What are the things that you care about that you want to change? It’s a simple question. Yet it reveals something profound about how young people see the world. At iCan Dream Center, we believe that students grow when they are seen, heard, and invited …
When most people hear the words “workforce development,” they picture resumes, interviews, job coaching, and employment skills. And yes, we do all of those things. But sometimes the most important work we do has nothing to do with a resume at all. One of our …
At first glance, this is a story about a student who picked up a camera. But it is really a story about belonging. The young man behind the lens is one of our favorites. Not because he is extraordinary in a way that sets him …
There’s a particular kind of joy that lives at iCan Dream Center. Sometimes it looks like a student mastering a new skill. Sometimes it sounds like laughter echoing across an internship site. And sometimes… it looks like a girl walking a donkey in a dress. …
As we wrap up another school year, I keep thinking about a moment from one of our morning healing circles that perfectly captured the heart of our students. We were talking about the future; jobs, goals, life after school, when one student quietly shared that …