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Making the Connection

A LEAD Charter School Graduate Plugs Into His Future

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Invested in Newark

YouthBuild and PGIM: A Partnership Built on Exposure, Preparation, and Pathways Forward

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A Strong Foundation

Building on the Right Blueprint

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For the Smaller Me

How one Newark EMS Corps Graduate is building the version of herself she once needed

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From Newark to the Network

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One Step at a Time: One YouthBuild Student’s Journey Toward a Brighter Future for Herself and Her Daughter

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Breaking Cycles, Building The Village: Shaka’s Story

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From Voice to Vision: Yaneliz's Year of Leading Change

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Finding Her Lane

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Blueprints of Resilience

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When One Door Closes: How One Student Turned Loss into Leadership

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A Journey That Starts at Home

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And She Speaks: LEAD Charter School graduate details experience with disconnection and youth advocacy work

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The Roller Coaster Ride: LEAD Class of 2024 graduate shares how the journey to postsecondary success is often full of twists and turns

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Float like a butterfly: LEAD Charter School Class of 2024 Graduate reflects on her metamorphosis and finding her path to success

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A strong foundation: YouthBuild Newark educator and current student highlight experiences in the program

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Holding out a healing hand: YouthBuild alumni shares her healing process and the joy of healing others as a CNA

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Encourage Yourself: United Community Corporation YouthBuild Program Assistant details path toward empowering the next generation

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City Hall Superman: YouthBuild alumni discusses path to discovering his inner superhero and protecting his community

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Past isn’t Prologue: Class of 2023 graduate reflects on tumultuous past while looking forward to his bright future, center stage