(219) 980-7120 or
(219) 887-2046
P.O. Box M622
Gary, IN 46401

Board of Directors

Dr. Vernon G. Smith
President

Dwight Pointer
Vice President

Daniel Baker
Secretary-Treasurer

Rev. Richard Wilford
Chaplain

Services

The African American Achievers Youth Corps, Inc. (AAAYC) operates on the Indiana University Northwest Campus, 3400 Broadway, in Gary, Indiana. Mentoring services are provided Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. Tutorial and counseling services are provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays (2^nd - 4^th Grading Periods) from 4-7 p.m. during the academic school year. Tutorial and counseling services may be requested and are scheduled on an arranged basis as time and space permits. We also sponsor a summer academic camp for a six week period during the summer recess. We provide entrepreneurial opportunities and go on monthly excursions to amusement parks, Bulls and Pacer games, rodeos and more.  Our service area is primarily in Gary, but we accept members from all of Northwest Indiana.

Monthly Enrichment Meetings

The African American Achievers Youth Corps, Inc. will continue weekly enrichment/group mentoring meeting every Saturday at 1:00 P.M. in Hawthorn 219 on the Indiana University Northwest campus. Speakers and presenters will include:

Dr. Vernon G. Smith

Dwight E. Pointer, MSW

John Finn and other guest speakers

EXAMPLES OF SUBJECT MATTER WILL BE AS FOLLOWED:

Self-Esteem

Academic Achievement

Male Sexual Responsibility

Setting Your Goals

Check Your Attitude

Community Service Project

(1) On Good Friday the AAAYC will clean apartments for senior citizens at the Al Thomas

Senior Citizen High Rise. Lunch for participants will be provided.

(2) On a Saturday in April or early May the AAAYC lead volunteers from all Gary

Schools in a Stash the Trash Project. The entire 49 block length of Broadway (Rt.53) in Gary is cleaned of winter debris. Lunch and certificates are provided to all participants.