Author: Mercedes Maness
Major Program: Youth Engagement Leadership Program (YELP)
Educating Kentucky’s youth on economically viable job opportunities in their own communities is key to investing in the future of the Commonwealth. Local workforce opportunities and educating youth on those opportunities increases the social and human capital of a community, as laid out in the Community Capitals framework. Building those capitals increases capacity and thus leads to progress and both individual and communal success within our communities. CREATE BRIDGES was formed in
