As part of its ongoing community outreach, Formula DRIFT has partnered with Acceler8 – a California-based automotive education and workforce development program.
Established and run by Law Enforcement personnel, Acceler8 reaches high school students considered “at risk” due to behavior issues, academic status, family situations, and more. It also seeks to assist “opportunity youth,” which the DoE identifies as students aged 16-24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market. This segment accounts for an estimated 4.6 million young people in the US, or about one in nine young adults. Both groups are at risk of gang involvement and subsequent interaction with law enforcement and the court system.
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