Serving the Community with Edu-Futuro

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with Jorge Figueredo of Edu-Futuro

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Sep 08, 2020

Elena Russo is joined by Jorge Figueredo, Executive Director of Edu-Futuro to discuss how their organization had to pivot to service the community during the pandemic and how their emerging leaders program for kids is adapting to a virtual environment.

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