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Lisa Lopez, Casa Hermosa Director The streets are quiet on this sunny, early spring day as I pass by street signs that carry names made infamous by the local news.  Gibson, Zuni, Trumbull- all street names that have unfortunately been synonymous with drugs and...

Youth Development Inc. (YDI) this week earned distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide project developed to recognize companies that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an edge in recruiting and retaining the...

?Congratulations to Lorraine "Raina" Cohn, a High School Equivalency Teacher in YDI's YouthBuild Program, for being selected for the New Mexico Teacher Of The Year award from the Coalition on Adult Basic Education and becoming a...

Tilly, 17 years old, missed months of school due to battling a debilitating case of depression. She describes feeling so overwhelmed by it that while at school she would have to leave classes. She eventually exited high school early.After some time of self-reflection,...

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Let's root on our YDI YouthBuild students who are competing at Maintenance Mania tomorrow!  Maintenance Mania is a national competition where maintenance technicians compete against eachother in skill based games built around common maintenance activities. ...

beginning Monday, March 27, 2017 there will be a new process for reporting any and all Information Technology, IT issues.Following is the new process:For any IT issues you may have please contact Systems MD by phone and press "0" to speak with...

This article was originally published in The Independent, the only locally owned newspaper for Albuquerque's east mountains & Estancia Valley. Esperanza Sanchez-Apodaca is a student in YDI's Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA).  The WIOA...

Congratulations to Ms. Lorraine Cohn, a YouthBuild HSE (health, Safety, & Environment) Instructor at YDI. Lorraine was recognized as an Outstanding Teacher by the COABE (Coalition of Adult Basic Education) this month. The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE)...

The Youth Development Inc. Head Start/Early Head Start CDA training is a major effort to assist, guide & nurture parents and staff in a process where they can become employed. They grow as individuals and as professionals to have increased knowledge and skills in...