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 …
There’s something happening right now that we have not talked about yet here on the blog. Students are walking into spaces like iCan Dream Center with a language for themselves that didn’t exist—even five years ago. Not clinical language. Not labels handed to them. Real …