From Career Academy student, to intern, to part-time employee, Abby dove headfirst into career exploration in the animal care field - and found a future career path.
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For many of us in the early days of deciding on careers, attaining certifications and education necessary to join a certain field did not actually translate into a lifelong career. Along the way came 180-degree career changes brought on by a variety of shifting factors — family, financial, and lifestyle, among others — which begs the question: When change is the only constant, is planning a career path even worthwhile?
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High Five Your Life, a program of Youthentity, is a career discovery and financial planning workshop and tool that helps students make informed decisions about their future
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Early exposure to financial concepts can only benefit kids, helping them to begin the ongoing process of learning to responsibly manage money. But don’t just take it from us - let one of our financial literacy students explain the importance of youth financial literacy.
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More than ever, many of us have money on our minds. A crazy housing market amid inflation and rising interest rates have created a strange environment, unpredictable to even the so-called experts. It’s cause for concern not only for our own wallets but for the effects on the next generation. And while there is no way to predict the future, we can help prepare kids through financial literacy education.
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You’ve likely heard about our financial literacy program’s expansion, particularly on the Front Range. What you may not have heard as much about is the team that played a significant role in making it happen.
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Each summer Chef Joe pulls together a compilation of summer recipes sure to be a hit with friends and family. Enjoy these bright dishes for the long days of summer 2022!
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What a year! Our culinary students learned so much - and their experiences went way beyond cooking. Watch the video to hear the 2022 culinary class talk about what Youthentity’s career programs mean to them.
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Young people now expect more out of their higher education experiences – and rightly so.
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We are a mere two months away from the 14th annual Youthentity Pig Roast Fundraiser, June 22-26th! Help us make this year’s event the best yet.
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Making the leap from high school to college, or to joining the full-time workforce, can feel like just that: a blind jump into a future unknown. What can we — the parents, teachers and adults in their lives — do to help prepare teenagers for this significant transition?
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If you’re a Carbondalian, then you know how much the Carbondale Chamber helps local businesses. Now, we love hearing from the leaders in our community and listening to them describe their career paths and backgrounds, and were fortunate to catch up with Andrea Stewart, Executive Director of the Carbondale Chamber, to ask her about her own career path and what’s next for the Chamber.
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We are thrilled to announce our ProStart culinary team's second-place win at last week's ProStart State Competition in Denver!
I have a confession: When I look back on my formative high school years, I remember little of my classroom experiences. In my defense, I know I’m not alone when I say that my day-to-day academic exercises were not the most impactful part of that time of life. When I reflect on what truly helped me to develop as a young person, it is the extracurriculars that stand out.
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As an experiential learning organization, we love hearing from our alumni - learning about what they’re doing now and the goals they’ve set for the future.
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It's official - Youthentity will compete in the 2022 ProStart Regional Competition! Four of our culinary arts students have joined the ProStart team, and will compete at the Regional event in Denver on February 24th. This annual competition has taken a two-year hiatus, and we're excited to introduce our culinary students to this exciting and educational experience.
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In our 14 years of delivering financial literacy workshops to students and schools throughout the Western Slope, we’ve found that several financial concepts stand out as having the most mystery and misconception surrounding them – and that these misconceptions can stick with us into adulthood:
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Spend now, spend later - but set intentions for both.
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Mentors help people learn, grow and progress in their careers, guiding them to set and achieve goals while helping to navigate crossroads and unfamiliar paths. It’s a unique relationship — one in which the benefits flow both ways.
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Am I spending too much? Am I spending money on the right things? How do I know if I'm doing it right?
Sometimes the answer to these questions lies in intention, and connecting the dots to Future You.