Center For Youth Development Through Law
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I first joined the Center For Youth Development Through Law in the summer of 2005 with an interest in law and public policy but graduated with an enormous passion for politics. As a Political Science major at the University of California, Davis, I owe much to the director and staff of the Fellowship that helped me put my skills to the test and helped me find the drive to pursue my interest in law and government.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Influential, vibrant, and extremely knowledgeable. Without the assistance of the staff (especially the director), I would not have been able to hone my skills in a way that employers find vital
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Greatly expand its offices and operations into other counties in California and perhaps other states as well. With an increase of funds, this program can help the youth from all over the state who have an interest in law or public policy
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2005
This program is nothing short of amazing, beneficial, productive, and has changed my life for the better in so many ways. I graduated from the program in 2007 and am currently the youngest and only graduate on the Board today. I had a wonderful internship, and really built on my resume, communication and speaking skills, and made relationships that will last a life time. The Center For Youth Development of Law gave me a platform of opportunities that I never would have gotten anywhere else. They gave me a scholarship that allowed me to achieve my higher education career at St. Mary's College of California and gave me the motivation to pursue my dreams as an attorney. This program changes lives, I am a living example and testify to that.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
So many ways, from my internship, the life and world of work skills that I took away from the program, the networking and overall the opportunities that this program has created for me have been incredible.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
It has really changed my life and done for me what no other program has or ever could do. It is one of a kind, and I actually aspire to create a program modeled after this one because of the great impact it had on me and in my life.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
There to really make a difference, and you could tell. Each student had the chance to be paired with a mentor and the mentors were volunteers, they were great. The Board of Directors are volunteers, without them the program wouldn't be possible.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Serve so many more students and could do so much more. For this program finances is the biggest set back so to have that kind of budget would allow for the program to do a whole lot more of what they have already been able to accomplish.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
This program introduced me to so many different experiences and helped me a lot in future career choices. Not only did it introduced to law classes at Berkeley and allowing me to experience what it was like to study on a college campus, it also set me with an internship at AIDS Project East Bay in Oakland since I really want to do work in the health field. The program really taught me a lot about professionalism, introduce me to how law and justice operates in our society, and many other lessons that were so useful in my college application and work resume. This program truly does help to broaden one's horizon and is an incredible resource and experience.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
it exposed me to other resources and internships in my area of interests and provided me with the skills and tools to succeed in it.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2007
If it wasn't fot the Legal Fellowship program and programs like these I honestly do not think I would have had the confidence to even apply for this program. The people that I met, my mentors and my peers, encouraged me to work through the emotional hurdles that I was placing around myself. Programs like these help youth in the inner-city by giving us real life examples of how far we can make it if we really push. Of course, the part about learning about law was equally important and I was thankful to have experienced it. But honestly, I wish more programs like this could exist everywhere.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my personal life. With my own self-esteem building and confidence in my academic ability.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
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Ways to make it better...
If I had put more effort into keeping up with the program after it was over.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2007
I recruit students from my classes for the program, and have volunteered on occasion. I work with students before and after their experience, and I am always amazed at their growth. The program routinely brings out positive qualities in my students that I never knew they had. They return to the next schoolyear with more confidence, more maturity, and a better understanding of what they want out of high school. They rave about their experiences, thank me profusely for recommending them, and assist me eagerly in recruiting other students for the next year. The follow-up after the summer is also impressive: mentors, reunions, yearbooks, etc. I know how difficult it is to make a program like this successful, and I have seen few that accomplish as much.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
The growth of my students when they return from the summer. They are much more directed after this experience.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Grow it. Or, if this is the optimal size for the program, replicate it.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
The personability and professionalism of the director and the teaching staff.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Top notch, dedicated folks who really care about the whole person of the students they work with.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
1. Replicate itself and serve more youth 2. Add a second and/or third year to the program: add to the students' growth, and perhaps guide them into effective post-secondary plans
Ways to make it better...
I could have figured out how to do what they do myself.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Survival in recession. The program relies on grants, gifts and volunteerism that tend to recede when times get hard.
One thing I'd also say is that...
Thank you, Nancy!
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
The experience I recived by participating in The Summer Fellow Ship prgram is something I would never regret and Iam so thankfull for.I worked in Oakland P.D and it was something I always wanted to do since I want to become a Police Officer or a CSI.This program is graet it helps people of low income and it also becomes a place wher they show you how to not give up even if is hard.This is more then a job ,this is a place that help you strenght your skills,and learn how to deal with the outside world.I hope this program continue to help people ,It does make a change.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
thet were people who made you feel like if you was at home,they un derstand and they are verry kind.They just dont teach they give you everything they have.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
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