Posts Tagged ‘Youth’
Jaylene Hernandez: Pursuing Her Dream and Finding Her Passion
Quick Take. With few opportunities in her hometown, Jaylene Hernandez moved to Tucson, AZ with her entire family where she attended Pima Community College and worked part-time. She hoped to transfer to a four-year institution but soon realized that the cost was prohibitive. Not sure of her next steps, Jaylene visited the Youth Employment Center,…
Read MoreLiam Chavez: Finding Help, Community, and Promise for the Future
Liam Chavez: Finding Help, Community, and Promise for the Future Quick Take: Liam Chavez overcame physical and mental health challenges in childhood and adolescence by channeling his energies into academic success. Uncertain of a career path after college, he found the Unity Council, where he completed a WIOA-funded program that placed him on a path…
Read MoreHannah Johns: Finding Strength in Adversity and Charting a Path Forward
Quick Take. Hannah Johns overcame a difficult childhood in rural Nebraska to complete high school, enroll in community college, and, with the help of the state Department of Labor, land a full-time paid internship with Riverside Discovery Center, a park and zoo complex. Early Life. Hannah was raised in Garing, a small community in western…
Read MoreNYEC Federal Policy Roundup (2/25/22)
This Week’s Update Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: If confirmed, she would be the first Supreme Court Justice to have worked as a public defender – and the first Justice since Thurgood Marshall with significant experience defending (rather than prosecuting) criminal defendants. She also served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission during a time…
Read MoreNYEC Federal Policy Roundup (2/14/22)
BBB: We’ve been hearing that anything branded BBB is unlikely to pass. This article in Politico indicates that the BBB bill is dead but that reconciliation may still be a vehicle to move some of these ideas forward. If there is a smaller package, pieces we care about may be included in some way. Sen. Manchin…
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