity and the ways in oppression limits ...
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LCL Hosts LEAD Expo
Published November 5, 2011 - No Comments
Las Caras Lindas (LCL) is a start-up non-profit organization dedicated to helping Black and Latina girls and women to collectively define themselves as women. Over the years, LCL realized the need that in order to fully support the healthy development of young girls that one must also supp ...
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Culture Lives Art Tour
Published October 18, 2011 - No Comments
LCL Culture Lives Art Tour: First Stop Woman Made Gallery. All art and poetry was created by the young women from our Youth Leadership Institute LEAD Program.
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YLI LEAD Leadership Panel
Published August 25, 2011 - No Comments
Each year LCL’s YLI LEAD Program introduces young girls to leading community women. The 2011 panel consisted of Jackie Covarrubias and LCL Summer Intern and student at Notre Dame University, Juanita Irizarry, Program Officer at The Chicago Community Trust, Olga M. Marroquin, Author ...
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LCLs Loving, Learning and Letting Go Art Workshop 2011
Published May 18, 2011 - No Comments
Olga Marroquin, Author of Liberating Mella led the 2011 LCL Youth Core Program participants through Loving, Learning, and Letting Go Workshop. Based on her Damaged Goods Workshop, LCL participants focused on artistically expressing the process of self discovery and self acceptance. The ...
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LCL Strength Finders Workshop and Tea Party 2010
Published August 23, 2010 - No Comments
As a part of becoming leading women in society, LCL hosts an annual Leadership Workshop and Tea Party. The goal of the event is to not only create a space for diverse girls to learn about their talents but to present their strengths to society and to leverage their strengths/ talents in a ...
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Blame It On The Alcohol Community Workshop
Published June 30, 2010 - No Comments
The LCL Blame It On The Alcohol Workshop 2010 was a multi-component primary prevention program targeted towards at-risk African American and Latino Urban youth and young adults (ages 14 to 21). The goal of the prevention program was to change community norms of underage drinking by dampe ...
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LCL YLI Core Program Community Tours
Published June 23, 2009 - No Comments
Las Caras Lindas youth tour Chicago’s ethnic communities, redefining stereotypes of Black and Brown communities from the inside out. A core component of the LCL model is shift away from deficit-based models, that tell young women negative stereotypes about themselves and their comm ...
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LCL Launches 2012 Youth LEAD Program

Published January 18, 2012 - No Comments

LCL Youth LEAD program was co-founded in 2006 by a group of women committed to helping African American and Latina adolescent girls (ages 12-18) define themselves as women. Since it’s humble beginnings as a 8-week self-esteem mentoring program Youth LEAD has evolved into a 12-week leadership development program for diverse young women designed to help [...]

LCL’s New Website

Published January 17, 2012 - 3 Comments

LCL launched its new website today. Please leave us feedback below and let us know what you think!

2011 Youth LEAD Institute (YLI) Program

* LCL Alumni

LCL Launches 2012 Youth LEAD Program

LCL’s New Website

LCL Speaks at I.C. Stars MLK Celebration

LCL Hosts LEAD Expo

Culture Lives Art Tour

YLI LEAD Leadership Panel

LCLs Loving, Learning and Letting Go Art Workshop 2011

LCL Strength Finders Workshop and Tea Party 2010

Blame It On The Alcohol Community Workshop

LCL YLI Core Program Community Tours

LCL Launches 2012 Youth LEAD Program

Published January 18, 2012 - No Comments

LCL’s New Website

Published January 17, 2012 - 3 Comments

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