Georgia Youth Challenge Program

The Georgia Youth ChalleNGe Program is a voluntary alternative education program open to 16 to 18-year who are behind academically or have already left school and who are looking for a way to change their lives through education, service to community, physical fitness and life skills training. This 22-week residential military-style, tuition-free program helps young people earn their GED, or High School diploma and offers pathways to enroll in college, enter the workforce or join the military. Since 1993, Georgia has graduated over 17,500 young people from this program and over 50% have earned an academic credential, either a GED or High School diploma, that provided them the ticket to a more productive future. The consequences of dropping out of high school can have serious, long-term repercussions not only for individuals, but for families, communities and society at large. The Georgia Youth ChalleNGe Program was created as a means to provide a positive future to those who believe that there is a better life if they would only make a decision to Rise to the ChalleNGe!