by melynn | Mar 8, 2019 | News
Gilbert Leyba, 24, studies at YouthWorks on Thursday. Leyba, who said he dropped out of high school soon after his mother’s death in 2009, is currently working to earn his GED Diploma. YouthWorks is ‘like a home away from home…There have been a lot...
by melynn | Feb 6, 2019 | News
YouthWorks staff and students pause for a photo—(left to right) Chef Carmen Rodriguez, Gilbert Leyba, Kalina Harvey, Sous Chef Jackie Gibbs, Executive Director Melynn Schuyler, and Manager of Special Projects Penny Rodriguez. Santa Fe Reporter’s Zibby...
by melynn | Feb 4, 2019 | News
KSFR, Santa Fe’s public radio station, featured YouthWorks in a two-part interview that aired on Monday and Tuesday, February 4 and 5.Wake-Up Call Host/Producer MK Mendoza spoke with both staff and youth who are, as she said, “paving the way toward...
by melynn | Jan 30, 2019 | Award, Culinary Program, News
YouthWorks has been awarded a grant of $1.1 million over three years to engage sixty-two disconnected youth and young adults in job training and certification. One team of young people will work with Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity constructing homes for low-income...
by melynn | Jan 21, 2019 | Culinary Program, News
YouthWorks commemorated Martin Luther King Day, January 21, with a day of service honoring 200 Santa Fe first responders. Under the direction of Chef Carmen Rodriguez and Sous Chef Jackie Gibbs, a team of Youthworks students baked 80 loaves of banana bread and 45...
by melynn | Dec 21, 2018 | Award, News, Verde
The YouthWorks Verde Project was recognized nationally by the Corps Network, an organization that advances programs to transform young people’s lives and communities through career development, conservation, and civic engagement.This prestigious award is given...
