Fellow Stories

What's Love Got to Do with it: Youth and Healthy Relationship Education

What's Love Got to Do with it: Youth and Healthy Relationship Education

Relationships are all around us - in work, school, and home. Jenna breaks down what is at the core of healthy relationships curriculum for youth and highlights work that YSS does around the topic.

Financial Education Shouldn't Be a Luxury

Financial Education Shouldn't Be a Luxury

Bayo shares observations from teaching financial ed lessons in different classrooms across the city, and the importance of prioritizing accessibility and inclusion in all financial literacy programs.

Recovery Through Connection: Building a Residential Treatment Alumni Network

Recovery Through Connection: Building a Residential Treatment Alumni Network

Jenna discusses the importance of an alumni network and shares several components that will be critical to the success of a future YSS residential treatment network.

Curving the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through Mindfulness

Curving the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through Mindfulness

Brittany looks at positive effects mindfulness exercises can have on youth in underserved urban communities, and discusses why she hopes to bring mindfulness to Fiver's youth curriculum.