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He seizes every opportunity that comes his way. Donovan is an autistic young man who functions on a very high level. Throughout his 19 years, he has faced some challenges which makes him work a little harder than his peers. Despite having to work a little bit harder, he successfully graduated from high school and knew exactly what he wanted in life – a career in transportation and logistics. “Donovan joined the NextGen program in March 2018 and has taken advantage of every op

His goals were clear: Complete HiSET. Enter biotech or biomedical engineering. Youssou moved to the United States March 7, 2013 from Senegal, Africa. He learned to speak English within four months of being in the United States! When he enrolled in NextGen on August 21, 2018, Youssou was on my mission to complete his HiSET with Durham Literacy Center and to get a work experience in biotech or biomedical engineering. Multiple successes back-to-back Fully committed to his goals,

On November 15, 2018, #NCWorksNextGen hosted its first Youth Choice Awards Program. Every month, we host a Rap Session with our students. These sessions focus on enhancing their professional and personal skills (e.g. financial literacy, entrepreneurship). During the planning process, we thought it would be a good idea to take a break from professional development and celebrate our youth’s accomplishments (especially since this would be the last Rap Session for 2018). Ideas we

Local hiring event for displaced workers helps NCWorks NextGen connect with Durham youth. You never want to hear about anyone losing their job. Unfortunately, many full and part time Kroger employees are having to face this reality. Watch this inspirational video by Les Brown titled, How Bamboo Trees Will Bring Out Your Best Self (Goalcast, July 2018). It encourages you to embrace and overcome barriers. On June 2018, Kroger announced that it would be closing all 14 of its sto