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success stories
Apprenticeship Preparation Program Offers Tools for Change
"I thought being a man meant going to prison. That’s what you did in my neighborhood .... But I have a career now. I went from public assistance to a Visa card with my name on it. Flintridge’s program taught me how to get up, get dressed and show up no matter what. I’m learning how to live now, not just learning how to survive."
Miguel (former gang member, now an apprentice in the Laborers' Union)
Youth of Promise Mentoring: Powerful Support for Struggling Tweens and Teens
Strategies for Youth, an organization dedicated to improving police/youth interactions, has featured our Youth of Promise mentoring program at Washington Middle School as a promising practice.
"What do you do with failing, out-of-control 11-14 year olds headed for the juvenile justice system? You pair them up with police officers and fire fighters – for mentoring.
As a result of the Youth of Promise Mentoring Program and its dedicated volunteer mentors, the next few years look much brighter for these kids than it did just one year ago. They have a sense of direction, a network of emotional support, and a positive relationship with an adult they admire. Every mentee is working diligently to develop the tools they need to turn their lives around."
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