Navigating Technology to Help Detroit Youth Prepare for College and Careers: Lessons from the Field

October 29, 2024

The session focuses on how a project hoped to build upon the success and infrastructure of Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) summer youth employment program to meet the larger goal of helping all Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) students prepare for college and careers. Programs like GDYT are important connection and intervention points to influence student’s postsecondary education and career planning. DPSCD is invested in utilizing the Xello career planning and readiness online tool to work with all students in the district. Join us to learn how the GDYT program and community-based organizations are working together to leverage their programs to reinforce and support college and career planning efforts.

Speakers

• Shuna Hayward, Vice President of Programs, Connect Detroit
• Vania Ruiz, Youth Workforce Development Director, Urban Neighborhood Initiative
• Alphonso Amos, Executive Director – Detroit, Urban Alliance
• Trina Shanks, PhD, Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for Equitable Family and Community Wellbeing, University of Michigan

https://michiganpcc.org/2024-conference/