Connecting Youth to Opportunities

with Amy Nederlander with L!fe Leaders

According to a report from The Social Science Research Council, Detroit’s young people had the third largest rate of disconnection in the nation, among Black students the rate was over 25 percent. Amy Nederlander, Founder and President of L!fe Leaders discusses how youth are disconnected from opportunities and how her organization is working to change that.

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Jul 29, 2021

Hosted by: Laurel Hess
Produced by: Heartland Newsmakers Team
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