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Youth who enter the Homewood-Brushton branch of the YMCA leave with more inspiration, connection and confidence to pursue a career path of their choosing.
Last month marked the future of hands-on learning at the branch thanks to a partnership between the Verizon Community Forward Initiative and Neighborhood Allies.
Youth and young adults between the ages of 9-12 and 14-21 now have an expanded space, the Verizon Community Forward Homewood-Brushton Youth Learning Center, to experiment with cutting-edge STEAM technology (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). Expanded programming for 13-year-olds will also be added in the near future.
The new space allows young people to print their faces with a 3D printer, cut a logo into a keychain with a laser cutter, learn about computer coding, make their own T-shirts and even create…
