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Young Men of Talent — Ensuring college degrees and workplace readiness for Black and Brown males. After a successful launch in the 2023-24 school year, the Young Men of Talent (YMT) partnership among CFES Brilliant Pathways, the University of Vermont, and community/business leaders is ready to build on its success in the 2024-25 school year. How does it work? YMT assists Black and Latino male students by providing academic, social, and professional networks that provide formal and informal mentoring, advice, and encouragement. Business and education leaders hold regular virtual and in-person meetings with YMT Scholars and help them obtain paid summer internships in their fields of interest. Older students who have recently navigated similar challenges serve as relatable mentors to younger peers. YMT students receive priority registration for college classes and preferential choice in academic advisors. To help them establish connections and build community, students also attend monthly dinners hosted by academic and corporate leaders. While the data is encouraging, it can’t begin to capture the program’s true impact. YMT has not only provided resources and support, but has fostered genuine excitement among participating students. They experienced firsthand that many people in academic and business circles care deeply about their success. See the full report on CFES Brilliant Pathways and the YMT program at https://lnkd.in/e4sv6X5W. Global leader CFES Brilliant Pathways, based in Essex, N.Y., has been helping underserved K-12 students from rural and urban communities become college and career ready for over 33 years. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/d3SRhHc.

Last weekend, I visited my Alma Mater, Davidson College - recently ranked top 10 best college in the nation by The Wall Street Journal, Go Cats! As an alumni board volunteer, I had the awesome opportunity to meet with student leaders at the school. My aha? We, as alumni, are seen as beacons and torchbearers! Students seek our experiences so that our paths & accomplishments can serve as inspiration. This means as an alumni community, we have a responsibility and an opportunity to support students in achieving their full potential- woah. During our session, three key themes emerged: - The importance of providing vast visibility into alumni paths toward success. - The need for regional alumni presence during student showcases. - Access to insights on how previous student groups were managed, enabling current students to learn from both successes and challenges. Call to action?! Davidson alumni, get ready to be tapped and asked to plug in! Also, any international students who were able to successfully source internships to remain in the US post-graduation, please DM me. Your guidance is requested! -- Left to right: @Christopher Anosike, Mikayla Bowens, Danielle Dory Hyppolite, Brianna Burton, Rayna McKenzie, Stacy Miruka, Kasha Salia, Chris Burton, D.Min., Jalyssa Hobbs, @Daniel Thomas, Arielle Germeus. Photo taken by Sarah Taylor <3

Your beginnings don’t define you✨ I used to be embarrassed about the fact that I didn’t have a father figure present in my life. Throughout my teenage years, I was adamant about changing my surname to my mother’s maiden name as her family raised my twin sister and I from Day One. Given the fact that I grew up in a single parent household, things weren’t so easy. I remember going through the Argos catalogue (if you know, you know), and circled everything I wanted. But deep down, I knew we couldn’t afford it. I used to be embarrassed about the fact that I had free school lunch meals when I went to state schools, as most people around me were able to afford lunches. I used to be embarrassed about the fact that I was one of two black girls (the second person being my twin sister) in my entire primary school. Due to people’s comments, I used to hate having my natural hair out as a child, and spent so many years hiding my hair in braids. Social Mobility Day is a very important day for me because all these years later, these things no longer bother me. As an adult, I have learnt to embrace all the things I used to find so negative and see them as my strengths. Being in a single parent household has taught me so much about hardwork and emotional resilience. Being a recipient of free school meals has taught me how to be grateful of everything you have in the moment. Being one of the only POCs in the room has taught me that I have a right to be where I am, and I shouldn’t hide my true self. As a volunteer at The Black Apprentice Network (BAN), we strive support black students of underrepresented areas into amazing apprenticeship opportunities. Never in a million years did I think I’d ever be where I am today due to teachers not motivating me to aim high, particularly in my first secondary school. However, being an apprentice has enabled me to learn an immense amount from my colleagues, university and peers for nearly two years, whilst having the opportunity to network with individuals in the industry. And this is only just the beginning. What’s your story? #socialmobilityday #degreeapprentice

All-In Cincinnati proudly partnered with our esteemed Core Team Member, Iris Roley, a distinguished Black woman community leader advocating for #justice and #racialequity. Under Iris’ leadership, the Policing Accountability and Public Safety Regional Conference convened community leaders, policymakers, and experts to foster dialogue on policing accountability and public safety. All-In Cincinnati continues to support Iris Roley's efforts, aligning with our commitment to promoting justice and racial equity in Cincinnati. 🎯 #GOALS - #3PsImplementation: Creating spaces and opportunities through paid apprenticeships #Paying, positive reinforcement of cultural identity #Pride, and identifying talents and abilities among young Black women #Purpose. - #CommunityEngagement: Collaborating with local organizations to develop policies that support holistic growth in safe, inclusive spaces. 📈 #PROGRESS - Participated in a comprehensive discussion at Cincinnati City Hall, mobilizing community support for effective policy change around safe third spaces. - Successfully collaborated with Iris Roley, by sponsoring and participating in the Policing Accountability and Public Safety Regional Conference. We engaged with #communityleaders and #policymakers in critical discussions on justice and racial equity for young Black women. 📣 #GETINVOLVED - Support young #Blackwomen by providing internships and apprenticeships that contribute to their personal and professional growth. Fill out our questionnaire https://lnkd.in/ebFgmvuy and better equip the #nextgeneration of leaders in our community. - Denisha Porter Sheryl L. Alicia Reece Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Esq. #allincincinnati #policyagenda #policychange #systemchange #YouthInitiative #celebratingsuccess #community #policeaccountability #publicsafety #collaboration

