?Eve Laverne Ramsey is a native New Mexican. Born and raised up north, Eve has her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has worked with children and families for 25 years. Eve is happily married with 2 children and 2...
Hello and thank you for reading. We will be posting biographies of our Board of Directors Members here monthly. Carl Broach was born and raised in Chicago Illinois. He has made Albuquerque New Mexico his home since 2001. Mr. Broach has a...
YDI’s YouthBuild program just received its 2nd YouthBuild grant from the US Department of Labor to continue education and employment services for out-of-school young people ages 16-24 in the construction industry. YDI YouthBuild will serve 55 young people over...
YDI recently received a donation from Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico and KaBoom of an Imagination Playground- a set of interconnecting foam blocks where children can create their own immersive play experience. Check out the coverage from KRQE News...
YDI, in collaboration with the Taos Municipal School District, is proud to announce the grand opening of the Taos Early Learning Academy. The Taos Early Learning Academy provides Head Start and Early Head Start services for 40 children and their families in...
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...
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