by Melissa Zenz | Nov 15, 2024 | News
Our student voice program is in its second year! As we prepared to recruit the third cohort, we made some changes based on lessons learned. First, we changed the name, from Student Ambassadors to Student Representatives, to more accurately reflect the role that these...
by Melissa Zenz | Aug 20, 2024 | News
On August 14-15, 2024, Jobs for the Future (JFF) staff visited several sites in our region to focus on education and workforce development policy with their Congressional Staff Network, a bipartisan, bicameral delegation of Congressional staff. These staff members on...
by Melissa Zenz | Jun 18, 2024 | News
This post is the seventh in our series about myFutureNC’s Bite-Sized Webinars. Previous posts covered Family-Sustaining Wages, Labor Market Alignment, FAFSA and Financial Aid, NC Pre-K, Opportunities for Growth, and Opportunity Youth. NC Has One of the Nation's...
by Melissa Zenz | Jun 8, 2024 | News
From June 4-6, 2024, Melissa Zenz, Community Engagement and Data Management Specialist for the Land of Sky P20 Council, attended the NC Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders program in Sylva. The training attracted existing and emerging leaders from a 13-county...
by Melissa Zenz | May 16, 2024 | News
In the first quarter of 2024, we enrolled 70 individuals in education and training programs through our federally-funded program Project Collaborate. One unique feature of this project is that it has a regional focus that includes partnering with not just one but two...
