Category: Youth Development
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We recently took a contingent of future leaders from Detroit to the Youth in Government conference in Washington, D.C. Our staff member, Kiylise Crutchfield blogged at the Skillman Foundation website about the experience. Check out our star, Da Vante Cole from Cody, a future leader of our country. He’s front and center in the picture.
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“Middle school was not my favorite time. It was hard if you didn’t have something to be involved in. One day you have a friend, the next day she hates you.” Lindsay’s feelings on middle school are much like every middle schooler’s experience. As a young girl Lindsay’s parents enrolled her in a variety of
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“It’s amazing to see something that is intended to bring joy,” she says of the Detroit Creativity Project. “A lot of these kids we serve have a lot of challenges in their daily life. A class (that has a) by-product of (making) you laugh can be kind of a godsend.” -Margaret Edwartowski, Y Arts Executive