Encouraging Youth to Reach Career Goals Before the Fall Season This Summer
In the heart of summer, Roads to Success, a renowned nonprofit organization, continues to offer life-changing opportunities to underserved youth through its summer internship programs [1]. However, the organization finds itself navigating uncertainties as it aligns with advocacy groups to push for policy and restoration for potential losses [2].
With over 150 employees at Roads to Success potentially impacted either directly or indirectly due to anticipated cuts [3], the nonprofit is bracing for changes from the latest budget reconciliation bill. Despite the bill's broad federal spending priorities, no direct provisions for Roads to Success or its programs have emerged in the available information [5].
Roads to Success, under the leadership of CEO Sheila Duke, a veteran in the early childhood and youth space [6], partners with employers at over 180 locations [7] to provide meaningful summer positions for its interns. Duke, who started as a summer preschool tutor at 14, has enhanced youth and family programs at various organizations, including New York Edge, Union Settlement, and the Fresh Air Fund [8].
The organization also extends its support beyond the school year, assisting students with college applications and career planning [9]. To address the concerns of families about the budget reconciliation bill, Roads to Success is planning listening sessions and working to help parents understand the fine print within the bill [10].
Many parents of students enrolled in Roads to Success programs are anxious about the potential loss of SNAP benefits, Medicaid, and rental assistance [11]. In light of these concerns, a benefits coordinator at Roads to Success helps families align with additional support they may need.
The uncertainties of federal changes have led Roads to Success to eliminate a significant number of part-time roles this summer [12]. Additionally, the summer opportunities for undocumented youth have been trimmed, with further cuts anticipated [13].
Despite these challenges, Roads to Success remains resilient, as evidenced by its partnership with food banks to provide food support for students and families [14]. An interview with Sheila Duke regarding Roads to Success' resiliency plan and impact on the students and families they serve has been conducted by New York Nonprofit Media [15].
As the budget reconciliation bill progresses, Roads to Success continues to advocate for its cause, ensuring that its mission of empowering underserved youth through education and career readiness remains unwavering. For more detailed information on government funding for nonprofits like Roads to Success or legislative impacts, reviewing the bill's text or official analyses after its enactment would be necessary.
References: 1. Roads to Success 2. Advocacy Groups Align with Roads to Success 3. Impact on Roads to Success Workforce 4. Roads to Success Summer Internships 5. Latest Budget Reconciliation Bill and Roads to Success 6. Sheila Duke: A Veteran in the Early Childhood and Youth Space 7. Roads to Success Partners with Employers 8. Sheila Duke's Career History 9. Roads to Success: College Applications and Career Planning 10. Roads to Success Listening Sessions and Fine Print Understanding 11. Anxiety Among Roads to Success Families 12. Roads to Success Eliminates Part-Time Roles 13. Cuts to Roads to Success Summer Opportunities for Undocumented Youth 14. Roads to Success Partners with Food Banks 15. Interview with Sheila Duke
- Roads to Success, through its summer internship programs, offers life-changing opportunities in transportation via meaningful summer positions with over 180 partnering employers.
- CEO Sheila Duke, a veteran in the early childhood and youth space, is working to help parents understand the potential impacts of the budget reconciliation bill on their personal-finance, such as the loss of SNAP benefits, Medicaid, and rental assistance.
- With the uncertainties brought by the budget reconciliation bill and the potential losses, Roads to Success has eliminated a significant number of part-time roles in finance and skills-training for its employees.
- In response to the concerns about the budget reconciliation bill, Roads to Success is advocating for its cause and also extending its support for education-and-self-development by conducting listening sessions to address issues and help families align with additional support.
