Category: College Story
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Anna Cruz: CARA Youth Leaders are Becoming College Counselors
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Being a Youth Leader gave me a positive way to be seen. Youth Leaders are always going to be relevant and approachable. As a Counselor now, I have a wider skill set but I am never going to be the ‘friend’ of a current student and Youth Leaders can be.
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Angel Perez: From Youth Leader to TV
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Meet Angel Perez, a CARA-trained Peer Leader from the Mott Haven Campus and current student at SUNY Albany, who shares his experiences as a Youth Leader.
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Melissa Rivera: College Bridge Coach reaches International Students
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I was a recent immigrant who knew nothing about the system, but I got into a college and now help my students do the same. International students are resilient, and not afraid of challenges. They came here, they maybe had a rough time learning the language, they’re adjusting to the whole new systems and cultures—they’ve…
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Rishana: Peer Leader and College Ally
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Interview with Rishana is a second year Peer Leader at BMCC’s Learning Academy and has taken on a leadership role through CARA’s Peer Leader Fellows program.