ABOUT US
Our Mission
Next Level Christian Experience (NLCE) invests in successful public and private partnerships to provide effective leadership skills training for underserved communities, inspiring them to reach a higher level or Next Level of personal achievement.
Vision
Next level Christian Experience targets at-risk youth and adults and brings positive change by a dynamic collective of support services that promotes behavioral change.
Our Founder
Minister Earnell Samuel graduated from Clearwater High School and received his Bachelor’s and Masters degree in the years that followed. Minister Earnell received training for mentoring through the 500 Role Models of Pinellas County School and the Christian Youth Mentoring Association.
Partnerships
Next Level is partnering with the Upper Pinellas County Ministerial Alliance, Pinellas County Schools, the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Pinellas County Urban League and CareerSource Pinellas to achieve its mission and vision.
Program Description
NLCE is a prevention and intervention program designed for Pinellas County youthful offenders, young men and women 14 - 24 who are involved with the juvenile justice system or the adult criminal justice system and at-risk high school students.
The Adult Program Goal is to reduce further contact with the criminal justice systems by the successful completion of probation and re-focusing priorities to develop legitimate means for self-sufficiency; thereby, decreasing the recidivism rate for the targeted population. The Youth Program is designed to reduce school failure with the completion of high school or a GED program and lessen the likelihood of contact with the juvenile court system or the adult criminal justice system.
This demonstration project will focus on Clearwater residents initially, where there are a disproportionate number of poverty stricken families, youth and adult arrests, academic failure, and health disparities. The program will serve a total of 50 youthful offenders or at-risk high school students who need academic, social, and behavioral supports along with vocational training and employment assistance to lessen the likelihood of criminal activity.