The NOUI offers a FREE eight-week, in-person program taking place at the Leman Academy in Marana for kids aged 11-14. Once fellows are selected to join the program, each student will undergo an orientation that guides them on topics and issues they want to address, provides them with a blueprint of what their summer experience entails, and introduces them to an array of ideas to tackle for our final project. Our curriculum includes weekly guest speakers, professional development workshops, tailored curriculum modules, and mentor matches for each student. The final project will push fellows to create change in their neighborhoods by identifying the root cause of a problem and working towards a solution. Mentors will be local business owners and professionals from diverse backgrounds who can empathize with the struggles our students face. The goal of the program is to open new doors of opportunity, to educate students on how they can effect change in their respective neighborhoods, to equip them with life skills, and to match them with mentors of their choosing.