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Building a Foundation for Trust and Healing
Youth and young adults are searching for healing and for someone to listen to them. Programs creating safe, positive, nurturing, and loving space where vulnerable youth and young adults are accepted and not judged, create a space where individuals can trust and flourish.
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Honoring Ambition and Future Goals
Preparing someone for employment and helping them get a job is a good thing no matter what, but it’s also important to support long term aspirations to ensure continued growth and motivation.
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Relationship: Connection, Belonging, and Giving Back
Many disconnected youth and young adults view non-profit programs as part of a system that has failed them. They don’t want to feel like a number being recruited into a program; they want connection and relationship.
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Internship Stipends and 1099 Tax Filing Guidance
Many advocacy organizations and training programs offer internships that pay participants stipends or hourly wages. For tax purposes, these earnings are often classified as self-employment income. Filing taxes using a 1099 may be unfamiliar territory for many. Despite programs providing tax preparation information and training, youth and young adults report being caught off guard when…