Updates
Save The Date
The Youth Alliances Fourth Annual William F. MIlam Celebrity Banquet will be held Friday, December 2, 2011. Vai Sikahema will host the evening and guests include Reggie Dabbs, Dave "The Hammer" Shultz, Seth Franco, Keith Elias, Brian Propp, Barrett Brooks and Adam...
We Need Your Help – Update
Hello Friends, As the school year approaches, we are debuting several new features surrounding our anti-bullying programs. We have unveiled a new website geared towards parents, teachers and educators, www.livingbullyfree.com. When you have a moment, we invite you...
July 2011 Update
Hello friends, The school year ended with bang as NBC 10 Sports Director and former Philadelphia Eagle Vai Sikahema shared stories of his personal life journey with students. He talked about what it was like immigrating to the United States with English being his...
Vineland 3 on 3 Update
Believe it or not, this was year twelve for the Got Game 3on3 basketball tournament where more than 600 young hoop lovers dribbled, shot and dunked the day away. Before tipoff, NBC 10 sports anchor and former Philadelphia Eagles player Vai Sikahema gave a motivational...
May 2011 Update
Hello Friends, It's no surprise that bullying in schools is a hot topic. In fact, I don't know anybody that hasn't either encountered or witnessed bullying as a kid. To deal with this issue head-on, we brought in the WWE's little boogie man Chris Hollyfield. At 4'4"...
Seth Franco March Tour
Hello Friends, We just had an exciting week of school assemblies with the Harlem Globetrotters Seth Franco, we did 21 programs and schools. check out this event and others at www.theyouthalliance.com or www.sjya.com Seth Franco, former “Globetrotter”, has played for...
Reggie Dabbs 2011 School Tour
Hello Friends, We had an amazing two-week school tour with Reggie Dabbs, with a grand-total of 44 assemblies in 11 school districts. Reggie's unique approach with students and staff is unrivaled. We received an overwhelming response from the community and the schools....
Darrin MacDonald
Hello friends, Just prior to winter break, we enjoyed sharing the musical talents of New Zealander Darin MacDonald with local students. Darin visited three different school districts, taking song requests and captivating the students with his broad musical repertoire....
December Update
This year our tradition of serving a holiday dinner at the Vineland's Alternative school continued. Students enjoyed turkey, stuffing mashed potatoes and baked ziti with all of the trimmings all thanks to our friends at Larry's II Restaurant. We also gave away the...
Gary Cobb School Tour
Hello Friends, We had an exciting week with CBS-3 sportscaster, 610WIP commentator and Former Philadelphia Eagle Garry Cobb #50.We were warmly welcomed at six school programs in the region as Garry delivered a message of running with someone else's ball. He described...