“Opportunity does not always come knocking,” said James W., 18. “There are a lot of times when you have to go looking…When it does come, it will knock once and then leave. So, it’s not always that people don’t get opportunities, it’s that they are not looking, because they don’t know how.” “I think opportunities… Read on
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"Underserved." "Disadvantaged." "At-risk." In this video, teens from Metro Atlanta share how some of the language of youth development impacts them personally — and offer suggestions to YD professionals to update their language so that their good intentions can "awake each students personal abilities and allow them to shine in individual ways." Read on
Youth development professionals from three Atlanta-area nonprofits met up with VOX ATL to reflect and look ahead about what we’ve all learned through the sudden and necessary shift to virtual programming — and to share what we will carry forward to maintain quality in our youth development work. Read on
Read more and hear from the 20 young people honored at the 21st Century Leaders Georgia Youth Leadership Awards! Read on