Puerto Rico to host National Lemonade Day on May 17
May 15, 2025
More than 100 youth-run stands to highlight entrepreneurship and community spirit. #NewsismyBusiness
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Citi Foundation launches 2025 Global Innovation Challenge for nonprofits
February 5, 2025
50 community organizations — including those in Puerto Rico — to receive a collective $25 million in catalytic funding. #NewsismyBusiness
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Youth entrepreneurship program Lemonade Day returns
January 27, 2025
To date, close to 8,000 young people between the ages of 6 and 12 and nearly 3,000 mentors have benefited from Lemonade Day’s lessons. #NewsismyBusiness
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Study confirms ‘marked drop’ of Puerto Rico’s youth population over past 20 years
September 12, 2024
The study identifies natural disasters as “triggers” for learning difficulties, apathy toward education and likelihood of dropping out of school. #NewsismyBusiness
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Fransglobal Charity Foundation makes first donation, $20K for Puerto Rico’s youth
February 6, 2024
Fransglobal Corp, which represents Arby’s, Marco’s Pizza and Taco Maker, launches a philanthropic arm dedicated to health and well-being. #NewsIsMyBusiness
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Bravo Family Foundation introduces community-driven tourism model
August 17, 2023
The foundation is working with local organizations in Salinas, San Germán and Loíza. #NewsismyBusiness
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DaleCarnegie launches youth leadership course in Puerto Rico
April 30, 2021
For the first time in Puerto Rico, Dale Carnegie, the training organization for individuals and corporations based on a high-performance methodology, will offer Generation.Next, a youth leadership development course, an online seminar for teenagers from 14 to 18 years old. “Soft skills are a combination of interpersonal, social and communication skills, personality traits, social intelligence, […]
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Gov’t seeks youth in pursuit of developing biz ideas in Puerto Rico
March 9, 2020
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce, through its Youth Development Program, is sponsoring a second edition of its “Entrepreneur Challenge” that seeks to train and encourage young people between the ages of 21 and 29 to develop their companies. “This year we again join forces with the INprende organization to launch the ‘Entrepreneur Challenge’ […]
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Gov’t announces 200 job opportunities for Puerto Rico youth
November 20, 2017
Aware of the importance for youth to have a first job experience, the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce will provide 200 young people the chance to get started in the workplace, through the “Juvempleo” project, which has been assigned $1 million to cover the payroll for hiring companies.
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FirstBank, MAC promote arts among youth leaders
August 4, 2017
Looking to contributing to generate changes in vulnerable communities and promote social transformation processes, 20 young people ages 13 to 18 from the communities of Santurce and Río Piedras participated in the “Young Leaders: Artistic Action for the Community” program.
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Solutions to reduce child poverty presented to Congress
November 17, 2016
The Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico (YDI) submitted to the Puerto Rico’s Economic Development Taskforce a report with public policy recommendations and solutions to reduce childhood poverty.
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Gov’t assigns $25M to retain, create jobs for youth
January 9, 2014
The Workforce Development Administration and the Office of Youth Affairs announced Wednesday a joint initiative that will provide $25 million to create and retain jobs for employees between 18 and 29 years old.
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