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All posts tagged "opportunity youth"
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayOpportunity Youth Need Support to Be Next Youth Workers, Advocates
In my role of leading national youth policy conversations, something has been bothering me. These last few years, it has become a...
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3.1KNewsRep. Lucy McBath, Other Leaders Talk About Working With Opportunity Youth of Color
Achieving equity in the U.S. starts with giving young people of color a level playing field, Rep. Lucy McBath says.
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3.3KGuest Opinion EssayWe Must Help College Youth in Foster Care By Unearthing the Hard-to-find Resources They Need
Why did no one tell me? I’ve heard this question countless times. The last time it came from one of our foster...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayKeep Disconnected Youth on Track for Their Sake and the Economy’s
Over the past five years, public awareness of the plight and promise of young people who are not in school or the...
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6.0KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Deepen Your Mentoring Relationship With Opportunity Youth
As Oprah says, “A mentor is someone that allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone that allows...
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4.2KFrom the BureausFrom Dropout to Diploma at Youth Opportunities Unlimited in Los Angeles
Last year, 11th-grader Terri Holden, 17, found herself on the road to dropping out of high school — like one in every...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayYouth-Serving Leaders Really Need the Value Add of Good Coaching
In the early fall, I will complete my 11th year at Jobs for the Future and my 46th year working in the...
