Young Detroit Builders (YDB) is an 8-10 month training program that seeks to unleash the positive energy of unemployed young adults in order to rebuild their communities and their own lives. YDB offers comprehensive support services in the form of counseling, leadership development, life skills, and on-the-job construction training.
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Street Talk, Suite Talk has been developed through a collaborative process involving Anna, seven young poet-rappers, seven dancers, composer Jakov Jakoulov, and violinist Mark Berger. Advisors to the project include Anthony Toombs of Project Joy and Robert Macy from the On-Track Initiative, part of the Center for Trauma Psychology.
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Great to see everyone who joined us at NPi’s dialogue on Innovative Youth Programs and Initiatives at Cloud Place in Boston on November 5th. A special thank you to the students from Cloud Place and the Boston Arts Academy for sharing some of their ideas and work with us. For those of you who...
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The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute was founded in 1994 to assist and support families of homicide victims in the City of Boston. Today, the Peace Institute works with schools, families (both of victims and offenders), and communities to promote peace and unity.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Prosperity Initiative Hosts Community Dialogue On Social Change BOSTON, MA, October 13, 2009 – The New Prosperity Initiative (NPi) will host a speakers panel and community dialogue, “Innovative Youth Programs and Initiatives” on Thursday, November 5th, 2009. NPi dialogues bring together local leaders to discuss lessons learned, current projects,...
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With its roots firmly set in both the American Civil Rights Movement and Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Young People’s Project (YPP) promotes social justice using math literacy. Its programs have spread nationwide, teaching high school students to teach themselves and instilling in college students the value of giving back.
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BCCJ is a leadership development organization. We run two programs: one is called “LeadBoston” for adult professionals, and the youth program that we run for high schoolers is called “InIt” or the “Leadership Initiative.” So you might be thinking what’s leadership development? For BCCJ, we are trying to advance a community of socially responsible...
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