Finds Their Way: Communities for Youth Transition
Helping Native youth find inclusive employment through culturally-based strategies for Native community engagement and outreach efforts.
About
Through the Finds Their Way: Communities for Youth Transition project, the University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities is leveraging the expertise and knowledge of a diverse group of individuals that represent advocacy organizations, Tribal special education and rehabilitation services, and state agencies to help youth find inclusive employment.
Work over the five-year project is expected to result in systems change that improves the experiences and outcomes for Native youth with disabilities and a model framework that can be replicated for other Tribal and underserved communities.
“Transitional services for Native American youth are an essential resource and support to help with planning their future after high school. I commend the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities and Jimmy Warne for their commitment to Native American youth with disabilities, education and the future.”
- Treva Roanhorse, Sonoran Center Native elder advisor and former executive director for Navajo Nation Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please contact:
Rosa Rojas Franco, Native Initiatives Program Coordinator
rojasfranco@arizona.edu