Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

Program Description

The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is available to low-income students going into their senior year of high school in the fall. Participants are afforded the opportunity to prepare for their future, develop their work competencies, explore hundreds of careers through hands-on experiences, attend field trips, participate in job shadows, and more. Moreover, professionals from major industry clusters speak to the groups regularly and students tour various local universities, training centers, and worksites. Staff meet the students individually at home and/or school on a regular basis to further ensure the special needs of each participant are being met properly. Participants will earn a modest stipend periodically based on participation and goal completion throughout the school year and post-graduation. The program is offered to students who attend East Allegheny, McKeesport Area, Penn Hills, West Mifflin Area, and Woodland Hills High Schools ONLY. ELP holds weekly sessions during the school day for the entire school year at each of the schools to allow students to participate without taking them away from any extra-curricular activities.