Download the 2020 Mount Vernon STRONG Application. STRONG provides: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Encompasses youth development, drug and violence prevention, counseling, art, music, recreation, technology education, and character education, designed to reinforce and complement the students’ regular academic programming. ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS Includes providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet State and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects such as reading and mathematics. FAMILY LITERACY & ADVOCACY Offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION