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News Articles: youth development

Atlanta musician Usher collaborated with the Atlanta Boys and Girls Club to launch a program designed to give young people career training in the entertainment industry.

Usher joins Atlanta Boys and Girls Club to launch content studio

Members of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta were joined by musician Usher to celebrate a new collaboration that gives young people hands on experience in the entertainment industry.

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pictured with Atlanta Public School girl students ahead of the City of Atlanta’s first International Day of the Girl celebration on October 11, 2024. Ambria Burton/GPB News

City of Atlanta hosts first International Day of the Girl celebration

On Oct. 11, the City of Atlanta celebrated its first International Day of the Girl by inviting middle and high school girls from Atlanta Public Schools to an experience meant to uplift and support them.

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Create Your Dreams mentors students from the 2nd grade until they no longer need CYD's support. CYD's executive director Kim Dennis says their program is like "extreme mentoring."

Create Your Dreams Celebrates 25 Years Of 'Extreme Mentoring' For Under-Served Youth in Atlanta

Create Your Dreams , or CYD, is an after school program that provides long-term youth development, and is dedicated to helping students in underserved...

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