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“Your Future Starts Now”

“Your Future Starts Now”

Lauren DuBois Lauren DuBois, our 4-H Extension Educator working in the Springfield-Holyoke region, is one of the facilitators of a new collaborative 4-H program in Springfield.  “Your Future Starts Now” is a  four-week program offering a positive path for a group of young men currently in detention, working with skills that can help increase their odds of landing solidly in the job market and heading towards a brighter future. It is a partnership with UMass Extension 4-H Youth Development Program, the Center for Human Development, the Department of Youth Services, and the UMass Student Bridges organization. Read our longer news story“Your Future Starts Now": A New 4-H Collaboration.

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