Grinding. That’s the modern term that younger people use to describe working hard. It is, I imagine, a word derived from working so hard that the gears you use to run your life grind together as they are being worked so hard. When I meet Deanna Aragon, 21, of...
Welcome back to our new CFOO, Robert Chavez! Mr. Chavez’ history with YDI began when he was a 14-year-old #summer youth employee. Today, he oversees all of YDI’s Finances and Operations. He is second in command of the...
Our YDI Early Childhood Education & Family Development division is moving! The YDI Early Childhood Education & Family Development Albuquerque Administrative office is in the process of moving to the Wool Warehouse. Staff have been working diligently to make...
It’s a typical high desert summer morning in Albuquerque. The sun has finished its playful watercolor experiment as it rises over the East Mountains, and is now higher in the sky, already beaming its ultraviolet burn on the city as the day starts. I’m leaning...
Susann Anzures, YDI Neutral Corner visitation monitor Having been with YDI in many capacities for 18 years now, I felt I knew every program in and out- with one program being out of my sight for most of my career- mostly due to the gravity and sensitivity of the...
Lisa Lopez, Casa Hermosa Director The streets are quiet on this sunny, early spring day as I pass by street signs that carry names made infamous by the local news. Gibson, Zuni, Trumbull- all street names that have unfortunately been synonymous with drugs and...
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