Jordan
School: K-Central, Junior I hope to learn through UYFA: I hope that through my time with Urban Youth I can become more purposeful and set goals. I want to take advantage of my opportunities and be...
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School: K- Central, Junior I hope to learn through UYFA: I hope through the year and our time in Africa I learn to appreciate the things I have more, and value my many opportunities. I also want to...
View ArticleYasmine
School: K-Central, Senior I hope to learn through UYFA: I hope to learn about other cultures and what makes people happy and successful. I hope that I can make a difference in people’s lives here in...
View ArticleImani
School: K-Central, senior I hope to learn through UYFA: I hope to make a change in my life and better myself by grabbing hold of my opportunities and stepping out of my comfort zone and interacting...
View ArticlePierre
School: K-Central, senior I hope to learn through UYFA: I hope to gain a better understanding of other cultures and to appreciate the differences and the things we share in common. I hope to make new...
View ArticleLaura Jager
Job: Director, Urban Youth for Africa. Education: Attended Calvin College. Laura has been the fund developer for Urban Youth for Africa since its inception. Now, she also oversees the planning and...
View ArticleJustin Moore
Job: Counseling, assessments, behavioral intervention and planning with at risk teens. Education: PhD student in Clinical Psychology (WMU) “I am passionate about working with and mentoring today’s...
View ArticleAlvin Hills
Job: Lead Direct Care Specialist of a local Group Home Education: B.A. – Business Administration (WMU); Master’s student in Counseling/ Psychology (WMU) “I would like to work directly with youth to...
View ArticleTanell Thomas
Job: Family Health Center; National Guard (7 years) including duty in Afghanistan Schooling: Master’s student in Public Administration (WMU) “I want to serve and lead youth that are from my urban...
View ArticleLeonza Hudson
Job: RN, Family Health Center; volunteers with Red Cross; recently served Hurricane Sandy victims. Father of 5; Major, U.S. Army (retired) Education: B.S. and Masters (WMU); Registered Nurse. “My...
View ArticleCassie
Cassie – Junior, Kalamazoo Central What I hope to gain from my year with Urban Youth for Africa is a better appreciation of things in my life. I hope it opens my eyes to how good I really have it here....
View ArticleKyra
Kyra – Junior, Kalamazoo Central What I hope to gain from my year with Urban Youth for Africa is a better understanding of the world around me. I also hope to have a stronger appreciation for the...
View ArticleDaariyon
Daariyon – Senior, Kalamazoo Central What I hope to gain from my year with Urban Youth for Africa is a sense of fulfillment. I hope to learn and understand what life is like in different continents. I...
View ArticleLaura’s First Post
Preparing for another year of service and leadership development with this UYFA team is amazing and daunting. As we meet and begin to cautiously build relationships of trust we start to see the...
View ArticleUYFA Experience
Thus far, this experience has been awesome. I’m enjoying getting to know this years team and being able to mentor and develop our new student leaders. Watching the movie clips of Blood Diamonds has...
View ArticleStrengths Finder
So far the whole UYFA experience has been amazing. I’m enjoying every moment of it, from mentoring the students to working together with the Leader team. I recently partook in the Strengths Finder 2.0...
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