Friday Poll ✨ Calling all Tucson high school seniors! What are the top three things you're looking for in a college degree experience? Share your priorities in the comments below and let's see what matters most to our future college students! 🎓🤔  • • • #TucsonBusinessCommunity #LocalCollaboration #SupportLocalBusinesses #PartnershipMatters #TucsonPride #CommunityDrivenEducation #StudentOpportunities #BusinessNetworking #CareerDevelopment #InternshipProgram #LocalEconomy #BuildingConnections #TucsonLeadership #EducationForAll

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Every time we conclude a semester of The Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program (YLP), I wonder where the weeks have gone. Countless policy briefings, First Principles lectures, skill development briefings, days of Capitol Hill training, shared meals, even salsa dances (thanks, Roger Severino), not to mention all the hard work on the job...it's hard to claim this isn't the best internship in the Nation's Capital. It's always a bitter-sweet day when it all ends, and we watch our next batch of torchbearers leave to take on the world. But they've been taking on the world for years, so we have nothing but optimism. America's future is forged here at Heritage, and, man, am I honored to be a part of it. These things don't just happen. Mary Catherine Machalec, your tireless, daily devotion to running this program is inspiring. I know and everyone knows: this isn't a job for you...this is a calling. Every day, you wake up feeling dangerous (thanks, Baker Mayfield); and you fight for all the best reasons. You fight to build humans who love humanity. Thank you. And what would YLP be without our Student Programs intern, Macy Gunnell? When pitching YLP to outside audiences, I regularly highlight that Heritage interns don't just fetch coffee and fill a headcount. They do real work. And their work is indispensable. That's why almost one-quarter of Heritage's staff is former interns. We put our money where our mouth is. Macy, you're the best of them, and these 50+ interns wouldn't have had the semester they did without you. I'm thrilled to see the places you go. "Society...becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born." -Edmund Burke.

🚨‼️OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Applications are now open to become a Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship partner organization for Summer 2025! This Summer at our end of fellowship retreat our talented cohort of early-career professionals enjoyed a weekend of environmental connection, fun, unity, and belonging. Grounded in nature, fellows reflected on their summer where they worked full time internships at top companies in the climate sector, enjoyed career development programming, and built life long communities at a retreat marked by joy, adventure, and optimism. We are excited to come back next summer even bigger and better, as we grow the cohort and collaborate with more partner organizations. Share this video with your favorite climate and environmentalist organizations! BGE’s historic Hazel M. Johnson (HMJ) program launched in the Summer of 2024 to attract, support, and sustain the critical voices missing from the environmental movement. Why? Despite people of color bearing the brunt of the climate crisis and making up nearly 40% of the U.S. population, an industry ‘green ceiling’ remains, with people of color only making up 12-16% of the workforce. Within academia, the same, systemic issues are apparent. In 2021, a mere 138 Bachelors Degrees in Environmenal Science were awarded to Black women in the U.S. That’s unacceptable. Black women and gender-expansive environmentalists are crucial to ideating and implementing the innovative, holistic approaches we urgently need to solve our shared, triple planetary crisis. That’s why BGE is building a Black, ‘green’ workforce pipeline by providing HMJ fellows with paid environmental internships, dedicated mentorship, and ‘green’ career retention strategies. And we’re more passionate than ever about continuing and expanding this career program by and for Black Womxn environmentalists to benefit our community, our movement, and our planet. Decision maker? Apply to become a host organization: https://lnkd.in/eSszt5-q Register to join our info session on 10/09 at 6 pm EST: https://lnkd.in/eBHRFhZQ

We combine the technical skills and the softer skills delivering cohesive impact creating programmes which are making a difference in Bradford, there is lots more to do and particularly with girls and young women, with us seeing that 10% or less are picking STEM subjects at GCSE, A Level, Apprenticeship, FE, HE and employment. Find out more about 'How to build opportunities in tech for future generations' here: https://lnkd.in/ecTnmkqm

Each year, the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's Fund for Experiential Learning provides financial assistance to more than 30 graduate students pursuing meaningful professional experiences and unpaid internships. With generous support from the CVS Health Foundation, McCourt will award eight additional stipends, particularly for military-connected students and those interested in veterans’ affairs and health policy. https://bit.ly/3CLixvV