Apprenticeship presents a powerful strategy to connect jobseekers to family-supporting wages and career advancement opportunities. While there has been significant funding dedicated to the development of registered apprenticeships over the past several years, rural communities and especially rural young adults have largely not benefited.
The Rural Youth Catalyst Project and JFF invite you to a livestream discussion series May 17 and May 26th: “More than Credentials: Apprenticeship Opportunities for Rural and Native Youth”
Learn how to participate in our LGTBQ+ Rural Youth Love Note project and submit your own!
Kim Phinney, co-founder of The Rural Youth Catalyst Project, shares a story of family and finding love. This essay is part of the Love Notes to LGBTQ rural youth series. Learn how to send your own.
Rural young people may be eligible for up to $1,500 if they file their tax returns because of EITC tax credit expansions. Learn more and how to help.
Youth voting rights experts share five ways you can support the youth vote — and help fulfill the promise of the 26th Amendment.
Kalispell, MT high school senior Opal Bespaw believes every young person should be excited and empowered to vote. But how do we foster this excitement? By taking purposeful steps to reach out to young voters and involving schools and the media. Register for our livestream to talk more about how to get young people voting in rural places.
Frankie Edwards reflects on voting and making sense of your own democratic power in rural America as we approach the 50th anniversary of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
The passage of youth voting rights was a critical piece of civil rights legislation. Join us for an intergenerational panel discussion with rural leaders as we reflect on the historical significance and current fight to fulfill the promise of the 26th Amendment.
In my family and community, we care for one another and that is just a part of life. There is no such thing as individuality in my family. No matter what I do in life, it would always circle back to my family. My actions, successes, and failures will always be not only a reflection of myself but of where I come from. Everyone that had a hand in raising me, taught me what I needed to know to ensure that I was brought up in a way of wanting to contribute to something that was bigger than myself.
The Rural Youth Catalyst Project is an independent working group aligned with the Rural Assembly. Working nationally, the Rural Youth Catalyst Project aims to strengthen and create opportunities that allow rural and Native youth to realize their hopes and dreams while remaining in or returning to their communities.
We work across all aspects of youth development but carry a specialized focus on rural and Native opportunity youth. We believe that when given the opportunity, rural and Native young people want meaningful leadership, real work and to contribute their skills and service to their communities. Learn more.
