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The American Indian
Recruitment
Programs

Serving the Southern California American Indian Community for over 31 years

Thank you for your support and friendship...

 

AIR Programs Student Leadership Honorees 2024

We are proud of all our Native Youth that participate in our many programs.  This year, we are especially proud to announce those selected for the "2024 Student Leadership Honoree" awards. 

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Antonio A. Amado (Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel)

Kailyn S. Culpeper (San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians)

Jocelyn C. Silva (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)

Huyana Vasquez (Pechanga Band of Indians)

Isabella Guevara (Algonquin Descendent)

Jacob Arellano (Pechanga Band of Indians)

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Congratulations!!!

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Please join us in celebrating our future leaders at our AIR Programs Awards and Fundraiser Banquet on October 30, 2024.

AIR Programs 31st Annual Awards and Fundraiser

Date: October 30th 

Location: Park and Market UCSD Extension

Save the Date to join us for our 31st Annual Awards Banquet - honoring our Native Youth and their great achievements

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AIR Programs Honors Project
Registration for Fall - 
Now Open

Creating opportunities for our Native and Tribal Communities.

Offering Course/Training at UCSD and San Diego State University for Native Youth

AIR NEWS

AIR News / Read all about it! -
October (Special Honorees Edition) 2024

AIR News / Read all about it! -
August 2024 -AIR Updates 

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AIR SUMMER 2024 / Complete

Thanking all our community collaborators for a great summer!!!  We had nearly 100 participants, worked with over 15 community organizations, had a great staff and more importantly renewed and made new friends.  Thank you everyone. 

AIR Annual Awards and Fundraising Banquet ~ 10/23

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Making A Positive Impact. Together.

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Tribal Youth Court

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Honors
Project

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Tutorial

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Scholarships

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Fundraising

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AIR: By The Numbers

Community Impact

2500

Students Served in 30 Years

Representation

40

Tribal Nations Represented

500

Goal

1

Goal of Pursuing Higher
Education

Mentors in 30 Years

About
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About AIR Programs

Our mission is to promote higher education among the Native youth community.

Created in 1993, the AIR Program has continuously served our San Diego American Indian community and Native youth through our after-school mentoring programs. In 2002, the AIR program was incorporated as a non-profit organization in response to low educational attainment among our Native youth. We have developed our mission as "the promotion and success of American Indians within education."

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The AIR program uses a “Teaching through Culture” model where Native youth learn about their culture and issues affecting their tribal communities. They contemplate the root causes and deliberate possible solutions with the help of college mentors (native and non-native) on many of these issues.

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