More than 60,000 young adults in the DC metro area lack access to sustainable economic opportunity due to a lack of skills, credentials, degrees, and/or opportunity. This summer, Year Up opened its first campus within Washington, DC. Read More: A Vision for the Future: Year Up’s New Campus in Washington, DC
Kamilah Hayes-Lewis, a tutor with the Literacy Lab, which provides reading support for pre-kindergarteners to third-graders from low-income families, works with the youngest students in D.C.-area public and charter schools. Read More: Why visualizing images is so important for young readers, and how to foster the skill
Pinkey Reddick, a 2004 graduate of H.D. Woodson’s Business and Finance Academy in Ward 7, worked 10 years in a franchise restaurant, learning the ropes. In 2016, she stepped out on faith to start her own business. Read More: Pinke’s E.A.T.S. Prospers with JPMorgan Chase and the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
Amid teacher shortages and student mental health concerns, one Washington, D.C., charter school turned to mindfulness practices to support staff, teacher and student well-being. Read More: ‘They Still Cared’: D.C. Computer Science Charter School Makes Mindfulness Part of School Day for Staff and Students
