MAYOR'S OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES TO ACCEPT NEW YOUTH AMBASSADORS

MEMPHIS, TN-Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. and the City of Memphis Office of Youth Services Memphis Ambassadors Program (MAP) announce the official new applicant enrollment period for students entering the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades during the fall of 2014.

The Memphis Ambassador's Program (MAP) is a year-round enrichment program that targets area youth in grades 10, 11 and 12. MAP integrates community, business and neighborhood alliances and provides a curriculum based on four core values: Education, Health, Civic and Social Responsibility and Employability. The applicants are chosen from all 7 Memphis City Council Districts. The program operattes out of 8 community sites: Raleigh Community Center, Hickory Hill Community Center, Whitehaven Community Center, Glenview Community Center, Gaisman Community Center, Westwood Community Center, Bickford Community Center and Soulsville Towne Center.

Applicants must complete the online application during the application period from January 1st - February 28th. Using a random computer-based lottery process, applicants will be selected by Memphis City Council Districts and given a rank. The highest ranking applicants per City Council District will be invited to an interview. Interviews will take place in March.

More information http://www.cityofmemphisyouth.org/map.html.