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Promoting Academic Achievement & Self-Sufficiency, Job Training, Career Development
and Professional Image Building
Promoting Academic Achievement & Self-Sufficiency, Job Training, Career Development
and Professional Image Building
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Youth Professional Development, Inc. is a 501C(3) non-profit organization that provides intervention and prevention services for teenagers. For 30 years, YPD has provided services to more than 5,000 teens in Prince George's County, Maryland.
YPD mentors and empowers teens through access to educational and career resources, foundational employment skills, financial literacy, and promoting healthy lifestyles. One of YPD's flagship programs is the 9-week Paid Internship Program. The Job Development and Work Experience Program exposes participants to life skills and career pathways that will propel them as they enter the workforce. Moreover, the program exposes teens to career professionals to help them explore and discover their full potential.
YPD's mission is to prepare our youth for a future of self-sufficiency and becoming productive citizens. Through the years, YPD's program has successfully changed the trajectory of the lives of participants and future generations. YPD has done this by meeting our young people where they are, transforming their lives to decrease welfare dependency, and increasing their ability to secure sustainable employment.
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