Make a lasting change: Urban Ventures takes a long-term, multi-faceted approach to supporting families from cradle-to-career.
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Israel leads youth mentorship at Urban Ventures. This is what the last three months looked like from where he stood, and what it will take to walk the road ahead.
This isn’t the kind of generosity that arrives by the pallet. It arrives in trunks and back seats. A couple boxes here, a few more there. People wanted something tangible they could do, and this was it.
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