@OYUnited

Opportunity Youth United is a national movement of young leaders, united to increase opportunity and decrease poverty in America. | IG: @oyunited

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#OpportunityYouth are rising! Meet @OYUnited: a youth-led movement to increase opportunity in America: bit.ly/oyunited #OYUnited
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Ending our Year Spotlighting our Community Action Team (CAT) @tmlyouth Look back on there support for Family & Mental Health Awareness Day. We hope you all seek spaces or create spaces for wellness & health in the New Year. #oyu #youth #MentalHealthAwareness
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BREAKING: The FY23 omnibus bill includes language supporting a Federal Youth Inclusion Assessment and Office of Young Americans. Young people worked with @FFCongress to get this language included, proof of concept of the role young Americans should play in policymaking.
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Let Gen Z & Millennials lead in 2023. Young people have the talent, creativity, and passion to build a better future. And they're ready to get big things done.
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Happy Kwanzaa! Join us at Boston's celebration--tomorrow TE youth will promote KUJICHAGULIA (Self Determination) at St.Katharine Drexel Church, 517 Blue Hill Ave Food will be served!!
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OYUnited retweeted
CRCD@CRCD_SouthLA28 Dec 2022
Are you interested in working for concerts, award shows, and sporting events? @cryptocomarena is now recruiting security officers! Join us on 1/11! Don't wait to register. Go to bit.ly/cryptorecruitfair for more info. #recruitment #security #careeropportunities #lattc #CRCD
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CRCD@CRCD_SouthLA30 Dec 2022
Now that we are wrapping up the holiday season, help families in need with a clothing donation! If you or someone you know is looking for a place to donate new or used clothes, we would be grateful for the support 💙
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OYUnited retweeted
MDRC@MDRC_News22 Dec 2022
Could bolstering public preschool create more affordable housing? That’s the hope, reports Daryl Huff @HawaiiNewsNow. hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/12/22…

Could bolstering public preschool create more affordable housing? That’s the hope

The potential for mixed-use developments away from school campuses was the reason lawmakers established a new School Facilities Authority.

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Youth Today wishes you a joyous holiday season! Thank you for the continued support throughout this year. #nonprofitnews #happyholidays
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The Stop Senior Scams Act was passed to identify and stop scams targeting #OlderAdults. @AmeriCorps is part of @FTC's new Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group, created as part of this legislation. Read about the group's goals, members, and more. ⤵️ ftc.gov/news-events/news/pre…

FTC Announces Members of Stop Senior Scams Act Advisory Committees Aimed at Protecting Older Adults...

Following the first meeting of the Federal Trade Commission’s Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group in September, the FTC has announced the agencies, organizations, and other participants that

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November we Celebrated Native American Heritage Month. Take a look back at recap of @AspenFCS Visit to the Hopi Tribe & The Pueblo of Jemez Tribe bit.ly/RecapNov22 #OYF #OYU #Reciprocity
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Connecting and Convening in New Places: ⁦@OYUnited⁩ attends Opportunity Youth Forum Fall Convening oyunited.org/2022/the-native…
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🚨DEADLINE APPROACHING 🚨 Do you know any NAACP members who should be nominated for the Youth Activist of the year award? These activists must be submitted by their NAACP Branch or Unit for consideration. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2022. Get yours in today!
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DYRS@DYRSDC21 Dec 2022
Want to jumpstart your career but need help? Our Achievement Centers offer multiple programs for DC youth. To register, visit tiny.cc/VOLTacademy
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One of BACR’s program, #BAYAC #AmeriCorps, shared a post "Happy Season of Gratitude! Last week, BAYAC members participated in a Gallery Walk to share their #appreciation for supervisors and themselves.
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#BACR is now the lead agency at 19 #Community Schools - Community School Coordinators guides the process of ensuring that resources & programs are responsive to the needs of the community and that families are seen, heard, & valued as important partners in school improvement.
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We can’t fight crime by locking up more of our kids. Incarceration damages young people’s physical and mental health, impedes their educational and career success, & often exposes them to abuse.  #youthjustice
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Read more from @SentencingProj: sentencingproject.org/report…   #OYU #youthjustice

Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence – The Sentencing Project

Youth incarceration undermines public safety, damages young people’s physical and mental health, impedes their educational and career success, and often exposes them to abuse.

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The @NYCCouncil is holding a hearing today on the city's processing of food stamp and other public benefit applications. Here's @DavidFBrand's piece on major delays that have left families struggling to afford groceries as they wait for their benefits: bit.ly/3WTx1zJ
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Youth who have lived experience with the #justicesystem shared how their voices are crucial to #JuvenileJustice system improvements in their communities at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference. #AmplifyYouthVoices
Two young adults are pictured sitting at a conference table as they participate in a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

ALT Two young adults are pictured sitting at a conference table as they participate in a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

Two young adult women are pictured sitting at a conference table while another young woman stands in front of the table reading from a piece of paper while holding a microphone as they participate in a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

ALT Two young adult women are pictured sitting at a conference table while another young woman stands in front of the table reading from a piece of paper while holding a microphone as they participate in a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

Two young women are pictured sitting at a conference table as they participate in a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

ALT Two young women are pictured sitting at a conference table as they participate in a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

A young adult male is pictured standing in front of a conference table holding a microphone as he speaks during a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

ALT A young adult male is pictured standing in front of a conference table holding a microphone as he speaks during a panel discussion at OJJDP’s State and #Tribal Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.

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OYUnited retweeted
CIRCLE@CivicYouth15 Dec 2022
I do believe I spy our very own @Peterdeguz among this group of young leaders at the @WhiteHouse today!
Olivia Julianna 🇺🇸🦅🗳️
@0liviajulianna15 Dec 2022
Thank you to the Biden-Harris Administration for valuing youth leaders. Lots of young activists at the White House today to talk about the future of this great nation. As always, Thank you POTUS and VP 💙🇺🇸
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