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PRESS RELEASE
Monday, April 5, 2004
AGBU GENERATION NEXT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH GLENDALE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
On April 5, 2004, AGBU Generation Next Chairperson, Susanna Sahakian,
and Program Coordinator, Nora Ayvazian, signed a partnership contract
with Arlette DerHovanessian of the Glendale Unified School District
(GUSD). Ms. DerHovanessian, a Psychologist and Counselor by profession,
is the Program Manager of Project G.R.A.C.E. (Glendale Refugee &
Asylee Children Excel). The purpose of this collaboration is to
provide GUSD students with a mentoring support program that will give
the students guidance and tools for success in all aspects of their
lives. This partnership will strengthen the ties between AGBU and GUSD
and will enable both parties to better serve Glendale’s Armenian
students.
Since its establishment in 1997, AGBU Generation Next mentors and
staff have served over 100 Armenian students ranging from the seventh
to eleventh grades. Adult volunteers from AGBU Generation Next assist
these students with issues involving academics, behavior, and
acculturation. By providing positive role models, our volunteer
mentors help these young Armenians become responsible, self-sufficient
young adults.